A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



hide, and there he has I plough and a church 

 with 4 bordars. It was (T.R.E.) worth 18 

 pounds; afterwards 10 pounds; now 10 

 pounds and 10 shillings. 



The same Ralf holds BORGEFEL [Burgh- 

 field *] and a certain knight (miles) holds it of 

 him. Abbot Elsi held it T.R.E. of the old 

 monastery of the church of Winchester ac- 

 cording to the testimony of the shire(moot), 

 and afterwards also till he was an outlaw. 

 Then as now it was (assessed) at i-J hides. 

 There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne 

 is i plough ; and (there are) 6 villeins and 8 

 bordars with 5 ploughs. A church is there 

 and a moiety of a mill worth (de) 5 shillings 

 and 10 pence, and a fishery worth (de) 68 

 pence, and 43 acres of meadow, and wood- 

 land to render (de) 15 swine. It was worth 

 (formerly) 40 shillings; now 50 shillings. 



The same Ralf holds HURLEI [Earley 2 ]. 3 

 Rachenild held it of King Edward. It was 

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

 i hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the 

 demesne is nothing ; but 2 villeins and 3 

 bordars have 2 ploughs there, and there is 

 woodland to render (de) 15 swine. It is 

 worth 40 shillings. 



IN RoEBERG [ ] HUNDRET 



The same Ralf holds PRAXEMERE [Pease- 

 more 4 ] and Oidelard holds it of him. Two 

 thegns held it T.R.E. and there were two 

 halls (halite) there ; and (the thegns) could go 

 to what lord they wished (et quo voluerunt ire 

 potuerunt). It was then assessed at 8 hides ; 

 now (it is assessed) at 3 hides. There is land for 

 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; 

 and there are 4 villeins and 1 1 bordars with 3 

 ploughs, and woodland to render (de) 6 swine. 

 It was (T.R.E.) worth 6 pounds ; afterwards 

 60 shillings ; it is now worth 100 shillings. 



IN NACHEDEDORNE [ ] HUNDRET 



The same Ralf holds HODICOTE [Hod- 

 cott 8 ] and Oidelard holds it of him. Alwin 

 held it of King Edward. Then as now (it 

 was assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for 

 [ ]. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; 



* Now in the Hundred of Theale. 



1 Near Reading. Now in the Hundred of 

 Charlton. 



3 The name of the Hundred seems to be here 

 omitted. ' Herlei ' appears in the king's land, and 

 in Osbern Gifard's land entered under the Hun- 

 dred of Cerledon ' (F.W.R.). 



* Now in the Hundred of Faircross. 

 Now in the Hundred of Compton. 



and there are 5 bordars with half a plough. 

 It was (formerly) worth 7 pounds ; now 4 

 pounds. 



XLVII. THE LAND OF RALF DE 



TODENI 



IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET 

 Ralf de Todeni holds CERLETONE [Charl- 

 ton 6 ] of the king, and Drogo holds it of him. 

 Three freeman held it T.R.E. Then as 

 now it was (assessed) at 7 hides. There is 

 land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne is I 

 plough ; and there are 4 villeins and 1 3 cot- 

 tars with i plough. A moiety of a mill is 

 there worth (de) 5 shillings, and 21 acres of 

 meadow. It was (formerly) worth 100 shil- 

 lings ; now 6 pounds. This land is part of 

 Earl Roger's fee. 



XLVIII. THE LAND OF RALF 

 SON OF THE EARL 



IN LAMBORN [LAMBOURN] HUNDRET 



Ralf son of the Earl holds BOCHENTONE * 

 [Bockhampton]. Three freemen held it of 

 King Edward as 3 manors in alod. It was then 

 (assessed) at 8 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 3 

 hides all but i virgate. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and 

 (there are) 1 1 bordars with half a plough ; i 

 serf, a mill worth (de) 5 shillings, and 5 acres 

 of meadow, and woodland to render (de) IO 

 swine. Of this manor Odo holds i hide, 

 and on it he has i plough with I bordar. 

 It was worth (T.R.E.) 7 pounds ; afterwards 

 6 pounds ; now 7 pounds. 



XLIX. THE LAND OF RALF SON 

 OF SEIFRID 



IN RlPLESMERE [RlPPLESMERE] HuNDRBT 



Ralf son of Seifrid holds CLIVORE 

 [Clewer 8 ] of the king. Earl Harold held it. 

 It was then assessed at 5 hides ; it is now as- 

 sessed at 4^ hides ; and the castle of Win- 

 desores [Windsor] is on the half-hide. There 

 is land for [ ]. On the demesne 



are i ploughs ; and (there are) 9 villeins and 

 6 bordars with 4 ploughs, and a mill worth 

 (de) 10 shillings and 20 acres of meadow, and 

 woodland to render (de) 10 swine. Of this 

 land Ralf's daughter's husband (gener) holds 

 half a hide, and there is nothing on it. It was 

 (formerly) worth 7 pounds ; now 4 pounds 

 and 10 shillings. 



6 Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 

 ' Now in the Hundred of Lambourn. 

 8 Now in the Hundred of Ripplesmere. 



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