A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE 
L. THE LAND OF DAVID DE 
ARGENTAN (ARGENTOMO) 
In Sropeng [StoppEn] Hunpret 
David de Argentan holds in RuisELar 
[Riseley] 1 hide of the king. There is land 
for 1 plough, but it is not there. ‘There are 
1 villein and 3 bordars. It is worth 10 shil- 
lings, (was worth) when received 20 shillings 
and T.R.E. a like sum. This land Homdai 
aman of Earl Harold held and could sell to 
whom he wished. 
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LI. THE LAND OF RALF DE 
INSULA? 
In BICHELESWADE [BIGGLESWADE] 
HunpRET 
M. Ralf de Insulat holds of the king in 
STRATONE [Stratton*] 4 hides as one manor. 
There is land for 8 ploughs. There are 7 
and there could be an eighth. There are 10 
villeins and 2 bordars, and meadow (sufficient) 
for 4 plough teams. In all it is worth 12 
pounds, (was worth) when received 3 pounds ; 
T.R.E. 100 shillings. This manor Stigand 
the archbishop held. 
M. Ralf himself holds PicHELEswADE 
[Biggleswade]. It is assessed at 10 hides. 
There is land for 10 ploughs. In the de- 
mesne are 54 hides and on it are 3 ploughs. 
There are 7 villeins with 7 ploughs and 
10 bordars and 3 serfs, and 2 mills worth 
(de) 47 shillings, meadow (sufficient) for 10 
plough teams and (producing) 5 shillings from 
the hay. It is worth 17 pounds, (was worth) 
when received 15 pounds ; T’.R.E. 10 pounds. 
This manor Stigand the archbishop held, and 
there 2 sokemen had half a hide which they 
could sell and assign. 
M. In Hotme [Holme?] the same Ralf 
holds 2 hides. There is land for § ploughs 
and they are there. Thereare 6 villeins and 
meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is 
worth 40 shillings, (was worth) when received 
30 shillings, and T.R.E. 40 shillings. This 
manor Archbishop Stigand held and there 3 
sokemen had 2 virgates of land and could 
sell. 
In Wicuestangsrou [WIXAMTREE] 
HuNDRET 
In Warpong [Warden] the same Ralf 
holds of the king 14 virgates. This land 
1 Tt is not certain how this name should be 
Englished (J.H.R.) 
2 In Biggleswade. 
belongs to (jacet in) Bicheleswade [Biggles- 
wade] and it is valued (est appreciata) there® ; 
and he who held it T.R.E. could not assign 
or sell it without the leave of him who held 
Bicheleswade [Biggleswade]. 
LI. THE LAND OF GOZELIN THE 
BRETON 
In ManegsHEve [MansHEapD] HunDRET 
M. Gozelin the Breton holds of the king 
in PorEsGRavE [Potsgrove] 74 hides as one 
manor. There is land for 74 ploughs. In the 
demesne are 3 hides, and on it are 3 ploughs. 
There 3 villeins have 2 ploughs, and there 
could be 2 others and a half plough. There 
are 6 bordars and 3 serfs and meadow (suffi- 
cient) for 5 plough teams. It is worth 50 
shillings, (was worth) when received 100 
shillings ; T.R.E. 10 pounds. This manor 4 
thegns held and could assign and sell their 
land to whom they wished. 
In tHE Harr Hunprer oF STANBURGE 
[STANBRIDGE] * 
Gozelin himself holds GrepgeLar [Gladley 
(farm) *] for 24 hides. There is land for 1 
plough, and there are there 4 oxen,® and 1 
mill (worth) 16 shillings, meadow (sufficient) 
for 1 plough team, woodland (to feed) 100 
swine. It is and was worth 20 shillings ; 
T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land Wigot, a 
huntsman of King Edward, held and could 
sell to whom he wished. 
LUI. THE LAND OF COUNTESS 
JUDITH 
In RapgorcEstoc [REDBORNESTOKE] 
HunprRET 
M. Countess Judith holds in MgLpong 
[Maulden] 5 hides and 14 virgates and the 
nuns of Elnestou [Elstow] hold of her in 
almoin. There is land for 5 ploughs. On 
the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 7 villeins 
have 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs and 1 
mill (worth) 3 shillings, meadow (sufficient) 
for 5 plough teams, and woodland (to feed) 
100 swine. It is worth 60 shillings, (was 
3 The reason for its being separately entered is 
evidently that it was assessed for ‘geld’ in Wixam- 
tree Hundred as lying in Warden (J.H.R.) 
* Now part of Manshead Hundred. 
5 Formerly in Leighton Buzzard; now in 
Heath and Reach. It was a separate manor 
JH.) 
® i.e. half a plough-team. 
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