A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



demesne. King Edward held it. Then as 

 now (it was assessed at) 3 hides. There is land 

 for 20 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 

 ploughs ; and (there are) 24 villeins and 

 58 cottars with 15 ploughs, and 3 mills 

 worth (de) 37 shillings and 6 pence, and 16 

 acres of meadow. T.R.E. and afterwards it 

 was worth 50 pounds ; now 60 pounds. Of 

 this manor William Belfou l holds the church 

 with 5 virgates of land. Alvric held it of 

 King Edward. There are 3 cottars and 10 

 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 100 

 shillings. 



The king holds ESTONE [Aston Tirrold 3 ] 

 in demesne. The wife of Lane held it of 

 King Edward. (It was) then (assessed) at 1 5 

 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 5. There is land 

 for 7 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; and 

 there are 14 villeins with 7 ploughs; also 

 there are 3 serfs and 60 acres of meadow. 

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

 12 pounds ; now 9 pounds. 



IN HESLITESFORD [ ] HUNDRET 



The king holds CELSEI [Cholsey 3 ] in de- 

 mesne. King Edward held it. There were 

 then 23 hides but it was assessed at 22 (pro 

 xxii. se defendebat). There is land for 27 

 ploughs. Out of the whole of this land the 

 king has 1 1 hides which pay no geld, and 

 there on the demesne are 4 ploughs ; and (there 

 are) 1 7 villeins and 7 1 cottars with 1 6 ploughs. 

 There are 6 serfs and 3 mills worth (de) 62 

 shillings, and I oo acres of meadow. In this 

 manor were 10 freemen T.R.E. and they 

 held 12$ hides of the land of the same manor, 

 but they could not withdraw themselves 

 thence (to another lord). Richard Puingiant 4 

 now holds 8 hides of this land which are now 

 assessed at 3 hides; William holds of Richard 

 3 hides, and Hugh i hide ; there are 3 

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ploughs on the demesne ; and there are 4 vil- 

 leins and 1 1 cottars and 26 acres of meadow 

 and 7 serfs. Of the land of the same manor 

 Gilbert holds 5 virgates of the king, and they 

 are assessed at I virgate ; and Hervey holds 

 of the king 3 hides and I virgate which pay 

 no geld ; on the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and 

 (there are) I villein and 14 cottars with i 

 ploughs ; and 2 serfs and 3 acres of meadow. 

 The whole T.R.E. and afterwards was worth 

 64 pounds ; the king's demesne now (pays) 



1 ' Belfou ' interlined. See Introduction. 



3 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 

 a Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 



4 A tenant in chief in this county, and in four 

 others (J.H.R.). 



47 pounds by tale (ad numerum), and the part 

 held by Richard and the others 17 pounds 

 and 15 shillings. 



Of this manor the Abbey of Mont St. 

 Michel holds of the king i church with i hide, 

 and there is I plough with 4 cottars and 7 acres 

 of meadow. It is worth 3 pounds. 



Two priests also in the same vill hold of 

 the king in tithe and church what is worth 

 4 pounds. 



The king holds BASTEDENE [Basildon B ] * in 

 demesne. It was part of Earl Roger's fee. 7 

 Aileva, a free woman, held it T.R.E. (It 

 was) then (assessed) at 2O hides ; now (it is as- 

 sessed) at 6. There is land for 20 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 5 ploughs ; and (there 

 are) 28 villeins and 15 cottars with 14 ploughs 

 and a mill worth (de) 15 shillings, and 13 

 serfs. In Walingeford [Wallingford] (are) 3 

 closes (hagte) worth (de) 9 pence ; and (there 

 are) 30 acres of meadow, and woodland to 

 render (de) 120 swine. T.R.E. as now it was 

 worth 25 pounds; when received 20 pounds. 

 Of this manor 2 priests hold 2 churches with 

 I hide, and the same men held them T.R.E. 

 They have there 2 ploughs. It is and was 

 worth 40 shillings. 



IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET 



The king holds WANETINZ [Wantage 8 ] 

 in demesne. King Edward held it ; then as 

 now (it was assessed) at 4 hides. It never paid 

 geld. There is land for 21 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 5 ploughs ; and 30 villeins 

 with 40 cottars have 1 7 ploughs. There are 

 5 serfs. It is worth 61 pounds; it was for- 

 merly worth 55. In this manor Bishop Peter 

 held 2 parts of a church with 4 hides there- 

 to belonging. These never paid geld ; they 

 are now in the hands of the king because 

 they did not belong to (the fee of) the bishop- 

 ric. There is I plough and (there are) 3 vil- 

 leins and 7 cottars with I plough, and a mill 

 worth (de) 100 pence and 12 acres of mea- 

 dow. There is land for 2 ploughs. It was 

 (formerly) worth 3 pounds ; now 4 pounds. 

 The third part of the aforesaid church William 

 the deacon 9 holds of the king with I hide 

 which did not pay geld. There are 4 villeins 

 with i plough. It was formerly worth 2$ 

 shillings ; now 30 shillings. 



Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 



Occurs as Basteldene in 1316. Feudal Aids, 



i. 5*. 



i The forfeited fee of Roger, Earl of Hereford 

 (J.H.R.). 



s Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 

 8 See Introduction. 



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