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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS In Clistone 1 [Clifton] Hundret In Chambeltone [Campton] Turstin holds of the king 2 hides (and) 2 all but the fourth part of I virgate. There is land for I i ploughs. In the demesne are I hide and I virgate and three-quarters {partes) of I virgate, and on it is I plough. There 2 villeins and I bordar have a half plough. Meadow is there (sufficient) for i plough teams ; woodland (to feed) 20 swine. It is worth 30 shillings, and was worth T.R.E. 40 shillings. 3 This land 3 sokemen held and could assign and sell to whom they wished. XLVIII. THE LAND OF GILBERT SON OF SALOMON In Clistone 4 [Clifton] Hundret M. Gilbert son of Salomon holds Mal- pertesselle [Meppershall] of the king. It is assessed at 4 hides in Bedefordescire 5 ; there is land for 4 ploughs. In Herefortscire 6 (Herts) the same (ipsa) vill is assessed at 3 hides and 1 virgate ; there is land for 3 ploughs. In all there are 7 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides and on it 3 ploughs and there could be 2 more. There 5 villeins have 2 ploughs and (there are) 4 bordars and 2 serfs ; meadow (sufficient) for 7 plough teams, wood- land (to feed) 200 swine, and from dues of woodland (come) 10 shillings. It is and was worth 6 pounds; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor Lewin Cilt, a thegn of King Edward, held, 6 and in this manor were 4 sokemen. They held 2 hides and could sell them to whom they wished. In Wilge [Willey] Hundret M. In Flammeresham [Felmersham] Gilbert holds 7^ hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs, and 4 villeins have 4 ploughs. There are 6 bordars and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams. It is worth 100 shillings, (was worth) when received 1 2 pounds and as much T.R.E. This manor 6 sokemen held and could sell. 1 For Cliftone. 2 Erroneously inserted in MS. 3 But possibly the scribe has omitted something between ' valuit ' and 'T.R.E.' 4 For Cliftone. 6 i.e. 4 hides of it are assessed in Bedfordshire ; 3 hides and I virgate in Hertfordshire (see the Victoria History of Herts, vol. i.) 6 See pp. 198, 230. XLIX. THE LAND OF ALBERT OF LORRAINE (LOTHARIENSIS) 7 In Manesheve [Manshead] Hundret M. Albert of Lorraine holds of the king Celgrave [Chalgrave]. It is assessed at 8 hides and two-thirds (partes) of I virgate. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 carucates of land, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 13 villeins have 8 ploughs. There are 4 bordars and 6 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 8 plough teams, woodland (to feed) 50 swine. It is worth 7 pounds ; when received (was worth) 6 pounds, and as much T.R.E. This manor the same Albert held T.R.E. and could assign to whom he wished. In Radbernestoc [Redbornestokb] Hundret M. Albert himself holds Otone [Woot- ton]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 1 1 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides and on it are 3 ploughs. There 20 villeins have 7 ploughs, and there could be an eighth. There are 6 serfs, meadow (suffi- cient) for 5 plough teams, woodland to feed 400 swine. It is worth 10 pounds, when received (was worth) 8 pounds ; T.R.E. 10 pounds and 15 shillings. This manor Almar a man of Earl Tosti held and could sell. In Esseltone [Shelton 8 ] Albert holds 3 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne is 1 hide, and on it are 2 ploughs. There are 7 villeins with 3 ploughs and there are 4 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 40 shillings ; (was worth) when received 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 45 shillings. This manor was and is a member of Otone (Wootton). Almar a man of Earl Tosti held it. In Wilga [Willey] Hundret In Sernebroc [Sharnbrook] Albert holds 2 hides and the fourth part of 1 virgate. There is land for 3 ploughs. In the demesne is 1 hide, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there are 4 villeins with 1 plough. There are 4 bordars and 4 serfs, and I mill (worth) 16 shillings, meadow (sufficient for 2 plough teams, woodland (to feed the swine. It is worth 50 shillings ; when received (was worth) 30 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land Algar a man of Queen Edid held and could assign to whom he wished. 7 See Introduction, p. 203. 8 In Marston (Morteyne).