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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS XXXI. THE LAND OF ALVRED OF LINCOLN In Wilge [Willey] Hundret M. Alvered of Lincoln holds in Wimen- tone [Wymington] 3 hides, and Gleu holds of him. 1 There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 plough and there could be another. There are 1 villein and 6 bordars and 3 serfs with 2 ploughs, and meadow sufficient for 2 plough teams. It is worth 40 shillings ; (was worth) when received 50 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This manor Goduin Franpold held and could sell. With these 3 hides Alvered claims against Walter the Fleming half a hide of which he dis- (to feed) 150 swine. In all it is worth 8 pounds ; (was worth) when received 10 pounds; T.R.E. 16 pounds. This manor Levenot a thegn of King Edward held and could sell to whom he wished. In Stoden [Stodden] Hundret In Mildentone [Milton (Ernest)] Rainald holds of Walter 2 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and 2 villeins have 1 plough, and there could be another. There is 1 bordar ; meadow is there (sufficient) for 2 plough teams. It is worth 20 shillings, (was worth) as much when received, and T.R.E. 25 shillings. possessed him unjustly, as the men of the This land 2 sokemen, men of Brictric, held hundred (court) bear testimony, since his pre- decessor was seised of it T.R.E., and the same Alvered was afterwards possessed of it. 3 With this land, besides, the same Alvered claims against the Bishop of Coutances 3 wood- land (to feed) 100 swine, which land his predecessor had T.R.E., but the bishop dis- r. , ' ..., . .' , , r , serf are there with 1 and could assign to whom they wished. In Wilge [Willey] Hundret In Tornei 8 [Turvey] Hugh holds of Walter 1 hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I, and 8 bordars and 1 him of it unjustly, as the men of the hundred (court) attest. XXXII. THE LAND OF WALTER THE FLEMING In the Half Hundret of Stanburge 4 M. Walter the Fleming holds Totenehou [Totternhoe] and Osbert holds of him. It was assessed at 15 hides T.R.E. But after plough. Meadow there (sufficient) for 1 plough team, woodland (to feed) 40 swine. It is worth 30 shillings, (was worth) when received 10 shillings, and T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land Levenot, a thegn of King Edward, held and could sell to whom he wished. M. In Wadehelle [Odell 7 ] Walter the Fleming holds of the king 5 hides and 1 virgate that King William came to England it was f nd 'two-thirds {partes) of I virgate. There is assessed 5 only at (non se defendit nisi pro) 1 o hides, and the men who held and still hold (the) 5 hides kept back all the king's dues and ' gafol ' (gablum) and still keep them back. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs, and 22 villeins have 4 ploughs and there could be 4 others. There are 2 bordars and 4 serfs. There are 3 mills worth (de) 10 shillings and 8 pence, meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams, and woodland 1 He also held of Alvred in Lincolnshire at Cuxwold, Rothwell, and two other places (J.H.R.) 2 Opposite this entry in the MS., in the next column, stands the entry of this contested half- hide on the fief of Walter the Fleming (J.H.R.) This may refer to the Bishop's holding land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides and on it are 2 ploughs, and there are 13 villeins with 3 ploughs. There are 5 bordars and 5 serfs, and I mill worth (de) 36 shillings and 8 pence and 200 eels, meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough teams and woodland (to feed) 60 swine. It is worth 100 shillings, (was worth) when received 8 pounds, and T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor Levenot a thegn of King Edward held, and there 1 sokeman had a half hide which he could assign to whom he wished. M. In Podintone [Puddington (or Poding- ton)] Hugh holds of Walter 1 hide and 3 virgates. There is land for 5^ ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 4 villeins have Rushden adjoining, entered at the end of his fief ,1 ploughs. There are 9 bordars and 2 on p. 226 (J.H.R.) 6 It is scarcely possible to give in English the exact force of the Domesday formula ' se defendit.' But, in this instance, the reduction must not be taken as an act of the authorities. It seems rather to represent an unauthorized pretension of the holders (J.H.R.) I serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team, woodland (to feed) 20 swine. It is worth 4 pounds and 10 shillings ; (was worth) when 8 For Toruei. 7 This was the head of the barony (see Intro- duction, p. 199). 249 32
 * Now part of Manshead Hundred.