A HISTORY OF 
hold CapEenpons [Caddington].' It is assessed 
at 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. In 
thedemesne are 2 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs 
and there could be 4 more. There are 1 
villein and 4 bordars and 2 serfs and wood- 
land (to feed) 200 swine. It is worth 40 
shillings ; (was worth) when received 10 shil- 
lings; T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor 
Lewin Cilt? held T.R.E. The canons have 
the king’s writ in which is contained (hadetur) 
that he gave this manor to the church of St. 
Paul. 
XIII. (THE LAND) OF ST. PAUL 
OF BEDEFORD [BEDFORD]? 
In tHE Harr Hunpret or Bucuerai* 
Osmund, canon of St. Paul of Bedeford 
[Bedford], holds in Brp—Ham [ Biddenham] of 
the king 3 virgates. There is land for 1 
plough, and it is there, and 1 villein and 1 
bordar, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough 
team. It is and was worth 10 shillings. This 
land Leviet the priest held in almoin of King 
Edward and afterwards of King William, 
which priest at death gave to the church of 
St. Paul 1 virgate of this land. Ralf Tallge- 
bosc added (the) two other virgates to the 
same church in almoin. 
In the same (vill) Ansfrid the canon holds 1 
virgate. There is land for 2 oxen ° (to plough) 
and they are there, and meadow (sufficient) for 
2 oxen. It is and was worth 3 shillings. 
This land Marwen held (and) could sell to 
whom she® wished. This land Ralf Tallebosc 
assigned (apposuit) in almoin to the church of 
St. Paul. 
[XIV.] THE LAND OF ERNUI THE 
PRIEST 
In Wicuesranesrou [WIXAMTREE] 
HuNDRET 
Ernuin the priest holds 1 hide in HErGu- 
ETONE [Harrowden”]. ‘There is land for 1 
plough and there is a half plough there, 
meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team, 
1 Another portion (10 hides) of Caddington 
lay in Hertfordshire and had similarly belonged 
to Lewin (Cilt) before the Conquest and be- 
come the property of St. Paul’s before 1086 
(J.H.R.) 
2 Interlined. 
3 Compare the Bedford entry at the opening of 
the survey (J.H.R.) 
4 Now part of Willey Hundred. 
ic. a quarter of a plough-team. 
Marwen is probably a female name (J.H.R.) 
In Eastcotts. 
Ian 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
and woodland (to feed) 4 swine. It is worth 
10 shillings ; (was worth) when received 5 shil- 
lings; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land the 
father of the aforesaid man held. He wasa 
man of King Edward. Ernuin (éste) cannot 
prove livery or show writ (non habet libera- 
torem nec breve), but he took possession of 
this land to the king’s hurt (super regem), 
as the hundred (court) attests. 
XV. THE LAND OF COUNT 
EUSTACE 
In THE Hair Hunpret or Bocuerar® 
Count Eustace holds in BRUNEHAM [Brom- 
ham] 14 hides. Ernulf de Arde® holds of 
him. There is land for 14 ploughs. <A half 
plough is there and there could be a plough 
(besides), There is meadow (sufficient) for 
14 plough teams. It is worth 10 shillings, 
(was worth) when received 20 shillings, and as 
much T.R.E. This land Alwold and Levric 
men of King Edward held and could assign 
and sell to whom they wished. 
M. In Srivenrone [Stevington] the same 
Ernulf holds of the same count 3 hides. 
There is land for 24 ploughs. On the 
demesne is 1 plough and there could be 3 
(more). And 10 villeins have 5 ploughs and 
there could be 15 more. ‘There are 11 bor- 
dars and 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 4 
plough teams and woodland (to feed) 20 
swine. In all (totis valentiis) it is worth 14 
pounds, (was worth) when received 20 pounds ; 
T.R.E. 30 pounds. This manor Adelold,'°a 
thegn of King Edward, held and could sell to 
whom he wished. 
In SracHEpDENE [Stagsden] an Englishman, 
Godwi, holds 1 virgate of Count Eustace. 
There is land for a half plough, and 1 ox 
ploughs there.** This land is worth 2 shil- 
lings ; when received (was worth) 5 shillings ; 
T.R.E. 10 shillings, 
M. In PasBeneHam [Pavenham] Ernulf de 
Arde® holds 24 hides. There is land for 3 
ploughs, but they are not there. There is 1 
mill (worth) 20 shillings. There are 2 bor- 
dars and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough 
teams. It is worth 25 shillings; when re- 
ceived (was worth) 40 shillings; T.R.E. 4 
pounds. This manor Alwold, a thegn of 
King Edward, held. 
® Now part of Willey Hundred. 
® See Introduction, p. 202. 
10 See p. 224, note 3. 
*t i.e, there was land for 4 oxen to plough, but 
only 1 ox was there (J.H.R.) 
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