A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



sessed at 3 hides ; now (it is assessed) at I hide. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne 

 is i, and (there are) 3 villeins and 3 bordars 

 with 2 ploughs. There is i serf, and a 

 mill worth (de) 2O shillings, and 22 acres of 

 meadow, and woodland to render (de) 4 swine. 

 It is and was worth 4 pounds. 







LIIII. THE LAND OF HUMFREY 

 VIS DE LEW 



IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET 



Humfrey Vis de lew holds SPONE [Speen *] 

 of the king. Carlo held it of King Edward in 

 alod. It was then (assessed) at i o hides ; now 

 (it is assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for 9 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and 

 (there are) 9 villeins and 10 bordars with 6 

 ploughs. A church is there and 7 serfs and a 

 mill worth (de) 22 shillings, and 60 acres of 

 meadow, and woodland to feed (de) 3 swine. 

 It was (formerly) worth 8 pounds ; now i o 

 pounds. To the church belongs half a hide 

 of this same land. 



IN CHENETBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET 



The same Humfrey holds BOCHESORNE 

 [Boxford *]? Three brothers held it of King 

 Edward in alod. It was then assessed at 9 hides ; 

 now (it is assessed) at 4 hides. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; and i 

 villein (is there), and 6 bordars with i plough. 

 A serf is there and a mill worth (de) 27 shil- 

 lings and 6 pence, and 6 acres of meadow. 

 Of this manor Alvric holds i hide and 

 Almaer 2 hides, and there is I plough on the 

 demesne. The whole T.R.E. and after- 

 wards was worth 8 pounds ; now 6 pounds 

 and 10 shillings. 



The same Humfrey holds BENHAM [Ben- 

 ham 3 ]. Three thegns held it in alod of King 

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

 (it is assessed) at 4 hides. There is land for 3 

 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; and (there 

 are) 6 villeins and 8 bordars with 5 ploughs. 

 There are 2 serfs and 1 20 acres of meadow. 



Of this manor Anschitil holds 2 hides, and 

 William 2 ; and there are 2 ploughs. 



The whole T.R.E. and afterwards, as 

 now, was worth 6 pounds. 



1 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. 



3 As appears from Testa de Nevill (pp. 107, 128) 

 parts of Boxore (Boxford) and of Benham in 

 Kintbury Hundred were still held together and 

 had been given to Hugh Wake in exchange for 

 land near York, by King Richard (F.W.R.). 



3 Near Newbury, now in the Hundred of Kint- 

 bury Eagle. 



IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET 



The same Humfrey holds MORTUNE 

 [South Moreton 4 ]. Osmund a freeman held 

 it T.R.E. It was then (assessed) at 5 hides ; 

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

 for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and 

 (there are) 4 villeins and 4 cottars with I 

 plough. A church is there and 6 serfs, and 

 40 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 

 6 pounds. 



LV. THE LAND OF TUR(S)TIN 

 SON OF ROLF 



IN WIFOL [ 



] HUNDRET 



Turstin son of Rolf holds COLESELLE 

 [Coleshill 8 ] of the king. Brictric held it in 

 alod of King Edward. It was then assessed 

 at 8 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 5 hides. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 7 

 bordars and 5 serfs with half a plough. A 

 third part of a mill is there worth (de) IO 

 shillings, and 69 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth (T.R.E.) 7 pounds ; afterwards 40 shil- 

 ings ; now 100 shillings. 



IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET 



The same Turstin holds OPTONE [Upton *]. 

 Brictric a freeman held it. It was then (as- 

 sessed) at IO hides ; now (it is assessed) at 5 

 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. On the 

 demesne are 2 ; and (there are) 1 6 villeins and 

 7 cottars with 6 ploughs. There are 7 serfs 

 and 30 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 

 13 pounds. 



IN ELETESFORD [ ] HUNDRET' 



The same Turstin holds CELREA [Chil- 

 drey 7 ], and Roger holds it of him. Brictric 

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

 at 10 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 8 hides. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne 

 is I ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 6 cottars 

 with i plough. There are 3 serfs and a mill 

 worth (de) 2 shillings, and a church. Of this 

 manor another Roger holds 6 hides and i vir- 

 gate, and there is I plough on the demesne ; 



4 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 

 f Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 



6 I suspect here either an entry omitted of a 

 holding in ' Eletesford ' Hundred, or else an absolute 

 mistake. ' Celrea' elsewhere appears in ' Wanetinz ' 

 Hundred (lands of William son of Richard, and of 

 Roger de Laci). The entry here of 'Wanetinz 

 Hundred ' would set right both this and the next 

 entry (Spersolt) (F.W.R.). 



7 Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 



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