THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



I knight (miles) went out from (each) 5 hides, 

 and for his provision or pay 4 shillings for 2 

 months was given him from each hide (of the 

 five). This money however was not sent to the 

 king but given to the knights (militibus). If any 

 one summoned on military service defaulted he 

 forfeited all his land to the king (totam terrain 

 suam erga regent forisfaciebat). If any had a 

 substitute and the substitute defaulted the lord 

 of the substitute was acquitted by payment 

 of 50 shillings (quod si quis remanendi habcns 

 alium pro se mittere promitteret et tamen qu't 

 mittendus erat remaneret pro I. so? quietus erat). 

 When a thegn or a knight (miles) of the king's 

 demesne was dying he sent all his weapons 

 to the king as ' relief,' and I horse with saddle 

 and I without. If he possessed hounds or 

 falcons these were offered to the king for his 

 acceptance, if he wished to have them. If 

 any slew one who was under the protection 

 of the king's peace the slayer's person and his 

 possessions were forfeit to the king (et corpus 

 suum et omnem substantiam forisfaciebat erga 

 regem). If any one broke into a town (effringe- 

 bat civitatem) at night he paid 100 shillings 

 to the king, not to the sheriff. If any were 

 summoned to drive deer for the king's hunt- 

 ing (ad stabilitionem venationis) and did not go 

 he paid 50 shillings to the king. 



I. THE KING'S LAND 



King William holds WINDESORES [Wind- 

 sor] in demesne. King Edward held it. 

 There are 2O hides. There is land for [ ] . 

 On the demesne is i plough ; arid (there are) 

 22 villeins and 2 bordars with 10 ploughs. 

 There (is) i serf and a fishery worth (de) 6 shil- 

 lings and 8 pence ; and 40 acres of meadow 

 and woodland yielding (de) 50 swine for pan- 

 nage dues (de pasnagio). Other woodland is 

 placed in enclosure (missa est in defensa). There 

 are, besides, 100 closes (bagee), less 5, in the 

 vill. Of these 26 are exempt from rent-pay- 

 ment (gab la). From the others come 30 shil- 

 lings. Of the land of this manor Albert the 

 clerk 1 holds i^ hides and the third part of a 

 coppice (dena) ; Walter son of Other i hides 

 and I virgate, and as much woodland as renders 

 5 swine as dues for pannage (unde exeunt v 

 porci de pasnagio). Gilbert Maminot (holds) 3 

 virgates, William i hide, Alvric i hide, an- 

 other Alvric half a hide, and the priest of the 

 vill i hides, and 2 sergeants of the king's 

 court half a hide, Eudo Dapifer 2 hides. 

 T.R.E. it was worth 15 pounds; afterwards 

 7 pounds ; now 1 5 pounds. 



> See Introduction. 



IN TACEHAM" [THATCHAM] HUNDRET 

 The king holds TACEHAM [Thatcham*] 

 in demesne. King Edward held it. It was 

 then assessed at 2 hides and never paid geld. 

 There is land for 25 ploughs. There are 

 35 villeins and 12 bordars with 25 ploughs, 

 and there (are) 12 closes (haga) yielding from 

 the king's ferm (reddentes de firma) 55 shillings; 

 and 2 mills worth 22 shillings and 6 pence ; 

 and 147 acres of meadow, and woodland to 

 render (de) 60 swine. The church of this 

 manor 2 clerks hold with 3 hides which be- 

 long thereto ; these pay geld with the county, 

 and are worth 3 pounds. T.R.E. it was 

 worth 2O pounds; now 30 pounds, and yet 

 it pays 33 pounds. 



IN BENES [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET 

 The king holds COCHEHAM [Cookham 3 ] 

 in demesne. King Edward held it. It was 

 then 20 hides but it never paid geld. There 

 is land for 25 ploughs. There are 32 vil- 

 leins and 21 cottars with 20 ploughs, and 

 there are 4 serfs and 2 mills worth (de) 22 

 shillings and 6 pence, and 2 fisheries worth 

 (de) 13 shillings and 4 pence and 50 acres of 

 meadow. There is woodland to render (de) 

 100 swine and another moiety of it is in the 

 forest of Windesores [Windsor]. From the 

 new market which is there now (come) 20 

 shillings. The whole T.R.E. was worth 50 

 pounds ; afterwards 50 shillings ; now 36 

 pounds, yet it pays 45 pounds. 



Of these 20 hides, Reinbald the priest holds 

 of the king i hides in almoin and the 

 church of the manor itself with 8 cottars and 

 i plough and 15 acres of meadow. It is 

 worth 50 shillings. Two other clerks have 

 half a hide of this, and (there are) 2 cottars 

 with 2 ploughs and 8 acres of meadow. It 

 is worth 5 shillings. 



The king holds WALTHAM [Waltham St. 

 Lawrence *] in demesne. Queen Eddid held 

 it. (It was) then (assessed at) 8 hides ; now 

 (it is assessed) at nothing. There is land for 1 6 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and (there 

 are) 32 villeins and 4 cottars with 15 ploughs. 

 There are 4 serfs, and woodland to render 

 (de) 150 swine. T.R.E. and afterwards it 

 was worth 12 pounds, now (it is worth) 10 

 pounds and yet it pays 15 pounds weighed 

 money (ad pemam). 



IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET 

 The king holds BLITBERIE [Blewbury s ] in 



1 Now in the Hundred of Reading. 

 ' Now in the Hundred of Cookham. 

 * Now in the Hundred of Wargrave. 

 o Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 



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