A HISTORY OF 
Englishman, Turgis, holds of the bishop half 
a hide. There is land for 1 plough and it is 
there and 1 villein, and meadow (sufficient) 
for 1 plough team. It is worth 6 shillings; 
when received (was worth) 3 shillings; T.R.E. 
15 shillings. This land Alwin, a man of 
Borret, held and could assign to whom he 
wished. 
In the same vill 7 sokemen hold of the 
bishop 3 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs 
and they are there and woodland (to feed) 
24 swine. It is worth 24 shillings; when 
received (was worth) the same; T.R.E. 60 
shillings. The same men held it T.R.E. 
They were men of Borred and could assign 
or sell it without his leave. 
In the same (vill) Humphrey holds of the 
bishop half ahide. There is land for 1 plough 
and it is there, and 2 bordars,and woodland 
(to feed) 30 swine. It is worth 6 shillings ; 
(was worth) when received 10 shillings ; 
T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Alvric, a 
man of Borred, held and could sell to whom 
he wished. 
In the same (vill) the bishop holds half a 
hide. ‘There is land for 6 oxen.t. There 
are 4 bordars. It is worth 3 shillings; was 
worth as much when received; T.R.E. 5 
shillings. This land Borred, a thegn of 
King Edward, held and could do (with it) 
what he wished. 
In RisEpENE [Rushden?] Alwold holds of 
the bishop half a hide. There is land for 
6 oxen. There is a half plough, and there 
is meadow (sufficient) for 6 oxen. It is 
worth 5 shillings ; was worth as much when 
received ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land 
Alvric held; he was a man of Borred, and 
could sell to whom he wished. 
Ill. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 
OF LINCOLN 
In StopENE [SToDDEN] Hunpret 
Bishop Remigius holds in DENnE [Dean] 2 
hides and half a virgate, and Godfrey holds it 
of him. There is land for 34 ploughs. On 
the demesne are 2 ploughs and the villeins 
have 14. There are 8 bordars and 2 serfs 
1 i.e. three-quarters of a plough-team. 
2 Partly in Northamptonshire. The bishop 
was claiming 6 hides of Rushden (‘ Risdene’) in 
Northants against William Peverel on the ground 
that they had been held by sokemen of (his pre- 
decessor) Borred. See the Victoria History of 
Northants, vol. i. (J.H.R.) 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
and meadow (sufficient for) 1 plough team. 
It is worth 40 shillings; when received (was 
worth) 30 shillings; and as much T.R.E. 
This land Godric, a thegn of King Edward, 
held, and he could do what he wished with 
his land. 
In Esrone [Easton*] William de Caron 
holds 1 hide and half a virgate of the bishop. 
There is land for 1 plough and it is there, 
and 1 bordar and 3 serfs, and meadow (suffi- 
cient) for 1 plough team, and woodland (to 
feed) 100 swine. It is worth 15 shillings; 
when received (was worth) 10 shillings; and 
as much T.R.E. This land Alwin Deule,* 
aman of the Bishop of Lincoln, held and 
could do with it what he wished. ‘The soke 
however was always the bishop’s. In this 
land belonging to the bishop’s fee (efiscopatus) 
William de Caron lays claim to 60 acres, 
field and woodland (inter planum et silvam) 
against Hugh de Beauchamp,® of which 
Ralf Taillebosc disseised the father of the 
same William who held this same land 
T.R.E., as the men of the hundred (court) 
say. 
In Risgxar [Riseley] Godfrey holds 1 
hide of the bishop. There is land for 1 
plough, and it is there. One villein is there 
and 1 bordar, meadow (sufficient) for a half 
plough team and woodland (to feed) 20 swine. 
It is and was worth 1o shillings; T.R.E. 20 
shillings. ‘This land..Godric, a thegn of King 
Edward, held and could do (with it) what he 
wished. 
In tHE Harr Hunprer or BucueEtat ® 
Ernuin the priest holds of Bishop Remigius 
1 hide and 1 virgate in BrpzHam [Bidden- 
ham]. There is land for 1 plough, and it is 
there. One villein is there, and 1 mill yield- 
ing 25 shillings yearly, and meadow (sufficient) 
for 1 plough team. It is and was worth 40 
shillings. This land Levric, a man of the 
Bishop of Lincoln, held, but he could not 
assign or sell (it) without his leave. 
In THE Hunpret oF BEREFORDE [BaRFoRD] 
Ivo Tallebosc holds of the bishop half a 
hide in Gotprenrone [Goldington]. There 
is land for a half plough, and it is there with 
2 villeins. There is meadow (sufficient) for 
Co. Hunts (see Introduction). 
Interlined. See page 227, note 2, below. 
As successor to Ralf Tallebosc (J.H.R.) 
Now part of Willey Hundred. 
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