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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS [Keysoe]. It is assessed at 5 hides less 1 virgate. 1 There is land for 5 ploughs, and they are there, and 9 villeins and 6 bordars and 1 serf, and 1 mill (worth) 2 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 200 swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 1 00 shillings ; when re- ceived 4 pounds, and T.R.E. 100 shillings. This land Aschil, a thegn of King Edward, held, and there were 1 2 sokemen there who had 3^ hides which they could assign and sell to whom they wished. In Riselai [Riseley] Hugh holds 1 hide and it is an outlying part (berewich) of Caisot. There is land for 2 ploughs and they are there. This land Aschil his predecessor held. [?Channells End 8 ]. 7 It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs, and 12 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 9 bordars and 5 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams, and 1 mill (worth) 40 shillings and 1 00 eels, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. In all (totis va lent its) it is worth 8 pounds ; (was worth) when received 100 shillings, and T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor Aschil, a thegn of King Edward, held. In the same (vill) Hugh holds half a hide which belongs to (jacet in) Putenehou [Put- noe 8 ]. There is land for 1 plough and 4 oxen are there and 2 bordars. It is and was worth 2 shillings. This land Anschil, a thegn of King Edward, held. In Buchelai Half Hundret 3 M. Hugh himself holds Putenehou [Put- noe 3 ]. It is assessed at 4 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs ; and 6 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 4 bordars and 2 serfs, and I mill (worth) 30 shillings and 100 eels, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 4 pounds ; when received (was worth) 40 shillings, and as much T.R.E. This manor Aschil, a thegn of King Edward, held. M. Hugh himself holds Stachedene [Stagsden 4 ] It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides and on it are 2 ploughs; and 12 In Goldentone [Goldington] Hugh holds 3 hides and 1 virgate which belongs to (jacet in) Putenehou [Putnoe]. There is land for 3 ploughs, and they are there, and 7 villeins and 1 bordar, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team, and I mill (worth) 30 shillings and 1 00 eels. In all it is worth 60 shillings ; (was worth) as much when received, and T.R.E. 4 pounds. Of this land Ralf Tallgebosc had 2 hides and 3 virgates in exchange for (pro excambio de) Warres [Ware]. 9 This land 9 sokemen held and could assign or sell to whom they wished. In Wichestanestou [Wixamtree] Hundret In Sudgible [Southill] Hugh holds 2 hides and 1 virgate. There is land for 3 ploughs leins have 3 ploughs. There are 8 bordars and they are there, and meadow (sufficient) and 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. 1 There is a park for beasts of the chase (parchus ferarum silvaticarum). In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 100 shillings; when received (was worth) 40 shillings, and T.R.E. 100 shillings.' 6 This manor 2 men of King Edward and 1 man of Earl Harold held, and each could assign his land to whom he wished. M. Hugh himself holds Chainhalle 1 This virgate is entered under Huntingdon- shire. See Introduction (J.H.R.) 2 Now part of Willey Hundred. 3 Now in Goldington, which is in Barford Hundred. 4 Now in Willey Hundred. 5 The words within quotation marks are added at the foot of the folio, having been omitted in the text. for 3 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is and was worth 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 50 shillings. This land 8 sokemen held and could do what they wished with it. In Stanford [Stanford 10 ] Hugh holds 1 hide and half a virgate of land. There island for i£ ploughs, and they are there, and 4 vil- leins and 1 bordar, and meadow (sufficient) for i£ plough teams. It is and was worth 20 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This land 4 sokemen held, of whom 3 were free ; the fourth had I hide but could neither assign nor sell. M. In Chernetone [Cardington] Hugh holds 6| hides, and 2 thirds of 1 virgate. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne 6 In Colmworth. 7 In Barford Hundred. 9 See Introduction. In Goldington In Southill. 237