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 A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE then as now it was assessed at 2^ hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the de- mesne is I ; and (there are) 3 villeins and 4 bordars with i plough. There is a moiety of a mill worth (de) 7 shillings and 6 pence, and there are 16 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 50 shillings ; now 40 shillings. IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET The same William holds DANEFORD [Denford 1 ]. Alward held it in alod of King Edward. It was then assessed at 10 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for [ ]. On the demesne is i plough ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 4 bordars with 2j ploughs. There are 3 serfs and a church. It was (formerly) worth 100 shillings; it is now worth 4 pounds. With this manor William holds half a hide which belonged to two freemen, and never was part of this manor, as the shire (moot) testifies. IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET The same William holds DENCHESWORDE [North Denchworth 3 ], 3 and Gozelin holds it of him. Alward a freeman held it of King Edward. Then as now (it was assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; and (there are) 2 villeins and 6 cottars with i plough. There are 2 serfs and 27 acres of meadow. It was worth 50 shillings (T.R.E.), and afterwards 40 shillings ; now 60 shillings. XXIIII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM PEVREL IN EGLEI [AGLE] HUNDRET William Pevrel holds of the king OLVELEI [Woolley ]. Earl Ralf held it of King Ed- ward. It was then assessed at 10 hides; now (it is assessed) at 3^ hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 10 villeins and 8 bordars with 4 ploughs. There are 4 serfs. It was (formerly) worth 10 pounds ; now 6 pounds. 1 Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 1 Now in the Hundred of Ock. 8 Most of the holdings of Walter Gifard and of William de Ow appear in Testa tie Nevill as united in the one fief of the Earl Marshal (pp. 1 10 and 1 2 3). The ' Denchesworde ' holding is there given as in 'Northdenchesworth' (F.W.R.). Kintbury Eagle. XXV. THE LAND OF WILLIAM DE BRAIOSE IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET William de Braiose holds SUDCOTE [South- cote 8 ] of the king. Brictuard held it of King Edward. It then was assessed at 2 hides ; now (it is assessed) at I hide. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 8 bordars with 2 ploughs. A mill is there worth (de) 18 shillings and a fishery worth (de) 50 pence. It was (for- merly) worth 4 pounds ; now 100 shillings. XXVI. THE LAND OF WILLIAM LOVET a IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET William Lovet holds DERITONE [ ] of the king. Toti held it of King Edward in alod. It was then assessed at 8 hides ; now (it is assessed) at I hide and I vir- gate. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne is half a plough, and (there are) 4 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 2 serfs and a mill worth (de) 1 5 shillings, and 4 acres of meadow, and woodland to ren- der (de) 5 swine. It was worth (T.R.E.) 8 pounds; afterwards 100 shillings; now 70 shillings. IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET The same William holds ANEBORNE [En- borne 7 ]. Toti held it of King Edward in alod as a manor. Then as now (it was assessed) at 3 hides and i virgate. There is land for 2 ploughs. There are 2 villeins and 7 bor- dars with 2 ploughs, and 13 acres of meadow and woodland to provide fencing. It was (formerly) worth 40 shillings ; now 30 shillings. IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET The same William holds MORTUNE [South Moreton 8 ]. Toti held it of King Edward. Then (it was assessed) at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2^ hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is i; and (there 6 In Reading, now in the Hundred of Reading. 8 William Lovet's fief was not a large one, and the succession to it is not well defined ; but his two Bedfordshire manors are found in the Testa held by the Earl of Albemarle, and in Berkshire, similarly, his manors at Enborne and South Moreton are found held of that Earl, as one fee, by Philip de Sandrevill (Testa, pp. 1 1 1, 1 24). But ' Deritone' is not mentioned in the Testa (J.H.R.). ' Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 8 Now in the Hundred of Moreton. 352
 * In Chaddleworth, now in the Hundred of