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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 1 ferm.' For {de) small dues and a packhorse, 65 shillings ; and for customary payments for the dogs 65 shillings; and for the queen 2 ounces of gold ; and for the additional payment {de incremento) which Ivo Tallebosc imposed (misit), 3 pounds, weighed money, and 20 shillings of blanch (a/i/o) silver ; and I ounce of gold for the sheriff. The church of this manor is held by Wil- liam the chamberlain with half a hide which belongs to it ; this is part of the 10 hides of the manor. There is land (in it) for a half plough, which is there. It is worth 12 shil- lings yearly. Sewelle [Sewell '] was assessed at 3 hides T.R.E. There is land for 2 ploughs. A plough and a half plough are there and there could be another half plough. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 4 oxen. There are I vil- lein and 4 bordars. This land is and was worth 20 shillings. Walrave, a man of Queen Eddid, held it and could assign it {dare) to whom he wished. It belonged to Ode- croft hundred 3 (T.R.E.) ; but Ralf Taillebosc added it to {apposuit earn in) the manor of Houstone [Houghton] with King William's consent, for the sake of the additional payment {per crementum) which it gave to him. 3 So state the men of the same Ralf according to what they heard him say. Flictham [Flitt] Hundret Bissopescote [Biscot *] was assessed at 5 hides T.R.E. There is land for 5 ploughs. There are 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 10 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams. In all {totis valentiis) it is worth 40 shillings ; when Ralf Taillebosc held it (was worth) the same amount ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor Edwin, a man of Asgar, the staller, held and could do with it what he wished. Ralf Talliebosc added it to Loitone [Luton], the king's manor, for the sake of the additional payment {per crementum) which it gave him ; and separated it {foras misit) from the hundred in which it was assessed T.R.E. On the other hand he took other 5 hides from another hundred and placed them in Flictham Hun- dred. 1 In Houghton Regis near Totternhoe. a It would seem that this Hundred is not else- where mentioned (J.H.R.) 3 But this might be read as implying that the king gave his consent in consideration of the increased rent (J.H.R.) 4 In Luton near Leagrave and Limbury. II. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF BAYEUX In the Half Hundret of Stanburge [Stanbridge] b M. The Bishop of Bayeux holds Eitone [Eaton (Bray)]. 6 It is assessed at 12 hidesand 1 virgate. There is land for 20 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides and on it are 4 ploughs and there could be 2 more. The villeins have 8 ploughs and there could be 6 more. There are 20 villeins and 13 bordars and 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, wood- land (to feed) 300 swine, and from it (come) 12 pence (besides). In all {totis valentiis) it is worth 16 pounds. When received (it was worth) 20 pounds ; T.R.E. the same sum. This manor Alsi, a man of Queen Eddid, held and could assign and sell. In the Hundret of Manesheve [Manshead] Ansgot of Rovecestre [Rochester] holds 1 hide in Evreshot [Eversholt] of the Bishop of Bayeux's fee(yWo). There is land for 2 ploughs. One is there and there could be another. There are 4 villeins and 1 bordar, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team, and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. In all it is worth 20 shillings ; when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shil- lings. This land T.R.E. 4 thegns held and could assign and sell. The same Ansgot holds of the same bishop in Mildentone [Milton (Bryant)] 4 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the de- mesne is 1 plough and there could be another. The villeins have 2 ploughs. There are 4 villeins and 3 bordars and 8 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 30 swine. In all it is worth, and was worth when received, 4 pounds ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land 7 sokemen held and could assign and sell T.R.E. In the Hundret of Stodene [Stodden] Tovi the priest holds half a hide of the bishop in Bolehestre [Bolnhurst]. There is land for 1 plough and it is there and I villein and I bordar, meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team and woodland (to feed) 30 swine. In all it is worth 10 shillings and (was worth) as much when received, T.R.E. 12 shillings. This land Azor a man of Bored held and could sell to whom he wished. In the same (vill) 2 sokemen hold of the 5 Now part of Manshead Hundred. 6 See note under ' Etone ' on p. 234 below. 223