A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



meadow. Wood(land) 4 furlongs in length 

 and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was and is 

 worth 8 pounds. 



XII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 



OF COVENTRY 



In Gisleburg Hundret and a half 



The Abbey of Coventreu {Coventry) 

 holds 3 hides and I virgate of land in Wine- 

 wiche [Win wick]. There is land for 6^ 

 ploughs. There are in demesne 3 ploughs ; 

 and 16 villeins, with the priest and 5 bordars, 

 have 3 ploughs. It is worth 50 shillings. 



In EssEBi [Cold Ashby] the Abbey holds 2^ 

 hides, and they belong to Wineuuiche [Win- 

 wick]. There is land for 5 ploughs. There 

 are 4 villeins and 5 bordars with 2 ploughs. 

 It is worth 10 shillings. 



In Alvratleu Hundret * 



In Chidesbi [Kilsby] the Abbey holds 2 

 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In de- 

 mesne there are 2 (ploughs) and 3 serfs ; and 

 (there are) 10 villeins and 8 bordars with 3 

 ploughs. There are 8 acres of meadow. It 

 is worth 50 shillings. 



In Eddone [West Haddon] the Abbey 

 holds 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 There are 4 villeins with 2 bordars and 4 

 sochmen having 4 ploughs. It is worth 20 

 shillings. One of these hides renders soc in 

 Wineuuiche [Winwick]. 



XIII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 



OF EVESHAM 



In Gravesend Hundret 

 The Abbey of Evesham holds 4 hides in 

 LiCEBERGE [Lichborow]. There is land for 

 10 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; 

 and (there are) 8 villeins and 6 bordars with 5 

 ploughs. It was and is worth 40 shillings. 

 Levenot held (it) freely in king Edward's 

 time. 



XIV. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH 



OF GRESTAIN 



The Abbey of St. Mary of Grestain ^ 

 holds of the King in almoin Neubote [New- 



* This is the same Hundred as ' Alward- 

 eslea,' the ' A}lwoldesle ' of the ' North- 

 amptonshire Sur\e)'.' 



^ A little to the east of Honfleur, near the 

 mouth of the Seine. 



bottle].^ There are two thirds {f>artes) of I 

 hide. There is land for i^ ploughs. In de- 

 mesne there is I (plough), and 3 villeins with 

 I bordar have half a plough. There is a mill 

 rendering (de) 2 shillings. It was and is 

 worth 6 shillings. 



In Baiebroc [Braybrooke] the same Church 

 holds 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I plough with I serf; 

 and (there are) 4 villeins and 4 bordars with 



3 ploughs. It was worth 6 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 10 shillings. Ulchet held these 

 lands. 



In Clenedone [Clendon] the same Church 

 holds half a hide and the third part of i hide. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. There are 4 

 villeins and 4 bordars with I serf having i 

 plough. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) ID shillings. Ulf held (it) freely. 



In RisTONE [Rushton] the same Church 

 holds half a virgate of land. There is land 

 for half a plough. There are 2 bordars. It 

 is worth 16 pence. 



In Rodewelle Hundret 



The same Church holds Arintone [Har- 

 rington]. There are 5 hides and the third 

 part of I hide. There is land for 10 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 3 ploughs ; and (there 

 are) 12 villeins and 13 bordars with 5 ploughs, 

 and 4 sochmen with 2 ploughs. There are 



4 mills rendering 2 shillings. It was worth 

 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. 

 Ulf held (it). 



In Westone the same Church holds li 

 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. In de- 

 mesne there are i ^ (ploughs), and 2 serfs ; 

 and (there are) 4 villeins and 2 bordars with 

 half a plough. There are 5 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 30 shillings. Ulf held (it) in king Edward's 

 time. 



XV. THE LAND OF ANSGER THE 

 CHAPLAIN 



In Stotfald Hundret 



Ansger the clerk holds of the King I 

 hide and 3 virgates of land in Medewelle 

 [Maidwell], and has there 2 ploughs, and 2 

 serfs ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 2 bordars 

 with 2 ploughs. It is worth 20 shillings. 

 Godric held it in king Edward's time. 



' In Rothwell Hundred. 



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