THE HOLDERS 
In Cuistong* [Cxiirron] Hunpret 
In CHampettonE [Campton] Turstin 
holds of the king 2 hides (and)? all but the 
fourth part of 1 virgate. There is land for 14 
ploughs. In the demesne are 1 hide and 1 
virgate and three-quarters (partes) of 1 virgate, 
and on it is 1 plough. There 2 villeins and 1 
bordar have a half plough. Meadow is there 
(sufficient) for 14 plough teams ; woodland (to 
feed) 20 swine. It is worth 30 shillings, 
and was worth T.R.E. 40 shillings? This 
land 3 sokemen held and could assign and sell 
to whom they wished. 
XLVIII. THE LAND OF GILBERT 
SON OF SALOMON 
In Cuistone* [Ciirron] Hunpret 
M. Gilbert son of Salomon holds Mat- 
PERTESSELLE [Meppershall] of the king. Itis 
assessed at 4 hides in Bedefordescire® ; there 
is land for 4 ploughs. In Herefortscire® 
(Herts) the same (ipsa) vill is assessed at 3 hides 
and 1 virgate ; there is land for 3 ploughs. 
In all there are 7 ploughs. In the demesne 
are 5 hides and on it 3 ploughs and there 
could be 2 more. There 5 villeins have 2 
ploughs and (there are) 4 bordars and 2 serfs ; 
meadow (sufficient) for 7 plough teams, wood- 
land (to feed) 200 swine, and from dues of 
woodland (come) 10 shillings. It is and was 
worth 6 pounds; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This 
manor Lewin Cilt, a thegn of King Edward, 
held,® and in this manor were 4 sokemen. 
They held 2 hides and could sell them to 
whom they wished. 
In Witce [Wuttey] Hunprer 
M. In FrammeresHam [Felmersham] 
Gilbert holds 74 hides. There is land for 8 
ploughs. In the demesne are 4 hides, and on 
it are 3 ploughs, and 4 villeins have 4 ploughs. 
There are 6 bordars and meadow (sufficient) 
for 4 plough teams. It is worth 100 shillings, 
(was worth) when received 12 pounds and as 
much T.R.E. This manor 6 sokemen held 
and could sell. 
1 For Cliftone. 
2 Erroneously inserted in MS. 
3 But possibly the scribe has omitted something 
between ‘valuit’ and ‘ T.R.E.’ 
4 For Cliftone. 
5 ie. 4 hides of it are assessed in Bedfordshire ; 3 
hides and 1 virgate in Hertfordshire (see the 
Victoria History of Herts, vol. i.) 
8 See pp. 198, 230. 
OF LANDS 
XLIX. THE LAND OF ALBERT OF 
LORRAINE (LOTHARIENSIS)? 
In Manesueve [MansHeap] Hunprer 
M. Albert of Lorraine holds of the king 
CrcrRAvE [Chalgrave]. It is assessed at 8 hides 
and two-thirds (partes) of 1 virgate. There is 
land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 3 
carucates of land, and on it are 2 ploughs. 
There 13 villeins have 8 ploughs. There are 
4 bordars and 6 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 8 
plough teams, woodland (to feed) 50 swine. 
It is worth 7 pounds; when received (was 
worth) 6 pounds, and as much T.R.E. 
This manor the same Albert held T.R.E. and 
could assign to whom he wished. 
In Rapsernestoc [REDBORNESTOKE] 
HunpDRET 
M. Albert himself holds Oronr [Woot- 
ton]. It is assessed at 10 hides. ‘There is 
land for 11 ploughs. In the demesne are 2 
hides and on it are 3 ploughs. There 20 
villeins have 7 ploughs, and there could be an 
eighth. There are 6 serfs, meadow (suffi- 
cient) for 5 plough teams, woodland to feed 
400 swine. It is worth 10 pounds, when 
received (was worth) 8 pounds; T.R.E. 10 
pounds and 15 shillings. This manor Almar 
aman of Earl Tosti held and could sell. 
In Essecrong [Shelton®] Albert holds 3 
hides. ‘There is land for 5 ploughs. In the 
demesne is 1 hide, and on it are 2 ploughs. 
There are 7 villeins with 3 ploughs and there 
are 4 serfs, meadow (sufficient) for 3 plough 
teams, and woodland (to feed) 100 swine. 
It is worth 40 shillings ; (was worth) when 
received 20 shillings; T.R.E. 45 shillings. 
This manor was and is a member of Otone 
(Wootton). Almar a man of Earl Tosti 
held it. 
In Witca [Wittey] Hunpret 
In SernesBRoc [Sharnbrook] Albert holds 2 
hides and the fourth part of 1 virgate. There 
is land for 3 ploughs. In the demesne is 1 
hide, and on it are 2 ploughs, and there are 4 
villeins with 1 plough. ‘There are 4 bordars 
and 4 serfs, and 1 mill (worth) 16 shillings, 
meadow (sufficient for 2 plough teams, 
woodland (to feed the swine. It is worth 50 
shillings ; when reccived (was worth) 30 shil- 
lings; T.R.E. 60 shillings. This land Algar 
a man of Queen Edid held and could assign 
to whom he wished. 
7 See Introduction, p. 203. 
8 In Marston (Morteyne). 
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