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A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE In Wilga [Wijlley] Hundret In Falmeresham [Felmersham] Gilbert holds of the countess 3^ hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and there are 2 villeins with I plough and there could be another plough. There are 4 bordars, and I mill worth {de) 10 shil- lings, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 3 pounds, when received (was worth) 100 shillings and as much T.R.E. This land Alii, a thegn of King Edward, held. In Radewelle [Radwell 1 ] Hugh holds 2 hides and 2^ virgates of the fee of the countess. There is land for H ploughs and they are there. There are 1 villein and 1 bordar and I serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 20 shillings, (was worth) when received 10 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land Tovi a housecarl of King Edward held. Gilbert de Blossevile holds of the countess Harewelle [Harrold]. 2 It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 16 ploughs. On the demesne there could be 3 ploughs ; one is there; and (there are) 10 villeins with 7 ploughs, and there could be 6 more ; mea- dow is there (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, woodland (to feed) 200 swine, and I mill worth {de) 36 shillings and 8 pence and 200 eels. In all it is worth 6 pounds ; when re- ceived was worth 16 pounds; T.R.E. 20 pounds. This manor 3 thegns of King Edward held and could sell to whom they wished. In Sernebroc [Sharnbrook] Hugh holds of the countess 3 virgates of land. There is land for I plough and it is there. There are 1 villein and I bordar and meadow (suffi- cient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 10 shillings ; was worth when received 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Oviet a man of King Edward held and could assign to whom he wished. fo. 217b In the Hundret of Bereforde [Barford] Osbern holds 2 hides and 3 virgates. 3 There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and there are 3 villeins with 1 plough. There are 2 bordars and I serf, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team, wood- land (to feed) 200 swine. It is worth 40 shillings ; (was worth) when received 10 shil- lings ; T.R.E. 50 shillings. This land Ulfech a steersman of King Edward held and could sell. In Potone [Potton 4 ] Hugh holds of the countess half a virgate of land. There is land for I plough, and it is there with I bor- dar. It is and was worth 5 shillings ; T.R.E. 2 shillings. This land Earl Tosti held in his manor of Potone [Potton]. 5 In Bicheleswade [Biggleswade] Hundret In Stratone [Stratton e ] Fulcher of Paris {de parisio) holds 3^ virgates of the countess. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 plough. There are 1 villein and 5 bordars ; meadow (sufficient) for I plough team. It is and was worth 8 shillings ; T.R.E. 20 shil- lings. This land Alwin, a man of King Edward, held and could sell. In Holme [Holme 6 ] Fulcher holds of the countess half a hide. There is land for a half plough, and a half plough is there ; meadow is there sufficient for a half plough team. There is I villein. It is and was worth 7 shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land Alwin a man of King Edward held and could assign and sell. In the same (vill) 2 men hold of the countess I virgate. There is land for 2 oxen 7 (to plough) and they are there. It is and was worth 5 shillings T.R.E. and after {semper). This land Goduin, a man of King Edward, held and could sell. In the Half Hundret of Weneslai 8 M. Countess Judith herself holds Potone [Potton]. It is assessed at 1 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne are 3^ hides and on it are 3 ploughs. There are 18 villeins and 2 sokemen with 8 ploughs, and there could be a ninth plough. There are 13 bordars and 3 serfs and I mill worth 5 shillings {v solidorum), meadow (sufficient) for 1 In Felmersham. 3 He held of the Countess also at Lavendon, Bucks, close to Harrold (J.H.R.) 3 The only place in this Hundred with which the heirs of the Countess seem to have been associated was Sudbury in Eaton Socon, where half a fee was held of the Honour of Huntingdon in the fourteenth century {Feudal Aids, i. 15, 33) (J.H.R.) 4 Now in Biggleswade Hundred (J.H.R.) 5 See the Potton entry below. 6 In Biggleswade. 7 i.e. a quarter of a plough-team. 8 Now part of Biggleswade Hundred. 258