THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In the borough of WALINGEFORD [Wall- 

 ingford] King Edward had 8 virgates of land, 

 and in these there were 276 closes (hagte) yield- 

 ing 1 1 pounds from rent (de gablo), and they 

 who dwelt in them used to do service for the 

 king with horses or by water (stream) as far 

 as Blidbery [Blewbury], Reddinges [Reading], 

 Sudtone [? Sutton Courtenay] or Besentone 

 [Bensington in Oxfordshire (?)], and to those 

 who did this service the reeve gave hire or 

 payment not from the dues paid to the king 

 but from that paid to him (non de censu regis sed 

 de suo). There are all the customary dues 

 (consuetudines) in this borough now as there 

 used to be ; but of the closes (de hagis) 1 3 are 

 gone (minus) ; 8 were destroyed to make the 

 castle, and a moneyer has one quit of service 

 (to hold) so long as he does the coining. Saulf 

 of Oxeneford [Oxford] has one ; the son of 

 Alsi of Ferendone [Faringdon] one, which he 

 states that the king gave him ; Humfrey Vis- 

 delew has one, for which he claims the king's 

 warranty. Nigel (claims to hold) one of 

 Henry through inheritance from Soarding, 

 but the burgesses give evidence that they (se) 

 never had it. From these 1 3 the king receives 

 no dues (consuetudinem) ; and besides these 

 (ad hue] William de Warene has one close 

 (hagam) from which the king receives no 

 dues (consuetudinem). Over and above these 

 there are 22 dwelling houses held by French- 

 men (maiuree francigena) which pay 6 shillings 

 and 5 pence. 



King Edward had 15 acres on which 

 housecarles were settled ; these Miles Crispin 

 holds, by what (warrant) is not known ; one 

 of them belongs to (facet in) Witeham [Long 

 Wittenham 1 ], a manor of Walter Gifard. 



Bishop Walchelin has 27 closes (hagas) 

 worth (de) 25 shillings, and they are appraised 

 in his manor of Bricstewelle [Brightwell 2 ]. 

 The abbot of Abingdon has 2 acres on which 

 are 7 dwelling houses (masura) worth (de) 4 

 shillings, and they appertain to Oxeneford 

 [Oxford]. 



Miles has 20 dwelling houses (masuras) 

 worth (de) 12 shillings and 10 pence, and they 

 belong to (jacent in) Neweham [Newnham 

 Murren] ; and also I acre on which are 6 

 closes (hagte) worth (de) 1 8 pence ; in Haselie 

 [Great Hazeley] he has 6 dwelling houses 

 (masuras) paying 44 pence ; in Estoche 

 [Stoke (Basset)] one dwelling house (masuram) 

 worth (de) 12 pence ; in Celgrave [Chalgrove] 



1 Now in the Hundred of Ock. 



1 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 



I dwelling house (masuram) worth (de) 4 

 pence ; in Suttone [Sutton (Courtenay)] i acre 

 on which are 6 dwelling houses (masurai) 

 worth (de) 1 2 pence ; in Braio [Bray 3 ] I 

 acre, and there are 1 1 dwelling houses (masuras) 

 worth (de) 3 shillings.* The whole of this 

 land appertains to Oxenefordscire [Oxford- 

 shire], and yet it is in Walengeford [Walling- 

 ford]. 



Rainald has i acre on which are 1 1 dwelling 

 houses (masurts) worth (de) 26 pence, and 

 they appertain to Eldeberie [Albury 6 ], which 

 is in Oxeneford [Oxfordshire]. 



The Archbishop 8 has 6 dwelling houses 

 (masuras) worth (de) 26 pence ; Walter Gifard 

 has i acre and 10 dwelling houses (masuras) 

 worth (de) 6 shillings and 3 halfpence ; 

 Robert de Olgi 4 dwelling houses (masuras) 

 worth (de) 20 pence ; Gilbert de Gand I 

 dwelling house (masuram) worth (de) 2 pence 

 halfpenny ; Hugh the tall (Magnus) I 

 dwelling house (masuram) worth (de) 4 

 pence ; R(alf) son of Seifrid 7 2 closes (hagas) 

 worth (de) 12 pence ; Hugh de Molebec 8 i 

 close (haga) worth (de) 4 pence ; Ranulf 

 Pevrel I worth (de) 4 pence ; Walter son of 

 Other 6 closes (hagas) worth (de) 4 pence less 

 i halfpenny ; William Lovet one plot of land 

 worth (de) 4 pence ; in Eldeslei [Ilsley] 3 

 dwelling houses (masurte) worth (de) 3 pence. 

 The abbot of Battle Abbey (Labatailge 9 ) has 

 5 dwelling houses (masuras) in Berchesire 

 worth (de) 2O pence, and (there is) i close 

 (haga), which belonged to Bishop Peter, 

 worth (de) 4 pence. The king has 3 closes 

 (hagas) worth (de) 6 pence ; Henry de 

 Ferrariis 6 closes (hagas) which T.R.E. and 

 also T.R.W. paid 62 pence customarily in 

 the king's ferm (in firma regis) and now pay 

 nothing. 



Bishop Remigius has I close (haga) worth 

 (de) 4 pence ; Earl Hugh I close (haga) worth 

 (de) 1 6 pence ; Godric I close (haga) worth 



Now in the Hundred of Beynhurst. 



Bray and Sutton Courtenay were royal manors 

 in Berkshire, but the other places named were 

 Oxfordshire manors held by Miles (J.H.R.). 



s Which he had held of Earl William Fitz 

 Osbern (J.H.R.). 



e i.e. of Canterbury. 



i The tenant-in-chief of Clewer (J.H.R.). 



8 For Bolebec. He was a tenant-in-chief in 

 Bucks and Oxon., and a great under-tenant of 

 Walter Giffard G-H.R.). 



9 He held Brightwaltham in this county, and 

 Crowmarsh (facing Wallingford) in Oxfordshire 

 (J.H.R.). 



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