A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



king Edward's time was worth 15 pounds; 

 now (it is worth) 20 pounds. 



In Wilebroc Hundret 



The King holds Dodintone [Duddington]. 

 There is i hide. There is land for 8 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough) ; and 10 

 villeins with the priest and 2 bordars, have 3 

 ploughs. There (are) 10 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) I league in length and 6 furlongs 

 in breadth. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 4 

 shillings. This land belongs to Gretone 

 [Gretton] Manor aforesaid. In king Edward's 

 time it was worth 10 pounds, and now the 

 same [simi/itir). Many things are wanting 

 to it which belong to (the sources of its) ferm 

 ijirmam),^ in woods and other matters [caush). 



In Rodewelle Hundret 



The King holds Rodewelle [Rothwell] 

 and Overtone [Orton]. There are 8 hides 

 and 2 thirds of i hide. There is land for 40 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 4 ploughs ; 

 and 19 villeins and 45 bordars have io|^ 

 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering {de) 

 9 shillings and 4 pence, and 8 acres of mea- 

 dow. 



To this manor belong these members : — 

 Lodintone [Loddington], with [de) i hide 

 and the 3rd part of I hide; Clendone [Clen- 

 don], with {de) half a hide and the 3rd part 

 of I hide ; Dractone [Draughton], with {de) 

 I hide and half a virgate of land ; Arning- 

 VORDE [Arthingworth], with {de) a half virgate 

 of land ; Dereburg [Desborough], half a 

 virgate of land ; Keilmerse [Kelmarsh], with 

 (de) 2 hides and the 3rd part of i virgate ; 

 Oxendone [Oxendon], with {de) i hide and 

 I virgate of land ; Clipestone [Clipston], 

 with {de) i^ virgates ; Cranesleg [Cransley], 

 with {de) 2 hides and i virgate of land ; 

 Burtone [Broughton], with {de) half a hide. 

 There is land for 19 ploughs in all. There 

 are 47 sochmen, having 18 ploughs. 



This manor of Rodewelle [Rothwell], 

 with its appendages, in king Edward's time 

 was worth 30 pounds : now (it is worth) 50 

 pounds. 



In Maleslea Hundret 



The 

 worth], 

 for 35 



King holds Briclesworde [Brix- 

 There are 9^ hides. There is land 



ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 (ploughs), and (there are) 14 villeins, with the 

 priest and 15 bordars, having 15 ploughs. 

 There (are) 2 mills rendering {de) 33 shillings 



i.e. the rent paid for it as a whole. 



and 4 pence, and 8 acres of meadow. To 

 this manor pertains a wood which used to 

 render yearly 1 00 shillings. This is now in 

 the king's forest. 



To this manor belongs Holecote [Holcot]. 

 There are 2 hides and 2i virgates of land. 

 There is land for 10 ploughs. There are 11 

 sochmen with 4 ploughs. The whole in 

 king Edward's time rendered 30 pounds ; 

 now (it renders) 36 pounds. 



The King holds Fextone [Faxton]. There 

 are 2 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 6 serfs ; 

 and (there are) 6 villeins and 9 bordars with 3 

 ploughs. There are 16 acres of meadow. 



To this manor belong Walda [Wold] 

 and Waldgrave [Walgrave].' There are 2 

 hides and 3^ virgates of land. There is land 

 for 7 ploughs. There are 14 sochmen with 

 6 ploughs. There are i 2 acres of meadow. 

 The whole in king Edward's time rendered 

 15 pounds ; now (it renders) 16 pounds. 



The King holds Torp [Kingsthorpe].' 

 There are 4 hides and 3 virgates of land. 

 There is land for 20 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 16 vil- 

 leins and 8 bordars with 3 ploughs. There 

 are 3 mills rendering {de) 43 shillings and 4 

 pence, and 5 acres of meadow. 



To this manor belongs Multone [MouI- 

 ton]. There are i^ hides and I bovate of 

 land. And Westone [Weston], with I hide, 

 similarly belongs to it. There is land for 5 

 ploughs in all. There are 10 sochmen with 3 

 ploughs, and 3 acres of meadow. 



The whole in king Edward's time ren- 

 dered 15 pounds ; now (it renders) as much. 



The King holds Optone [Upton]. There 

 are 2 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In 

 demesne there is i (plough) ; and 10 villeins 

 and 10 bordars have 5 ploughs. There is a 

 mill rendering {de) 12 shillings and 8 pence, 

 and 6 acres of meadow. 



To this manor pertains Erlestone [Harles- 

 ton]. There is half a hide. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. There are 2 sochmen with I 

 plough. The whole in king Edward's time 

 was worth 1 5 pounds ; now (it is worth) as 

 much. 



^ The letters a and b placed above these 

 names in the original denote transposition. 

 (Mr. Stuart Moore's note). 



' In Spelho Hundred, 



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