A HISTORY OF 
In Bisrone [Beeston*] Rolland holds of 
Eudo 3 hides. ‘There is land for 3 ploughs, 
and they are there. On the demesne are 2 
ploughs ; and 4 villeins have 1 plough. 
There are 2 bordars and 1 serf, and meadow 
(sufficient) for 3 plough teams. It is worth 
30 shillings ; (was worth) when received 20 
shillings, and T.R.E. 40 shillings. 
In the same (vill) Norman holds of Eudo 4 
hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the 
demesne is 1 plough; and 4 villeins have 3 
ploughs. There are 2 serfs, and 1 mill 
(worth) 30 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) 
for 4 plough teams. It is worth 40 shillings ; 
(was worth) as much when received, and 
T.R.E. 50 shillings. These 4 hides and the 
3 above, this Norman held T.R.E. and 
T.R.W. Now Eudo holds it of the king, 
as his men say, but it is not part of the 
fee (of) Lisois.” 
In the same (vill) Pirot? holds of Eudo 1 
hide. There is land for 1 plough and it is 
there with 1 bordar. ‘Thereis meadow (suffi- 
cient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 10 shil- 
lings ; (was worth) when received 5 shillings, 
and T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land Ravan, 
a man of Ulmar of Etone [Eaton Socon], 
held and could assign to whom he wished. 
In Norreotve [Northill] Pirot? holds of 
Eudo 14 hides, There is land for 14 ploughs. 
One plough is there and there could be a 
half plough (more) and there are 3 villeins 
and 1 bordar, meadow (sufficient) for 14 
plough teams and 1 mill (worth) 14 shillings. 
It is worth 20 shillings, when received (was 
worth) 10 shillings and T.R.E. 25 shillings. 
This land Ravan, a man of Ulmar of Etone 
[Eaton Socon], held and could sell. 
In the same (vill) Ralf holds 14 hides of 
Eudo. There is land for 2 ploughs and they 
are there and 5 bordars and 3 serfs and 
meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams and 
woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 
3 pounds, was worth when received 40 
shillings, T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land 2 
sokemen held and could assign and sell. 
In Cutsron [Cuirron] Hunpret 
M. In Cutsrone [Clifton] William de 
1 In Sandy. 
2 Fee of Lisois de Moustiers, Eudo’s prede- 
cessor (J.H.R.) ; 
3 He also held under Eudo in Cambridgeshire, 
Essex and Suffolk, and must have been ancestor of 
Ralf Pirot who held 4 fees in 1166 on the fief 
which had been Eudo’s. See also p. 244, note 4 
below (J.H.R.) 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
Caron holds of Eudo 64 hides. There is 
land for 44 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 
ploughs, and g villeins have 24 ploughs. 
There are 1 bordar and 3 serfs, and 2 mills 
worth (de) 40 shillings and 150 eels, and 
meadow sufficient for 44 plough teams. In 
all it is worth 100 shillings ; (was worth) when 
received 4 pounds; T.R.E.6 pounds. This 
manor Ulmar of Etone [Eaton Socon] held, 
and there were 3 sokemen there. ‘They had 
1 hide and half a virgate which they could sell 
to whom they wished. 
XXU. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 
PEVREL 
In Sransurce [STANRIDGE] Hunpret® 
M. William Pevrel holds of the king 
Pireworve® [Tilsworth] and Ambrose’ holds 
of him. It is assessed at 10 hides. ‘There is 
land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 
plough and there could be another, and 10 
villeins have 6 ploughs. ‘There are 6 bordars 
and 3 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough 
teams, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. 
This woodland Oswi took away and the 
hundred (court) says that it belonged to 
(jacuit in) this manor T.R.E. In all it is 
worth 6 pounds ; when received (was worth) 
4 pounds, and T.R.E. 10 pounds. This 
manor Levric son of Osmund, and thegn of 
King Edward, held. 
In Witca [WittEy] Hunpret 
In RisEDENE [Rushden ®] Malet holds of 
William Pevrel 1 virgate of land. There is 
land for 2 oxen ® (to plough), and they are there. 
It is and was worth 16 pence; T.R.E. 2 
shillings. This land Samar the priest, a man of 
Countess Goda, held and could assign to whom 
he wished. 
XXIII. THE LAND OF HUGH DE 
BEAUCHAMP (BELCAMP) 
In Stopene [Sroppen] Hunprer 
M. Hugh de Beauchamp holds Cuatsor 
* Robert de Caron gave a mill here to St. John’s 
Abbey, Eudo’s foundation at Colchester (J.H.R.) 
5 (Half Hundred.) Now part of Manshead 
Hundred. 
® ‘This name was probably written in the return 
made from the Hundred, with the Anglo-Saxon 
p (thorn) ; and this mistaken by the Domesday 
clerks for P (F.W.R.) 
7 He also held of William Peverel in Notts, 
Northants and Bucks (J.H.R.) 
8 Partly in Northamptonshire, where William 
Peverel held in the portion lying there. 
® i.e. a quarter of a plough-team. 
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