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 A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE are 2 A hides, and I plough is on it; and 12 villeins have 7 ploughs. There are 6 bordars, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 120 swine, and 1 mill to. 213 (worth) 40 shillings and 100 eels. In all it is worth 6 pounds ; (was worth) when received 100 shillings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor 13 sokemen held and could go to what lord {quo) they wished with their land. M. Hugh himself holds Welitone [Wel- lington]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs, and there could be a fourth ; and 13 villeins have 5 ploughs. There are 8 serfs, and 1 mill (worth) 12 shil- lings and 100 eels ; meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough teams and woodland (to feed) 40 swine. In all {totis valentiis) it is worth 7 pounds, (was worth) when received 40 shillings and T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Aschil, a thegn of King Edward, held, and there were 8 sokemen there who could go {recedere) with their land to what lord {quo) they wished. Of this land they had 7 hides. In Clifton [Clifton] Hundret M. Hugh himself holds Stotfalt [Stot- fold]. It is assessed at 15 hides. There is land for 15 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs; and 21 vil- leins have 12 ploughs. There are 14 bordars and 6 serfs, and 4 mills worth {de) 4 pounds and 400 eels, and meadow (sufficient) for 7 plough teams. In all {totis valentiis) it is worth 25 pounds; when received (was worth) 12 pounds, and T.R.E. 20 pounds. On the day on which Ralf Tallebosc died it was farmed at {ad firmam pro) 30 pounds. This manor Aschil, a thegn of King Edward, held. He himself had 91 hides, and 7 soke- men held the remainder of the land and could sell (it) to whom they wished. One hide of this land belongs to the church of St. Alban, and the men of the hundred (court) say it belonged to it {ibi jacuit) T.R.E. In Ratborgestou [Redbornestoke] Hundret In Meldone [Maulden] Hugh holds half a hide and half a virgate. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there, and 1 villein and 1 bordar ; meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team and woodland (to feed) 20 swine. It is worth 10 shillings; when received (was worth) 5 shillings, and T.R.E. 12 shillings. This land Goduin, a man of Aschil, held and could assign and sell. M. In Houstone [Houghton (Conquest)] Hugh holds 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs, and they are there, and 8 villeins and 6 bordars and 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 200 swine. It is and was worth 100 shillings; T.R.E. 7 pounds. This manor 7 sokemen held and could assign to whom they wished. In Flictham [Flitt] Hundret M. Hugh himself holds Hagenes [Hawnes (or Haynes)]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 2l hides, and on it are 3 ploughs ; and 14 villeins have 5 ploughs. There are 9 bordars and 1 serf, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team, and woodland (to feed) 500 swine. In all {totis valentiis) it is worth 10 pounds ; when received (was worth) 7 pounds, and as much T.R.E. This manor Achi, a thegn of King Edward, held In Bereforde [Barford] Hundret M. Hugh himself holds Salchou [Sal- pho 1 ]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs and they are there. This land 1 1 sokemen hold and the same men held it T.R.E. and could assign and sell to whom they wished. There is meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams, woodland (to feed) 50 swine. In all it is worth 100 shil- lings, was worth as much when received, and T.R.E. 8 pounds. This land Ralf Tallge- bosc had in exchange for {pro excambio de) Wares [Ware], as his men say ; and when received, it was worth 8 pounds. In Manesheve [Manshead] Hundret M. Aspeleia [Aspley (Guise)] is assessed at 10 hides. Acard' de Ivri holds it of Hugh. There is land for 12 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs, and there could be a third ; and 16 villeins have 8 ploughs and there could be a ninth. There are 4 bordars and 5 serfs, and 1 mill (worth) 10 shillings ; meadow (sufficient) for 10 plough teams and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. In all {totis valentiis) it is worth 8 pounds ; when received 100 shillings; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor was held by Leveva, (who was) com- mended to Earl Waltheof {eommcndata IVallef comitis) and could go to what lord {quo) she wished with her land. M. Saleford [Sal ford] is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On 1 In Re (j.H.R.) lhold. Now corruptly ' S.ilph end ' 238