THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



freemen held it of Countess Gida and of her 

 son Guert as 2 manors. It was then assessed 

 at 16 hides; now (it is assessed) at 10 hides. 

 There is land for 10 ploughs. One plough is 

 on the demesne ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 

 5 bordars with 4 ploughs. There are 6 serfs 

 and 2 acres of meadow, and woodland to render 

 (de) 20 swine. T.R.E. it was worth 14 pounds; 

 afterwards 10 pounds; now 12 pounds. 



This manor Oda of Winchester gave to 

 Robert steward (Dapifero) to Hugh de Port. 

 How the abbey has (it) the men of the shire- 

 (moot) do not know. 



IN HESLITESFORD [ ] HUNDRET 



The abbey itself held SOTWELLE [Sotwell *] 

 in demesne for support of the monks (de victu 

 monachorum). Hugh de Port now holds it of 

 the abbot in fee. Then as now it was assessed 

 at 10 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there 

 are) 9 villeins with 3 ploughs. A mill (is 

 there) worth (de) 15 shillings, and 30 acres of 

 meadow and 9 cottars ; and in Walengeford 

 [Wallingford] 8 closes (hagte) worth (de) 14 

 shillings and 4 pence. 



A man holds i hide of this land and 

 there he has i plough with 3 cottars. 



The whole T.R.E. was worth 8 pounds ; 

 and afterwards as much ; now 12 pounds. 



XL THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 



OF CHERTSEY 

 IN BENERS [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET 



The Abbey of Certesyg [Chertsey] holds 

 WALTHAM 2 [White Waltham alias Waltham 

 Abbots 3 ] as part of its demesne for the support 

 of the monks (de dominica victu monachorum). 

 It held it T.R.E. Then as now it was assessed 

 at 10 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. 

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

 1 8 villeins with 10 ploughs. One serf is there 

 and a chapel (ecc/esio/a), and 9 acres of meadow 

 and woodland to render (de) 5 swine. 



Of this same land Turold holds I hide 

 and i virgate of the abbot, and there he has 

 2 ploughs with 2 cottars. 



The whole T.R.E. was worth 8 pounds ; 

 the part (held by) the abbot is now (worth) 6 

 pounds ; Turold's part 10 shillings. 



1 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 



1 Now in the Hundred of Beynhurst. 



3 In Testa de Nevill (p. 1 24) it is stated that 

 the Abbot of Chertsey holds ' Wytewaltham ' in de- 

 mesne as grant in almoin by Saint Edward ; this 

 however can only have been part of Waltham 

 Abbots, as appears from Feudal Aids, 1316, i. 

 48, and from the entry of the land of the Bishop 

 of Durham, above (p. 336) (F.W.R.). 



XII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 



[ABBEY] OF ST. ALBAN 

 IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET 

 The Abbey of St. Alban holds HENRET 

 [West Hendred*]. 5 Nigel de Albengi gave it 

 to that church. Three thegns held it T.R.E. 

 and could go to what lord they wished (poter- 

 ant ire quo volebant). It was then assessed at 

 10 hides ; it is now assessed at 4. There is 

 land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 

 ploughs ; and (there are) 3 villeins and 3 cottars 

 with i plough, and there (are) 45 acres of 

 meadow. 



Of this land Ernuzon holds 2 hides of the 

 abbot, and there he has i plough with 4 cot- 

 tars. A church is there and 5 acres of mea- 

 dow. The whole T.R.E. and afterwards 

 was worth 10 pounds. Now likewise the 

 whole (is worth) 10 pounds. 



XIII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 

 OF ST. PETER-SUR-DIVE 



IN GAMANESFELLE [GANFIELD] HUNDRKT 



The Abbot of Super Diva [St. Peter-sur- 

 Dive] holds of the king PEISE [Pusey ']. Two 

 alodiaries held it and could go to what lord 

 they wished (potuerunt ire quo voluerunt). It 

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

 sessed) at nothing. There are i plough and 2 

 villeins. It is and was worth 32 shillings 

 and i penny. 



IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET 



The abbot himself holds 2 hides in COSE- 

 RIGE [Curridge ']. Edward held them of 

 King Edward as a manor. (It was) then 

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

 nothing. There is I villein with 3 oxen. It 

 is and was worth 10 shillings. 



XIIII. THE LAND OF ST. MARY 



OF WINCHESTER 

 IN WIFOL [ ] HUNDRET 



The Abbess of Wintonia [St. Mary, Win- 

 ton] holds COLESELLE [Coleshill *]. Edmund 

 held it of King Edward in alod. Walter de 



* Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 



Testa de Nevill (p. 125) tells us that two 

 parts (}) of ' Westhanreth ' were in the possession of 

 the Prior of Wallingford and had been a grant in 

 almoin to the Abbey of St. Alban, made by pre- 

 decessors of the King (F.W.R.). 



6 Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. 



' Near Chieveley, now in the Hundred of 

 Faircross. 



8 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 



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