THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



The King holds Tovecestre [Towcester]. 

 There are 7^ hides. There is land for 22 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, 

 and (there are) 15 villeins with lO ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering (de) 13 shillings 

 and 4 pence, and 1 2 acres of meadow. Wood 

 2 leagues in length and 1 in breadth. The 

 smiths used to render 100 shillings,* but 

 now they render nothing. There one soch- 

 man renders 5 shillings, having half a hide 

 and the 5th part of half a hide. In king 

 Edward's time it was worth 12 pounds ; now 

 (it is worth) 25 pounds. 



The King holds Sudtone [King's Sutton]. 

 There are 3 hides. There is land for 6 

 ploughs. Tn demesne there are 2 (ploughs) 

 with one serf; and (there are) 7 villeins and 

 10 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering {de) 10 shillings and 8 pence. From 

 the meadows (come) 20 shillings. From the 

 market {forum) (comes) 20 shillings. In 

 other -land of the same manor are 4 villeins 

 with 2 ploughs. 



To this manor belongs Witefelle [Whit- 

 field]. There are 2 hides and inland* for 2 

 ploughs, and for the men land for 5 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) with I serf ; 

 and (there are) 8 villeins and 3 bordars with 

 3^ ploughs. Wood(land) i league in length 

 and 7 furlongs in breadth. The whole in 

 king Edward's time was worth 19 pounds; 

 now (it is -worth) 32 pounds of 20 (pence) 

 to the ounce. 



In Gravesende Hundret 



The King holds Falelav [Fawsley]. 

 There are i^ hides and the 5th part of a hide. 

 (There) is inland ^ for 4 ploughs. There are 

 2 ploughs ; and 6 bordars have 4 ploughs. 

 In the other land without the demesne there 

 are 6 villeins, with a reeve having 4 ploughs. 

 From the meadow come [exeunt] 2 shillings. 

 In king Edward's time it was worth 1 5 

 pounds. Now it renders as many pounds of 

 20 (pence) to the ounce. To this manor 

 pertains the soc of I hide less I bovate ; it 

 renders 4 shillings. 



In Coltrewestan Hundret 



The King holds Hardingestorp [Harding- 

 stone]. There are 5 hides, besides the in- 



were ironworkers, not smiths. (Mr. Stuart 

 Moore's note). * See preceding note. 



^ The difficult term ' inland ' seems to 

 mean here, as in some other cases, land not 

 assessed for the ' geld ' (see my observations in 

 Domesday Studies, pp. 1 07— 1 09). 



land (where there) ^ is land for 4 ploughs. 

 There are 2 ploughs, and 4 villeins and 10 

 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills 

 rendering 50 siiillings. From the meadows 

 and pastures (come) 66 pence. In king 

 Edward's time it was worth 30 pounds ; now 

 (it is worth) 12 pounds. William Pevrel and 

 Gunfrid de Cioches have there 2 hides and 

 60 acres of meadow, by the king's gift, as 

 they say. 



In Corbei Hundret ' 



The King holds Gretone [Gretton]. 

 There are 3 hides and 3 virgates of land. 

 There is land for 14 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 (ploughs), and i bondwoman ; and 

 15 villeins and 5 bordars, with the priest, 

 have 6 ploughs. There is a mill rendering 

 (de) 3 shillings, and 20 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) I league in length and half a 

 league in breadth. It was and is worth 20 

 pounds. Very many things are wanting to 

 this manor which in king Edward's time 

 were appendant to it [ihi) as well in wood and 

 ironworks {ferrariis),zs in other returns (rf(A//- 



ribus). 



The King holds Corbei [Corby]. There 

 are li hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is i (plough) ; and 7 vil- 

 leins, with the priest and 3 bordars, have 4 

 ploughs. Wood(!and) 18 furlongs in length 

 and 4 furlongs in breadth. In king Edward's 

 time and now it (was and) is worth 10 

 pounds. Many things are wanting to this 

 manor which in king Edward's time belonged 

 to it in wood and ironworks {Jerrariis) and 

 other matters [causis). 



The King holds Bricstoc [Brigstock]. 

 There are 3^ hides. There is land for 9 

 ploughs. In demesne are 3 ploughs and 6 

 serfs; and 16 villeins, with the priest and 

 4 bordars, have 5 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering [de] 5 shillings, and 7 acres of 

 meadow. • Wood I 5 furlongs in length and I 

 league in breath. 



To this manor belong these members : — 

 Slepe [Islip]. There is i hide and 3 virgates 

 of land ; in Geitentone [Geddington], i 

 hide ; in Stanere [Stanion], i| virgates of 

 land. There is land for 8 ploughs. There 

 are 4 sochmen and 9 villeins and 7 bordars. 

 Among (them) all they have 7 ploughs. In 

 Slepe [Islip] there are 4 acres of meadow. 



The whole manor, with its appendages, in 



^ 'I'lie meaning here is doubtful. 



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