King Edward had 15 acres in which housecarles dwelt. Miles Crispin holds them, they know not how. One of these belongs to[40] (_jacet in_) Wittenham, a manor of Walter Giffard. Bishop Walchelin has 27 haws rendering 25s. and they are valued in Brightwell, his manor. The abbot of Abingdon has 2 acres on which are 7 messuages rendering 4s., and they pertain to Oxford. Miles has 20 messuages rendering 12s. 10d., and they belong to (_jacent in_) Newnham, and also one acre on which there are 6 haws rendering 18d. In Hazeley he has 6 messuages rendering 44d. In Stoke one messuage rendering 12d. In Chalgrove one messuage rendering 4d. In Sutton one acre on which there are 6 messuages rendering 12d., and in Bray one acre and 11 messuages rendering 3s. there. All this land pertains to Oxfordshire; nevertheless it is in Wallingford.... Alwold and Godric have the rent (_gablum_) of their houses and bloodwite if blood is shed there, if the man should be received within them before he be claimed by the King's reeve, except on Saturday owing to the market, because then the King has the forfeiture; and they have the fine for adultery and theft in their houses; but other forfeitures are the King's. In the time of King Edward the borough was worth 30l. and afterwards 40l.; now 60l. And yet it renders of farm 80l. by tale. What pertains to Adbrei is worth 7s. and the land of Miles Moli 24s. What the abbot of Abingdon has is worth 8s. What Roger de Laci has, 7s. What Rainald has, 4s. The underwritten thegns of Oxfordshire had land in Wallingford. Archbishop Lanfranc, 4 houses pertaining to Newington rendering 6s. Bishop Remigius, one house pertaining to Dorchester rendering 12d. The abbot of St. Alban one house rendering 4s. Abbot R. one house in Ewelme rendering 3s. Earl Hugh, one house in Pyrton rendering 3s. Walter Giffard, 3 houses in Caversham rendering 2s. Roger de Olgi, 2 houses in Watlington rendering 2s. and one house in Perie rendering 2s. Ilbert de Lacy and Roger son of Seifrid and Orgar, 3 houses rendering 4s. Hugh de Bolebec 3 houses in Crem rendering 3s. Hugh Grando de Scoca, one house rendering 12d. Drogo, in Shirburne and in Weston, 3 houses rendering 4s. Robert Armenteres, in Ewelme, one house rendering 12d. Wazo, one house in Ewelme rendering 3s. [Footnote 39: _i.e._, Houses.] [Footnote 40: Or, "is valued in."] 6. CUSTOMS OF BERKSHIRE [_Domesday Book, I_, 56], 1086.