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 A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 6 villeins have 2 ploughs. There are I bordar and I serf, and meadow (sufficient) for i plough team. There is woodland all over [super totarri) Chochepol [Cople] (enough to feed) ioo swine. It is worth 6o shillings ; when received (was worth) 20 shillings, and T.R.E. 6o shillings. This land 3 sokemen held and could sell. In the same (vill) Raynald holds of Hugh 1 hide and 1 virgate. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there, and 2 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. It is worth 10 shillings ; (was worth) when received 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land 2 sokemen held and could sell to whom they wished. In the same (vill) Gunfrey [Gonfrid') holds of Hugh 1 hide and half a virgate. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there. There are 1 villein and 1 serf, and meadow sufficient for 4 oxen. It is worth 10 shillings ; (was worth) when received 5 shillings, and T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land 2 sokemen held. They were the king's men and could sell. In the same (vill) Norman holds of Hugh 1 hide. There is land for 1 plough, and 2 oxen are there and meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. It is worth 6 shillings ; when received (was worth) a like sum, and T.R.E. 8 shil- lings. Of this land Aschil held 3 virgates fo. 314 which belonged to [jacuit in) Weltone [Wel- lington], his manor, and Alestan held I virgate which he could sell to whom he wished. In the same (vill) Branting held I hide of Hugh. There is land for 1 plough, and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. It is and was worth 10 shillings T.R.E. and after {semper). This land 3 sokemen held and could sell to whom they wished. In the same (vill) Robert holds of Hugh 3 virgates. There is land for I plough and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. It is and was worth 7^ shillings T.R.E. and after [semper). This land 2 sokemen held and could sell. In the same (vill) Roger the priest and Liboret hold half a hide and half a virgate. There is land for 6 oxen 1 (to plough) and they are there, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. It is and was worth 5 shillings T.R.E. and after [semper). This land 3 sokemen held and could sell to whom they wished. Nine hides of this manor of Chochepol [Cople] Ralf Tallgebosc had in exchange for [pro excambio dc) Wares [Ware], his men say, and when he received them they were worth 4 pounds. In Nortgible [Northill] Walter holds of Hugh half a hide. There is land for a half plough, and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team. It is worth 5 shil- lings ; when received (was worth) a like sum, and T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land Osiet, a man of King Edward, held and could sell to whom he wished. In Custone 2 [Clifton] Hundret In Cudessane [?Chicksand 3 ] 3 sokemen hold of Hugh 2 hides. There is land for ploughs, and they are there, and 1 bordar, and meadow (sufficient) for  plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 4 swine. It is worth 20 shillings, (was worth) as much when received, and T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land 4 soke- men held and could sell to whom they wished. XXIV. THE LAND OF NIGEL DE ALBINGI In Manesheve [Manshead] Hundret M. In Crawelai [(Husborne) Crawley] Turgis holds of Nigel de Albini [Albinienst) 5 hides as I manor. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and there could be 3 belonging to the villeins [villan- orum). There are 1 villein and 7 bordars and i serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough teams. In all it is worth 30 shillings ; when received (was worth) 40 shillings, and T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor 9 thegns held and could sell their land to whom they wished. In the same Hundret Turgis holds of Nigel 1 hide. There is land for 1 plough, and the plough is there, and 2 serfs and wood- land (to feed) 10 swine. This land is worth 15 shillings; (was worth) when received 10 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land was held by Suglo, a man of Alric son of Goding, and he could sell it to whom he wished. M. Tingrei [Tingrith] Turgis holds of Nigel for 2 hides and 1 virgate. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 plough and 4 villeins have 2 ploughs. There are 2 bordars, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 1 50 swine. It is worth 40 shillings ; was worth when re- ceived 30 shillings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. i.e. three-quarters of a plough-team. For Cliftone. 3 See Introduction. 242