A HISTORY OF 
In Hercentone [Harrowden*] the canons 
of Bedeforde [Bedford] hold 3 hides of the 
countess. There is land for 3 ploughs, and 
they are there, and 6 villeins and 4 bordars, 
and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams, 
It is worth 30 shillings ; when received (was 
worth) 20 shillings ; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This 
land Azelin a man of Earl Tosti held. He 
could not assign or sell without leave of 
him who held Camestone [Kempston], the 
countess’ (com’) manor. 
In Cuernetone [Cardington] Hugh holds 
of the countess 3 hides and 1 virgate and the 
third part of 1 virgate. There is land for 4 
ploughs, and they are there. There are 12 
villeins and 3 bordars and 3 serfs, and meadow 
(sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is worth 40 
shillings ; (was worth) when received 20 shil- 
lings; T.R.E. 40 shillings. This land Aze- 
lin a man of Earl Tosti held. He could not 
assign nor sell without leave of him who held 
Cameston [Kempston]. 
In CocueEpot [Cople] Hugh holds of the 
countess 1 virgate of land. This land is 
and was worth 30 pence T.R.E. and after 
(semper). This Wlwin a man of King 
Edward held and could sell to whom he 
wished. 
In BiunHam [Blunham] the abbot of St. 
Edmund holds half a hide of the countess. 
There is land for 1 plough, and it is there, and 
meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. It is 
worth 20 shillings, (was worth) when re- 
ceived 10 shillings; T.R.E. 20 shillings. This 
land a man of King Edward held and could 
sell. 
In Cutstonge? [CiiFron] Hunpret 
In Cutsrone [Clifton] Alwin holds of the 
countess 1 hide. There is land for a half 
plough, and it is there, and meadow (sufficient) 
for a half plough team. It is and was worth 
5 shillings; T.R.E. 10 shillings. This land 
Ulvric a man of King Edward held and 
could sell. 
LIT. THE LAND OF THE WIFE 
OF HUGH DE GRENTMAISNIL 
In RapporGesTocH [REDBORNESTOKE] 
HunpRET 
Adeliz wife of Hugh de Grentemaisnil holds 
of the king half a hide in Ese-rone [Shelton*]. 
There is land for a half plough, and it is there ; 
1 In Eastcotts. 2 For Cliftone. 
3 In Marston Morteyne. 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
meadow (sufficient) for a half plough team, and 
woodland (to feed) 6 swine. There is 1 bor- 
dar. It is and was worth 6 shillings ; T.R.E. 
10 shillings. This land Goduin a man of 
Earl Guert held and could assign to whom he 
wished. 
In Ousrone [Houghton (Conquest)] Ernald 
holds of Adeliz 44 hides asone manor. There 
is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 
2 ploughs, and (there are) 11 villeins and 7 
bordars with 34 ploughs, and there could be 
another half plough. ‘There are 3 serfs; mea- 
dow sufficient for 2 plough teams; woodland 
(to feed) 225 swine. Of this land'1 sokeman 
holds 1 hide. It is worth 4 pounds, (was worth) 
when received 60 shillings; T.R.E. 8 pounds. 
This manor 3 sokemen held who could assign 
and sell their land (to whom) they wished, 
In this same (vill) the aforesaid Adeliz claims 
half a virgate and 30 acres of woodland 
and field («xx acras inter silvam et planum) 
against Hugh de Beauchamp; and the men 
of the hundred (court) bear testimony that 
this land T.R.E. belonged to (jacuit cum) the 
other land which Adeliz holds and he who 
held this land could assign or sell it to whom 
he wished. This land Ralf* took possession 
of unjustly when he was sheriff. 
In WicHEsTANEsTOU [WIXAMTREE] 
HunpreEtT 
M. Adeliz herself holds CrRLENTONE 
[Charlton®]. It is assessed at 10 hides. There 
is land for 10 ploughs. In the demesne are 
5 hides, and on it are 2 ploughs and there 
could be 3 more. There are 16 villeins and 
g bordars with 5 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, 
and 1 mill(worth) 30 shillings ; meadow (suffi- 
cient) for 10 plough teams; woodland (to feed) 
16 swine. In all it is worth 10 pounds; (was 
worth) when received 8 pounds; T.R.E. 12 
pounds, This manor King Edward held and 
it was (before that) (fut) Earl Tosti’s. This 
Jand was an outlying part (erewich) T.R.E. of 
Potone [Potton], the manor of Countess 
Judith ® and in such wise belonged thereto that 
no one could alienate it therefrom. 
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In Stopen [StoppEn] Hunpret 
M. In Mirpenrone [Milton Ernest] Ivo 
steward (dapifer)” of Hugh de Grent[maisnil] 
4 i.e. Ralf Tallebosc. 
5 In Blunham, 
® The words ‘ M[anerium] Judite Comit[isse]’ 
are added below the line. 
7 This was probably the ‘Ivo’ who held as an 
undertenant of Hugh in Leicestershire and North- 
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