THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



The King holds Nassintone [Nassington]. 

 There are 6 hides. There is land for i6 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; 

 and 24 villeins, with the priest and 2 bordars, 

 have 14 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills ren- 

 dering (de) 30 shillings and 8 pence, and 40 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) i league in 

 length and half a league in breadth. In king 

 Edward's time it rendered 26 pounds and 13 

 shillings by tale ; now (it renders) 30 pounds. 



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In Hereford [Barford] ' is i hide. Oslac 

 the White {J/hus) held this with 2 sochmen, 

 of whom he himself had the soc. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs. There are 4 villeins and 

 3 bordars with 2 ploughs, and a mill rendering 

 [de) 32 pence. This land king William 

 granted to Godwin. 



In RicsDONE [Rushton] is half a virgate of 

 land. The soc pertains to Bereford [Barford]. 

 There is i sochman having 2 oxen.* It is 

 worth 10 shillings. 



In Patorp [Apthorp] are 2 hides pertaining 

 to Nassintone [Nassington]. There is land 

 for 12 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 (ploughs) ; and (there are) 16 villeins and 4 

 bordars with 10 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering {de) 6 shillings, and 6 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) i league in length and 

 as much in breadth. In king Edward's time 

 it rendered 13 pounds and 7 shillings. 



The King holds Tanesovre [Tansor]. 

 There are 6 hides. There is land for 18 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs ; 

 and (there are) 15 villeins and 4 bordars with 

 14 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 

 10 shillings, and 12 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) I league in length, and half a league in 

 breadth. In king Edward's time it rendered 

 20 pounds by tale. 



The King holds Bernewelle [Barnwell 

 All Saints]. There are 6 hides, and i virgate 

 of land. There is land for 6 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and (there are) 

 12 villeins and 2 bordars with 4 ploughs. 

 There are 24 acres of meadow. In king 

 Edward's time it rendered 13 pounds and 6 

 shillings and 6 pence by tale ; now (it renders) 

 30 pounds together with Tanesovre [Tan- 

 sor]. 



The King holds Clive [King's CliflF]. 



* A decayed hamlet in Rushton parish. 



* i.e. a quarter of a plough-team. 



There is 1 hide, and 2^ virgates. Earl jElfgar 

 held (it). There is land for 14 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 ploughs with I serf; 

 and (there are) 7 villeins with the priest, and 

 6 bordars having 5 ploughs. There (is) a 

 mill rendering {de) 12 pence, and 4 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) i league in length, 

 and half a league in breadth. In king Ed- 

 ward's time it rendered 7 pounds ; now (it 

 renders) 10 pounds. 



The King holds Rochingeham [Rocking- 

 ham]. There is i hide. There is land for 

 3 ploughs. There are 5 villeins, and 6 bor- 

 dars with 3 ploughs. Boui held this land 

 with sac and soc in king Edward's time. It 

 was waste when king William ordered a castle 

 to be made {fieri) there. It is now worth 

 26 shillings. 



In Stoche [Stoke Albany] is i hide of the 

 soc (land) of Corbi [Corby], the king's 

 manor. There is land for 2 ploughs. These 

 are there with 5 sochmen, who render 64 

 pence to CoRBi [Corby]. 



In Wilbertestone [Wilbarston] are 3 vir- 

 gates of land. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 There are 5 sochmen with 3 bordars having 

 l^ ploughs. It was and is worth 4 shillings. 



The King hold Passonham [Passenham].' 

 There is i hide. There is land for 12 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) 

 with I serf; and (there are) 8 villeins and 6 

 bordars, with I free man, having 5 ploughs. 

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

 and 4 pence, and 30 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) I league in length, and as much 

 in breadth. 



To this manor pertains Pocheslei [Pokesle]. 

 There is half a hide. There is land for i 

 plough. There is i sochman, having half a 

 plough, and he renders 5 shillings. 



The whole, in king Edward's time, ren- 

 dered 8 pounds by tale ; now (it renders) 10 

 pounds. 



In Corbi Hundret 



The King holds Wiclei (Weekley). Earl 

 iElfgar held (it). There are 2^ hides. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 2 (ploughs) and 4 serft ; and (there are) 1 2 

 villeins and 6 bordars with 4 ploughs. There 

 is a mill rendering {de) 64 pence. It was 

 worth 3 pounds ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. 



' Passenham and Pokesle, or Puckesley, are 

 in Cleyley Hundred, 



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