A HISTORY OF 
holds half a hide of Azelina, and this is (part) 
of her marriage portion, There is land for a 
half plough, but it is not there. One bordar 
is there, meadow (sufficient) for a half plough 
team and woodland (to feed) 40 swine. It is 
worth 10 shillings ; when received and T.R.E. 
(was worth) 20 shillings. This land Goding 
a man of Edric the bald (ca/vi) held and could 
assign to whom he wished. 
In Cuisrong* [Currron] Hunprer 
In Hanestawe [Henlow] Widrus holds 1 
hide and 3 virgates of Azelina, There is 
land for 2 ploughs, and they are there. Two 
villeins and 2 bordars and 2 serfs are there, 
and meadow (sufficient) for 2 plough teams. 
It is worth 30 shillings, (was worth) when 
received 20 shillings; T.R.E. 30 shillings. 
This land Anschil held, and it was an outlying 
part (serewiche) of Stodfald [Stotfold] T.R.E. 
This land Hugh de Beauchamp (Belamp) 
claims against Azelina, saying that she holds 
it unjustly and that it was never (part of) her 
dower. 
In the same vill Bernard holds 1 hide of 
Azelina, There is land for 1 plough, and 
it is there, and 3 villeins (and) meadow (suffi- 
cient) for 1 plough team. It is and was 
worth 23 shillings; T.R.E. 28 shillings, This 
land 2 sokemen held, men of Anschil, and 
could assign to whom they wished. 
In Curcuesana [Chicksand] 3 sokemen 
hold 3 hides of Azelina. (It is part) of her 
dower. There is land for 2 ploughs; one 
is there and there could be another, meadow 
is there (sufficient) for 2 plough teams, wood- 
land (to feed) 20 swine. It is and was worth 
20 shillings; T.R.E. 25 shillings. This 
manor 4 sokemen held and could assign and 
sell to whom they wished. 
In the same vill Walter holds 1 hide of 
Azelina, and this is (part) of her marriage por- 
tion. There is land for 1 plough, and it is 
there, meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team, 
woodland (to feed) 50 swine, and 1 mill worth 
(de) 10 shillings. It is and was worth 20 shil- 
lings; T.R.E. 30 shillings. This land Suete- 
man a man of Ulmer of Etone [Eaton Socon] 
held and could assign to whom he wished. 
In Sranpone [Stondon] Engeler holds 24 
hides of Azelina. There is land for 24 ploughs. 
On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 
3 bordars with a half plough. There are 2 
serfs, and meadow sufficient for 24 ploughs. 
It is worth 60 shillings, (was worth) when 
received 40 shillings; T.R.E. 4 pounds. This 
1 For Cliftone. 
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land Ulmar of Eton [Eaton Socon], a thegn of 
King Edward, held; and there were there 5 
sokemen, men of the same Ulmar, and they 
could assign and sell (their land) to whom 
they wished. 
LVI. THE LAND OF THE BUR- 
GESSES OF BEDEFORD [BEDFORD] 
In THE Harr Hunpret or Bocuerai? 
In Broeuwam [Biddenham] Osgar of Bede- 
ford holds 1 virgate of land of the king. 
There is land for 2 oxen? (to plough). It is 
and was worth 2 shillings T.R.E. and after 
(semper). He who now holds it held it T.R.E. 
and could assign to whom he wished. 
In the same vill Goduin a burgess holds of 
the king 1 hide and the fourth part of 1 vir- 
gate. There is land for 1 plough, and it is 
there, and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough 
team. It is and was worth 10 shillings 
T.R.E. and after (semper). A half hide of 
this land he who now holds held T.R.E. and 
could assign to whom he wished ; half a hide 
and the fourth part of a virgate he bought 
after King William came into England ; but 
neither to the king nor to any one else has he 
done service for it, nor has he had possession 
given (/iberatorem) of it. Against him Wil- 
liam Spech claims 1 virgate and the fourth 
part of 1 virgate, which had been given into 
his possession (/iserata) and which he after- 
wards lost.* 
In the same vill Ordwi a burgess holds of 
the king 1 hide and the third part of a half 
hide. There is land for 1 plough, and it is 
there. There are 2 villeins and 1 bordar, 
and meadow (sufficient) for 1 plough team. 
It is and was worth 10 shillings T.R.E. and 
after (semper). Half a hide and the fourth 
part of 1 virgate of this land was held 
T.R.E. by him who now holds it, and he 
could assign (them) to whom he wished. One 
virgate however he held in mortgage T.R.E., 
and as yet holds it; so the men of the 
hundred (court) attest. The same man 
bought 1 virgate and the fourth part of 1 
virgate after King William came into England 
and renders no service for it to the king nor 
to any one else. 
In the same vill Ulmar a burgess holds of 
the king two-thirds (partes) of 1 virgate. 
There is land for 1 ox (to plough). It is 
2 Now part of Willey Hundred. 
3 i.e. a quarter of a plough-team. 
* William held 4 hides less 1} virgates there 
(J.H.R.) 
5 These fractions amount in all to r} hide; 
but the man is said to hold 12 hide (J.H.R.) 
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