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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS as a manor. It was then (assessed) at 3 J hides ; now (it is assessed) at I hide. There is land for i plough. There are 4 villeins with I plough. It was formerly worth 60 shillings ; now 20 shillings. IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET The same Hascoit holds SPERSOLT [Spars- holt 1 ]. Brictric a freeman held it T.R.E. It was then, as now, (assessed) at 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is i plough ; and there are 8 villeins and 5 cottars with 2 ploughs. There are 2 serfs. It is and was worth 8 pounds. XXXVI. THE LAND OF GILBERT DE BRETEVILE IN BORGELDEBERIE [BuCKLEBURY] HuNDRET Gilbert de Bretevile holds WILLE [probably Well (House) 3 ] and William holds it of him. Eluin held it of King Edward. Then as now it was (assessed) at I hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and there are 2 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough. There are 2 serfs. It was formerly worth 30 shillings ; now 40 shillings. The same Gilbert holds HANNEI S [(East ?) Hanney*] 8 and Gozelin holds it of him. God- ric a freeman held it T.R.E. Then as now it was assessed at 6 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 12 cottars with half a plough. There are 2 mills worth (de) 30 shillings and fo. 6a 38 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 6 pounds ; and yet it pays 6 pounds and an ounce of gold. The same Gilbert holds half a hide. 8 Alvric a freeman held it. Then as now (it was assessed) at half a hide. One villein is 1 Now in the Hundred of Faringdon. 2 In Hampstead Norris, now in the Hundred of Faircross. 3 The name of the Hundred appears to have been omitted here in the MS. (F.W.R.). Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 6 In Testa de Nevill 6 hides of East Hanney are stated to be held by the Prior of Noyon (this answers to the land of the Count of Evreux), and 6 hides (p. 124) to be held by Abingdon Abbey. These apparently makeup the total of East Hanney, West Hanney, so far as it is mentioned, belonging to the Honour of Giffard. It would seem, therefore, as if Gilbert de Bretvile's land had been transferred to Abingdon Abbey. A knight's fee (p. in) belonging to Hugh de Viun in East Hanney, how- ever, adds a difficulty (F.W.R.). 6 The place is not named. there and I serf, and 8 acres of meadow. It is worth 10 shillings. IN MERCEHAM [MARCHAM] HUNDRET The same Gilbert holds HEVAFORD [Hat- ford 7 ] and Payn holds it of him. Two brothers held this in parage (in paragio), each had a hall (haulam} and they could go to what lord they wished (potuerunt ire quo volu- erunf). Then as now it was assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and there are 3 villeins and 1 1 bordars with 2 ploughs. A church is there and 3 serfs and 100 acres of meadow. It was worth 8 pounds (T.R.E.) ; afterwards 100 shillings ; now 10 pounds. The same Gilbert holds NIWETONE * [NEW- TON] and Payn holds it of him. Alric held it and could go to what lord he wished (potuit ire quo voluit). Then as now it was assessed at 2 hides. There is land for i plough, and it is there on the demesne with 4 bordars and 2 serfs and 13 acres of meadow. It is worth 30 shillings. IN MERCEHAM [MARCHAM] HUNDRET 8 The same Gilbert holds PRAXEMERE [Pease- more 9 ] and Richard holds it of him. Goduin and Urlewine held it T.R.E. and could go to what lord they wished (potuerunt ire quo vo/u- erunt). It was then assessed at 7 hides ; it is now (assessed) at 4 hides. There were 2 halls (bailee) there ; there is now I . There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are i (ploughs) ; and (there are) 2 villeins and 5 bordars with half a plough. There is woodland to render (de) 2 swine. It is and was worth 4 pounds. XXXVII. THE LAND OF GILBERT DE GAND IN ROEBERG [ ] HUNDRET Gilbert de Gand holds of the king I manor, 10 and Robert holds it of him. Tunna held it T.R.E. and it was then assessed at 6 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 3 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and 7 Now in the Hundred of Ganfield. 8 This I take to be an error. There was no need to repeat the name of the Hundred thus if it were Marcham. ' Praxemere ' appears most naturally in 'Roeberg' Hundret as entered under Ralf de Mortemer's land. Under the land of the Count of Evreux, by which it appears as if in Reading Hundred, I suspect an omission also (F.W.R.). 8 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. 10 The place is not named, but is probably Bradley and Langley, near Hampstead Norris (Testa, p. 1 24). 357