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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS [Sheffield] of the king. Coleman and Brict- ward held it of King Edward and could go to what lord they wished (potuerunt ire quo vol- uerunt). Then as now it was assessed at 2 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is nothing. There are 5 villeins and 5 bordars with 2 ploughs, and 4 serfs and a mill worth (de) 10 shillings and 20 acres of meadow and woodland to render (de) IO swine. It is and was worth 40 shillings. 1 The same count holds I hide in PRAXE- MERE [Peasemore 2 ]. Alwin held it in parage (in paragio), and it was assessed then at i hide ; now (it is assessed) at nothing. There is I bordar with half a plough. It is worth 10 shillings. IN BORGEDEBERIE [BuCKLEBURY] HuNDRET The same count holds BORGEDEBERIE [Bucklebury 3 ]. Lewin held it of King Ed- ward. It was then (assessed) at 4 hides ; now (it is assessed) at i hide and i virgate. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and (there are) 3 villeins and 4 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 8 serfs and a mill worth (de) 4 shillings. It is and was worth 4 pounds. The same count holds CROCHESTROPE [ ]. Four freemen held it of King Edward. Then as now (it was assessed) at I hide. There is nothing on the demesne. There 3 villeins have i plough and 4 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 10 shillings. IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET The same count holds COLECOTE [Calcot *]. Brictuard held it of King Edward as a manor. It was then (assessed) at 3 hides ; now (it is assessed) at i hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough ; and there are 3 villeins and 4 bordars with i plough. A mill is there worth (de) 4 shillings, and 5 acres of meadow, and woodland to provide fencing (ad clausuram). It was worth 30 shillings (form- erly) ; now 20 shillings. In France, p. 220), and it is expressly recorded (Testa, p. 124) that the Priory had obtained 'Sheffeld' by the gift of a Count of Evreux (J.H.R.). 1 The name of the Hundred appears to have been omitted here. Ralf de Mortemer's entry places ' Praxemere ' in ' Roeberz ' (i.e. Roeberg) Hd. (F.W.R.). > Now in the Hundred of Faircross. a Now in the Hundred of Reading. 4 Near Leverton, now in the Hundred of Kint- bury Eagle. IN SERIVEHAM [SHRIVENHAM] HUNDRET The count himself holds BECOTE [Beckett ']. Two freemen held it of King Edward in alod as 2 manors. It was then assessed at 5 hides; now (it is assessed) at 2 hides and 4 acres; There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 2 villeins and 13 bordars with i ploughs, and 100 acres of meadow all but 7. It was (formerly) worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) the same amount. IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET The count himself holds BLITBERIE [Blewbury 6 ]. Brictuard held it T.R.E. It was then (assessed) at 2 hides ; now (it is assessed) at i virgate. There is land for I plough. There are 4 cottars and a mill worth (de) 4 shillings and 10 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 40 shillings ; now 20 shil- lings. IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET The same count holds HANLEI [East Hanney 7 ]. 8 Two freemen held it T.R.E. It was then assessed at 6 hides ; now (it is as- sessed) at 2 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne is i plough ; and (there are) 20 cottars with i plough. One serf is there, and 2 mills worth (de) 27 shillings and 6 pence, and 70 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 100 shillings ; now 6 pounds. The same count holds HENRET [East Hendred 7 ]. 9 Aluin held it T.R.E. It was then (assessed) at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. One plough is there ; and (there are) 6 cottars with i plough. A church is there, and a serf and 5 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 60 shillings; now 70 shillings. The same count holds 5 hides which 7 freemen held T.R.E. They were then as- sessed at 5 hides, and now (are assessed) at 30 acres of land. There is land for 2^ ploughs. There are 6 cottars with i plough, and 5 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 30 shillings. 6 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 8 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 7 Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 8 Testa de Nevill (p. 125) shows this to have been in East Hanney ; see the note to next succeeding entry (F.W.R.). 8 That this was in East Hendred is proved by Testa de Nevill (p. 125), which states that the Prior of Noyon holds 10 hides in < Esthanreth,' the gift in almoin of the Count of Evreux (F.W.R.). 345 44