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 A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE are $ villeins and 1 1 bordars, meadow (suffi- cient) for 2 plough teams, woodland to feed IOO swine and yielding iron (ferrum) for the ploughs. 1 It is worth 60 shillings ; (was worth) when received 40 shillings, and T.R.(E.) 6 pounds. This manor 7 sokemen held and could assign and sell their land to whom they wished. In Flictham [Flitt] Hundret M. Nigel himself holds Clopelle [Clop- hill]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs ; and 5 villeins have 6 ploughs. There are 5 bordars and 1 serf; meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams ; wood- land (to feed) 200 swine and (worth) 12 pence (besides). It is worth 60 shillings, (was worth) when received 30 shillings, and T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor 2 thegns held, men of Earl Tosti. Of these 5 hides Nigel himself claims I virgate which his predecessor held T.R.E. Nigel himself was seised of it after he came into (possession of) the honour (ad honorem venit). But Ralf Tallgebosc dis- seised him. M. Nigel himself holds Chainehou [Cain- hoe]. 8 It is assessed at 4 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. There are 2 hides and 3 virgates in the demesne ; 2 ploughs are on it, and there could be 2 others. There 3 villeins have 2 ploughs, and (there is) I mill worth (de) 6 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) for 8 plough teams. There is woodland (to feed) 100 swine and (worth) 2 shillings be- sides. There are 3 bordars and 5 serfs. It is worth 60 shillings ; when received (was worth) 30 shillings, and T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Alvric, a thegn of King Edward, held and could assign and sell without his leave. M. In Siwilessou [Silsoe] a certain concu- bine of Nigel's holds 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 plough, and 2 villeins have 2 ploughs and there could be a third. There are 3 bordars and I serf ; meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams ; woodland (to feed) 5c swine. It is worth 30 shillings ; was worth as much when re- ceived and T.R.E. This land was held by Alvric the little (parvus), a thegn of King Edward. M. Roger and Ruallon hold of Nigel de 1 See Introduction, p. 212. 2 This became the head of the barony (J.H.R.) Albini 3 Polochessele [Pulloxhill]. It is as- sessed at 10 hides. There is land for 13 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and there could be 2 others, and 1 1 villeins have 9 ploughs. There are 1 3 bordars and 2 serfs ; meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams ; woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 10 pounds; when received (was worth) 8 fo. 214b pounds, and T.R.E. 13 pounds. This manor 8 sokemen held and could assign and sell their land to whom they would. M. In Stradli [Streatley] Pirot 4 holds of Nigel (de) Alb(ini) 4 hides and the third part of 1 hide as 1 manor. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and 4 villeins have 1 plough and there could be 3 more. There are 4 bordars and 1 serf; meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams ; woodland (to feed) 20 swine. There a cer- tain 5 has 1 plough. It is worth 4 pounds ; when received (was worth) 40 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Lewin Cilt held, and 3 other thegns of King Edward and they could sell their land to whom they wished. Three hides of this land Pirot holds by marriage as his wife's [de maritagio sua femina), and I hide and a third part of I hide he holds in fee of Nigel de Albini. In Mildentone [Milton (Ernest) 6 ] Turgis holds of Nigel 3 hides all but 1 virgate. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough and 4 villeins have l ploughs and a half plough 7 villeins and 3 bordars. There is meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams. It is worth 30 shillings ; (was worth) as much when received, and T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land 6 sokemen held and could assign or sell their land to whom they wished. In Wilge [Willey] Hundret In Carlentone [Carlton] Chetel holds of Nigel 1 hide and the third part of 1 hide. There is land for ploughs, and they are 3 ' ten' Nigell' de albin'.' 4 See p. 236, note 3. Ralf Pirot held 5 fees and John Pirot I fee of Robert de Albini on this fief in 1 166 (J.H.R.) 5 Word probably omitted in MS. 8 Milton Ernest was in Stodden Hundred, but the hundredal heading is omitted. The 2J hides here entered is exactly the amount required, with the other Milton Ernest entries, to complete the 10 hide unit (J.H.R.) 7 So MS., apparently defective. Probably the text should read : ' And there could be half a plough more' (J.H.R.)