HISTORY OF 
there could be a fourth. There 7 villeins 
have 4 ploughs, and (there are) 3 bordars and 
5 serfs, and 1 mill (worth) 26 shillings and 
200 eels, and meadow (sufficient) for 4 plough 
teams. It is worth 4 pounds, (was worth) 
when received a like sum, and T.R.E. 4 
pounds and 10 shillings. This land Osulf, a 
thegn of King Edward, held. 
In Witce [Wittey] Hunpret 
In Torvet [Turvey] 2 knights (milites) 
hold of Robert 2 hides and 1 virgate. There 
is land for 44 ploughs. On the demesne are 
2 ploughs, and 3 villeins have 2 ploughs and 
there could be a half plough (more). There 
are 6 bordars and 2 serfs, meadow (sufficient 
for) 1 plough team, and woodland (to feed) 
10 swine. It is worth 40 shillings, (was 
worth) when received 60 shillings; T.R.E. 
70 shillings. This land the aforesaid Osulf 
held. 
XXVII. THE LAND OF GILBERT 
DE GAND 
In rHE HatF Hunprep oF STANBURGE! 
Gilbert de Gand holds Ep1ncEBERGE [Edles- 
borough 7]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There 
is land for 7 ploughs. In the demesne are 5 
hides and on it are 4 ploughs, and 10 villeins 
have 4 ploughs. In all (totis valentiis) it is 
worth 110 shillings, when received (was 
worth) a like sum, and T.R.E. 10 pounds. 
This manor Ulf, a thegn of King Edward, 
held and could do with it what he wished. 
XXVIII. THE LAND OF ROBERT 
DE OILGI 
In Witce [WitLey] Hunprer 
Rotbert de Olgi holds in Lareca [Thur- 
leigh], and Richard Basset holds of him, half a 
hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. One isnow 
there and there could be another. There are 
1 villein and 3 bordars and 2 serfs, and wood- 
land (to feed) 30 swine. It is and was worth 
40 shillings T.R.E. and since (semper). This 
land Oviet, a thegn of King Edward,® held 
and could sell to whom he wished. The 
men of Eudo claim this land through the 
1 Now part of Manshead Hundred. 
2 Now wholly in Bucks. Gilbert de Gand is 
entered under Bucks as holding zo hides at ‘ Ed- 
dinberge,’ so that one-third of it was reckoned as 
in Beds at the time of the Survey (J.H.R.) 
3 This was probably the ‘Oviet,’ a man of 
King Edward, who had been succeeded by 
Countess Judith at Sharnbrook close by (J.H.R.) 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
predecessor of their lord,* all whose lands King 
William gave to him (sz). 
In the same (vill) Salomon the priest holds 
1 virgate of Robert de Olgi. There is land 
for 1 plough and it is there with 1 bordar. It 
is and was worth 10 shillings T.R.E. and after 
(semper). This land Alwin, a man of Bishop 
Wlwi held, and could sell. 
XXIX. THE LAND OF RANNULF 
BROTHER OF ILGER 
In THE Hate Hunpret oF BocuHerar® 
Rannulf, Ilger’s brother, holds 5 hides in 
PaBENEHAM [Pavenham] and Robert son of 
Nigel of him. There is land for 6 ploughs. 
On the demesne is 1 plough, and there could 
be another ; and g villeins have 2 ploughs and 
there could be other 2. There are 2 bordars 
and 3 serfs, and meadow sufficient for 6 
plough teams. It is worth 3 pounds, (was 
worth) when received 4 pounds, and T.R.E. 
6 pounds. ‘This manor Goduin, a thegn of 
King Edward, held. Of this land Rannulf, 
Ilger’s brother, claims 12 acres of arable 
against Gilbert son of Salomon,® and 4 acres of 
meadow against Hugh de Grentmaisnil,’ of 
which Rannulf has been unjustly dispossessed. 
And the men of the half hundred (court) 
state that this land which Hugh and Gilbert 
are now holding belonged T.R.E. to (jacuit ad) 
the land which Rannulf, Ilger’s brother, holds. 
XXX. THE LAND OF ROBERT 
FAFITON ® 
In FurcrHam [Furr] Hunprer 
Rotbert Fafiton holds Fricrua [Flitton] of 
the king. It is assessed at 5 hides. There 
fo. ar5b 
is land for 6 ploughs, In the demesne are 2 
hides, and on it are 2 ploughs. There 3 
villeins have 2 ploughs and there could be 2 
others. There are 3 bordars and 4 serfs, and 
meadow (sufficient) for 6 plough teams, and 
woodland (to feed) 50 swine. In all it is 
worth 60 shillings, (was worth) as much 
when received, and T.R.E. 100 shillings. 
This manor Alwin Horim, a thegn of King 
Edward, held. 
* The predecessor in question was probably 
Lisois de Moustiers (see p. 236, note 2, above). 
® Now part of Willey Hundred. 
® He held at Felmersham, the next parish to 
Pavenham (J.H.R.) 
” Hugh’s wife appears below as holding land 
in Milton (Ernest) facing Pavenham across the 
Ouse, on the banks of which this meadow must 
have been (J.H.R.) 
8 See Introduction. 
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