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 A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE (sufficient) for I plough team. It is worth 60 shillings ; (was worth) when received 30 shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This land 2 sokemen held and could assign to whom they wished. This land Earl Wallef 1 and his wife gave to St. Edmund in almoin T.R.W. In the Hundret of Wichestanestou [Wixamtree] The same abbot holds 4 hides and 1 vir- gate in Blunham [Blunham] of the king. There is land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides and 3 virgates and on it are 2 ploughs. There 8 villeins have 2 ploughs, and there are 5 bordars and I serf and I mill worth 20 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams. It is worth 4 pounds ; when received (was worth) 70 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This land 4 sokemen held and could assign or sell to whom they wished. VII. THE LAND OF ST. PETER OF BURG 2 [PETERBOROUGH] In Stodene [Stodden] Hundret The abbot of Burg [Peterborough] holds Stanewica [Stan wick 3 ]. It is assessed at 2| hides. There is land for 2^ ploughs. One plough is there ; another and a half plough could be added. There are 2 villeins and 2 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams. It is worth 30 shillings ; (was worth) when received 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor St. Peter of Burg held T.R.E. VIII. THE LAND OF ST. BENEDICT OF RAMESY [RAMSEY] In Radeburnesoca [Redbornestoke] Hundret M. The abbot of St. Benedict of Ramesy [Ramsey] holds Cranfelle [Cranfield]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 18 villeins have 10 ploughs. There are 2 bordars and 5 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 1,000 swine and (rendering) iron for (the) ploughs. 4 In all 1 Walthcof. 2 This heading, having been omitted, has been inserted in the margin (J.H.R.) 3 Now all in Northamptonshire. The rest of Stan wick (1 hide and I virgate) is surveyed under that county, and was similarly held by the abbot of Peterborough (J.H.R.) • This phrase is explained by a Buckingham- it is worth 9 pounds ; when received (was worth) a like amount; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to [jacuit et jacet in) the church of St. Benedict. In Flictham [Flitt] Hundret M. The same abbot holds Bertone [Bar- ton in the Clay], It is assessed at 1 1 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs and there could be a third, and 20 villeins have 9 ploughs. There are 7 bordars and 6 serfs and 1 mill (worth) 2 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 200 swine. In all it is worth 10 pounds ; (was worth) as much when received; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor has, T.R.E. and since, belonged to {jacuit semper in) the church of St. Benedict. With this manor the abbot claims against {reclamat super) Nigel de Albini 6 and Walter the Fleming {Flamens) 12 acres of meadow which belonged to it (ibi jacuerunt) T.R.E. but John de Roches dispossessed him of it unjustly. The hundred (court) attests this. M. The abbot himself holds Pechesdone [Pegsdon]. 6 It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 14 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs and there could be a third. And 37 villeins have 11 ploughs. There are 7 bordars and 5 serfs, and 2 mills worth {de) 27 shillings and 8 pence, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams and woodland (to feed) 60 swine. It is worth 10 pounds; (was worth) as much when received ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor belonged and belongs to {jacuit et jacet in) the demesne of the church of St. Benedict. In Bereford [Barford] Hundret In Wiboldestone [Wyboston] 7 Eudo Dapi- fer 8 holds I virgates under the abbot of Ram- esy. It is waste, but yet worth 16 pence. This land belonged to (fuit in) the church of St. Benedict T.R.E. shire entry (fo. 146), which runs: 'Silva mille porcis et de redditu silvan ferra car' sufficienter.' In addition to providing feed for pigs the wood- land in such cases appears to have paid a rent in ploughshares or other iron for the ' ploughs.' There are some other instances in Bucks and another instance in Beds itself (J.H.R.) 6 He held land in the adjoining parish of Streatley (J.H.R.) v 8 In Shillington. 7 In Eaton Socon. 8 He held Eaton Socon and part of Wyboston (J.H.R.) 28