Page:VCH Bedfordshire 1.djvu/284

 A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE hold Cadendone [Caddington]. 1 It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs and there could be 4 more. There are I villein and 4 bordars and 2 serfs and wood- land (to feed) 200 swine. It is worth 40 shillings; (was worth) when received 10 shil- lings; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Lewin Cilt 2 held T.R.E. The canons have the king's writ in which is contained {babetur) that he gave this manor to the church of St. Paul. XIII. (THE LAND) OF ST. PAUL OF BEDEFORD [BEDFORD] 3 In the Half Hundret of Buchelai 4 Osmund, canon of St. Paul of Bedeford [Bedford], holds in Bideham [Biddenham] of the king 3 virgates. There is land for I plough, and it is there, and I villein and 1 bordar, and meadow (sufficient) for I plough team. It is and was worth 10 shillings. This land Leviet the priest held in almoin of King Edward and afterwards of King William, which priest at death gave to the church of St. Paul 1 virgate of this land. Ralf Tallge- bosc added (the) two other virgates to the same church in almoin. In the same (vill) Ansfrid the canon holds 1 virgate. There is land for 2 oxen 5 (to plough) and they are there, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 oxen. It is and was worth 3 shillings. This land Marwen held (and) could sell to whom she 6 wished. This land Ralf Tallebosc assigned (apposuit) in almoin to the church of St. Paul. and woodland (to feed) 4 swine. It is worth 10 shillings ; (was worth) when received 5 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land the father of the aforesaid man held. He was a man of King Edward. Ernuin (iste) cannot prove livery or show writ (non habet libera- torem nee breve), but he took possession of this land to the king's hurt (super regem), as the hundred (court) attests. XV. THE LAND OF COUNT EUSTACE In the Half Hundret of Bochelai 8 Count Eustace holds in Bruneham [Brom- ham] 1 1 hides. Ernulf de Arde E holds of him. There is land for 1^ ploughs. A half plough is there and there could be a plough (besides). There is meadow (sufficient) for 1 1 plough teams. It is worth 10 shillings, (was worth) when received 20 shillings, and as much T.R.E. This land Alwold and Levric men of King Edward held and could assign and sell to whom they wished. M. In Stiventone [Stevington] the same Ernulf holds of the same count 3 hides. There is land for 24 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 plough and there could be 3 (more). And 10 villeins have 5 ploughs and there could be 15 more. There are 11 bor- dars and 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams and woodland (to feed) 20 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 1 4 pounds, (was worth) when received 20 pounds ; T.R.E. 30 pounds. This manor Adelold, 10 a thegn of King Edward, held and could sell to whom he wished. [XIV.] THE LAND OF ERNUI THE PRIEST In Wichestanestou [Wixamtree] Hundret Ernuin the priest holds 1 hide in Hergh- etone [Harrowden ']. There is land for 1 plough and there is a half plough there, meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team, 1 Another portion (10 hides) of Caddington lay in Hertfordshire and had similarly belonged to Lewin (Cilt) before the Conquest and be- come the property of St. Paul's before 1086 (j.H.R.) 2 Interlined. 3 Compare the Bedford entry at the opening of the survey (J.H.R.) 4 Now part of Willey Hundred. 5 i.e. a quarter of a plough-team. 6 Marwen is probably a female name (J.H.R.) 7 In Eastcotts. In Stachedene [Stagsden] an Englishman, Godwi, holds 1 virgate of Count Eustace. There is land for a half plough, and I ox ploughs there. 11 This land is worth 2 shil- lings ; when received (was worth) 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. M. In Pabeneham [Pavenham] Ernulf de Arde 9 holds 2i hides. There is land for 3 ploughs, but they are not there. There is I mill (worth) 20 shillings. There are 2 bor- dars and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams. It is worth 25 shillings; when re- ceived (was worth) 40 shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor Alwold, a thegn of King Edward, held. 6 Now part of Willey Hundred. See Introduction, p. 202. 10 See p. 224, note 3. 11 i.e. there was land for 4 oxen to plough, but only 1 ox was there (J.H.R.) 230