A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE king's bailiff, holds 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs, and they are there with 2 villeins. It is and was worth 30 shillings T.R.E. and after {semper). This manor Branting, a man of King Edward, held and could sell. v. In Holme [Holme 1 ] Alwin, a king's bailiff, holds 1^ hides. There is land for i£ ploughs. One plough is there and there could be a half plough (more). There are 2 villeins. It is and was worth 20 shillings T.R.E. and after [semper). This land Alvric and Lemar, bedells, held and could sell. vi. In Sudtone [Sutton] Alwin holds i£ virgates. It is and was worth 4 shillings ; T.R.E. 5 shillings. This land 2 sokemen held and could assign and sell to whom they wished. These 6 estates {terras) Ralf Talgebosc assigned to the king's service {apposuit in ministerio regis) when he was sheriff, for they did not belong to {non fuerunt ibi) this (service) T.R.E. They who now hold them hold them by grant of the king as they say. In Fuctham [Flitt] Hundret In Stradlei [Streatley] the bailiff {pre- fects) of the hundred holds two-thirds {partes) of I virgate for the king's use, which now belong to {jacent in) Lintone 2 [Luton] the king's manor, but did not belong thereto {non jacuerunt ibi) T.R.E. Bondi the staller assigned (them) to {apposuit in) rh' c manor ; Ralf Tallgebosc found them there belonging {ibi appositas). There is land for a half plough. It is and was worth 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land Ulmar a priest held and could assign to whom he wished. In Weneslai 3 Hundret In Sudtone [Sutton] Alwin holds 1 hide. On the demesne is 1 plough and there are 3 bordars with I plough ; meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams and (worth) 12 pence (be- sides). It is and was worth 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. Of this lancr- the same man held 3 virgates, and a certain Edward 1 virgate. They could assign or sell them to whom they wished. In Wixgf. [Willey] Hunt..£t In Carlentone [Carlton] Chelbert holds 3^ virgates. There is land for 1 plough, and 1 In Biggleswade. 2 For ' Luitone.' 3 Half hundred. Now part of Biggleswade Hun- it is there with 2 villeins and 3 bordars. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 10 shillings, when re- ceived (was worth) 2 ' ores,' * T.R.E. 10 shil- lings. Of this land the same man held 1 virgate. He was a man of Queen Edid and could assign to whom he wished. Two vir- gates and a half however he took possession of for which he has produced {invenit) neither livery {liberatorem) nora warrantor {advocatum) ; which land Alii a thegn of King Edward held. In Wimentone [Wymington] 5 brothers with their mother hold 3 virgates {de ds). s There is land for 1 plough, but it is not there. It is worth 3 shillings, was worth T.R.E. 15 shillings. This land Lant their father, held and could assign and sell. In Bereforde [Barford] Hundret In Coldentone [Goldington] Alric Win- tremelc holds half a hide of the king. There is land for a half plough and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) for 3 oxen. It is and was worth 5 shillings T.R.E. and after {semper). He who now holds it held it T.R.E. He was a man of King Edward, and could assign to whom he wished. He afterwards gave it to the canons of St. Paul, under King William, and in such wise that they should have it after his death absolutely {omnino). In Wichestanestou [Wixamtree] Hundret In Stanford [Stanford 8 ] Alric holds of the king the fourth part of I virgate. ' There is land for a half ox' {dimid' bovi) (to plough) and there is a 'half ox' {semibos) 1 there. It is and was worth 12 pence. He who now holds it held it T.R.E., and could assign (it) to whom he wished. In the same vill Ordui holds [ ] and the fourth part of I virgate. 8 There is land for 3 oxen (to plough) and they are there, and meadow (sufficient) for 3 oxen. It is and was worth 4 shillings T.R.E. and after {semper). The same man held it T.R.E. He was a man of King Edward, and could sell (it) to whom he wished. 4 The ' ore ' was the ounce of silver, namely sixteen pence. The land therefore had been worth, at that time, two shillings and eightpence (J.H.R.) B These words are at the foot of the column, and their meaning is obscure (J.H.R.) 6 In Southill. 7 ? heifer (see Introduction). 8 ' tenet Ordui et quartam partem unius virga:.' 264
