THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



mesne is I ; and I villein (is there) and 3 bor- 

 dars with i plough and 5 acres of meadow. 

 It was (formerly) worth 40 shillings ; now 

 50. 



The same Theodric holds WITELEI 

 [Whitley 1 ]. Edward held it of King Edward. 

 It was then assessed at 3 hides; now (it is as- 

 sessed) at I hide. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is I plough ; and (there are) 

 2 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough. There 

 are 4 serfs and 12 acres of meadow and a 

 fishery worth (de) 40 pence ; it is and was 

 worth 40 shillings. 



Co. 6ab. 



LXIIII. THE LAND OF STEPHEN 



SON OF EIRARD 

 IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET 



Stephen son of Eirard holds of the king 

 PETEORDE [Padworth a ]. Three thegns held 

 it in parage (in paragio) and could go 

 with their lands to what lord they wished 

 (potuerunt ire cum terns suis quo voluerunt). 

 There are "j\ hides ; but then as now it paid 

 geld for 5^ hides. There is land for 5 

 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and (there 

 are) 3 villeins and 2 bordars with I plough. 

 There are 2 mills and a moiety of a mill 

 worth (de) 37 shillings and 6 pence ; and 48 

 acres of meadow. Of these hides Nigel holds 

 I ; and a certain knight (miles) half a hide. 

 There is on the demesne i plough ; and (there 

 are) 4 villeins and 2 bordars with 2^ ploughs. 

 The whole T.R.E. was worth 100 shillings ; 

 afterwards 4 pounds ; now 4 pounds and I O 

 shillings. 



The same Stephen holds i hide in SOLAFEL 

 [Swallowfield 3 ], and Alvric holds it of him. 

 Three alodiaries held it T.R.E. and could go 

 to what lord they wished (potuerunt ire quolibet). 

 Then as now it was assessed at I hide. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs. Five alodiaries are 

 there with 2 ploughs and I bordar. It is 

 and was worth 20 shillings. 



LXV. THE LAND OF ODO AND 



OTHER THEGNS 

 IN GAMESFEL [GANFIELD] HUNDRET 



Odo of Wincestre [Winchester] holds 

 HENTONE [Hinton Waldrist 4 ] of the king. 

 Ulwen held it T.R.E. and could go to what 



1 Now in the Hundred of Reading. 



2 Now in the Hundred of Theale. 



lord he wished (potuit ire quo voluif). It was 

 then assessed at 10 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 

 7-^ hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 

 13 villeins and 8 bordars with 5 ploughs. 

 A church is there and 8 serfs and 2 fisheries 

 worth 20 shillings, and 40 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth T.R.E. 1 1 pounds ; afterwards 

 100 shillings ; now 9 pounds. 



In the same vill Odo has 3 hides ; these, 2 

 thegns held, and they had 2 halls (hollas) and 

 could go to what lord they wished (potuerunt ire 

 quo voluerunt). These were assessed at 3 hides, 

 then as now. There is land for i ploughs. 

 These are there with 3 villeins and 12 acres 

 of meadow. 



This belongs to the manor above. It was 

 formerly worth 50 shillings; now 30 shil- 

 lings. 



The same Odo holds there DUDOCHES- 

 FORDE [Duxford *]. Alwi held it and could 

 go to what lord he wished (potuit ire quo voluif). 

 Then as now (it was assessed) at 3 hides. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne is i plough ; and i villein (is there) and 

 4 bordars with half a plough. There are 2 

 serfs and a mill worth (de) 5 shillings and a 

 fishery worth (de) 25 shillings and 2 pence, 

 and 1 6 acres of meadow. It is and was 

 worth 4 pounds. 



IN HlLLESLAUE [ 



] HUNDRET 



The same Odo holds NISTETON [Knigh- 

 ton *]. Five freemen held it in alod of King 

 Edward. It was then assessed at 5 hides ; it 

 is now assessed at 2 virgates and 2 parts of a 

 virgate. There is land for 4 ploughs. On 

 the demesne is half a plough ; and (there are) 

 3 villeins and 6 bordars with 2^ ploughs. 

 There are 3 serfs. It was worth 1 00 shillings 

 T.R.E. ; afterwards 60 shillings ; now 6 

 pounds. 



IN BENES [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET 



Alward the goldsmith holds SOTESBROC 

 [Shottesbrook 6 ] of the king. His father held 

 it of Queen Eddid. Then as now (it was 

 assessed) at 7 hides. There is land for 8 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; 

 and (there are) 24 villeins and 2 cottars with 

 10 ploughs. A church is there and 2 serfs 

 and 7 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) 

 worth 7 pounds; now 6 pounds. 



3 See note on page 329 above 



4 Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. 



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6 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 

 6 Now in the Hundred of Beynhurst. 



