A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



IN SlGELAI HUNDRET 1 



Lewin Oaura 2 holds of the king i hide and 

 I virgate in SiwiNESTONE 3 [Simpson], There 

 is land for i plough, and it is there with 2 

 villeins and 2 bordars. Meadow is there 

 (sufficient) for i plough (team). It is and was 

 worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 10 

 shillings. The same man held it T.R.E. and 

 could sell. 



IN ELESBERIE [AYLESBURY] HUNDRET* 



Lewin holds of the king half a hide in 

 WANDENE [?Wendover Dean]. There is 

 land for i plough. Half a plough is there and 

 there could be (another) half. There is I 

 bordar. Woodland is there (to feed) 30 swine 

 and yielding 10 shillings (besides). It is and 

 was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 10 

 shillings. The same man (htemet) held it 

 T.R.E. and could sell (it). This land Ralf 5 

 attached to (apposutt in) Wandovre [Wendover] 

 but it did not belong to it (non fuit ibi) T.R.E. 



In WANDOVRE [Wendover] 3 men hold i 

 hide of the king. There is land for i plough, 

 and it is there with i bordar. It is and was 

 worth 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. 

 The same men (Istimet) held it T.R.E. and 

 could sell (it). Now they are in the ' ferm ' 

 of the king (in firma regis) in Wandovre 

 [Wendover] in which (ubi) they were not 

 T.R.E. 4 



IN BONESTOU HUNDRET l 



Chetel holds of the king half a hide in 

 LAWEDENE [Lavendon]. There is land for 

 half a plough, and it is there with i bordar. 

 Meadow is there (sufficient) for I plough 

 (team), woodland (to feed) 10 swine. It is 

 and was worth 7 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shil- 

 ings. The same man (Istemet) held it T.R.E. 

 and could sell (it). 



IN MOSLAI [MULSHOE] HUNDRET 7 



Godric Cratel holds of the king 8 hides as 

 one manor in MIDDELTONE [Milton (Keynes)]. 



Now part of Newport Hundred. 



Interlined. 



The Record Commission's edition reads this 

 name as ' Suiuinestone ' (J.H.R.). 



Now part of Aylesbury Hundred. 



This must be Ralf Tallgebosc. See Intro- 

 duction, p. 220 (J.H.R.). 



6 See Introduction. 



7 Now part of Newport Hundred. For the 

 name of the Hundred see p. 241 under the land of 

 the Bishop of Coutances. 



There is land for I O ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne are 2j, and there could be (another) 

 half a plough. There 1 8 villeins with 6 

 bordars have 8 ploughs. There are 6 serfs, 

 and I mill worth (de) 6 shillings and 8 pence, 

 and meadow (sufficient) for 8 plough (teams). 

 In all it is and was worth IOO shillings; 

 T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Queen Eddid 

 held. 



IN RISBERG [RISBOROUGH] HUNDRET 



Harding holds of the king ij hides in 

 HORSEDUNE [Horsenden]. There is land for 



1 plough, and it is there with 2 bordars. It 

 is and was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 

 shillings. This land Ulvured 8 held and could 

 sell. 



IN DUSTENBERG [DESBOROUGH 9 ] HUNDRET 



Suarting and Herding hold of the king 

 BRADEHAM [Bradenham] as 2 hides. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs, and these are therewith 



2 villeins. It is and was worth T.R.E. and 

 after (valuit semper) 2O shillings. Two brothers, 

 men of King Edward, held it and could sell 

 (it). 



IN ERLAI [YARDLEY] HUNDRET 10 



In CETENDONE [Cheddington] Suerting 

 holds of the king 2 hides and i virgate. There 

 is land for i plough, and it is there with i 

 villein and 2 serfs. Meadow is there (suffi- 

 cient) for i plough (team). It is and was 

 worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 20 

 shillings. Fin the Dane held it and could 

 sell (it). 



IN SIGELAI HUNDRET" 



In CALDECOTE [Caldecot] Suerting holds 

 2 J hides. There is land for i 12 plough. One 

 is there and there could be another. In the 

 demesne are i hides. There are 2 bordars, 

 and meadow (sufficient) for i plough (team). 

 It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit 

 semper) 20 shillings. This land Gonni a 

 man of Alvric son of Coding held and could 

 sell. 



8 The name could also be read as ' Vlwred ' 

 (J.H.R.). 



9 For Desborough see p. 234 under the land of 

 the Bishop of Lincoln. 



10 Now part of Cottesloe Hundred. For Yard- 

 ley see p. 233 under the land of the Bishop of 

 Winchester. 



11 Now part of Newport Hundred. 



" This is probably an error in the MS. for 2. 



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