THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET 



Roger 1 son of Seifrid holds FOLLESCOTE 

 [Fulscot alias Fowescot 2 ] of the king. Lodric 

 a freeman held it T.R.E. Then (there 

 were) 3 hides ; (but) it was assessed for i hide, 

 and the same now. 3 There is land for 2 

 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and (there 

 are) 4 villeins and 5 cottars with i plough 

 and 30 acres of meadow. It was formerly 

 worth 40 shillings ; now 4 pounds. 



IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET 



* The same Roger holds PORLEI [Purley "]. 

 Bristeward held it of King Edward. It was 

 then assessed at 4^ hides ; now (it is assessed) 

 at 4. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 2 ; and there are 9 villeins and 

 3 bordars with 3 ploughs and 16 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth too shillings (T.R.E.) ; 

 afterwards 4 pounds; now 100 shillings. 



L. THE LAND OF ERNULF DE 



HESDING 

 IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET 



Hernulf de Hesding holds ULVRITONE 

 [Newbury 6 ] 7 of the king. Ulward 8 held it of 

 King Edward in alod. It was then assessed 

 at 10 hides; it is now assessed at 2^ hides. 

 There is land for 12 ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne is I plough ; and (there are) 1 1 villeins 



> So the MS. 



* Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 



3 ' Tune pro iii hidis se defend[ebat] pro I hida 

 modo similiter.' 



4 This entry was omitted, and is placed at the 

 foot of the page in the MS. 



5 Now in the Hundred of Theale. 



Now in the Hundred of Faircross. 



7 See the Introduction for the origin and de- 

 scent of Newbury, which name appears to have 

 replaced ' Ulvritone ' in the Norman period. The 

 Domesday name is believed to have disappeared, 

 but it may just possibly be preserved in Woolton 

 Hill to the south-west, about a mile across the 

 Hampshire border. For as, in western Berkshire, 

 the ' Olvricestone ' of Domesday has become 

 Woolstone, ' Ulvritone ' may have similarly be- 

 come Woolton. The Domesday manor must have 

 extended down to the Hampshire border, for 

 Sandleford Priory was founded (between 1194 and 

 1205) by Ernulf's successors, Geoffrey Count of 

 Perche and his wife, and endowed from Newbury 

 (J.H.R.). 



8 This was Wulfward the White, a wealthy 

 thegn, whom Ernulf had succeeded in Middlesex, 

 Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, and Gloucestershire 

 manors. In Bedfordshire he is disguised as 

 Wulfward ' lewet ' G.H.R.). 



and 1 1 bordars with 7 ploughs. There are 

 2 mills worth (de) 50 shillings, and 27 acres 

 of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 25 

 swine, and 51 closes (haga) worth (de) 2O 

 shillings and 7 pence. T.R.E. it was worth 

 9 pounds ; afterwards 8 pounds ; now 24 

 pounds. 



LI. THE LAND OF HUGH SON 

 OF BALDRIC 



IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET 

 Hugh son of Baldric holds ESSAGES [Shaw "] 

 of the king. Alvric held it of King Edward 

 in alod. It was then (assessed) at 5 hides ; now 

 (it is assessed) at 2^ hides. There is land for 5 

 ploughs. On the demesne is half a plough ; 

 and (there are) 4 villeins and 12 bordars with 

 4 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and a mill 

 worth (de) 2O shillings, and 5 acres of mea- 

 dow, and woodland to render (de) 50 swine. 

 It is and was worth 6 pounds. 



LII. THE LAND OF HUGH DE 

 FORTH 



IN EGLEI [EAGLE] HUNDRET 



Hugh de Port holds SIFORD [West Shef- 

 ford 10 ] " of the king. Ulveva held it in alod of 

 King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 20 

 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 7 hides and 2 acres. 



fo. 63. 



There is land for 10 ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 1 5 villeins 

 and 8 bordars with 6 ploughs. There are 6 

 serfs and 6 acres of meadow and woodland to 

 render (de) 30 swine. There is a mill worth 

 (de) 10 shillings. It was (formerly) worth 6 

 pounds ; now 1 2 pounds. 



LIE. THE LAND OF HUMFREY 



THE CHAMBERLAIN 

 IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET 



Humfrey the chamberlain holds BAGE- 

 NORE [Bagnor 12 ] of the king. Ulveva held it 

 in alod of King Edward. It was then as- 



9 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. Hugh son 

 of Baldric (sheriff of Yorkshire) gave the tithe of this 

 manor to the abbey of Preaux. Cat. of Docs. 

 France, p. 108 (J.H.R.). 



10 Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 



11 In Testa de Nevill, p. 124, we find the 

 manor of ' West Sipford ' belonging to the barony 

 of Basing and the family of S. John. Basing was 

 one of Hugh de Port's holdings, and the family 

 of St. John was descended from the family of de 

 Port (F.W.R.). 



13 In Speen, now in the Hundred of Faircross. 



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