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TRANSLATION FROM THE BERKSHIRE DOMESDAY BOOK

The land of the Abbey of Abingdon. In Hornimere Hundred.

'The abbey of Abbendone holds Comenore. It has belonged
to the abbey T.R.E. and since. In the time of King Edward
the Confessor it was assessed at 50 hides. There is land
for 50 ploughs but now assessed at 30 hides.
On the demense are 9 ploughsand there are 60 villeins
and 69 bordars with 26 ploughs. There are 4 serfs and 2
mills worth 50s.and from the fisheries 40s; and there are
200 acres of meadow. There is a church. T.R.E. it was
worth £30,and afterwards.as now,£50.

Of these 50 hides Ansschil holds 5. Norman held them T.R.E.
as one manor. It is called Seuacoorde.and he could not go
with it to what lord he wished. It paid geld for 5 hides
with the others mentioned above. On the demense are
2 ploughs, and 12 villeins and 15 bordars with 5 ploughs.
T.R.E. it was worth 100s,and afterwards 70s and now £8.
In Winteham (Wytham) Hubert holds of the Abbot 5 hides of
the land of the villeins. They were 4 and they paid geld
with the hides of the manor. The thegn's hide was exempt
from payment but he could not go with it to what lord he
wished. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demense are
1.5 ploughs and 4 villeins and 11 bordars. There
are 64 acres of meadow. T.R.E. and afterwards it was worth
50s now £4.

Of the aforesaid hides Osbern holds in Comenore 21 [2.5] and
they paid geld for as much,together with the other hides.
Two alodiaries held them of the Abbot. There is land for
2 ploughs. On the demense is 1 plough with 1 villein and
3 borders, and was worth 60s, now 40s.
Rainald holds 1 hide in Comenore; and this paid geld for
1 hide along with the others. There is land for 1 plough.
It was worth 20s, now 10s.

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