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 A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE IN BENES [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET Alwin son of Cheping holds BRAS [ ] * of the king. Tovi held it of King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 2 hides ; now (it is as- sessed at I hide. There is land for i plough, and this is there and (cum) 10 villeins who have (themselves) I plough. A church is there. It was (formerly) worth 60 shillings ; now 30. IN GAMESFEL [GANFIELD] HUNDRET Alsi of Ferendone [Faringdon] holds LIERECOTE [ ] by gift of King William. Harold held it. It was then assessed at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough ; and there are 5 villeins and 5 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 5 serfs. It was (formerly) worth 4 pounds ; now 5 pounds. IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET The same Alsi holds of the king half a hide 2 which Alvric a freeman held T.R.E. Then as now (it was assessed) at half a hide. There are 2 cottars and 6 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 6 shillings. IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET Edward holds of the king i hide in COSERIGE [Curridge *]. He held it in alod of King Edward. It was assessed at i hide then as now. There is land for i plough, and this is on the demesne with 3 bordars. It is and was worth 5 shillings. IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET Cola holds of the king ACENGE [ ]. Brictric held it in alod of King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 3 hides ; now (it is as- sessed) at 2 hides. On the demesne is I plough ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 3 bordars with 5 ploughs. There are 4 serfs and a mill worth (de) 1 5 shillings, and 25 acres of meadow and woodland to render (de) 3 swine. It is and was worth 3 pounds. IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET Wigar holds of the king 2 hides in BENNE- HAM [Benham *]. Ormar held them in alod, 1 This may possibly be represented by Bray Wood, which, if maps are correct, was formerly in the Hundred of Beynhurst. The 2 hides here specified make up the 8 hides of Bray (which was in ' Brai.' Hundret) to a multiple of five (F.W.R.). a The place is not named. 3 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. Near Newbury, now in the Hundred of Kint- bury Eagle. as a manor, of King Edward. It was then assessed at 2 hides ; now (it is assessed) at half a hide. There is land for i plough, and this is there on the demesne with 2 bordars and 60 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 40 shillings. IN LAMBORNE [LAMBOURN] HUNDRET Edward holds BOCHENTONE [Bockhamp- ton 6 ] of the king. Anschil held it in alod of King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 3 hides ; now (it is assessed) at half a hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the de- mesne is i plough with 5 bordars. It was (for- merly) worth 60 shillings ; now 40 shillings. IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET Cola holds of the king HENRET* [East Hendred 7 ]. Sawin a freeman held it T.R.E. It was then (assessed) at 7 hides ; now (it is assessed) at i hide and 3 virgates. There is land for 3 ploughs. There are 8 cottars and a mill worth (de) 20 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 100 shil- lings ; now 4 pounds. There ./Eldeva, a freewoman has of the king I hide in almoin. She held it T.R.E. and so held that she could have gone to what lord she wished (quo vellet ire potuiuet). Then as now (it was assessed) at i hide. There are 2 cottars and i acre of meadow. It was (formerly) worth 20 shillings ; now 5 shillings. IN GAMESFEL [GANFIELD] HUNDRET a certain woman, Eddid, has i virgate of the king 8 in almoin. She held it T.R.E. and so held that she could have gone to what lord she wished (quo vellet ire potuisset). Then (it was assessed) at I virgate ; now (it is assessed) at nothing. It is worth 12 pence. IN SUDTONE [SUTTON] HUNDRET Alwold the chamberlain holds CHERSVELLE 9 [Carswell 10 ] of the king. Queen Eddid held it. It was then assessed at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at i hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. These are there on the demesne ; and 4 villeins and 6 bordars (are there) with I plough. There are 9 serfs and a fishery worth 40 Now in the Hundred of Lambourn. 6 See note on Henret (King's land) above (P- 333)- ' Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 8 The place is not named. 9 If this is Carswell near Buckland, the only place of the name in Berks, the entry of it under Sudtone Hundred offers a difficulty (F.W.R.). 10 Near Buckland, in Ganfield Hundred. 368