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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS In Bicheleswade [Biggleswade] Hundret M. In Bereforde [(Little) Barford] Eudo Dapifer holds 5 hides of the abbot's fee, and Osbern holds of him. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough and 9 villeins have 4. There are 4 bordars and 3 serfs, and 1 mill (worth) 12 shillings and 125 eels, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams. It is worth 4 pounds ; when received (was worth) 3 pounds ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor the abbot of St. Benedict holds and it belonged to St. Benedict (fuit ibi) in almoin T.R.E. In Clistone [Clifton] Hundret In Clistone [Clifton] Lewin holds 1 hide under the abbot. There is land for a half plough and it is there and meadow (suffi- cient) for a half plough team. It is and was worth 10 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. The same man held it then, but could not alienate it from the church (abecclesia separare non potuit). M. The abbot himself holds Sethlindone [Shillington]. 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 27 villeins have 12 ploughs. There are 5 bor- dars and 4 serfs, and a broken (down) mill which yields nothing, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 1 2 pounds, and was worth as much T.R.E. and after {semper). This manor belonged to (jacuit in) the church of St. Benedict T.R.E. M. The abbot himself holds Holewelle [Holwell] for 3^ hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne is 1 hide, and on it is 1 plough, and 8 villeins have 3 ploughs, and (there are) 1 bordar and 2 serfs and meadow (sufficient) for I plough team. It is worth 4 pounds and was worth as much T.R.E. and after (semper). This manor belonged and belongs to (jacuit et jacet in) the demesne of the church of St. Benedict. In Standone [Stondon] the same abbot holds half a hide. There is land for a half plough and it is there. This land belongs and belonged to (jacuit et jacet in) the demesne of the church of St. Benedict. It is worth 15 shillings, fo. 111. IX. THE LAND OF ST. PETER OF WESTMINSTER In Clistone [Clifton] Hundret M. The abbot of Westmonasterium [West- minster] holds 6£ hides in Holewella [Hol- well]. There island for 6 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides and half a virgate and on it are 2 ploughs, and 1 1 villeins have 4 ploughs. There are 4 bordars and 3 serfs, and 2 mills (worth) 20 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for i plough team. It is and was worth 100 shillings. This manor belonged and belongs to (jacuit et jacet in) the demesne of the church of S. Peter. X. THE LAND OF ST. MARY OF TORNYG [THORNEY] M. The abbot of Torny [Thorney] holds 2 hides and 1 virgate of land in Bolehestre [Bolnhurst]. 1 There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne is I carucate of land besides (extra) 2 the 2 hides and (1) virgate, and on it is 1 plough, and 9 villeins have 5 ploughs. There are 5 bordars, meadow (sufficient) for I plough team, and woodland (to feed) 106 swine. It is worth 60 shillings ; when re- ceived 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor /Elfleda held of King Edward. She could assign (it) to whom she wished. It be- longed to (jacuit in) the church (monasterio) of Torni [Thorney] on the day on which King Edward was living and died. This the men of the hundred (court) attest. XL THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF BERCHINGES [BARKING] In Radbernestoch' [Radbornestoke] Hundret The abbess of Berchinges [Barking] holds Litincletone [Lidlingtonj. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 1 1 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs ; there could be a third ; and 23 villeins have 8 ploughs. There are 16 bordars and 7 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 8 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 400 swine. It is worth 8 pounds ; (was worth) as much when received, and T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor be- longed and belongs to (jacuit et jacet in) the demesne of the church of St. Mary of Ber- chinges. XII. THE LAND OF ST. PAUL OF LONDON In Flictham [Flitt] Hundret M. The canons of St. Paul of London 1 In Stodden Hundred. 3 This is the ' inland,' or land not assessed for geld, found as demesne in some counties (J.H.R.)