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A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE men held and could sell their land, were Archbishop Stigand's men. They XVII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM DE WARENE M. In Melehou [Millow] the same (ipse) Ralf holds of the same Walter 5 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs and they are there, and 8 villeins and 4 bordars. It is and was worth 100 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This manor 10 sokemen held and could assign or sell their land to whom they wished. In Stratone [Stratton 1 ] Fulcher of Paris (Parisiacus 2 ) holds of Walter Gifard 1 hide and i£ virgates. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough and I villein is there and 5 bordars with 1 plough, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams. It is worth 28 shillings ; (was worth) as much when received ; T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land 3 sokemen held and could assign or sell to whom they wished. M. In Cudessane 3 [Chicksand 4 ] Germund holds of Ralf Langetot 5 3^ hides as 1 manor. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the de- mesne is 1 ; and i villein and 3 bordars (are there) with 2 ploughs and (there is) I serf. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 3 plough teams and woodland (to feed) 40 swine. It is worth 40 shillings; (was worth) when received 20 shillings; T.R.E. 60 shillings. There could be 1 mill there. This manor 4 sokemen held and could assign and sell. M. In Chambeltone 3 [Campton] Ralf de Langetot 6 holds of Walter Gifard hides and the fourth part of I virgate. There is land for 4 ploughs. There is 1 plough on the demesne ; and 4 villeins have 3 ploughs and a mill is there worth 3 " shillings and 3 pence ; meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 40 swine. It is worth 60 shillings ; when received (was worth) 20 shillings; T.R.E. 70 shillings. This land 6 sokemen held and could assign to whom they wished. 1 In Biggleswade. a He also held here under Countess Judith, and he held under her and under Nigel de Albini at Holme adjoining (J.H.R.) 3 These two manors were in Clifton Hundred, but the hundredal heading has been omitted (J.H.R.) 4 See Introduction. 5 Compare p. 231, note 6, above. The instance of holding under an under-tenant should be noted (J.H.R.) 8 r corrected to 2. In Stodene [Stodden] Hundret William de Warenna holds in Dene [Dean] 2 hides, and 3 sokemen hold of him. There is land for 3 ploughs and they are there. There are 5 bordars and 1 serf. It is and was worth 30 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This land the same sokemen held who hold it now. One of these could not assign or sell his land without his lord's leave. The other two could do this. Of half a hide and half a virgate of this land William Spec was put in possession (saisitus) by the king and given livery (per ejus liberatorem), but William de Warenna, with- out writ from the king, disseised him and took away 2 horses from his men and has not yet restored (them). This the men of the hundred (court) attest. M. William de Warenne himself holds Tilebroc [Tillbrook]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs, and they are there and 20 sokemen and 4 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough teams. It is worth 100 shillings ; (was worth) as much when received ; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor the same sokemen held who hold it now, and they belonged in such way to the king's soke and sake (ita de soca et saca regis fuerunt) that they could assign and sell their land to whom they wished and put themselves under another lord (recedere ad alium dominum) without the leave of him under whom they were. This land of Tilebroc [Tillbrook] Hugh Beau- champ claims against William, and the men of the hundred (court) bear testimony in re- gard to it that Ralf Tailebosc, his predeces- sor, was seised of it by the king and held it. In Hanefelde [ ] William de Warenna holds 3 virgates of land. There is land for 1 plough and it is there. It is and was worth 10 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This land always belonged to (jacuit in) Chenebaltone [Kimbolton], but gave its ' wer ' (warram) always of right (juste) in Bedefordshire. 7 In Estone [Easton 8 ] William de War- enne holds I virgate. There is land for 2 7 That is to say, it belonged to William de Warrenne's manor of Kimbolton just across the Huntingdonshire border, but was assessed in Bedfordshire, in which it was locally situate (J.H.R.) 8 Co. Hunts (see Introduction.) 232