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HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE there could be a fourth. There 7 villeins have 4 ploughs, and (there are) 3 bordars and 5 serfs, and I mill (worth) 26 shillings and 200 eels, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams. It is worth 4 pounds, (was worth) when received a like sum, and T.R.E. 4 pounds and 10 shillings. This land Osulf, a thegn of King Edward, held. In Wilge [Willey] Hundret In Torvei [Turvey] 2 knights (milites) hold of Robert 2 hides and 1 virgate. There is land for 4^ ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 3 villeins have 2 ploughs and there could be a half plough (more). There are 6 bordars and 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient for) 1 plough team, and woodland (to feed) 10 swine. It is worth 40 shillings, (was worth) when received 60 shillings ; T.R.E. 70 shillings. This land the aforesaid Osulf held. XXVII. THE LAND OF GILBERT DE GAND In the Half Hundred of Stanburge 1 Gilbert de Gand holds Edingeberge [Edles- borough ']. It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 hides and on it are 4 ploughs, and 10 villeins have 4 ploughs. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth no shillings, when received (was worth) a like sum, and T.R.E. IO pounds. This manor Ulf, a thegn of King Edward, held and could do with it what he wished. XXVIII. THE LAND OF ROBERT DE OILGI In Wilge [Willey] Hundret Rotbert de Olgi holds in Lalega [Thur- leigh], and Richard Basset holds of him, half a hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. One is now there and there could be another. There are 1 villein and 3 bordars and 2 serfs, and wood- land (to feed) 30 swine. It is and was worth 40 shillings T.R.E. and since (semper). This land Oviet, a thegn of King Edward, 3 held and could sell to whom he wished. The men of Eudo claim this land through the 1 Now part of Manshead Hundred. 2 Now wholly in Bucks. Gilbert dc Gand is entered under Bucks as holding 20 hides at ' Ed- dinberge,' so that one-third of it was reckoned as in Beds at the time of the Survey (J.H.R.) 3 This was probably the ' Oviet,' a man of King Edward, who had been succeeded by Countess Judith at Sharnbrook close by (J.H.R.) predecessor of their lord, 4 all whose lands King William gave to him (sibi). In the same (vill) Salomon the priest holds 1 virgate of Robert de Olgi. There is land for 1 plough and it is there with I bordar. It is and was worth 10 shillings T.R.E. and after (semper). This land Alwin, a man of Bishop Wlwi held, and could sell. XXIX. THE LAND OF RANNULF BROTHER OF ILGER In the Half Hundret of Bochelai 5 Rannulf, Ilger's brother, holds 5 hides in Pabeneham [Pavenham] and Robert son of Nigel of him. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 plough, and there could be another ; and 9 villeins have 2 ploughs and there could be other 2. There are 2 bordars and 3 serfs, and meadow sufficient for 6 plough teams. It is worth 3 pounds, (was worth) when received 4 pounds, and T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Goduin, a thegn of King Edward, held. Of this land Rannulf, Ilger's brother, claims 1 2 acres of arable against Gilbert son of Salomon, 6 and 4 acres of meadow against Hugh de Grentmaisnil, 7 of which Rannulf has been unjustly dispossessed. And the men of the half hundred (court) state that this land which Hugh and Gilbert are now holding belonged T.R.E. to (iacuit ad) the land which Rannulf, Ilger's brother, holds. XXX. THE LAND OF ROBERT FAFITON e In Flictham [Flitt] Hundret Rotbert Fafiton holds Flictha [Flitton] of the king. It is assessed at 5 hides. There fo. 215b is land for 6 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 3 villeins have 2 ploughs and there could be 2 others. There are 3 bordars and 4 serfs, and meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 50 swine. In all it is worth 60 shillings, (was worth) as much when received, and T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Alwin Horim, a thegn of King Edward, held. 4 The predecessor in question was probably Lisois de Moustiers (see p. 236, note 2, above). 6 Now part of Willey Hundred. 6 He held at Felmersham, the next parish to Pavenham (J.H.R.) 7 Hugh's wife appears below as holding land in Milton (Ernest) facing Pavenham across the Ouse, on the banks of which this meadow must have been (J.H.R.) 8 See Introduction. 248