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 A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE Englishman, Turgis, holds of the bishop half a hide. There is land for I plough and it is there and I villein, and meadow (sufficient) for I plough team. It is worth 6 shillings ; when received (was worth) 3 shillings ; T.R.E. 15 shillings. This land Alwin, a man of Borret, held and could assign to whom he wished. In the same vill 7 sokemen hold of the bishop 3 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs and they are there and woodland (to feed) 24 swine. It is worth 24 shillings ; when received (was worth) the same ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. The same men held it T.R.E. They were men of Borred and could assign or sell it without his leave. In the same (vill) Humphrey holds of the bishop half a hide. There is land for I plough and it is there, and 2 bordars, and woodland (to feed) 30 swine. It is worth 6 shillings ; (was worth) when received 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Alvric, a man of Borred, held and could sell to whom he wished. In the same (vill) the bishop holds half a hide. There is land for 6 oxen. 1 There are 4 bordars. It is worth 3 shillings ; was worth as much when received ; T.R.E. 5 shillings. This land Borred, a thegn of King Edward, held and could do (with it) what he wished. In Risedene [Rushden 2 ] Alwold holds of the bishop half a hide. There is land for 6 oxen. There is a half plough, and there is meadow (sufficient) for 6 oxen. It is worth 5 shillings ; was worth as much when received ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land Alvric held ; he was a man of Borred, and could sell to whom he wished. IIII. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN In Stodene [Stodden] Hundret Bishop Remigius holds in Dene [Dean] 2 hides and half a virgate, and Godfrey holds it of him. There is land for 3^ ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and the villeins have i£. There are 8 bordars and 2 serfs 1 i.e. three-quarters of a plough-team. 2 Partly in Northamptonshire. The bishop was claiming 6 hides of Rushden (' Risdene ') in Northants against William Pcverel on the ground that they had been held by sokemen of (his pre- decessor) Borred. See the Victoria History of Northants, vol. i. (J.H.R.) and meadow (sufficient for) 1 plough team. It is worth 40 shillings ; when received (was worth) 30 shillings ; and as much T.R.E. This land Godric, a thegn of King Edward, held, and he could do what he wished with his land. In Estone [Easton 3 ] William de Caron holds 1 hide and half a virgate of the bishop. There is land for 1 plough and it is there, and 1 bordar and 3 serfs, and meadow (suffi- cient) for 1 plough team, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 15 shillings; when received (was worth) 10 shillings ; and as much T.R.E. This land Alwin Deule, 4 a man of the Bishop of Lincoln, held and could do with it what he wished. The soke however was always the bishop's. In this land belonging to the bishop's fee (episcopatus) William de Caron lays claim to 60 acres, field and woodland (inter planum et si/vam) against Hugh de Beauchamp, 5 of which Ralf Taillebosc disseised the father of the same William who held this same land T.R.E., as the men of the hundred (court) say. In Riselai [Riseley] Godfrey holds 1 hide of the bishop. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there. One villein is there and 1 bordar, meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team and woodland (to feed) 20 swine. It is and was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Godric, a thegn of King Edward, held and could do (with it) what he wished. In the Half Hundret of Buchelai 6 Ernuin the priest holds of Bishop Remigius 1 hide and 1 virgate in Bideham [Bidden- ham]. There is land for I plough, and it is there. One villein is there, and I mill yield- ing 25 shillings yearly, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is and was worth 40 shillings. This land Levric, a man of the Bishop of Lincoln, held, but he could not assign or sell (it) without his leave. In the Hundret of Bereforde [Barford] Ivo Tallebosc holds of the bishop half a hide in Goldentone [Goldington]. There is land for a half plough, and it is there with 2 villeins. There is meadow (sufficient) for 3 Co. Hunts (see Introduction). 4 Interlined. See page 227, note 2, belo 6 As successor to Ralf Tallebosc (J.H.R.) 6 Now part of Willey Hundred.