A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



IN ROEBERG 1 [ ] HUNDRET 



The same bishop holds WINTREBORNE 

 [Winterbourne *]. Rannulf Flammard holds 

 it of him. Bishop Herman held it. It then 

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

 nothing. There is land for I plough. On 

 the demesne is half a plough with 4 bordars. 

 It is worth 20 shillings. 



IIII. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 



OF DURHAM 

 IN BENES [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET 



The Bishop of Durham holds of the king 

 WALTHAM [White Waltham, alias Waltham 

 Abbots 3 ] 4 in almoin. Ulwin, a canon, held 

 it of Earl Harold and it belonged to the church 

 of Waltham. Then as now (it was assessed) at 

 3 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 2 ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 3 

 cottars with 4 ploughs. There are 3 serfs 

 and 3 acres of meadow and woodland to ren- 

 der (de) 6 swine. T.R.E. it was worth 60 

 shillings; afterwards 70 shillings ; now 100 

 shillings. 



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V. THE LAND OF BISHOP OSBERN 

 IN GAMESFEL [GANFIELD] HUNDRET 



Bishop Osbern holds BOCHELAND [Buck- 

 land 6 ] in demesne belonging to (the fee of) his 

 bishopric, he asserts. Ulvric Chenp dwelt 

 there T.R.E. On the matter of the bishop's 

 possession (unde) the court did not decide but 

 sent the case to be tried before the king (sed 

 ante regem ut judicet dimiserunt). It was 

 formerly (tune) assessed at 15^ hides; now 

 (it is assessed) at 8 hides. There is land for 6 

 ploughs. There is nothing on the demesne ; 

 but (there are) there 9 villeins and 7 cottars 

 with 4 ploughs. A church is there and 7 serfs 

 and a mill worth (de) 12 shillings and 6 pence 

 and 4 fisheries worth (de) 20 shillings and 6 

 pence and 220 acres of meadow and a dairy 



1 The name of this Hundred is, in Testa de 

 Ncvill, Rughebergh ; in Feudal Aids, 1316, Rou- 

 bergh (F.W.R.). 



2 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. 



' Now in the Hundred of Beynhurst. 



* This part of Waltham Abbots appears to have 

 been afterwards restored to Waltham Abbey. For 

 in Testa de Nevill (p. 124) we find that the 

 Abbot of Holy Cross (Waltham) held ' Herwode 

 Waltham ' in demesne. This was part of what is 

 now White Waltham (Abbots), as appears from 

 the Hundred it was in. ' Herwode ' is possibly a 

 corruption of ' Harolds ' ; and Herwode Waltham 

 would thus be Harold's Waltham (F.W.R.). 



' Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. 



farm (uica) producing 10 weys of cheeses 

 worth 32 shillings and 4 pence. T.R.E. it 

 was worth 1 6 pounds ; and after that 1 2 

 pounds ; now 8 pounds. 



VI. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 



OF COUTANCES 

 IN NACHEDEDORNE [ j] HUNDRET 



Bishop Goisfrid holds CONTONE [Comp- 

 ton 'J. Oda held it of King Edward. It was 

 then assessed at 5 hides ; it is now assessed at 

 2^. There is land for [ ]. On 



the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 9 

 villeins and 4 bordars with 5 ploughs. There 

 are 5 serfs and woodland to render (de) 10 

 swine. T.R.E. and afterwards it was worth 4 

 pounds; now 100 shillings. 



VII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 

 (ABBEY) OF ABINGDON 



IN HORNIMERE [HORMER] HUNDRET 



The abbey of Abbendone [Abingdon] holds 

 COMENORE [Cumnor 7 ]. It has belonged to 

 the abbey T.R.E. and since (semper). T.R.E. 

 it was assessed at 50 hides ; now (it is assessed) 

 at 30 hides. There is land for 50 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 9 ploughs ; and (there are) 60 

 villeins and 69 bordars with 26 ploughs. 

 There are 4 serfs and 2 mills worth (de) 50 

 shillings; and from the fisheries (come) 40 

 shillings ; and there are 200 acres of meadow. 

 There is a church. T.R.E. it was worth 30 

 pounds; and afterwards, as now, 50 pounds. 



Of these 50 hides Anschil holds 5. Norman 

 held them T.R.E. as one manor. It is called 

 SEUACOORDE [Seacourt 7 J, and he could not go 

 (with it) to what lord (quo) he wished. It 

 paid geld for 5 hides with the others above 

 mentioned. There is land for 7 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 

 12 villeins and 15 bordars with 5 ploughs. 

 T.R.E. it was worth 100 shillings ; and after- 

 wards 70 shillings ; now 8 pounds. 



In WINTEHAM [Wytham 'J Hubert holds of 

 the abbot 5 hides of the land of the villeins. 

 They were 4 and they paid geld with the 

 hides of the manor. The thegn's hide was 

 exempt from payment (quieta fait), but he could 

 not go (with it) to what lord (quo) he wished. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne 

 are i ploughs ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 

 1 1 bordars. There are 64 acres of meadow. 



6 Now in the Hundred of Compton. 



7 Now in the Hundred of Hormer. 



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