A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE [HERTS] King William holds Westone [Western- ing)]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 14 ploughs. In demesne are 2 hides, and 2 ploughs are on it (Hi) ; and 16 villeins with 3 bordars have 5 ploughs, and 5 more could be (employed). (There are) 4 serfs. (There is) meadow for 7 plough-teams ; pas- ture for the stock of the vill. (There is) woodland for 400 swine and (yielding) 3 shil- lings (besides). Earl Harold held this manor, which did and does belong to (et jacuit et jacet in) Hiz [Hitchin]. But the assessment (Wara) of this manor belonged to (jacuit in) ' Bede- fordscire ' T.R.E. (namely) to (in) the Hun- dret of Maneheve [Manshead] ; and the manor is there and always was ; and since King Edward's death it has failed to pay the king's geld. [HUNTS] In Partenhale [Pertenhall] Alwin' had 1 virgate of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for half a plough. This land is situ- ated in ' Bedefordescire,' but renders (its) geld and service in ' Hontedunescyre.' The king's officers claim it for his own use (opus). It is and was in King Edward's time worth 5 shillings. William holds it of Bishop R[emi- gius] and ploughs (the land) there with his own demesne. S. 1 In Caissot [Keysoe] Allic (has) 3 vir- gates of land (assessed) to the geld. There is land for 6 oxen. (It is) soke (of Kimbolton). There (are) I sokeman, and 7 bordars, and 4 acres of meadow, and 5 acres of woodland for feed (pasti/is). on the demesne, and 19 villeins and 2 bordars who have 9 ploughs. There are a priest and a church and 1 5 acres of meadow, and 40 acres of underwood (si ha min). In King Edward's time it was worth 10 pounds ; now 7 pounds. Rannulf brother of Ilger holds it of the king. In Caissot [Keysoe] Alwine had 1 virgate of land (assessed) to the geld with sac and soc. There is land for 2 oxen. It lies in ' Bedefordscira,' but pays (dat) geld in ' Hunte- d[une]scyre.' He himself holds (it) now of the king, and has there I villein with 2 oxen in the plough (in caruca). In King Edward's time it was worth 16 pence ; now the same. fo. 307 M. In Evretune [Everton] Ingewar had 7 hides (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 18 ploughs. There are now 2 ploughs Of (the) 1 virgate of land of Alwin Deule in Partenhale [Pertenhall] King Edward had the soc. [NORTHANTS] [WILLIAM PEVEREL'S LAND] fo. 915b In Farnedis [Farndish] (are) 3 virgates of land of soke. (There is) land for 1 plough. 1 This stands fc Two sokemen have this (plough) there. In Potintone [Podington] (is) half a hide of soke. There are 4 villeins with I plough. 266
