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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS win held 1 it of King Edward. Then as now it was assessed at 65 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough ; and there are 4 villeins and 2 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 7 serfs. It was worth (T.R.E.) 7 pounds ; afterwards, as now, 4 pounds. The same William holds ETINGEDENE [Yat- tendon 2 ] and Godebold (hoFd it) of him. Bald- win * held it of King Edward in alod. Then as now (it was assessed) at 8 hides ; this the shire(moot) attests. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 6 bor- dars with 3 ploughs. There are 9 serfs and a mill worth (de) 5 shillings, and 5 acres of meadow, and woodland to provide fencing (ad clausuram). It was formerly worth 7 pounds ; now 8 pounds. The same William holds STANWORDE [Stanford Dingley"]. 3 Edric held it of King Edward in alod. Then as now it was (assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 2 bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and a mill worth (de) 12 shillings. It is and was worth T.R.E. and afterwards (semper) 4 pounds. Gilbert holds it of William. parts of the Honour of Dudley, the fief of Roger de Sumery. One of these is in 'Estyldesl' (p. 122). 'Estildesl' is given as in the Hundred ofCumpton (p. 132), and answers to ' Hisleleu ' of the Text and to East Ilsley. At Dudelei (Dudley) William son of Ansculf had his castle (Domesday, Vol I. fol. 177) (F.W.R.). 1 See note 7, p. 350. 3 In Testa de Nevill (pp. in and 122) Stam- ford (Stanford) is given as in the Honour of Dud- ley ; and (page 132) it appears as Stanford Willelmi in the Hundred of ' Rughebergh.' But under this Hundred are included in Testa all the vills which the Domesday Text has under 'Roeberg' and 'Borchildeberie' (except Benham (Abingdon Fee), ' Borchildeberie ' the vill, and ' Crochestrope ' (unidentified), none of which are named in this list in the Testa. In Feudal Aids, 1 3 1 6, i. 49, the Hundred of 'Burghildeburg' is restored as separ- ate from ' Roubergh ' Hundred, and it contains Stanford held in part by Herbert son of John. 'Burghildeburg' (the vill) is given to Reading Hundred. In 1428, feudal Aids, i. 69, Stanford is given as held by Robert Dyngley and formerly by Reginald son of Herbert. But like most of the vills in 'Burghildeburg' and all in 'Roubergh' Hun- dred, and some others, it is transferred to the Hun- dred of Bella Cruce (Faircross). This supports the identification, but the question of the changes in the Hundreds is too long for discussion in a note (F.W.R.). IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET The same William holds HINGEPENE [Inkpen 4 ]. Two freemen held it of King Edward as 2 manors in alod. Then it was (assessed) at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2^ hides. There is land for [ ]. On the demesne are 4 ploughs, and (there are) 10 villeins and 15 bordars with 7 ploughs. There are 2O serfs and a mill worth (de) 12 shillings and 6 pence and 16 acres of meadow, and woodland to provide fencing(W clausuram). It was worth (T.R.E.) 14 pounds ; and after- wards, as now, 12 pounds. IN HILLESLAU [ ] HUNDRET The same William holds CONTONE [Comp- ton Beauchamp 6 ]. Almar held it in alod of King Edward. Then as now (it was assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and i villein and 9 bordars (are there) with i plough. A church is there with half a hide of this land ; and there are 60 acres of meadow. It was worth (T.R.E.) 8 pounds ; afterwards 100 shillings ; now 6 pounds. IN MERCEHAM [MARCHAM] HUNDRET The same William holds CHINGESTUNE [Kingston Bagpuize 6 ]. Adelelm 7 holds it of him. Turchil held it of King Edward and could go to what lord he wished (potult Ire quo voluit). It was then assessed at 5 hides; now it is assessed at 4 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 6 villeins and 9 bordars with i plough. There are 5 serfs and a fishery worth (de) 5 shillings and 30 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 100 shillings ; now 60 shillings. XXIII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM DE OW. IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET William de Ow holds of the king PETE- ORDE [Padworth 8 ] and Gozelin holds it of him. Alestan 9 held it of King Edward, and 4 Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 5 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 8 Now in the Hundred of Ock. 7 He and Ralf de Bachepuz held respectively the two moieties of Kingston. He was addressed as Adelelm ' de Kingestuna ' in a writ of Roger Bishop of Salisbury, see Chronicle of Abingdon (Rolls Ser.) ii. 30, 121 (J.H.R.). 8 Now in the Hundred of Theale. 9 This was jElfstan of Boscombe, a Wiltshire thegn (J.H.R.). 351
 * Now in the Hundred of Faircross.