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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS the demesne is I plough, and 12 villeins have 4 ploughs. There are I bordar and 4 serfs. A mill is there (worth) 9 shillings and 4 pence, meadow (sufficient) for 5 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 150 swine and through {de) other due(s) worth 10 shillings (besides). In all [totis valentih) it is worth 4 pounds ; (was worth) when received 60 shillings ; T.R.E. 1 00 shillings. This manor Turchil, a thegn of King Edward, held and could assign to whom he wished. M. In Eureshot [Eversholt] Ralf holds ~l hides of Hugh as I manor. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 15 villeins have 6 ploughs. There are 4 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 8 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 1 00 swine. It is worth 100 shillings; (was worth) when received 3 pounds, and as much T.R.E. This manor Turgis, a thegn of King Edward, held and could sell. M. In Middeltone [Milton (Bryant)] (was worth) when received 40 shillings ; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Aschil, a thegn of King Edward, held, and there was 1 sokeman there, his man, having I hide, which he could assign to whom he wished. M. The same William holds of Hugh, Echam [Higham (Gobion) 3 ]. It is assessed at 8 hides. There is land for 1 1 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs, and 14 villeins have 7. There are 2 bordars and 5 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 8 pounds ; (was worth) as much when re- ceived ; and T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor 5 sokemen held and could assign their land to whom they wished. In Stodden [Stodden] Hundret In Estone [Easton*] Wimund 5 holds of Hugh half a hide. There is land for 3 ploughs, and they are there. There are 2 villeins and 6 bordars, and woodland to feed 40 swine. It is worth 30 shillings ; when William Froissart holds of Hugh 6 hides received and T.R.E. (was worth) 20 shillings. as 1 manor. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 6 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 3 bordars and 4 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams ; woodland (to feed) 40 swine. It is worth 6 pounds, (was worth) when received 4 pounds, and T.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor Auti a housecarl of Earl Algar held and could do with it what he wished. M. The same William holds of Hugh Cravenhest [Gravenhurst]. 1 It is assessed at 3^ hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 4 villeins have 1 ; there could be another. There are 3 bordars and 4 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 60 shillings; was worth as much when received, and T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor 5 sokemen held and could assign and sell their land to whom they wished. M. In Straillei [Streatley] 2 William de Locels holds 4 hides and 1 virgate of Hugh as 1 manor. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough and there could be another, and 7 villeins have 4 ploughs. There are 5 bordars and 1 serf, and wood- land (to feed) 16 swine. It is worth 4 pounds ; 1 This and the two manors which follow belong to the Hundred of Flitt. The hundredal heading has been omitted. 2 See note I above. This land Oviet, a man of Aschil, held and could assign and sell ; but the soke always belonged to {jacuit in) Culmeworde (Colm- worth), Aschil's manor. In Riselai [Riseley] Alvric the priest holds of Hugh half a hide. There is land for a half plough, and it is there and 4 bordars. It is worth 5 shillings, when received (was worth) a like sum, and T.R.E. 8 shillings. This land Uvenot a man of Godric the sheriff held and could assign to whom he wished. In Middeltone [Milton (Ernest)] William Basset holds of Hugh 2 hides less half a virgate. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and I villein has 1 plough. There are 4 bordars and 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 6 swine. It is worth 30 shillings ; (was worth) as much when re- ceived, and T.R.E. 40 shillings. In the Half Hundret of Bochelai 8 M. In Blecheshou [Bletsoe] Osbert de Broilg 7 holds of Hugh % hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is I 3 See note I above. 4 Co. Hunts (see Introduction) 6 This must be Wimund de Taissel, who also held of Hugh at Barford and Colmworth (J.H.R.) 6 Now part of Willey Hundred. 7 See p. 240, note 4, below. 239