A HISTORY OF 
In Caissor [Keysoe] Hugh Hubald! holds 
of Osbert 1 virgate. There is land for 2 
oxen (to plough). It is and was worth 2 
shillings ; T.R.E. 4 shillings. 
M. The same (fse) Hugh holds of Osbern 
ELvenpons ? [ ]. It is assessed 
at 1 hide and 1 virgate. There is land for 14 
ploughs and they are there, and meadow 
sufficient for 1 plough team; woodland to 
feed 34 swine. It is and was worth 10 
shillings; T.R.E. 15 shillings. This manor 
Alwin a man of Stori® held and could assign 
to whom he wished. 
XLV. THE LAND OF OSBERN SON 
OF WALTER 
In BIcHELEswADE [BIGGLESWADE] 
HunpRET 
M. Osbern son of Walter holds of the king 
in BEREFORDE [(Little) Barford] 3 hides as one 
manor. There is land for 3 ploughs. On 
the demesne are 2 ploughs and 4 villeins have 
1 plough. There are 2 bordars and § serfs 
and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. 
It is worth 60 shillings; (was worth) when 
received 40 shillings; T.R.E. 60 shillings. 
This manor Ulmar of Etone [Eaton Socon] a 
thegn of King Edward held. 
XLVI. THE LAND OF OSBERN 
THE FISHERMAN 
In Witce [Wititey] Hunprer 
Osbern the fisherman holds in SERNEBROC 
[Sharnbrook] of the king half ahide. There 
is land for 1 plough and it is there. A mill 
is there (worth) 16 pence ; meadow (sufficient) 
for a half plough team, woodland (to feed) 
10 swine, and a fish-stew (vivarium piscium). 
There are 1 villein and 2 bordars. It is worth 
26 shillings ; (was worth) when received 10 
shillings, and T.R.E. 40 shillings. ‘This land 
Tovi housecarl of King Edward held* and 
could sell, With this land the same Osbern 
claims 1 virgate and the fourth part of 1 virgate 
which his predecessor held T.R.E. But after 
King William came into England he refused 
the ‘ gafol’ (gab/um) due from this land and 
Ralf Taillgebosc gave the ‘gafol’ and took 
1 See p. 253, note 6. 
2? = Giveldone, = Yeldon. 
duction. 
3 This was evidently the ‘Stori’ of the first 
entry, so that we have here a ‘man’ of Earl 
Tosti(g) who has himself a ‘man’ of his own as a 
his tenant (J.H.R.) 
4 He had also held at Radwell, just to the south 
of Sharnbrook (J.H.R.) 
But see Intro- 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
possession of the land itself as forfeit and 
handed it over toa certain knight (midi) of 
his, 
In CarLenTone [Carlton] the same Os- 
bern holds of the king 1 hide and 14 virgates, 
There is land for 2 ploughs. On the de- 
mesne is 1 plough, and 2 villeins have 1 
plough. There are 4 bordars, and meadow 
(sufficient) for 2 plough teams. It is and 
was worth 20 shillings (T.R.E.*); T.R.E. 
40 shillings. This land Goduin Frambolt,° a 
thegn of King Edward, held and could sell. 
XLVI THE LAND OF TURSTIN 
THE CHAMBERLAIN’ 
In Bucuerar Hunpret® 
Turstin the chamberlain holds of the 
king in PaBENEHAM [Pavenham] 24 hides as 
one manor. There is land for 3 ploughs. 
In the demesne is 1 hide and 1 plough. 
There are 6 villeins with 2 ploughs and 1 
bordar, and meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough 
teams. It is worth 40 shillings, (was worth) 
when received a like sum, and T.R.E. 45 
shillings. ‘This land Alsi, a man of Alli his 
brother, held and could [sell ?] 
In Henewic [Hinwick °] Turstin holds of 
the king 1 hide and 3 virgates. There is 
land for 2 ploughs. In the demesne is 1 hide 
and 1 plough and (there are) 2 villeins with 
1 plough and 1 bordar, and meadow sufficient 
for 1 plough team. It is worth 30 shillings, 
when received (was worth) 10 shillings; 
T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land Goduin 
Frambolt, a thegn of King Edward, held. 
In WicHEsTANEsTOU [WIXAMTREE] 
HUNDRET 
In Bisronz [Beeston *°] the aforesaid Turstin 
holds half a hide of the king. There is 
land for a half plough, but it is not there ; 
meadow is (sufficient) for 1 plough team. 
This land has been laid waste (devastata est), 
but when Turstin received it, it was worth 
10 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This land 
Goduin a man of Earl Tosti held and could 
assign. 
5 MS. inserted by error. 
6 He had also held at Wymington in this Hun- 
dred (see p. 250), and, as the next fief shows, at 
Hinwick near Wymington (J.H.R.) 
7 He also held in Hampshire and Wiltshire. 
8 Half Hundred. Now part of Willey Hundred. 
® In Puddington or Podington. 
10 In Sandy. 
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