A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE plough and 7 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 2 bordars and 2 serfs and a moiety of a mill (worth) 10 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team, woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is and was worth 60 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This manor Aschil held, and 3 sokemen had there 3 vir- fo. 213b gates and could sell (them) to whom they wished. In Bideham [Biddenham] Serlo de Ros 1 holds 1 hide of Hugh. There is land for I plough, and it is there ; and I bordar and 1 serf, and meadow (sufficient) for I plough team. It is and was worth 10 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This land was held by Alsi of Bruneham [Bromham 2 ], a man of Queen Eddid, and he could assign (it) to whom he wished. M. In Bruneham [Bromham] Serlo de Ros 3 holds 6 hides of Hugh. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 16 villeins have 4 ploughs. There are 5 bordars and 6 serfs, and I mill worth 20 shillings and 125 eels, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 40 swine. In all it is worth 7 pounds; was worth when received 100 shillings ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This land Alsi, a man of Queen Eddid, held and could sell. In Wilga [Willey] Hundret In Torvei [Turvey] Warner holds I hide of Hugh. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough and I villein (has) I plough. There are 4 bordars. It is worth 10 shillings ; (was worth) as much when re- ceived, and T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land 2 sokemen held and could assign to whom they wished. In Sernebroc [Sharnbrook] Osbern de Broilg 4 holds i| virgates of Hugh. There is land for 3 oxen 5 (to plough). It is and was worth 2 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This land 3 sokemen held and could assign and sell. 1 He also held at Biddenham under William Spech. See p. 246 below (J.H.R.) 2 See the next entry. 3 See note I above. 4 This is the same as the Osbert (sic) de Broilg who held at Bletsoe, ' Osbern ' and ' Osbert ' being used indifferently (J.H.R.) 6 i.e. three-eighths of a plough-team, just as I J5 virgates was three-eighths of a hide. In Lalega [Thurleigh 8 ] Leviet holds half a hide. There is land for 2 ploughs and they are there. There are 4 bordars and 1 serf, and woodland (to feed) 30 swine. It is worth 30 shillings ; when received was worth 15 shillings; T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land Moding, a man of Queen Eddid, held and could sell. In Bereford [Barford] Hundret In Wiboldestone [Wyboston 7 ] Wimund holds half a virgate of Hugh and it is and was worth 2 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This land Aschil, a thegn of King Edward, held. In Calnestorne 8 [Chawston 9 ] Riwalo 10 holds of Hugh 4 virgates. There is land for 2 oxen (to plough). There are 2 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 oxen, and woodland (to feed) 60 swine. It is worth 10 shillings ; (was worth) when received, 15 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land 2 sokemen held and could assign to whom they wished. In Rochestone [Roxton] Rualon holds of Hugh 1 hide and 1 virgate. There is land for 1 plough ; meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team ; woodland (to feed) 4 swine. There are 2 bordars and I serf. It is worth 10 shillings; when received and T.R.E. (was worth) 20 shillings. This land 4 soke- men held, men of King Edward, and could sell. In Bereforde [(Great) Barford] Rualon holds of Hugh 3 hides. 11 There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 3 villeins have 1 plough. There are 5 bordars and 3 serfs, and I mill (worth) 22 shillings and 4 score eels, and meadow (suffi- cient) for 2 plough teams. It is worth 3 pounds ; (was worth) when received 30 shil- lings, T.R.E. 3 pounds. This land 3 soke- men, men of King Edward, held and could sell. In the same (vill) Wimund de Taissel holds of Hugh 5 hides and 2 thirds (partes) of 1 hide. There is land for 1 1 ploughs. On the demesne are 5 ploughs and 16 villeins have 6. There are 6 bordars and 1 serf; 8 Land in ' Lega ' was subsequently held of the (Beauchamp) 'barony of Bedford ' (J.H.R.) 7 In Eaton Socon. 8 ? for Caluestorne. 9 In Roxton. 10 This name is identical with the Rualon of the next two entries and is Breton (J.H.R.) 11 MS. has cm' corrected, by underlining, to bid.
