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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS freemen held it of Countess Gida and of her son Guert as 2 manors. It was then assessed at 16 hides; now (it is assessed) at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. One plough is on the demesne ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 5 bordars with 4 ploughs. There are 6 serfs and 2 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 20 swine. T.R.E. it was worth 14 pounds; afterwards 10 pounds; now 12 pounds. This manor Oda of Winchester gave to Robert steward (Dapifero) to Hugh de Port. How the abbey has (it) the men of the shire- (moot) do not know. IN HESLITESFORD [ ] HUNDRET The abbey itself held SOTWELLE [Sotwell *] in demesne for support of the monks (de victu monachorum). Hugh de Port now holds it of the abbot in fee. Then as now it was assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 9 villeins with 3 ploughs. A mill (is there) worth (de) 15 shillings, and 30 acres of meadow and 9 cottars ; and in Walengeford [Wallingford] 8 closes (hagte) worth (de) 14 shillings and 4 pence. A man holds i hide of this land and there he has i plough with 3 cottars. The whole T.R.E. was worth 8 pounds ; and afterwards as much ; now 12 pounds. XL THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF CHERTSEY IN BENERS [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET The Abbey of Certesyg [Chertsey] holds WALTHAM 2 [White Waltham alias Waltham Abbots 3 ] as part of its demesne for the support of the monks (de dominica victu monachorum). It held it T.R.E. Then as now it was assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 1 8 villeins with 10 ploughs. One serf is there and a chapel (ecc/esio/a), and 9 acres of meadow and woodland to render (de) 5 swine. Of this same land Turold holds I hide and i virgate of the abbot, and there he has 2 ploughs with 2 cottars. The whole T.R.E. was worth 8 pounds ; the part (held by) the abbot is now (worth) 6 pounds ; Turold's part 10 shillings. 1 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 1 Now in the Hundred of Beynhurst. 3 In Testa de Nevill (p. 1 24) it is stated that the Abbot of Chertsey holds ' Wytewaltham ' in de- mesne as grant in almoin by Saint Edward ; this however can only have been part of Waltham Abbots, as appears from Feudal Aids, 1316, i. 48, and from the entry of the land of the Bishop of Durham, above (p. 336) (F.W.R.). XII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH [ABBEY] OF ST. ALBAN IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET The Abbey of St. Alban holds HENRET [West Hendred*]. 5 Nigel de Albengi gave it to that church. Three thegns held it T.R.E. and could go to what lord they wished (poter- ant ire quo volebant). It was then assessed at 10 hides ; it is now assessed at 4. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 3 villeins and 3 cottars with i plough, and there (are) 45 acres of meadow. Of this land Ernuzon holds 2 hides of the abbot, and there he has i plough with 4 cot- tars. A church is there and 5 acres of mea- dow. The whole T.R.E. and afterwards was worth 10 pounds. Now likewise the whole (is worth) 10 pounds. XIII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF ST. PETER-SUR-DIVE IN GAMANESFELLE [GANFIELD] HUNDRKT The Abbot of Super Diva [St. Peter-sur- Dive] holds of the king PEISE [Pusey ']. Two alodiaries held it and could go to what lord they wished (potuerunt ire quo voluerunt). It was then assessed at 2^ hides ; now (it is as- sessed) at nothing. There are i plough and 2 villeins. It is and was worth 32 shillings and i penny. IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET The abbot himself holds 2 hides in COSE- RIGE [Curridge ']. Edward held them of King Edward as a manor. (It was) then (assessed) at 2 hides ; now (it is assessed) at nothing. There is I villein with 3 oxen. It is and was worth 10 shillings. XIIII. THE LAND OF ST. MARY OF WINCHESTER IN WIFOL [ ] HUNDRET The Abbess of Wintonia [St. Mary, Win- ton] holds COLESELLE [Coleshill *]. Edmund held it of King Edward in alod. Walter de Testa de Nevill (p. 125) tells us that two parts (}) of ' Westhanreth ' were in the possession of the Prior of Wallingford and had been a grant in almoin to the Abbey of St. Alban, made by pre- decessors of the King (F.W.R.). 6 Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. ' Near Chieveley, now in the Hundred of Faircross. 8 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 343
 * Now in the Hundred of Wantage.