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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS a half plough team. It is and was worth 6 shillings. Alwin Sac, 1 a man of the Bishop of Lincoln, held it and could do with it what he wished. In the Hundret of Bichelesworde [Biggleswade] William de Caron holds of Bishop R. in Tamiseforde [Tempsford] I hide and I vir- gate and 3 quarters (partes) of I virgate. There is land for 2 ploughs and there is I villein. Meadow is there (sufficient) for I plough team, and 2 mills worth (de) 40 shil- lings, and 120 eels. It is worth 60 shillings ; when received (was worth) 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. Alwin Deule 2 held it. He was the king's man and could do with it what he wished. In the Hundret of Cliftone 3 [Clifton] William de Caron holds of Bishop R. 3 hides and half a virgate in Cliftone [Clifton]. There is land for 2 ploughs. One is there, and there could be another. There are 3 villeins and 2 serfs and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams. It is worth 20 shillings, and (was worth) as much when received ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This land Alwin Deule, 8 a man of King Edward, held and could assign to whom he would (quo voluii). In Chichesane [Chicksand] the same William holds of the same bishop half a hide. There is land for a half plough. It is and was worth 12 pence; T.R.E. 2 shillings. be another. The villeins have 2. There are 4 villeins and 1 serf. It is worth 40 shillings ; was worth as much when received ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land KingEdw(ard) gave to the church of the Holy Cross of Waltham 5 — so the men of the hundred (court) attest. In the Hundret of Cliftone [Clifton] The same bishop holds 8 hides in Alricesei [Arlesey] and 2 thirds (partes) of I virgate. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 8 villeins have 4, and there could be a 5th. There are 5 bordars and 2 serfs, and 2 mills worth 26 shillings and 8 pence, and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams. It is and was worth 7 pounds ; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor the canons of the Holy Cross of Waltham 5 held in almoin T.R.E. VI. THE LAND OF ST. EDMUND In the Half Hundret of Bocheleia 8 Abbot Balduin of St. Edmunds has in Bidenham [Biddenham] half a hide, and Ordui of Bedeford [Bedford] 7 holds under him. There is land for a half plough and it is there, and there are 2 serfs and meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team. It is and was worth 6 shillings. This land Ulmar, a priest of King Edward, 8 held. He could assign it to whom he wished, but Ordui when he was reeve (propositus) of the borough took it from him as forfeiture for something: (pro quadam Alwin Deule > held it and could assign it to firisfactura), and now he says he holds (it) of whom he would. The church of Bedeford [Bedford] with its endowments (adjacentibus) is worth 100 shillings. The church of Lestone [Leighton] is worth 4 pounds. 4 These Bishop Remigius holds. V. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF DURHAM Bicheleswade [Biggleswade] Hundret The Bishop of Durham holds of the king in Melehou [Millow] 4^ hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne are 3^ hides, and on it is I plough and there could 1 Interlined. 2 He had held also at two places in Hunting- donshire (J.H.R.) 3 MS. has Clistone. See details of its endowment on the abbot of St. Edmund, but the men of the hundred (court) say that this was unjustly taking possession (quia injuste earn occupavit). In the Hundret of Bicheleswade [Biggleswade] The same abbot of St. Edmund holds Chenemondewiche [ ]. 9 It is assessed at 3 hides and 3 virgates. There is land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne are 1 hide and 3 virgates, and on it are 2 ploughs, and 6 villeins have 2 ploughs and 1 mill worth 13 shillings and 4 pence. There is meadow 5 Waltham Abbey, Essex (see Introduction). 8 Now part of Willey Hundred. 7 He appears among the burgesses of Bedford at the close of the county survey (p. 264 ) as hold- ing other land here of the king (J.H.R.) 8 This was probably the same * Ulmar ' the priest who had a small estate at Streatley (J.H.R.) 9 ? Kendals in Wrestlingworth (F.W.R.) But see Introduction for this difficult locality (J.H.R.)