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fo. 143 BOCHINGHEHAM with BORTONE [Buckingham with Bourton] was assessed (se defendebat) at 1 hide T.R.E., and is assessed at the same now (et modo similiter facit). There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2; and (the) villeins have 3½ ploughs and there could be 2½ more. There are 26 burgesses and 11 bordars and 2 serfs. There is 1 mill worth (de) 14 shillings. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 8 plough (teams); pasture for the live stock (pecuniam) of the vill. In all (In totis valentiis) it used to pay T.R.E. 10 pounds by tale. It now pays 16 pounds of blanch (albo) silver.

Bishop Remigius holds the church of this borough, and land for 4 ploughs which belongs to it. There are 4 ploughs and 3 villeins and 3 bordars and 10 cottars and 1 mill worth (de) 10 shillings; meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough (teams), wood (nemus) for the fences. It is and was worth 6 pounds; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This church Bishop Wlwi held of King E[dward].

In this borough the Bishop of Coutances has 3 burgesses whom Wlward son (filius ) of Eddeva held. These pay 6 shillings and 6 pence yearly, and to the king 11 pence.

Earl Hugh has i burgess who was a man of Burcard of Senelai [Shenley]. He pays 26 pence yearly and to the king 5 pence.

Robert de Olgi has i burgess who was a man of Azor son of Toti. He pays 16 pence, and to the king 5 pence.

Roger de Ivri has 4 burgesses who were men of the same Azor. These pay 7 shillings and 6 pence, and to the king 13 pence.

Hugh de Bolebec has 4 burgesses who were men of Alric. These pay 28 pence, and to the king 12 pence.

Manno the Breton (Brito) has 4 burgesses who were men of Eddeva wife of Syred. These pay 29 pence. They owe no dues to the king.

Hascoi Musart has 1 burgess who was a man of Azor son of Toti. He pays 16 pence, and to the king 2 pence.

Ernulf de Hesding has i burgess who was Wilafs (man). He pays 2 shillings yearly, and to the king 3 pence.

William de Castellon has of the Bishop of Bayeux's fee 2 burgesses who were men of Earl Leofwine (Leivint). These pay 16 pence, and to the king now nothing, but T.R.E. they paid 3 pence.