A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



To this manor belonged in Oxeneford [Ox- 

 ford] 1 3 closes (hagis) paying 1 2 shillings and 

 6 pence, and I meadow worth (de) 2O shil- 

 lings. The men of the Hundred (court) now 

 state that they believe (suspicantur) that 

 Robert de Oilgi held this ; but they know no 

 more about it because it is in another shire. 



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IN GAMESFEL [GANFIELD] HUNDRET 



The king holds ORDIA [? Littleworth *]* in 

 demesne. Harold held it T.R.E. It was then 

 assessed at 31 hides; now (it is assessed) at no- 

 thing. There is land for 1 6 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 32 vil- 

 leins and 13 bordars with 12 ploughs. There 

 are 14 serfs and a mill worth (de) 12 shillings 

 and 6 pence and a fishery worth (de) 10 shil- 

 lings and 300 acres of meadow all but 15. 



Of this land Alsi holds 2 hides which be- 

 longed to the villeins. Healso held them T.R.E. ; 

 and Alviet 2 hides, and another Alviet held 

 also. On this land is i plough on the de- 

 mesne with 2 bordars and i serf and (there 

 are) 54 acres of meadow. The whole T.R.E. 

 was worth 30 pounds ; and afterwards 20 

 pounds; now 25 pounds and 10 shillings. 



IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET 



The king holds REDINGES [Reading 3 ] in 

 demesne. King Edward held it. Then as 

 now it was assessed at 43 hides. There is 

 land for 40 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; 

 and (there are) 55 villeins and 30 bordars with 

 55 ploughs. There are 4 mills worth (de) 35* 

 shillings and 3 fisheries worth (de) 14 shil- 

 lings and 6 pence and 150 acres of meadow 

 and woodland to render (de) 1 00 swine. From 

 pasture (come) 16 shillings and 6 pence. 

 T.R.E. and afterwards it was worth 40 

 pounds ; now 48 pounds. 



The king has in the borough of REDINGES 

 [Reading] 28 closes (hagas), paying 4 pounds 

 and 3 shillings for all customary dues. Yet 

 those who hold them pay 100 shillings. 



Henry de Ferreres has there I close (hagam), 



1 Now in the Hundred of Faringdon. 



2 Ordia should represent some such name as 

 Worthy [weorSig]. In Testa JeNevitt(f. 1 25) we 

 are told that the Abbot of Stanley holds in de- 

 mesne Wadeley and Little Worth, given in almoin 

 by predecessors of the king. In 1428 (Feudal Aids, 

 p. 68) we are told that the Abbot of Stanley holds 

 Wadeley and Little Worth by gift of King Henry. 

 Both places are there entered under the Hundred 

 of Shrivenham (F.W.R.). 



3 Now in the Hundred of Reading. 

 ? Corrected to 55. 



and half a virgate of land in which are 3 acres 

 of meadow. It is worth 6 shillings. Godric 

 the sheriff held this land to provide for guests 

 (ad kospitium). 5 Therefore Henry holds it. 



Reinbald son of Bishop Peter held i close 

 (hagam) there which he transferred (trahebat) to 

 his manor of Erlei [Earley]. It is now in the 

 king's hands and is worth 1 6 pence. 



PANDEBORNE [Pangbourne 8 ] belonged to 

 the ferm (jacuit in firma) T.R.E., and after 

 that Alwold the chamberlain held it, but the 

 Hundred (court) cannot state by what war- 

 ranty (quomodo) he had it. Froger afterwards 

 attached it to (misit in) the king's ferm without 

 writ or warrant (absque placito et lege). Then it 

 was assessed at 2 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 

 nothing. There is land for 2 ploughs. There 

 are 4 villeins and 5 bordars and a mill worth 

 2O shillings. It is and was worth 40 shillings. 



The king holds HELDREMANESTUNE 

 [Aldermaston 7 ] in demesne. Harold held it. 

 It was then assessed at 15 hides; now (it is 

 assessed) at nothing. There is land for 30 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; 

 and (there are) 36 villeins and 12 bordars with 

 1 8 ploughs. There are 2 serfs and a mill 

 worth (de) 20 shillings and 2 fisheries worth 

 (de) 5 shillings. A church is there and 124 

 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 

 30 swine. T.R.E. and afterwards, as now, it 

 was worth 20 pounds and 10 shillings. Yet 

 from this, and from Hocfelle [Wokefield], 

 which is under this manor, they who hold pay 

 26 pounds. 



To Eldremanestune [Aldermaston] belongs 

 HOCFELLE [Wokefield]. Bricstuard held it 

 by a grant from Harold. It was then as- 

 sessed at i \ hides ; now (it is assessed) at 

 nothing. There is land for 3 ploughs. There 

 are 3 villeins and 6 bordars with 2 ploughs. 

 There are 2 serfs and 6 acres of meadow, 

 and woodland to render (de) 50 swine. The 

 value is included in that above (pretium ejus 

 superim). 



IN THE SAME HUNDRET the king has I 

 hide, and it belongs to SOLAFEL [Swallowfield] 

 which is in CERLEDONE [Charlton] HUNDRET. 

 Sexi held it T.R.E. There are 4 villeins 

 and 2 bordars with 3 ploughs. It is appraised 

 with Solafel [Swallowfield] which is the capital 

 manor. 



That is, as I take it, for reception of officials 

 (F.W.R.). 



Now in the Hundred of Reading. 

 i Now in the Hundred of Theale. 



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