THE HOLDERS 
This manor 2 thegns held and could sell to 
whom they wished. 
In Presretar [Priestley'] Turgis holds of 
Nigel 14 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs 
and they are there ; meadow (sufficient) for 2 
plough teams; woodland (to feed) 40 swine. 
There are 1 villein and 4 bordars. It is worth 
20 shillings; (was worth) as much when 
received, and T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land 
5 thegns held and could assign and sell. 
M. Nigel holds Hertincpong [Harling- 
ton]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land 
for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 3} 
ploughs and there could be 2 more. There 
12 villeins have 5 ploughs. There are 6 bor- 
dars and 10 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 4 
plough teams, woodland (to feed) 400 swine, 
and 1 ram and 1 load of oats (are proceeds) 
from the woodland. It is worth 6 pounds ; 
when received (was worth) 4 pounds ; T.R.E. 
9g pounds. This manor 4 thegns held and 
could sell to whom they wished. 
In RatTBorcEsTOCHE [REDBORNESTOKE] 
HuNnpDRET 
In EssErrone [Shelton *] Erfast holds of 
Nigel 1 hide. There is land for 1 plough, 
and the plough is there ; meadow (sufficient) 
for a half plough team; woodland (to feed) 40 
swine. There are 1 villein and 2 bordars 
and 1 serf. It is worth 20 shillings, (was 
worth) when received 15 shillings, and T.R.E. 
20 shillings. This land was held by Alward 
a man of Alric son of Goding and he could 
assign it to whom he wished. 
In the same (vill) Stephen holds of Nigel 
half a hide. There is land for a half plough 
and it is there with 2 bordars ; meadow is 
there (sufficient) for 2 oxen ; woodland (to feed) 
12 swine. It is worth 6 shillings; when re- 
ceived (was worth) 3 shillings, and T.R.E. 10 
shillings. This land Fuglo, a man of Alric 
son of Goding, held and could sell to whom 
he wished. 
M. In Mersrong [Marston (Morteyne)] 
Erfast holds of Nigel 8 hides and half a virgate. 
There is land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne 
are 3 ploughs, and 14 villeins (are there) with 
8 ploughs. ‘There are 2 bordars and 4 serfs, 
meadow (sufficient) for 8 plough teams, wood- 
land (to feed) 300 swine. It is worth 7 
pounds ; when received 100 shillings ; T.R.E. 
12 pounds. This manor 21 sokemen held 
1 In Flitwick. 
2 In Marston Morteyne (J.H.R.) 
OF LANDS 
who could sell or assign their lands to whom 
they wished. 
M. Nigel de Wast® holds of Nigel de Albini 
(Albiniensi) MELEBRoc [Millbrook]. It isassessed 
at 5 hides. ‘There is land for 6 ploughs. On 
the demesne are 2 ploughs and 4 villeins (are 
there) with 4 ploughs. There are 2 bordars, 
and 2 mills worth (de) 6 shillings, meadow 
(sufficient) for 2 plough teams, woodland (to 
feed) 100 swine, It is worth 3 pounds ; (was 
worth) when received 30 shillings, and T.R.E. 
100 shillings. This manor Goduin son of 
Lewin held “who could all sell or assign 
their land to whom they wished. 
M. The same (ifse) Nigel de Wast holds of 
Nigel de Albini AMMETELLE [Ampthill]. It is 
assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 8 
ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and 
6 villeins have 4 ploughs and there could be 
2 more. There are 2 bordars and 1 serf, 
meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, wood- 
land (to feed) 300 swine. It is worth 4 
pounds; when received (was worth) 40 shil- 
lings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This manor 7 soke- 
men held and could sell and assign their land 
to whom they wished. 
The same Nigel holds of Nigel Brumz 
[Broom *]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There 
is land for § ploughs ; and so many are there 
with 9g villeins and 5 bordars. There is 
woodland (to feed) 30 swine. It is worth 40 
shillings. Seven sokemen held it and could 
assign and sell it. 
In Metpong [Maulden] John de Roches ® 
took unjust possession of 25 acres to the hurt 
of (super) the men who hold that vill; so 
the men of the hundred (court) attest ; and 
now Nigel de Albini has them. 
M. Nigel de Albini (4/biniensis) holds WeEs- 
coTE [ .7] It is assessed at 3 hides all but 
1 virgate. There is land for 6 ploughs. Five 
are there and there could be a sixth. There 
3 See Introduction, p. 199. 
4 MS. is probably defective. 
5 In Southill and near Biggleswade, in Wixam- 
tree Hundred. This is probably the identification. 
The entry is inserted in the margin, having been 
omitted, and is placed next to the other holding 
of Nigel de Wast, without note of what Hun- 
dred it was in. I think it was in Wixamtree 
(F.W.R.) 
® See Introduction. 
7 Formerly Westcote, a hamlet in Willsham- 
stead, which was in Redbornestoke Hundred 
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