A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



There is a mill rendering (de) 12 pence. 

 Wood(land) I furlong in length and I in 

 breadth. It was worth 64 pence ; now (it 

 is worth) 12 shillings. Earl Algar held (it). 



In Gadintone [Geddington] the Abbey 

 holds 1 hide and I virgate of land of soc(land). 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. These are there 

 with 5 sochmen and 4 bordars. It was and 

 is worth 6 shillings. 



In Erniwade [Arthingworth] the Abbey 

 holds half a virgate of soc(land). There is i 

 villein with 2 bordars, having half a plough. 

 It was and is worth 3 shillings. 



In SCADEWELLE [Scaldwell] the Abbey 

 holds I hide and 3 virgates of land. There 

 is land for 3 ploughs. These are there with 

 9 sochmen and 9 bordars. It was and is 

 worth 16 shillings. Earl Algar held (it). 

 King William gave it to St. Edmund for the 

 soul of queen Matilda. 



In HoHTONE [Hanging Houghton] the 

 Abbey holds I hide and half a virgate of land. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. These (ploughs) 

 3 sochmen and 12 bordars have there. It 

 was and is worth 12 shillings. 



In Langeport [Lamport] the Abbey holds 

 I virgate of land and i bovate. There is land 

 for I plough. This 3 sochmen have there. 

 It was and is worth 40 pence. 



In Badebroc [Braybrook] the Abbey holds 

 half a virgate of soc(land). There is land for 

 half a plough. This I sochman has there. 

 It was and is worth 3 shillings. 



In Stodfald Hundret 



In Ferendone [East Farndon] the Abbey 

 holds of soc(land) half a hide and the third part 

 of I virgate. There is land for I plough. 

 There are 1 -r ploughs with 3 sochmen. It was 

 and is worth 10 shillings. Earl Algar held 

 (it). 



In Udetorp [Hothorp] the Abbey holds 

 3i virgates of soc(land). There is land for I 

 plough. There is I sochman with half a 

 plough. It was and is worth 2 shillings. 



In Clipestone [Clipston] the Abbey holds 

 2^ virgates of land. There is land for i 

 plough. There are 5 sochmen with 

 ploughs. It was and is worth 10 shillings 



In Calme [Comb] ' the Abbey holds half a 

 hide of soc(land). There is land for half a 

 plough. There 5 sochmen have i plough. 

 It was, and is, worth 6 shillings. 



In Medewelle [Maidwell] the Abbey holds 

 the third part of I virgate. There is 1 soch- 

 man. It was and is worth 6 pence. 



In Neveslund Hundret 



The Abbot himself holds of the King 

 Werchintone [Warkton]. There are 3^ 

 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 

 16 villeins and 8 bordars with 7 ploughs ; and 

 (there are) 3 serfs. There is a mill rendering 

 (de) 12 shillings, and 20 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length and 2 fur- 

 longs in breadth. It was worth 7 pounds ; 

 now (it is worth) 8 pounds. iElveva, the 

 mother of Morcar, held (it). 



IX. THE LAND OF ST. BENEDICT 

 OF RAMSEY 



In Wilibroc Hundret 



The Abbey of Ramsey [Ramesyg) holds 

 '2 virgates of land in Hala [Hale]. There 

 is land for I plough. This is there in de- 

 mesne ; and I villein and 2 bordars have half 

 a plough. It was and is worth 5 shillings. 



In LuDiTONE [Lutton] * the Abbey holds 

 half a hide. There is land for half a plough. 

 This I villein has there. It was and is 

 worth 2 shillings. 



In Adeli.n TONE [Elton] ^ the Abbey holds 

 half a hide. There is land for half a plough. 

 Nevertheless, 2 villeins have there i plough 

 and 6 acres of meadow. It was worth 3 

 shillings. It is worth 5 shillings. 



In Pochebroc Hundret 



In Hemintone [Hemington] the Abbey 

 holds 2i hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is i (plough) ; and 8 villeins 

 with I bordar have 3 ploughs. There are 

 10 acres of meadow. It was worth 10 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 



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' Part of Clipston Lordship. (Bridges, II. 

 17.) * See p. 316, note I. 



' Part of Elton, about 70 acres, is in 

 Northamptonshire ; the rest is in Hunting- 

 donshire. Compare p. 313, note 2. 

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