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 A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE XXXIIII. THE LAND OF GILO, BROTHER OF ANSCULF 1 IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET Ghilo holds MIGEHAM [Midgham *] of the King. Five freemen held it of King Edward as a manor. It was then assessed at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne is nothing. But (there are) 9 villeins and 5 bordars with 5 ploughs and a mill worth (de) 14 shillings. Of this land Almaer holds 3 virgates, Rayner I virgate, Gilbert I hide i^ virgates, and there are 2^ ploughs, and (there are) 5 vil- leins and 8 bordars with i ploughs, and there are 80 acres of meadow in the manor. The whole was worth, T.R.E., too shillings ; it is now, in all, (worth) 6 pounds. IN BENES [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET The same Ghilo holds ELENTONE [Maidenhead and Pinkney's Green 3 ]. 4 Siward held it T.R.E. Then as now (it was assessed) at 3 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. Two men hold of Gilo : Hugh and Landri. They have there 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 6 villeins and 4 cottars with I plough. There are 16 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 10 swine. It was (formerly) worth 60 shillings ; now 40 shil- lings. IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET The same Ghilo holds OFFETUNE [Ufton Nervet ']. Saulf held it of King Edward. It was then assessed at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 3^ hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. There are 8 villeins and 5 bordars with 3 ploughs, and 36 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 100 shillings; now 60 shil- lings. 1 See Introduction. 1 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. ham. of Ghilo appear (except Enborne) as the fief of Henry de Pinkeny. In Feudal Aids, 1428, i. 70, we have I knight's fee, and also J a knight's fee in 'Northelyntone' held by John Pynkenye. Camden in Britannia (English translation of 1610, p. 286) speaks of 'a little town named in the former ages Southealington, afterward Maidenhith and at this day Mai(n)denhead ' (the ' n ' seems to be a misprint). These taken together give the position of 'Elentone ' as Maidenhead and Pinkneys Green (F.W.R.). IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET 6 The same Ghilo holds ANEBORNE [En- borne 7 ]. Saulf held it of King Edward, as a manor, in alod. It was then assessed at 3^ hides ; now (it is assessed) at i hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is half a plough and there are 2 villeins and 2 bordars and 1 3 acres of meadow. The villeins have 2 ploughs. It was (formerly) worth 40 shil- lings ; now 2O shillings. XXXV. THE LAND OF HASCOITH (MUSARD) IN ROEBERG [ ] HUNDRET Hascoit holds of the king WINTREBURNE [Winterbourne 8 ] and Chemarhuec holds it of him. Bristec held it T.R.E. and could go to what lord he wished (potuit ire quo voluif). It was then assessed at 2 hides ; now (it is as- sessed) at i hide and 3 virgates. On the de- mesne is I plough. One villein is there and 2 bordars with half a plough. It is and was worth 20 shillings. In the same vill Norman holds of Hascoit 5 hides. These Bristec held of King Ed- ward. They were then assessed at 5 hides ; now (they are assessed) at 2 hides and i virgate. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs; and there are 5 villeins and 8 bordars with 4 ploughs. There are 2 serfs and 2 acres of meadow and woodland to render (de) 4 swine. It was (formerly) worth 8 pounds ; now 4 pounds. IN LAMBORNE [LAMBOURN] HUNDRET The same Hascoit holds LANBORNE [Lam- bourn 9 ]. Bristec held it of King Edward in alod. It was then assessed at 8 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2 hides and i virgate. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 6 bordars with 2^ ploughs. There are 8 serfs. It was (formerly) worth 12 pounds; now 6 pounds. The same Hascoit holds DRAITONE I [Dray- ton 11 ]. Goduin held it in alod of King Edward 8 This entry was omitted and is placed at the foot of the page in the MS. 7 Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 8 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. 8 Now in the Hundred of Lambourn. 10 The name of the Hundred must here have been omitted. ' Draitune ' is distinctly placed in ' Sudtone ' Hundred under Earl Hugh's land, above (F.W.R.). Now in the Hundred of Ock. 356
 * In Cookham, now in the Hundred of Cook-
 * In Testa de Nev'tU (p. 121) all these holdings
 * Now in the Hundred of Theale.