A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET 



The same Robert holds ARDINTONE [Ard- 

 ington *]. Eduin a freeman held it T.R.E. 

 It was then (assessed) at 5 hides ; now (it is 

 assessed) at 2 hides and i virgate. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; 

 and (there are) 3 villeins and 8 cottars with 

 half a plough. There are 2 serfs and a mill 

 worth (de) 1 1 shillings, and 26 acres of mea- 

 dow. It is and was worth 4 pounds. 



The same Robert holds ARDINTONE [Ard- 

 ington *]. Sawin a freeman held it T.R.E. 

 It was then (assessed) at 9 hides ; now (it is 

 assessed) at 4 hides and 3 virgates. There is 

 land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; 

 and (there are) 6 villeins and 5 serfs and 2 

 mills worth (de) 25 shillings. Cola, an 

 Englishman, claims one of these mills, but 

 Alwin and Goduin and Alvric give evidence 

 that it always belonged to (jacuit in) Ardin- 

 tone [Ardington]. It was worth 16 pounds 

 (T.R.E); afterwards 12 pounds; now 16 

 pounds. 



The same Robert holds I hide 2 which 

 Azor the steward (dispensator) of King Edward 

 held and could go with it to what lord he 

 wished (et cum ea ire potuit quo voluit). It was 

 then (assessed) at i hide ; now (it is assessed) 

 at nothing. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is i ; and (there are) 1 1 cot- 

 tars with half a plough ; and 10 acres of 

 meadow. This land the same Azor holds of 

 Robert, but the men of the Hundret (court) 

 give evidence that he ought to hold it of the 

 king, since King William gave it to him at 

 Windesores [Windsor] and put the writ into 

 his hands there ; Robert on the other hand 

 holds it unjustly ; for no one of them (they 

 say) has seen the king's writ (granting it to 

 him), nor on his side the man who gave him 

 seisin. It is and was worth 3 pounds, al- 

 though it pays 3 4 pounds. 



XLII. THE LAND OF ROBERT DE 



STATFORD [STAFFORD] 

 IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET 

 Robert de Stadford [Stafford] holds 



DENCHESWORDE 4 [South Denchworth B ] of 



the king and Laurence holds it of him. 



Leveva a free woman held it T.R.E. It was 



1 Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 



No place is named. reddat. 



* Now in the Hundred of Ock. 



In Testa de Nevill (p. 123) ' Suthdenches- 

 wurth ' has a knight's fee belonging to the Hon- 

 our of Stafford (F.W.R.). 



then (assessed) at 6 hides ; now (it is assessed) 

 at 4^ hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is I ; and (there are) 4 vil- 

 leins and 5 cottars with i plough ; and 24 

 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 3 

 pounds. 



XLIII. THE LAND OF RICHARD 



PUINGIANT 

 IN ELETSFORD [ ] HUNDRET 



Richard Pungiant holds LOLINDONE 

 [Lollingdon ]. Elmaer a freeman held it 

 T.R.E. It was then (assessed) at 3 hides ; now 

 (it is assessed) at nothing. There is land 



fo. 6ab 



for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and 

 (there are) 3 villeins and 3 cottars with i 

 plough ; and 12 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 100 shillings T.R.E. ; afterwards 40 

 shillings ; now 60 shillings. 



When Richard received this manor he 

 found it in the ferm of Celsei [Cholsey]. It 

 is now separate therefrom. 



The same Richard holds AVINTONE 

 [Avington 7 ]. 8 Gunnere held it of King 

 Edward. It was then assessed at 10 hides ; 

 now (it is assessed) at 2 hides. There is land for 

 [ ]. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; 



and there are 6 villeins and 7 bordars with 3 

 ploughs. There are 4 serfs and a mill worth 

 (de) i o shillings, and 2O acres of meadow and 

 woodland to render (de) 10 swine. It is and 

 was worth 100 shillings. 



XLIIII. THE LAND OF ROGER DE 

 IVERI 



IN BORGELDEBERIE [BuCKLEBURY] HUNDRET 



Roger de Ivrei holds of the king i virgate 

 in ELINGE [Eling 9 ]. Sawin held it of King 

 Edward in his manor of Enrede [Hendred]. 

 This Roger transferred it to his manor of 

 Harewelle [Harwell] (misit in Harewelle\ 

 to which it never belonged (ubi nunquam 

 jacuit) so the shire(moot) testifies, nor did 

 it ever pay geld. There are 4 villeins with 

 2 ploughs and woodland to render (de) 30 

 swine. It is worth 20 shillings. 



In Cholsey, now in the Hundred of Moreton. 

 Berks. Arch. Journ. x. 82. 



7 Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 



8 The marginal note telling the Hundred must 

 here have been omitted. Apparently it should 

 be ' Cheneteberie.' Avington is now in the Hun- 

 dred of Kintbury Eagle (F.W.R.). 



Near Hampstead Norris, now in the Hundred 

 of Faircross. 



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