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 A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE another. His work is all the more valuable from the fact that he had no theory to prove, and did not even add together the factors he had ascertained. His figures there- fore are absolutely free from the suspicion that always attaches to those adduced to prove a case. J o 1 ° Tcmpsford Wymington H. v. o 3 3 o 4 o i o o 3 Coplc 4 o 5 3 1 o IO o IO IO o IO 10 o Clophill Northill Potsgrove Eyeworth Holwel H. V. H. T. H. V. H. V. H. V. 5 ° li o I o 9 ° 3i ° 4 o li o 1 o I o 6% o I o i o 64 o I o i O 4i I 5 '! z o 5 ° 2^ O Houghton Conquest J o 4i o Of these fourteen ten-hide townships the last is selected as an instance of those slight discrepancies which creep in so easily, and which account for so many apparent exceptions to the rule. Passing to other multiples of the five-hide unit we have : — Oakley 4 o Thurleigh o i o 4 o 2 (less virg.) 8 (plus virg.) 4 i 4J o ■ ;l o z o ij 6 3 1 51 4i ° 50 50 15 o 15 o I now give three illustrations of slight discrepancies :- Streatley Sutton 31 9 °i 40 1 1 These letters stand for ' hides ' and ' virgates ' ; the ' virgate ' was the quarter of the ' hide ' and was divided into thirty 'acres,' which it must be remembered were not measures of area. 192