THE HOLDERS 
a half plough team. It is and was worth 6 
shillings. Alwin Sac,' a man of the Bishop 
of Lincoln, held it and could do with it what 
he wished, 
In rHe HunpretT or BICHELESWORDE 
[BIGGLEswaADE] 
William de Caron holds of Bishop R. in 
‘TAMISEFORDE [Tempsford] 1 hide and 1 vir- 
gate and 3 quarters (partes) of 1 virgate. 
There is land for 2 ploughs and there is 1 
villein. Meadow is there (sufficient) for 1 
plough team, and 2 mills worth (de) 40 shil- 
lings, and 120 eels. It is worth 60 shillings ; 
when received (was worth) 40. shillings ; 
T.R.E. 100 shillings. Alwin Deule? held 
it. He was the king’s man and could do 
with it what he wished. 
vu. 210b 
In THE Hunprer oF Cuirrone® [Cuirron] 
William de Caron holds of Bishop R. 3 
hides and half a virgate in Ciirrone [Clifton]. 
There is land for 2 ploughs. One is there, 
and there could be another. There are 3 
villeins and 2 serfs and meadow (sufficient) 
for 2 plough teams. It is worth 20 shillings, 
and (was worth) as much when received ; 
T.R.E. 4 pounds. This land Alwin Deule,* 
a man of King Edward, held and could 
assign to whom he would (quo voluit). 
In CuicuEsane [Chicksand] the same 
William holds of the same bishop half a hide. 
There is land for a half plough. It is and 
was worth 12 pence; T.R.E. 2 shillings. 
Alwin Deule? held it and could assign it to 
whom he would. 
The church of BrpEForD [Bedford] with 
its endowments (adjacentibus) is worth 100 
shillings. 
The church of Lzstone [Leighton] is 
worth 4 pounds.* ‘These Bishop Remigius 
holds. 
V. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 
OF DURHAM 
BIcHELESWADE [BIGGLESWADE] HuNDRET 
The Bishop of Durham holds of the king 
in MeteHou [Millow] 44 hides. There is 
land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne are 34 
hides, and on it is 1 plough and there could 
1 Interlined. 
2 He had held also at two places in Hunting- 
donshire (J.H.R.) 
3 MS. has Clistone. 
* See details of its endowment on p. 222 above. 
OF LANDS 
be another. The villeins have 2. There 
are 4 villeins and 1 serf. It is worth’ 40 
shillings ; was worth as much when received ; 
T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land King Edw(ard) 
gave to the church of the Holy Cross of 
Waltham *—-so the men of the hundred (court) 
attest. 
In THE Hunpret or Cuirrone [CLiFron] 
The same bishop holds 8 hides in ALRICESEI 
[Arlesey] and 2 thirds (partes) of 1 virgate. 
There is land for 8 ploughs. On _ the 
demesne are 3 ploughs, and 8 villeins have 
4, and there could bea 5th. There are 5 
bordars and 2 serfs, and 2 mills worth 26 
shillings and 8 pence, and meadow (sufficient) 
for 3 plough teams. It is and was worth 7 
pounds; I.R.E. 8 pounds. This manor 
the canons of the Holy Cross of Waltham® 
held in almoin T.R.E. 
VI. THE LAND OF ST. EDMUND 
In THE Harr Hunpret or Bocwe eta ® 
Abbot Balduin of St. Edmunds has in 
Bipenuam [Biddenham] half a hide, and 
Ordui of Bedeford [Bedford]? holds under him. 
There is land for a half plough and it is there, 
and there are 2 serfs and meadow (sufficient) 
for a half plough team. It is and was worth 
6 shillings. This land Ulmar, a priest of 
King Edward,® held. He could assign it to 
whom he wished, but Ordui when he was 
reeve (prefositus) of the borough took it from 
him as forfeiture for something (pro guadam 
forisfactura), and now he says he holds (it) of 
the abbot of St. Edmund, but the men of 
the hundred (court) say that this was unjustly 
taking possession (quia injuste eam occupavit). 
In THE HuNDRET OF BICHELESWADE 
[BIGGLEswaDE] 
The same abbot of St. Edmund holds 
CHENEMONDEWICHE [ }? It is 
assessed at 3 hides and 3 virgates. There is 
land for 4 ploughs. In the demesne are 1 
hide and 3 virgates, and on it are 2 ploughs, 
and 6 villeins have 2 ploughs and 1 mill worth 
13 shillings and 4 pence. There is meadow 
5 Waltham Abbey, Essex (see Introduction). 
® Now part of Willey Hundred. 
7 He appears among the burgesses of Bedford 
at the close of the county survey (p. 264 ) as hold- 
ing other land here of the king (J.H.R.) 
8 This was probably the same ‘Ulmar’ the 
priest who had a small estate at Streatley (J.H.R.) 
9 ?Kendals in Wrestlingworth (F.W.R.) But 
see Introduction for this difficult locality (J.H.R.) 
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