A HISTORY OF 
bishop half a hide. There is land for 1 plough 
and it is there with 2 bordars. There is 
woodland (to feed) 4 swine. In all it is worth 
10 shillings and (was worth) the same when 
received ; T.R.E. 12 shillings. The same 
men hold it now who held it T.R.E. They 
could assign or sell it. 
In tHe Harr Hunprer oF Bocueral! 
Herbert son of Ivo holds of the bishop 3 
hides and 3 virgates in STACHEDENE [Stags- 
den}. There is land for 4 ploughs. There 
are now 3% ploughs and there could be a halt 
plough more. There are 12 villeins and 7 
bordars, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team 
and woodland (to feed) 40 swine. In all it is 
worth 7 pounds, (was worth) when received 
9 pounds, T.R.E. 12 pounds. This land 12 
sokemen held. They were King Edward’s 
men and could sell it. 
In THE Hunpret oF Wiica [WILLEY] 
Two sokemen hold in CaRLENToNE [Carl- 
ton] 1 hide and 1 virgate of Herbert son of 
Ivo and he of the bishop.?, There is land for 
14 ploughs and these are there, and meadow 
(sufficient) for 1 plough team. In all it is 
worth 26 shillings and 8 pence ; when re- 
ceived and T.R.E. (was worth) 30 shillings. 
This land the same men held who now hold 
it and they could assign and sell it. 
In Torverz [Turvey] Wimund holds ot 
Herbert and he of the bishop 1 hide.? There 
is land for 1 plough and it is there, and mea- 
dow (sufficient) fora half plough team. In all 
it is worth 20 shillings ; when received, and 
T.R.E. (was worth) 40 shillings. This land 
a man of Alwold of Stivetone [Steventon] * 
held and could sell. 
In THE Hunpret oF BEREFORDE 
[BarFrorpD] 
M. Herbert holds of the bishop, and his 
nephew Hugh holds of him,? 5 hides in W11- 
DENE [Wilden]. There is land for 16 ploughs. 
On the demesne there are now none; there 
could be 3. The villeins have 10 ploughs 
and there could be 3 more. There are 20 
1 Now part of Willey Hundred. 
2 These exceptional cases of an under-tenant 
having under-tenants himself should be noted 
(J.H.R.) 
3 The previous holder of Steventon is recorded 
below as ‘ Adeloldus teignus R.E.,’ but this Tur- 
vey entry suggests that he may have been the 
“Alwoldus’ who was the tenant of the other 
manors which had passed, with Steventon, to 
Count Eustace (J.H.R.) 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
sokemen and 12 bordars and 1 serf ; meadow 
(sufficient) for 6 plough teams, woodland (to 
feed) 6 swine. In all it is worth 9 pounds ; 
when received 12 pounds; T.R.E. 20 pounds, 
This manor 24 sokemen held and could assign 
and sell their lands to whom they wished. 
Ill. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 
OF COUTANCES 
In Sropen [STopDEN] Hunpret 
M. The Bishop of Coutances holds CHENo- 
TINGA [Knotting]. It is assessed at 5 hides. 
There is land for 5 ploughs. In the demesne 
are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs. The 
villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 8 villeins 
and 5 bordars and 4 serfs, meadow (sufficient) 
for 2 plough teams and woodland (to feed) 
400 swine. It is worth 4 pounds; when re- 
ceived, (was worth) 3 pounds; and as much 
T.R.E. This manor Burret held T.R.E. 
M. The bishop himself holds MELCEBURNE 
[Melchbourne]. It is assessed at 10 hides, 
There is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne 
are 3 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs. The vil- 
leins have 7 ploughs. ‘There are 13 villeins 
and 15 bordars and 3 serfs, meadow (sufficient) 
for [ ] plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 
100 swine. It is worth 8 pounds, when re- 
ceived (was worth) 100 shillings, T.R.E. 6 
pounds. This manor Burret held and there 
were 6 sokemen there. They could assign 
and sell their land without (his) leave. 
M. The bishop himself holds in Dgna 
[Dean] 4 hides. There is land for[ ] 
and they are there. There are 6 sokemen and 
6 bordars and 2 serfs. It is worth 60 shil- 
lings ; when received (it was worth) the same 
sum; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This manor 6 
fo. 210 
sokemen held. They were men of Borret. 
Three hides and a half which were of the 
king’s soke they could assign and sell and put 
with themselves under another lord (ad alterum 
dominum recedere) without leave of Borred. 
Half a hide however they could not assign nor 
sell without his leave. 
M. Geoffrey de Traillgi* holds of the 
Bishop of Coutances GivELpENE [Yelden]. 
It is assessed at 10 hides. There is land for 15 
ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs and 
the villeins have 11. There are 17 villeins 
and 1 knight (miles) and 12 bordars and 1 serf, 
meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams and 
woodland (to feed) 20 swine. In all (totis 
* See Introduction. 
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