A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



In Neveslund Hundret 



The King holds Tingdene [Finedon]. 

 Queen Edith held (it). There are, with its 

 appendages, 27' hides. There is land for 54 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 hides, and 

 there (are) 4 ploughs and 7 serfs ; and (there 

 are) 30 villeins and 15 bordars with 1 1 

 ploughs, and 50 sochmen with 24 ploughs. 

 There (are) 2 mills, rendering (^^) 18 shillings, 

 and a third rendering [de) 16 shillings. There 

 (are) 50 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 ; now (it renders) 40 pounds by 

 weight of 20 (pence) to the ounce. The 50 

 sochmen render yearly for the soc {de soca) 8 

 pounds and 10 pence. The land of this 

 manor lies thus : In Hecham [Higham] 

 Hundred, 10^ hides ; In Hocheslau [Hux- 

 low] Hundred, i^ hides; In Geritone Hun- 

 dred,* 1 hide ; In Rodeuuel [Rothwell] 

 Hundred, 3 quarters of I hide ; In Ordinbaro 

 [Orlingbury] Hundred, 3 hides and I virgate 

 of land ; In Neueslund ' Hundred, 9^ hides. 



II. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP 

 OF BAYEUX 



The bishop of Bayeux holds of the King, 

 and William Peurel [Peverel] of him, half a 

 hide in Halecote [Holcote]. There is land 

 for I plough. This is in demesne with 4 

 bordars. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 8 

 pence, and 6 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 I furlong in length and half a furlong in 

 breadth. It was worth 8 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 10 shillings. Almar held (it) with 

 sac and soc. 



Of the Bishop's fee* William holds i^ vir- 

 gates of land in Hohtone [Houghton Parva]. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i (plough) and 2 serfs ; and (there 

 are) 9 villeins and 6 bordars with 3 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 8 pence, and 20 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) i furlong in 

 length and half a furlong in breadth. It was 

 worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 



' ' Require hidarum numerum ' is added 

 in the margin. 



^ We have no other mention of this 

 Hundred in Domesday. 



' Contained in the present Hundred of 

 Huxlow. 



■* This technical phrase should be noted. 

 The Bishop had forfeited his land at the time. 



shillings. Ulf, son of Azor, held (it) with sac 

 and soc. The Countess Judith claims (it). 



Of the bishop of Bayeux's fee William 

 holds 3 virgates of land in Brachesfeld [Bray- 

 field]. There is land for 2 ploughs. These 

 (ploughs) 5 villeins with 2 bordars have there. 

 There (are) 5 acres of meadow. It was and 

 is worth 20 shillings. Nigel claims (it) to 

 the use of the Countess Judith. Ulf, son of 

 Azor, held (it) in king Edward's time. 



Of the bishop of Bayeux's fee, William 

 holds 2 hides in Grentevorde [Greatworth]. 

 There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne is 

 I (plough) and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 10 

 villeins and 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. It was 

 worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 3 pounds. 

 Saulf held (it) freely in king Edward's time. 



Of the bishop of Bayeux's fee, William 

 holds I virgate of land in Brandestone 

 [Braunston]. The soc of this lies in Faleu- 

 uesle [Fawsley]. There is land for i plough. 

 This is there with 2 villeins and 3 bordars. 

 It was and is worth 20 shillings. Sawin held 

 (it) in king Edward's time. 



Of the bishop of Bayeux's fee, William 

 holds I virgate of land and the 5th part of 

 I virgate in Waltone [Walton].* The 

 soc of this lies in Sutone [Sutton]. There 

 is land for i plough. This is there with i 

 serf and 2 villeins. There (is) a mill render- 

 ing .4 shillings. It was worth 10 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 15 shillings. Ulfric held 

 (it) of Alnod of Canterbury.*' 



Of the bishop of Bayeux's fee, the same 

 William holds 4^ hides and the 5th part of 

 a half a hide in Hertewelle [Hartwell]. 

 There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne 

 (there are) 2 (ploughs) and 5 serfs ; and 1 1 

 villeins and 9 bordars with the priest, have 

 4^ ploughs. There (are) 12 acres of meadow, 

 and a mill rendering {de) 17 shillings and 4 

 pence. Wood(land) 8 furlongs in length and 

 3 in breadth. It was worth 4 pounds ; now 

 (it is worth) 70 shillings. Edmar held (it) 

 freely. 



In Clailei Hundret 



Of the bishop of Bayeux's fee, William 

 holds half a hide less the 5th part of half a 

 hide in Pocheslai [Pokesle]. There is land 



* In Sutton Hundred. 

 ^ j^^thelnoth ' cild,' a Kentish noble and 

 great landowner. 



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