A HISTORY OF 
(sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 
60 shillings ; (was worth) when received 30 
shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This land 2 
sokemen held and could assign to whom they 
wished. This land Earl Wallef* and _ his 
wife gave to St. Edmund in almoin T.R.W. 
In rHE HunpRET oF WICHESTANESTOU 
[WrxamMTREE] 
The same abbot holds 4 hides and 1 vir- 
gate in BLunHamM [Blunham] of the king. 
There is land for 4 ploughs. Inthe demesne 
are 2 hides and 3 virgates and on it are 2 
ploughs. There 8 villeins have 2 ploughs, 
and there are 5 bordars and 1 serf and 1 mill 
worth 20 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) 
for 4 plough teams. It is worth 4 pounds; 
when received (was worth) 70 shillings ; 
T.R.E. 6 pounds. This land 4 sokemen 
held and could assign or sell to whom they 
wished, 
VII. THE LAND OF ST. PETER 
OF BURG? [PETERBOROUGH] 
In StopENE [SroppEN] HunpRET 
The abbot of Burg [Peterborough] holds 
STANEWICA [Stanwick*]. It is assessed at 
24 hides. There is land for 23 ploughs. 
One plough is there; another and a half 
plough could be added. There are 2 villeins 
and 2 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) for 2 
plough teams. It is worth 30 shillings ; (was 
worth) when received 50 shillings; T.R.E. 
40 shillings. This manor St. Peter of Burg 
held T.R.E. 
VII. THE LAND OF ST. BENEDICT 
OF RAMESY [RAMSEY] 
In Rapegpurnesoca [REDBORNESTOKE] 
HunDRET 
M. The abbot of St. Benedict of Ramesy 
[Ramsey] holds Cranrere [Cranfield]. It is 
assessed at 10 hides. “There is land for 12 
ploughs. In the demesne are 2 hides, and on 
it are 2 ploughs. There 18 villeins have ro 
ploughs. There are 2 bordars and 5 serfs, 
and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams, 
and woodland (to feed) 1,000 swine and 
(rendering) iron for (the) ploughs.* In all 
1 Waltheof. 
2 This heading, having been omitted, has been 
inserted in the margin (J.H.R.) 
3 Now all in Northamptonshire. The rest of 
Stanwick (1 hide and 1 virgate) is surveyed under 
that county, and was similarly held by the abbot 
of Peterborough (J.H.R.) 
* This phrase is explained by a Buckingham- 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
it is worth 9g pounds; when received (was 
worth) a like amount; T.R.E. 12 pounds, 
This manor belonged and belongs to ( jacuit et 
jacet in) the church of St. Benedict. 
In FricrHam [Furr] Hunprer 
M. The same abbot holds Berrone [Bar- 
ton in the Clay]. It is assessed at 11 hides. 
There is land for 12 ploughs. In the demesne 
are 3 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs and there 
could be a third, and 20 villeins have 9 
ploughs. There are 7 bordars and 6 serfs and 
1 mill (worth) 2 shillings, meadow (sufficient) 
for 6 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 
200 swine. In allit is worth 10 pounds ; (was 
worth) as much when received; T.R.E. 12 
pounds. ‘This manor has, T.R.E. and since, 
belonged to (jacuit semper in) the church of St. 
Benedict. 
With this manor the abbot claims against 
(reclamat super) Nigel de Albini® and Walter 
the Fleming (Flamens’) 12 acres of meadow 
which belonged to it (bi jacuerunt) T.R.E. 
but John de Roches dispossessed him of it 
unjustly. The hundred (court) attests this. 
M. The abbot himself holds PEcHEsDONE 
[Pegsdon].® It is assessed at 10 hides. There 
is land for 14 ploughs. In the demesne are 
2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs and there 
could be a third. And 37 villeins have 11 
ploughs. There are 7 bordars and 5 serfs, 
and 2 mills worth (de) 27 shillings and 8 
pence, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams 
and woodland (to feed) 60 swine. It is 
worth 10 pounds; (was worth) as much when 
received ; T.R.E. 12 pounds. This manor 
belonged and belongs to (jacuit et jacet in) the 
demesne of the church of St. Benedict. 
In Berzrorp [Barrorp] HunpReET 
In WizotpEstTong [Wyboston]’ Eudo Dapi- 
fer® holds 13 virgates under the abbot of Ram- 
esy. It is waste, but yet worth 16 pence. 
This land belonged to (fuit in) the church of 
St. Benedict T.R.E. 
shire entry (fo. 146), which runs: ‘Silva mille 
porcis et de redditu silve ferra car’ sufficienter.’ 
In addition to providing feed for pigs the wood- 
land in such cases appears to have paid a rent in 
ploughshares or other iron for the ‘ploughs.’ 
There are some other instances in Bucks and 
another instance in Beds itself (J.H.R.) 
5 He held land in the adjoining parish of 
Streatley (J.H.R.) 
§ In Shillington. 
” In Eaton Socon. 
® He held Eaton Socon and part of Wyboston 
(J.H.R.) 
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