A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



holds I hide. King Edward held it. There 

 is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 

 ploughs, with 6 bordars and 3 acres of mea- 

 dow. It is and was worth 40 shillings. 



The King holds LEDENCUMBE [Letcombe 

 Regis 1 ] in demesne. King Edward held it. 

 There are three hides. There is land for 16 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and 

 (there are) I villein and 30 bordars and 1 8 boors 

 (burs) and 2 serfs with 13 ploughs. There 

 are 5 mills worth (de) 4 pounds and 225 acres 

 of meadow. The church of this manor is 

 held by the Abbey of Ambresberie [Ames- 

 bury] with i virgate. The whole, T.R.E. 

 and afterwards, as now, was worth 55 pounds ; 

 yet it pays 60 pounds. 



IN HILLESLAU [ 



] HUNDRET 



The King holds SPERSOLT [Sparsholt 2 ] in 

 demesne. King Edward held it. There are 

 10 hides. There is land for 13 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 3 ploughs; and (there are) 25 

 villeins and 3 bordars with i o ploughs. There 

 are 3 serfs and 200 acres of meadow. T.R.E. it 

 was worth 1 5 pounds and afterwards 1 8 ; now 

 (it is worth) 20 pounds ; yet it pays 26 pounds. 

 Of this manor Henry de Fereres holds I virgate 

 of land and 1 2 acres of meadow and I dairy 

 (vacariam) yielding (de) 6 weys of cheeses. 

 These virgates (quee) according to the testi- 

 mony of the shire(moot) remained in the 

 king's ferm when Godric lost the sheriffdom. 



IN SERIVEHAM [SHRIVENHAM] HUNDRET 



The King holds SERIVEHAM [Shrivenham 3 ] 

 in demesne. King Edward held it. There 

 are 46 hides. There is land for 33 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 4 ploughs ; and (there are) 

 80 villeins and 17 bordars with 30 ploughs. 

 There is a church with 5 hides of the same 

 land, and belonging thereto (ibi) are I plough 

 and 4 villeins and 5 bordars with 2 ploughs. 

 In the manor are 2 mills worth (tie) 20 shil- 

 lings and 240 acres of meadow, and wood- 

 land to render (de) 2O swine. T.R.E. it was 

 worth 35 pounds and afterwards 20 pounds ; 

 now 45 pounds. What the priest has (is 

 worth) 4 pounds. 



IN WIFOL [ ] HUNDRET 



The King holds FERENDONE [Great and 

 Little Faringdon a ] in demesne. Harold held 



1 Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 

 1 Now in the Hundred of Faringdon. 

 3 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 



it. It was then assessed at 30 hides ; it now 

 pays no geld. There is land for 1 5 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 

 17 villeins and 10 bordars with 10 ploughs. 

 There are 10 serfs and a mill with a fishery 

 worth (de) 35 shillings ; and (there are) 9 closes 

 (hagee) in the same vill worth (de) 40 shillings 

 and 130 acres of meadow, and woodland to 

 provide fencing (ad clausuram). 



Of this manor Bishop Osmund has i hide 

 with the church ; Alsi has 4 hides, and on 

 (his) demesne are 2 ploughs and 2 bordars and 

 6 serfs. The whole T.R.E. was worth 16 

 pounds, and afterwards 12 pounds ; now 21 

 pounds 6 shillings and 8 pence. What be- 

 longs to the church or priest (is worth) 40 

 shillings ; what Alsi has, 30 shillings. 



The king holds COCHESWELLE [Great Cox- 

 well *] in demesne. Harold held it. It was 

 then assessed at 20 hides ; it now pays no geld. 

 There is land for 8 ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 9 villeins 

 and 4 bordars with 3 ploughs ; also 7 serfs and 

 80 acres of meadow less 3. A church is there 

 with half a hide. T.R.E. it was worth 8 

 pounds ; afterwards 6 ; now 10 pounds. 



The king holds in demesne another COCHES- 

 WELLE [Little Coxwell *]. Harold held it. It 

 was then assessed at i o hides ; it now pays no 

 geld. There is land for 9 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 2 ; and (there are) 1 1 villeins and 

 6 bordars with 6 ploughs ; also 2OO acres of 

 meadow and woodland to provide fencing (ad 

 clausuram). T.R.E. it was worth 1 6 pounds ; 

 afterwards 12 ; now 14. 



IN SUDTONE [SUTTON] HUNDRET 



The king holds SUDTONE [Sutton Courte- 

 nay 5 ] 8 in demesne. It was assessed T.R.E. at 

 23 hides and I virgate ; it is now assessed at 

 nothing. There is land for 2O ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 48 

 villeins and 2 1 bordars with 1 7 ploughs. There 

 are 2 serfs and 3 mills worth (de) 5 shil- 

 lings and 300 acres of meadow and woodland 

 to render (de) 40 swine. In Walingeford 

 [Wallingford] is I close (haga) worth (de) 1 8 

 pence but it is waste. T.R.E. it was worth 

 30 potinds and afterwards 2O pounds ; now 50 



Now in the Hundred of Faringdon. 



* Now in the Hundred of Ock. 



In Testa de Nevill (p. 125) we have John de 

 Curtenay holding the manor of Sutton by gift of 

 predecessors of the king, as freely as they them- 

 selves held it (F.W.R.). 



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