A HISTORY OF 
are 5 villeins and 11 bordars, meadow (suffi- 
cient) for 2 plough teams, woodland to feed 
100 swine and yielding iron (ferrum) for 
the ploughs.’ It is worth 60 shillings ; (was 
worth) when received 40 shillings, and T.R.(E.) 
6 pounds. This manor 7 sokemen held and 
could assign and sell their land to whom they 
wished. 
In Fiicruam [Furr] Hunpret 
M. Nigel himself holds Croprtie [Clop- 
hill]. It is assessed at 5 hides. There is land 
for 8 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 hides, 
and on it are 2 ploughs; and 5 villeins have 
6 ploughs. There are 5 bordars and 1 serf; 
meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough teams ; wood- 
land (to feed) 200 swine and (worth) 12 
pence (besides). It is worth 60 shillings, (was 
worth) when received 30 shillings, and T.R.E. 
8 pounds. ‘This manor 2 thegns held, men 
of Earl Tosti. Of these 5 hides Nigel 
himself claims 1 virgate which his predecessor 
held T.R.E. Nigel himself was seised of it 
after he came into (possession of) the honour 
(ad honorem venit). But Ralf Tallgebosc dis- 
seised him. 
M. Nigel himself holds CuatneHou [Cain- 
hoe].? It is assessed at 4 hides. There is 
land for 6 ploughs. There are 2 hides and 3 
virgates in the demesne; 2 ploughs are on 
it, and there could be 2 others. There 3 
villeins have 2 ploughs, and (there is) 1 mill 
worth (de) 6 shillings, and meadow (sufficient) 
for 8 plough teams. There is woodland (to 
feed) 100 swine and (worth) 2 shillings be- 
sides. “There are 3 bordars and 5 serfs. It 
is worth 60 shillings; when received (was 
worth) 30 shillings, and T.R.E. 100 shillings. 
This manor Alvric, a thegn of King Edward, 
held and could assign and sell without his 
leave. 
M. In Srwiessov [Silsoe] a certain concu- 
bine of Nigel’s holds 2 hides. ‘There is land 
for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 plough, 
and 2 villeins have 2 ploughs and there could 
be a third. There are 3 bordars and 1 serf ; 
meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams ; 
woodland (to feed) 50 swine. It is worth 
30 shillings ; was worth as much when re- 
ceived and T.R.E. This land was held by 
Alvric the little (farvus), a thegn of King 
Edward. 
M. Roger and Ruallon hold of Nigel de 
1 See Introduction, p. 212. 
2 This became the head of the barony (J.H.R.) 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
Albini® PorocuesseLe [Pulloxhill]. It is as- 
sessed at 10 hides. ‘There is land for 13 
ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and 
there could be 2 others, and 11 villeins have 9 
ploughs. There are 13 bordars and 2 serfs ; 
meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams; 
woodland (to feed) 100 swine. It is worth 
10 pounds; when received (was worth) 8 
fo. 214b 
pounds, and T.R.E. 13 pounds. This manor 
8 sokemen held and could assign and sell their 
land to whom they would. 
M. In Strap. [Streatley] Pirot * holds of 
Nigel (de) Alb(ini) 4 hides and the third part 
of 1 hide as 1 manor. There is land for 6 
ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs and 
4 villeins have 1 plough and there could be 3 
more. There are 4 bordars and 1 serf; 
meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams ; 
woodland (to feed) 20 swine. There a cer- 
tain Shas 1 plough. It is worth 4 
pounds ; when received (was worth) 40 shil- 
lings ; T.R.E. 6 pounds. This manor Lewin 
Cilt held, and 3 other thegns of King Edward 
and they could sell their land to whom they 
wished. ‘Three hides of this land Pirot 
holds by marriage as his wife’s (de maritagio 
sue femina), and 1 hide and a third part of 1 
hide he holds in fee of Nigel de Albini. 
In MirpenTone [ Milton (Ernest)*] Turgis 
holds of Nigel 3 hides all but 1 virgate. There 
is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 
plough and 4 villeins have 23 ploughs and a 
half plough” villeins and 3 bordars. There 
is meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough teams. It 
is worth 30 shillings ; (was worth) as much 
when received, and T.R.E. 40 shillings. This 
land 6 sokemen held and could assign or sell 
their land to whom they wished. 
In Witce [WiLLEY] Hunprer 
In CarxentonE [Carlton] Chetel holds of 
Nigel 1 hide and the third part of 1 hide. 
There is land for 14 ploughs, and they are 
3 ¢ten’ Nigell’ de albin’.’ 
4 See p. 236, note 3. Ralf Pirot held 5 fees 
and John Pirot 1 fee of Robert de Albini on this 
fief in 1166 (J.H.R.) 
5 Word probably omitted in MS. 
§ Milton Ernest was in Stodden Hundred, but 
the hundredal heading is omitted. The 23 hides 
here entered is exactly the amount required, with 
the other Milton Ernest entries, to complete the 
10 hide unit (J.H.R.) 
7 So MS., apparently defective. Probably the 
text should read: ‘And there could be half a 
plough more’ (J.H.R.) 
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