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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS meadow (sufficient) for i plough team. It is worth 10 pounds ; was worth when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor 3 sokemen held and could assign and sell. M. The same {ipse) Wimund holds of Hugh Colmeworde [Colmworth], It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and 12 villeins have 8 ploughs. There are 1 3 bordars and 1 serf, and woodland (to feed) 200 swine. It is and was worth 100 shillings, T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor Achi, a thegn of King Edward, held ; and 8 sokemen were there, who could assign and sell their land to whom they wished. In Bereforde [(Great) Barford] Anschetil the priest holds of Hugh i£ hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and I villein (has) I plough. There are 6 bordars and 3 serfs, and 1 mill (worth) 7 shillings, and meadow sufficient for I plough team. It is and was worth 40 shil- lings, T.R.E. and after {semper). This land 2 sokemen held and could sell. In the same (vill) Tetbaud holds of Hugh 1 hide and 3 virgates and the third part of 1 virgate. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and I villein has I plough. There are 8 bordars and I serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 40 shillings ; (was worth) when received 20 shillings, and T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor 3 sokemen held and could assign and sell. In Goldentone [Goldington] Roger son of Teodric holds of Hugh 2 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 3 villeins have I plough. There are 2 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 30 shillings ; when received (was worth) 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. These 2 hides Ralf Tall[ge]b[osc] held in exchange for {pro excambio de) Wares [Ware]. This land 3 sokemen held who could assign their land to whom they wished. In the same (vill) Richard holds of Hugh 3 hides as I manor. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 5 villeins have 1 plough. One serf is there, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams. It is worth 40 shillings ; (was worth) when received 10 shillings, and T.R.E. 60 shillings. These 3 hides Ralf Tall[ge]b[osc] held in exchange for {pro excambio de) Wares [Ware]. This manor was held by Almxr, a man of Aschil, and he could sell it. In the same (vill) Walter holds or Hugh 1 hide. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there ; and meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team, and there are 2 serfs. It is worth 1 5 shillings ; (was worth) when received 10 shillings, and T.R.E. 15 shillings. This land is (held) in exchange for {est escambium de) Wares [Ware]. This land the men of the vill held in common and they could sell it. In Bicheleswade [Biggleswade] Hundret In Holma [Holme 1 ] Mortuing holds of Hugh 1 virgate. There is land for 3 oxen (to plough), and they are there. It is worth 3 shillings ; (was worth) T.R.E. 5 shillings. This land 1 sokeman held under Aschil and could sell and assign it. In Estwiche [Astwick] Bernard holds of Hugh 1 hide and 1 virgate. There is land for 2^ ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and 2 villeins have 2^ ploughs. There are 3 bordars and meadow sufficient for 4 oxen. It is worth 20 shillings ; when received and T.R.E. (was worth) 10 shillings. This manor 6 sokemen held and could sell. In the same (vill) Wenelinc holds of Hugh half a hide. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there. There are 3 bordars. It is worth 10 shillings ; (was worth) when received 5 shillings ; and T.R.E. 20 shillings — and they 3 could sell it. In the same (vill) Ledmar holds halt a hide. There is land for a half plough and it is there. There are 3 bordars, and I mill worth {de) 9 shillings and 4 pence. It is and was worth 20 shillings T.R.E. and after {semper). The same man who holds it held it T.R.E. He was a man of Earl Tosti, and he could sell (it) to whom he wished. In Wichestanestou [Wixamtree] Hundret In Stanforde [Stanford 3 ] Roger holds of Hugh 1 hide. There is land for li ploughs, and they arc there, and 4 villeins and I bor- dar, meadow (sufficient) for 1 i plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 16 swine, and a moiety of a mill worth (de) 5 shillings. In all it is worth 15 shillings; (was worth) when received 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land iEilmar of Ow {Ouu) held and could sell to whom he wished. In Cochepol [Cople] Robert holds of Hugh 4 hides as I manor. There is land for In Biggleswade. In Southill. 241 So MS. 31