A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shil- 

 lings. Leuric held (it) freely. 



The same (Alan) holds half a hide in 

 Wedone [Weedon Bee]. There is land for 

 i^ ploughs. There is i plough, with i vil- 

 lein and 4 bordars ; and (there are) 6 acres of 

 meadow, and 2 acres of underwood {silva 

 minutie), and a mill rendering {de) 40 pence. 

 It was worth 40 pence ; now (it is worth) 

 10 shillings. Estan held (it) freely. 



The same (Alan) holds 3 hides in Staver- 

 TONE [Staverton]. The soc of i^ hides be- 

 longs to {jacet in) Faleweslei [Fawsley]. 

 There is land for 8^ ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 6 vil- 

 leins and 12 bordars with 4 ploughs. It was 

 worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 

 shillings. Saulf, Edric, and Alwin held (it) 

 freely. 



shillings. 

 freely. 



Godeman and Godcva held (it) 



Ralf holds of the Count 2 hides less 

 I virgate in Hohtone [Hanging Houghton]. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are li (ploughs), and 3 villeins with 2 

 bordars have the same. It was worth 3 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 

 Fredgis held (it) freely in king Edward's 

 time. The Abbot of S. Edmund's claims the 

 soc of 2^ virgates of land. 



In Wardune Hundret 

 The same (Ralf) holds i^ hides, and i 

 bovate of land in Ferendone [West Farndon]. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. There is i 

 (plough) with 2 bordars. It was worth 5 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 

 Ordric held (it) of archbishop Stigand. 



The same (Ralf) holds i^ hides, and the 

 fifth part of I hide in Tifelde [Tiffield]. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. There is 1 

 plough with I villein. It was worth 5 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. Biscop 

 and Leuing held (it) freely. 



In Clailea Hundret 



The same (Ralf) holds 2 hides in Forho 

 [Furtho]. There is land for 6 ploughs. In 

 demesne is i (plough) and 4 serfs ; and (there 



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are) 2 villeins and 3 bordars with i plough. 

 There (are) 8 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 10 shillings; now (it is worth) 30 



The same (Ralf) holds of the Earl half a 

 hide and i bovate in Waletone [Walton].' 

 There is land for i plough, which (plough) 

 is there, with 3 bordars, and I acre of 

 meadow. It was worth 3 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 10 shillings. Alwin held (it) freely. 



The same (Ralf) holds 2 hides and 4 fifths 

 of half a hide in Cerveltone [Charwelton]. 

 There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 (ploughs) with i serf ; and (there 

 are) 7 villeins with 3 ploughs. There (is) a 

 mill rendering {tie) 2 shillings. It was worth 

 6 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. 



In St'DTONE Hundret 



The same (Ralf") holds 2 hides in Midel- 

 TONE [Middleton Chenduit). There is land 

 for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 (ploughs) with I serf ; and (there are) 7 

 villeins and 6 bordars with i plough. There 

 are 4 acres of meadow. It was worth 50 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. 

 Almar and Saulf held (it). The soc of the 

 fifth part of this land belongs to [jacet in) 

 Sutone [Sutton]. 



The same (Ralf) holds i^ hides in Cerlin- 

 TONE [Charlton]. There is land for 3^ 

 ploughs. It is waste. Nevertheless it is and 

 was worth 5 shillings. Four thegns held (it) 

 freel}'. 



In Tovecestre Hundret 



The same (Ralf) holds 4 fifths of half a 

 hide in Foxeslea [Foxley]. There is land 

 for I plough. It is waste. Nevertheless it 

 is worth 5 shillings. Merefin held (it) freely. 



The same (Ralf) holds half a hide in 

 SiGRESHAM [Syresham]. There is land for 

 10 oxen.^ There is i villein. Wood(land) 

 I furlong in length and half (a furlong) in 

 breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 5 shillings. Levenot held (it). 



The same (Ralf) holds I virgate of land 

 and 2 parts of i virgate in Heiford [Nether 

 Heyford]. The soc belongs to [jacet in) 

 Buchebroc [Bugbrooke]. There is land for I 

 plough, and that (plough) is there, and I acre 

 of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 10 shillings. Ulstan held (it). 



' In Sutton Hundred. 



* i.e. a ploughland and a quarter. 



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