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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS ston Bagpuize 1 ]. Ralf 3 holds it of him. Stanchil held it T.R.E., and then as now it was assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) I 1 villeins and 6 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and 30 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 60 shillings ; now 50 shillings. The same Henry holds FIVEHIDE [Fy- field *] and another Henry holds it of him. Godric the sheriff held it of the abbey (of Abingdon), and could not go with this land to what lord he wished (nun potuit ire quolibet). Then as now it was assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 13 villeins and 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. A church is there and 7 serfs and 100 acres of meadow. T.R.E. and afterwards it was worth 10 pounds ; and now 6 pounds. The same Henry holds FIVEHIDE [Fyfield *]. Godric held it of King Edward, and then it was assessed at 10 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 5 hides because King Edward so allowed (sic condonavit), as the Hundred (court) attests. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs ; and a moiety of a fishery worth (de) 1 1 shillings and 8 pence. Four serfs are there and 12 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 6 pounds; now IOO shillings. IN SUDTUNE [SUTTON] HUNDRET The same Henry holds HENRET [East Hendred 3 ] 4 and another Henry holds it of him. Godric the sheriff held it of King Edward. It was then assessed at I hide ; now (it is assessed) at nothing. This is that hide which belonged to the king's ferm (jacuit in firma regis) about which Alvric gave (detulit) evidence. There is land for 2 ploughs, and there they are on the demesne with 8 bordars and 6 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 100 shillings, and the same now. The same Henry holds STANFORD [Stan- ford in the Vale "]. Siward 6 held it of King Edward. It was then assessed at 40 hides, and they say that King Edward allowed it as (condonavit pro) 30 hides. It now pays geld for 1 Now in the Hundred of Ock. This was Ralf de Bachepuz G-H.R.). > Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 4 See note p. 333, under the King's lands. 6 Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. This was Siward Barn (see note 10, p. 347). 6 hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 21 villeins and 22 bordars with 9 ploughs. There are 7 serfs and 2 mills worth (de) 7 shillings and 8 pence, and 3 1 8 acres of meadow. For pasture 32 pence (are paid). Of this land Henry the steward holds f 7 ] (and there is) half a plough ; and there he has I bordar. The whole T.R.E. was worth 30 pounds ; afterwards 24 pounds ; (now) 2O pounds and 10 shillings. The same Henry holds PEISE B [Pusey 9 ], and another Henry holds it of him. Dom- niz held it of King Edward and could go to what lord he wished (potuit ire quo voluit). It was then assessed at i hides and 2 acres of land ; now (it is assessed) at 2 hides. There is land for i plough and this is there on the demesne with 4 bordars. T.R.E. it was worth 40 shillings ; afterwards 2O shillings ; now 30 shillings. IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET The same Henry holds i hides in BORGE- FEIXE [Burghfield 10 ]. Two alodiaries held them T.R.E., and they were assessed at so much. One did service to the queen and the other to Bundi u (Bundino). They who then held it hold it still of Henry, but the Hundred (court) knows not on what war- rant (quare). There is land for 6 ploughs ; on the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 2 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough and a mill worth 5 shillings and 10 pence, and a fishery worth 68 pence, and 40 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 15 swine. It was (formerly) worth 40 shillings ; now 50 shillings. The same Henry holds I hide in BURLEI [ ]. Lewin held it of King Edward and could go to what lord he wished (potuit ire quo voluit). The same (Lewin) holds it still. It was assessed at i hide then as now. One villein is there and I bordar with i 7 The text is defective, omitting the amount of land and the words, ' there is land for,' etc. 8 Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. 8 The name of the Hundred seems here to be omitted. ' Peise ' is elsewhere placed under ' Gamesfel ' Hundret. I suspect this also to have been the case with the entry next above, and that the entry of the Hundred (Gamesfel) should have been at Stanford. This would make both right (F.W.R.). 10 Now in the Hundred of Theale. 11 This was Bondig the staller (J.H.R.). 349