A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET 



The same Henry holds BECHESGETE [Bag- 

 shot 1 ]. Godric held it of King Edward as a 

 manor. a Two hides (there) did not pay geld 

 because they belonged to the king's ferm, 3 and 

 they are claimed for the king's use (ad 

 opus regis). There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 There are 9 villeins and 10 bordars with 

 4 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and a mill 

 worth (de) 1 1 shillings, and 8 acres of 

 meadow, and woodland to provide fencing 

 (ad clausurani). It was formerly worth 30 

 shillings ; now 40 shillings. 



IN BENES [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET 



The same Henry holds BISTESHAM 

 [Bisham *]. Bondi * held it of King Edward. 

 Then as now (it was assessed) at 8 hides. 

 There is land for 10 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 1 7 

 villeins and 2 cottars with 8 ploughs. A 

 church is there and 2 serfs and 26 acres of 

 meadow, and 12 arpends of vineyard. It was 

 (formerly) worth 8 pounds; now 12 pounds. 



IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET 



The same Henry holds WIBALDITONE 

 [ ], and Nigel holds it of him. 



Turchil a freeman held it of King Edward. 

 There is land for 6 ploughs. It was then 

 (T.R.E.) assessed at 8 hides; now (it is 

 assessed) at 4 hides and I virgate. A church 

 is there and 9 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, and (there are) 10 villeins and 2 

 cottars with 8 ploughs, and 40 acres of 

 meadow. It was (formerly) worth 6 pounds ; 

 now 9 pounds. 



IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET 



The same Henry holds DENCHESWORDE 

 [Denchworth ]. 7 Rayner holds it of him. 

 jEilric held it T.R.E. It was then (assessed) 

 at 7 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 5^ hides. 

 There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne 



i Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 



* Duee bidif non geldabant. This was probably 

 intended to mean : ' (there are) two hides ; they 

 did not,' etc (J.H.R.). 



3 See Introduction. 



4 Now in the Hundred of Beynhurst. 



' This was another great English predecessor of 

 Henry, Bondig the staller, who similarly survived 

 the Conquest (J.H.R.). 



Now in the Hundred of Ock. 



7 In Testa de Nevill, p. 109, in ' Suthdenches- 

 worth' (also called simply ' Denche(s)worth,' pp. 

 121, 126, 132, while Northdenchworth is not so 

 styled), Henry de Tubbeney is given as holding 

 4 a knight's fee of the Earl Ferrers (F.W.R.). 



is I plough ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 5 

 cottars with i plough, and 30 acres of 

 meadow ; and a church is there. T.R.E. it 

 was worth 70 shillings ; afterwards 60 shil- 

 lings ; now 4 pounds. 



The same Henry holds CERLETONE 

 [Charlton 8 ], and Robert holds it of him. 

 Tovi, a freeman, held it. It was then as now 

 assessed at "2\ hides. There is land for I 

 plough. On the demesne is I plough with 

 7 cottars and a moiety of a mill worth (de) 5 

 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow. It is and 

 was worth 50 shillings. 



Henry himself holds LACHINGE [West 

 Lockinge 8 ], 9 and Hubert 10 holds it of Henry. 

 Siward u held it of King Edward. Then as 

 (now it was assessed) at 10 hides. There is 

 land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 

 ploughs ; and (there are) 3 villeins and 14 

 cottars with 2 ploughs. One serf is there and 

 41 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) 

 worth 10 pounds ; now 8 pounds. 



The same Henry holds SPERSOLT [Spar- 

 sholt "]. Polcehard holds it of him. Godric, 

 a freeman, held it. Then as now (it was 

 assessed) at i hides. There is land for I 

 plough. There are 2 villeins and 2 cottars 

 and 4 serfs. It was formerly worth 40 shil- 

 lings ; now 30 shillings. 



The same Henry holds 3 hides and i vir- 

 gate. 13 Four freemen held these T.R.E. 

 They were then assessed at 3 hides and i 

 virgate ; now (they are assessed) at i hide. 

 There is land for two ploughs. There are 8 

 cottars with i plough, and 3 acres of meadow. 

 T.R.E. (this holding) was worth 60 shillings ; 

 afterwards and now 40 shillings. 



This land Henry states to have been his 

 predecessor (antecessoris) Godric's ; but accord- 

 ing to the attestation of the hundred (court) 

 Godric took possession of it to the hurt of 

 King William after the battle (helium) of 

 Hastinges [Hastings,] and he did not ever hold 

 it in King Edward's time. 



IN MERCEHAM [MARCHAM] HUNDRET 

 Henry himself holds CHINGESTUNE [King- 



8 Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 



9 In Testa de Nevill, p. 109, i knight's fee and 

 J of a knight's fee are held of the Earl Ferrers in 

 ' Westlaking ' (F.W.R.). 



> This was Hubert de Curson (J.H.R.). 



" This was Siward Barn (see note 10, p. 347). 



Now in the Hundred of Faringdon. 



* The place is not named. 



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