THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



I plough and 2 villeins and 7 bordars. The 

 whole T.R.E. was worth 1 5 pounds ; after- 

 wards I O pounds. That part which the abbot 

 has is now (worth) 1 2 pounds ; what his men 

 (have is worth) 50 shillings. 



IN HlLLESLAUE [ 



] HUNDRET 



The abbey itself holds OFFENTONE [Uffing- 

 ton *] and has held it T.R.E. and since 

 (semper). T.R.E. it was assessed at 40 hides; 

 now (it is assessed) at 1 4 hides. There is land 

 for 1 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; 

 and (there are) 17 villeins and 16 bordars 

 with 7 ploughs. There are 1 1 serfs and a 

 mill worth (de) 5 shillings and 85 acres of 

 meadow. Of this land Gilbert holds 6 hides 

 of the abbot and there he has I plough and 

 1 6 bordars with i plough. The whole 

 T.R.E. was worth 15 pounds; afterwards 21 

 pounds; now 26 pounds. 



Anschil holds SPERSOLD [Sparsholt 2 ] of the 

 abbot. Edric held it as an alod of King Edward 

 and could go to what lord he wished (potuit 

 ire quo voluii). Then as now it was assessed at 

 10 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On 

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

 villeins and i serf with i plough, and a mill 

 worth (de) 5 shillings and 50 acres of meadow. 

 T.R.E. it was worth 7 pounds ; afterwards 4 

 pounds ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. About 

 this manor the shire(moot) attests that Edric 

 who used to hold it gave it over to his son who 

 was a monk in Abendone [Abingdon], to hold 

 it at ferm and to provide the donor (siti) there- 

 from with the necessaries of life, and after his 

 death to have the manor ; and therefore the 

 men of the shire(moot) do not know how far 

 it belongs to the abbey, for they have seen 

 neither king's writ nor seal concerning it. 

 The abbot on the other hand testifies that 

 T.R.E. (Edric's son) transferred (miiit) the 

 manor to the abbey to which he belonged, and 

 concerning this he has the writ and seal of 

 King Edward ; and all his monks attest this. 



IN GAMENESFELLE [GANFIELD] HUNDRET 



The abbey itself holds ORDAM [Long- 

 worth 3 ] * in demesne and held it T.R.E. (It 



1 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 



* Now in the Hundred of Faringdon. 

 Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. 



* ' Ordam ' should represent Worth : in Feudal 

 Aids, 1401-02, i. 58, we find 'Worthe' as one 

 of the vills in which was part of a knight's fee, 

 owned by Abingdon. The same information is 

 given in Testa de Nevill, but there is nothing to 



was) then (assessed) at 30 hides ; now (it is 

 assessed) at 8 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. 



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

 8 villeins and 14 cottars with 6 ploughs. A 

 church is there and 8 serfs and a fishery worth 

 (de) 2 shillings and 100 acres of meadow. It 

 is and was worth T.R.E. and afterwards 

 (semper) 15 pounds. 



The abbey itself holds CERNEI [Charney 8 ] 

 and T.R.E. as now it was assessed at 2 vir- 

 gates. There is land for 5 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 1 3 

 cottars with 5 ploughs there and 4 serfs. It 

 is and was worth 6 pounds. 



Warin holds of the abbey half a hide. 

 Ulwin held it of the abbot T.R.E. Then 

 as now (it was assessed) at half a hide. There 

 is i plough with 2 cottars and i serf, and 

 (there are) 1 6 acres of meadow. It is and 

 was worth 1 2 shillings. 



The abbey itself holds SERENGEFORD [Shel- 

 lingford 5 ] and has held it T.R.E. and 

 since (semper). T.R.E. (it was assessed) at 

 12 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2 hides and i 

 virgate. There is land for 9 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 1 3 

 villeins and i cottar with 4 ploughs. There are 

 6 serfs and a mill worth (de) 30 pence and 104 

 acres of meadow, and from other meadows 

 (come) 12 shillings and 6 pence, and from 

 customary dues of cheeses 4 pounds and 1 6 

 shillings and 8 pence. 



Of this manor Gilbert holds 2 hides of 

 the abbot : Wimund i hide. There are i 

 ploughs with i serf. 



The whole T.R.E. and afterwards was 

 worth 12 pounds. The part which the 

 abbot holds is now (worth) 9 ; what his men 

 (hold), 60 shillings. 



Gilbert holds of the abbot PESEI [Pusey *]. 

 Alvred held it of the abbot T.R.E. Then 

 as now (it was assessed) at 2 hides. There is 

 land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 

 ploughs and I cottar and 2 serfs. It was 

 formerly worth 4 pounds ; now 3. 



indicate the Hundred in which 'Worthe' was 

 situated. But the tithes of Longworth rectory, 

 formerly belonging to Abingdon, appear to have 

 been granted in 36 Hen. VIII. to Toppes and 

 Alford [Pat. R. 36 Hen. VIII. 22, m. 35]. 

 ' Langworthe cum Charney,' in Feudal Aids, 1316, 

 i. 52, is set down as partly owned by Abingdon 

 (F.W.R.). 



Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. 



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