A HISTORY OF 
xxvi Robert de Todeni 
xxvir Gilbert de Gand 
xxvil Robert de Olgi 
xxIx Ranulf brother of Ilger 
xxx Robert Fafiton 
xxx1 Alvred of Lincoln 
I. THE KING’S LAND 
M. Lesronge [Leighton Buzzard] a de- 
mesne manor of the king is now assessed (se 
defendit pro) at 47 hides. ‘T.R.E. there were 
but 30 hides (there).'| Of these 47 hides 43 
are in the king’s hands. There is land for 
52 ploughs. On the demesne are 6, and the 
villeins have 46. There are 4 score and 2 
villeins and 30 bordars and 2 serfs and 2 mills 
worth (de) 30 shillings, meadow (sufficient) 
for 40 plough teams and woodland (to feed) 100 
swine, he toll from the market yields 7 
pounds. In all it pays yearly 22 pounds of 
weighed money (ad pensum) and half a day’s 
(provision for the) king’s ‘ferm’ in grain and 
honey and other things pertaining to the 
‘ferm.’ For the queen’s use it pays 2 ounces 
of gold ; and for 1 packhorse and for customary 
payment for the dogs 70 shillings ; and 100 
shillings weighed money (ad pensum) and 40 
shillings of blanch (a/bs) silver which (hoc) Ivo 
Talliebosc imposed in addition (misit de cremen- 
to); and 1 ounce of gold for the use of the 
sheriff yearly. 
Of the land of this manor Wenesi? the 
chamberlain held 10 hides of King Edward 
which Ralf Talliebosc added to (apposuit in) 
Lestone [Leighton], whereto they did not be- 
long T.R.E., and again the same Ralf added 
(apposuit) to this manor other 7 hides which 
were not init T.R.E. These 7 hides Star- 
cher, a thegn of King Edward, held. 
The church of this manor Bishop Remigius 
holds, with 4 hides which belong to it. These 
4 hides are reckoned in the 47 hides of the 
manor. There is land for 3 ploughs (in them). 
On the demesne is 1, and the villeins have 1, 
and there could be another. There are 6 
villeins and 6 bordars and meadow (sufficient) 
for 3 plough teams. ‘This land, with the 
church, is and was worth 4 pounds.? Bishop 
Wlwi held it T.R.E. 
M. Lorroneg [Luton], a demesne manor of 
* Because 17 hides had been added, as explained 
lower down in the entry. 
* He had also held the manor of Turweston, 
Bucks (J.H.R.) 
3 Compare the entry on p. 227 below. 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
tv Azelina wife of R(alf) 
Talgeb (osc) 
tv1 Burgesses of Bedford 
‘tv Theking’s bailiffs (prefecz7) 
and bedells and almsmen 
the king, is assessed at (se defendit pro) 30 hides. 
There is land for 4 score and 2 ploughs. On 
the demesne are 4 ploughs. ‘The villeins 
have 4 score all but 2. There are 4 score 
villeins and 47 bordars, and 6 mills yielding 
100 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough 
teams, woodland (to feed) 2,000 swine, and 
from dues (come) 10 shillings and 8 pence. 
From the toll and the market (come) 100 
shillings. In all it yields yearly 30 pounds of 
weighed money (ad fensum) and half a day’s 
(provision for the king’s ‘ferm’) in grain and 
honey and other customary dues pertaining to 
the king’s ‘ferm’: to the queen 4 ounces 
of gold, and for (de) a packhorse and other 
small dues 70 shillings, and for customary pay- 
ments for the dogs 6 pounds and 10 shillings ; 
for the additional payment which Ivo Talle- 
bosc imposed (misit) 7 pounds weighed money 
(ad pensum) and 40 shillings of blanch (a/b) 
silver, and 1 ounce of gold for the sheriff. 
The church of this manor is held by Wil- 
liam the king’s chamberlain with 5 hides of 
land which belong to it.6 These 5 hides are 
part of (de) the 30 hides of the manor. There 
is land (in them) for 6 ploughs. On the de- 
mesne is 1, and the villeins have 5. There 
are 11 villeins and 4 bordars and 3 serfs, and 
1 mill worth 10 shillings. The church yields 
20 shillings yearly. There is woodland (to 
feed) 50 swine. In all it is and was worth 
60 shillings. This church with its land Morcar 
the priest held T.R.E.° 
fo. 209b 
M. Hovusrone [Houghton (Regis)] a de- 
mesne manor of the king is assessed at 10 hides. 
There is land for 24 ploughs. On the de- 
mesne are 2 ploughs and the villeins have 22. 
There are 38 villeins and 12 bordars, meadow 
(sufficient) for 12 plough teams and woodland 
(to feed) 100 swine. In all it yields yearly 
10 pounds, weighed money (ad pensum), and 
supply of half a day’s (provision of) grain and 
honey and other things pertaining to the king’s 
* So the MS. 
® See Introduction. 
° His lands at Potsgrove and Battlesden (see 
p. 252) had similarly passed to William the cham- 
berlain (J.H.R.) 
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