mesne are ( [1]) hides, and on it are 1½ ploughs, and there could be another and a half. There 6 villeins with 8 bordars have 7 ploughs. There are 5 serfs, and I mill worth (de) 8 shillings and 75 eels, meadow (sufficient) for 9 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 300 swine. It is and was worth 6 pounds; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor Countess Gueth [2] held.
M. Drogo holds of William STOCHES [Stoke (Goldington)] 3 hides and 3 virgates as one manor. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 5 villeins with 4 bordars have 2 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 200 swine. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 4 pounds. This manor Countess Gueth [3] held.
[XVIII.] XVII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM SON OF ANSCULF
fo. 148b
In Stanes [Stone] Hundret [4]
William son of Ansculf holds in this hundred half a hide, [5] and a certain Englishman (holds it) of him. There is land for half a plough, and this is there with i bordar. It is and was worth T.R.E. and after (valuit semper) 10 shillings. This land Lewin brother of Alsi held and could sell.
In Elesberie [Aylesbury] Hundret[4]
M. Ralf holds of William in Esenberge [Ellesborough] 13½ hides. There is land for 1 1 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and villeins with 3 bordars have 9 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), woodland (to feed) 105 swine. In all it is and was worth 8 pounds; T.R.E. 9 pounds. This manor Earl Harold held, and this same manor Ansculf de Pinchengi got in exchange for half Risenberga [Risborough] against (contra) Ralf Talgebosch, by order of King William. [6]
In the same vill Otbert holds of William 1½ hides. There is land for 2 ploughs, and there are 2 oxen with I villein. It is and was worth 5 shillings; T.R.E. 2O shillings. This land Balduin, a man of Archbishop Stig(and), held and could sell.
M. The same Otbert holds of William Ha[m]dena[m] [7] [Hampden (Great and Little)]. It is assessed at 3 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 4 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs; and woodland (to feed) 500 swine. As rent for the woodland (are received) shares for ploughs (de reddita silvis ferra ii carucis). It is and was worth 4 pounds; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Balduin, a man of Archbishop Stig(and), held and could sell.
In Stoches [Stoke] Hundret
Walter holds of William Ditone [Ditton]. [8] It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for ploughs. On the demesne is I; and 4 villeins have 2 ploughs. There are I serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough (teams), and woodland (to feed) 16 swine. It is and was worth 30 shillings; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor Sired, a man of Earl Harold, held and could sell.
M. The same Walter holds of William Stoches [Stoke (Poges)]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 10 villeins with 3 bordars have 6 ploughs, and there could be 2 more. There are 4 serfs and i mill worth (de) 4 shillings, and woodland (to feed) 500 swine. In all (totis valentits) it is worth 5 pounds; when received 3 pounds; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Siret, a man of Earl [9] Harold, held and could sell. One hide of this land a certain sokeman, a man of Tubi, held and could sell.
In Votesdone [Waddesdon] Hundret[10]
M. In Merstone [(North) Marston [11]] Rannulf holds of William 6½ hides as one manor. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and 8 villeins with 3 bordars have 3 ploughs, and there could be a fourth. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams). In all it is worth 100 shillings; when received 60 shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. Of this manor Leuric, a man of Earl [9] Edwin, held 5 hides as I manor; another man had 1 hide and 1 virgate of King Edward's soke; and Brictuin, a man of Earl Tosti, had 1 virgate. All these could sell (their land).
- ↑ The number is omitted in the MS.
- ↑ The ' Gethe ' of the preceding entry (J.H.R.)
- ↑ See preceding note.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Now part of Aylesbury Hundred.
- ↑ The place is not named in the MS.
- ↑ See Introduction, p. 209.
- ↑ The text reads ' Ha'dena',' with contractions signifying ' m ' or ' n ' (J.H.R.)
- ↑ In Stoke Poges.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Interlined.
- ↑ Now part of Ashendon Hundred.
- ↑ This identification is proved by Feudal Aids, i. 84. ' Rogerus de Somery tenet residuum ejusdem ville (Northmerstone).' Roger was William's heir (J-H.R.)
