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 A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE In Hergentone [Harrowden '] the canons of Bedeforde [Bedford] hold 3 hides of the countess. There is land for 3 ploughs, and they are there, and 6 villeins and 4 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams. It is worth 30 shillings ; when received (was worth) 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land Azelin a man of Earl Tosti held. He could not assign or sell without leave of him who held Camestone [Kempston], the countess' (com') manor. In Chernetone [Cardington] Hugh holds of the countess 3 hides and I virgate and the third part of I virgate. There is land for 4 ploughs, and they are there. There are 12 villeins and 3 bordars and 3 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 40 shillings ; (was worth) when received 20 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land Aze- lin a man of Earl Tosti held. He could not assign nor sell without leave of him who held Cameston [Kempston]. In Cochepol [Cople] Hugh holds of the countess I virgate of land. This land is and was worth 30 pence T.R.E. and after (semper). This Wlwin a man of King Edward held and could sell to whom he wished. In Blunham [Blunham] the abbot of St. Edmund holds half a hide of the countess. There is land for I plough, and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 20 shillings, (was worth) when re- ceived 10 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land a man of King Edward held and could sell. In Clistone 2 [Clifton] Hundret In Clistone [Clifton] Alwin holds of the countess I hide. There is land for a half plough, and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team. It is and was worth 5 shillings; T^R.E. 10 shillings. This land Ulvric a man of King Edward held and could sell. LIIII. THE LAND OF THE WIFE OF HUGH DE GRENTMAISNIL In Radborgestoch [Redbornestoke] Hundret Adeliz wife of Hugh de Grentemaisnil holds of the king half a hide in Eseltone [Shelton 3 ]. There is land for a half plough, and it is there ; 1 In Eastcotts. 2 For Cliftone. 3 In Marston Morteyne. meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team, and woodland (to feed) 6 swine. There is I bor- dar. It is and was worth 6 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land Goduin a man of Earl Guert held and could assign to whom he wished. In Oustone [Houghton (Conquest)] Ernald holds of Adeliz 4^ hides as one manor. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 1 1 villeins and 7 bordars with 3^ ploughs, and there could be another half plough. There are 3 serfs ; mea- dow sufficient for 2 plough teams ; woodland (to feed) 225 swine. Of this land'i sokeman holds 1 hide. It is worth 4 pounds, (was worth) when received 60 shillings ; T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor 3 sokemen held who could assign and sell their land (to whom) they wished. In this same (vill) the aforesaid Adeliz claims half a virgate and 30 acres of woodland and field (xxx acras inter silvam et planum) against Hugh de Beauchamp ; and the men of the hundred (court) bear testimony that this land T.R.E. belonged to (jacuit cum) the other land which Adeliz holds and he who held this land could assign or sell it to whom he wished. This land Ralf 4 took possession of unjustly when he was sheriff. In Wichestanestou [Wixamtree] Hundret M. Adeliz herself holds Cerlentone [Charlton 8 ]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs and there could be 3 more. There are 16 villeins and 9 bordars with 5 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, and 1 mill (worth) 30 shillings ; meadow (suffi- cient) for 10 plough teams; woodland (to feed) 16 swine. In all it is worth 10 pounds; (was worth) when received 8 pounds ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor King Edward held and it was (before that) (fuit) Earl Tosti's. This land was an outlying part (berewich) T.R.E. of Potone [Potton], the manor of Countess Judith 8 and in such wise belonged thereto that no one could alienate it therefrom. In Stoden [Stodden] Hundret M. In Mildentone [Milton Ernest] Ivo steward (dapifer) 1 of Hugh de Grent[maisnil] 4 i.e. Ralf Tallebosc. 6 In Blunham. The words ' M[anerium] Juditae Comit[issae]' are added below the line. 7 This was probably the ' Ivo ' who held as an undertenant of Hugh in Leicestershire and North- 260