A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



3 bordars with i plough. It is worth lo Hortone [Horton].^ There is land for half 



shillings. The same (Alvric) held (it) of the a plough. There (are) 6 acres of meadow, 



son of Burred, and could not leave {diice- It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 



dere).'^ 10 shillings. Leviget held (it) freely. 



Of the Bishop, Robert holds Finemere 

 [Finmere].* There are 8 hides. There is 

 land for 9 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 2 ploughs, and 4 serfs; and (there are) 10 

 villeins and 5 bordars with 6 ploughs. There 

 (is) a mill rendering [de) 14 shillings, and 

 100 acres of pasture. Wood(land) I furlong 

 in length and I in breadth. It was and is 

 worth 8 pounds. Ulward held (it) freely in 

 king Edward's time. 



Of the Bishop, Roger holds Hedham 

 [? Hethe].^ There are 8 hides. There is 

 land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 



2 (ploughs) with I serf; and (there are) 8 

 villeins and 5 bordars with I plough. There 

 are 20 acres of pasture. It was and is worth 

 8 pounds. Uluuard held (it) freely. 



Of the Bishop, Herlwin holds Scildeswelle 

 [Shelswell].' There are 10 hides. There is 

 land for 7 ploughs. In demesne there are 



3 ploughs, and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 7 

 villeins and 7 bordars with 4 ploughs. It 

 was worth 100 shillings; now (it is worth) 

 10 pounds. Edwin, son of Burred, held (it). 



Of the Bishop, William holds Glintone 

 [Glympton].' There are lo hides. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 6 ploughs and 6 serfs ; and (there are) 1 5 

 villeins and 5 bordars with 5 ploughs. There 

 (is) a mill rendering {de) 5 shillings, and 18 

 acres of meadow. Wood(Iand) 6 furlongs in 

 length and as much in breadth. It was worth 

 6 pounds ; now (it is worth) 8 pounds. 

 Ulward held (it) freely of king Edward. 



Of the Bishop, William and Ilger hold 

 OiTONE [Etton].' There are 5 hides. 

 There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 (ploughs), and 2 serfs ; and (there 

 are) 14 villeins and 2 bordars with 5 ploughs. 

 There (are) 30 acres of meadow, and 13 

 acres of pasture. It was worth 4 pounds ; 

 now (it is worth) 100 shillings. Uluuard 

 held (it) freely. 



Of the Bishop, Turstin holds half a hide in 



Of the Bishop, Robert holds 5 hides in 

 Egforde [Heyford r].' There is land for 6 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs, 

 and 5 serfs ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 7 

 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering {de) 20 shillings, and 30 acres of 

 meadow. It was and is worth 6 pounds. 

 Edwin, son of Burred, held (it) freely. 



V. THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN'S 

 LAND 



In Gisleburg Hundret and a half 



The Bishop of Lincoln holds of the King 

 Holewelle [Hollowell]. There is i hide 

 and two-thirds of half a hide. There is land 

 for 3 ploughs. There are 4 villeins, with 

 I bordar having i plough. It was and is 

 worth 10 shillings. Bardi held (it) freely. 



Of the same Bishop, Walter holds 2 hides 

 in Lidentone [Lyddington]. 



There pertains (to it) Stoche [Dry Stoke], 

 Smelistone [Snelston],^ Caldecote [Caldecote]. 

 There is land for 16 ploughs in all. In 

 demesne there are 6 ploughs, and 4 serfs ; 

 and 26 villeins and 24 bordars having 9 

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

 8 shillings, and 28 acres of meadow. Wood 

 3 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. 

 The whole is worth 8 pounds. Bardi held 

 (it) with sac and soc. 



Of the same Bishop, Walter holds I hide 

 in EsiNDONE [Essendine].* There is land for 

 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, 

 with I serf; and (there are) 16 villeins and 

 5 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering {de) 16 shillings, and 3 acres of 

 meadow. Wood 6 furlongs in length, and 4 

 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 4 pounds ; 

 now (is is worth) 100 shillings. Bardi held 

 (it) with sac and soc. 



In Elboldeston Hundret 



Of the same Bishop, Godfrey holds 4 hides 

 in Cewecumbe [Chalcombe]. There is land 

 for ID ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 (ploughs), and 4 serfs ; and (there are) 20 



* i.e. hold it of another lord. * Formerly a village about i^ miles south- 



* In Oxfordshire, the adjoining village to west of Dry Stoke, no traces of which at 

 Shelswell. present remain. (Mr. Moore's note.) 



^ In Oxfordshire. 5 j„ Rutland. 



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