A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE 
4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, 
and 6 villeins have 2 ploughs. ‘There are 1 
bordar and 1 serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 
1 plough team. There is woodland all over 
(super totam) Chochepol [Cople] (enough to 
feed) 100 swine. It is worth 60 shillings ; 
when received (was worth) 20 shillings, and 
T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land 3 sokemen 
held and could sell. 
In the same (vill) Raynald holds of Hugh 
1 hide and 1 virgate. There is land for 1 
plough, and it is there, and 2 bordars, and 
meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. It is worth 
10 shillings ; (was worth) when received 5 
shillings ; T.R.E. 10 shillings. ‘This land 2 
sokemen held and could sell to whom they 
wished. 
In the same (vill) Gunfrey (Gonfrid’) holds 
of Hugh 1 hide and half a virgate. There 
is land for 1 plough, and it is there. There 
are 1 villein and 1 serf, and meadow sufficient 
for 4 oxen. It is worth 10 shillings ; (was 
worth) when received 5 shillings, and T.R.E. 
10 shillings. This land 2 sokemen held. 
They were the king’s men and could sell. 
In the same (vill) Norman holds of Hugh 
1 hide. There is land for 1 plough, and 2 
oxen are there and meadow (sufficient) for 4 
oxen. It is worth 6 shillings; when received 
(was worth) a like sum, and T.R.E. 8 shil- 
lings. Of this land Aschil held 3 virgates 
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which belonged to (jacuit in) Weltone [Wil- 
lington], his manor, and Alestan held 1 virgate 
which he could sell to whom he wished. 
In the same (vill) Branting held 1 hide of 
Hugh. ‘There is land for 1 plough, and it is 
there, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. It 
is and was worth 10 shillings T.R.E. and 
after (semper). This land 3 sokemen held 
and could sell to whom they wished. 
In the same (vill) Robert holds of Hugh 3 
virgates. There is land for 1 plough and it 
is there, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. 
It is and was worth 74 shillings T.R.E. and 
after (semper). This land 2 sokemen held 
and could sell. 
In the same (vill) Roger the priest and 
Liboret hold half a hide and half a virgate. 
There is land for 6 oxen’ (to plough) and they 
are there, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 oxen. 
It is and was worth 5 shillings T.R.E. and 
after (semper). This land 3 sokemen held 
and could sell to whom they wished. Nine 
hides of this manor of Chochepol [Cople] 
Ralf Tallgebosc had in exchange for (pro 
excambio de) Wares [Ware], his men say, 
1 ive. three-quarters of a plough-team. 
and when he received them they were worth 
4 pounds. 
In NortersieE [Northill] Walter holds of 
Hugh half a hide. There is land for a half 
plough, and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) 
for a half plough team. It is worth 5 shil- 
lings ; when received (was worth) a like sum, 
and T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land Osiet, a 
man of King Edward, held and could sell to 
whom he wished. 
In Cutsrone® [Cuirron] Hunpret 
In Cupessane [?Chicksand*] 3 sokemen 
hold of Hugh 2 hides. ‘There is land for 14 
ploughs, and they are there, and 1 bordar, and 
meadow (sufficient) for 14 plough teams, and 
woodland (to feed) 4 swine. It is worth 20 
shillings, (was worth) as much when received, 
and T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land 4 soke- 
men held and could sell to whom they 
wished. 
XXIV. THE LAND OF NIGEL DE 
ALBINGI 
In Manesueve [MansHeap] Hunprer 
M. In Crawetar [(Husborne) Crawley] 
Turgis holds of Nigel de Albini (Albintensi) 5 
hides as 1 manor. There is land for 5 ploughs. 
On the demesne are 2 ploughs; and there 
could be 3 belonging to the villeins (vi//an- 
orum). There are 1 villein and 7 bordars 
and 1 serf, and meadow (sufficient) for 5 
plough teams. In all it is worth 30 shillings; 
when received (was worth) 40 shillings, and 
T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor 9 thegns 
held and could sell their land to whom they 
wished. 
In THE saME Hunpret Turgis holds of 
Nigel 1 hide. There is land for 1 plough, 
and the plough is there, and 2 serfs and wood~ 
land (to feed) 10 swine. This land is worth 
15 shillings ; (was worth) when received 10 
shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land 
was held by Suglo, a man of Alric son of 
Goding, and he could sell it to whom he 
wished. 
M. Tincrer [Tingrith] Turgis holds of 
Nigel for 2 hides and 1 virgate. There is 
land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 
plough and 4 villeins have 2 ploughs. There 
are 2 bordars, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough 
teams, and woodland (to feed) 150 swine. It 
is worth 40 shillings ; was worth when re- 
ceived 30 shillings; T.R.E. 100 shillings. 
2 For Cliftone. 3 See Introduction. 
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