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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS ceived 10 shillings; T.R.E. 30 shillings. Edmund, a man of earl Harold's, held this land and could sell. InWiMUNDESLAi[Wymondley] Adam holds of the Bishop I hide and I virgate. There is land for I plough, and the plough is there, with 3 bordars. Meadow is there sufficient for a half-plough team. It is and was worth 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Alflet held of Robert fitz Wimarc and could not sell without (obtaining) his leave, as the shire-moot (scira) testifies. In BOXE [Boxbury in Stevenage] Osbern holds of the Bishop half a hide. There is land for i plough, and there is i bordar. It has always been worth 10 shillings. Samar, a man of Alnod's, held it and could sell. The Bishop himself holds ESTONE [Aston]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 15 ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and there are on it 4 ploughs, and there could be a fifth. A priest there and 1 1 villeins with 5 bordars have 5 ploughs between them, and there could be other 5. There are 6 cottars and 4 serfs. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 plough teams, pasture sufficient for the live stock, woodland to feed 200 swine. The total value is 18 pounds; when received 14 pounds ; T.R.E. 20 pounds. This manor 3 of archbishop Stigand's men held and could sell. In SUTRESHELE [Libury *] Peter holds of the Bishop I hide and i virgate and 10 acres. There is land for i plough, and the plough is there, and 2 villeins and a Frenchman. There is woodland for 30 swine. It is worth 10 shillings ; when received 7 shillings ; T.R.E. 2O shillings. This land 2 sokemen held, earl Lewin's men. They were of king Edward's soke and they could sell. They used to fur- nish to the King's sheriff i ' avera ' (the carrying service of I load) or 5 pence and i farthing yearly. In the same vill the Bishop holds 2 hides and i virgate and 9 acres. There is land for fo. I34b 2 ploughs, but no plough is there. In the demesne are 2 hides and 9 acres, and 3 bor- dars, and i mill worth 1 6 pence. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 oxen, woodland to feed 1 In Little Mundon. 55 swine. It is and was worth 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land 3 of arch- bishop Stigand's men held and could sell ; and a man of Leuuin Scoua had half a hide and could sell. He rendered half an 'avera' (carry- ing service of half a load) or 2 pence to the sheriff. In the same vill Turstin holds 2 hides of the Bishop. There is land for 2 ploughs, but there is nothing there (nun sunt ibt) except 2 cottars and I mill worth 4 shillings. Meadow is there sufficient for 2 oxen, woodland to feed IOO swine. It is and was worth 30 shillings; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land was held by Almar of the King's soke. He was a man of Asgar the staller's and could sell. He used to render to the sheriff 2 ' averae ' (the carrying service of 2 loads) or 8 pence. In the same vill the Bishop himself holds II acres. They have always been worth 1 1 pence. Alward held them of archbishop Stigand. IN ODESEI fOosEv] HUNDRET In LUFENHATE [Luffenhall] Osbern holds of the Bishop 2^ hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 3 bordars with 3 villeins have 2 between them. There are 4 cottars and 4 serfs. There is wood sufficient for the fences. It is and was worth 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land 3 sokemen held. Two of these, archbishop Stigand's men, held i hides and could sell ; the third, a man of Almar of Belintone [Bennington], held i hide and could sell. He rendered I 'avera' or 4 pence. In CLADHELE [Clothall] Osbern holds of the Bishop 7 hides and 3^ virgates. There is land for i o ploughs. On the demesne are 2, and there could be a third. Eight villeins with 12 bordars have 7 ploughs between them. There are 3 cottars and 4 serfs. Wood is there sufficient for the fences, pasture suffi- cient for the live stock. Its value in all is 7 pounds ; when received it was 5 pounds ; T.R.E. it was 10. This manor Alnod Grud, a man of archbishop Stigand's, held and could sell. Of this land 3 sokemen, archbishop Sti- gand's men, held 2 hides and 3 virgates. They were not there in king Edward's time, but after his death they were attached to (appositi) this manor and could sell their land. They used to render as dues to the sheriff 1 1 pence yearly. Two other sokemen, archbishop Stigand's men, hold and held half a virgate and could assign (dare] and sell. 309