A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



WoLDEGRAVE [Walgiave]. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. There is i (plough), with 

 I serf, and I bordar ; and (there are) 3 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; now 

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

 freely. 



The same (Robert) holds 2 hides in Nortot 

 [Nortoft], There is land for 4 ploughs. In 

 demesne there is I (plough), with i serf ; and 

 (there are) 4 villeins and 3 bordars with I 

 plough. There (are) 8 acres of meadow, and 

 a mill rendering 8 pence. It was worth 

 3 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. 

 A church pertains to this land with I virgate 

 of land in Gisleburg [Guilsborough], and the 

 site of a mill, with the third part of I virgate 

 in HoLEWELLE [Hollowell]. These are waste. 

 Lewin held (it) freely. 



Tlie same (Robert) holds 2^ virgates of 

 land in Hirecestre [Irchester]. There is 

 land for half a plough. There is I villein, 

 and 3^ acres of meadow. It was worth 12 

 pence ; now (it is worth) 8 shillings. Siward 

 held (it) freely. 



Walter holds of the Count 3 hides in 

 Westone [Weston Favel]. There is land 

 for 6 ploughs. In demesne there is i 

 (plough) ; and 14 villeins and 4 bordars have 

 5 ploughs. There (arc) 15 acres of meadow. 

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

 70 shillings. Lochi Scotel and Stanchil and 



2 sochmen held (it) in king Edward's time. 



In Nu'EBOtlegrave Hundret 



The same (Walter) holds i virgate of land 

 and 3 parts of i virgate in Haiford [Upper 

 Heyford]. There is land for i plough, 

 which is there, with 2 serfs ; and (there is) 

 a mill rendering 16 shillings, and 4 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 10 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 30 shillings. Biscop held (it). 

 The soc belongs to [jacet in) Buchebroch 

 [Bugbrooke]. 



Ralf holds of the Count i virgate of land 

 and 2 thirds of i virgate in Haiford [Nether 

 Heyford]. The soc belongs to {jncet in) 

 Buchebroc [Bugbrooke]. There is land for i 

 plough. There are i^ (ploughs) with i villein. 

 There (are) 3 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 



The same (Ralf) holds 4 fifths of i hide 

 in Prestetone [Preston Capes]. There is 

 land for 3 ploughs, and they are there, with 



3 serfs and 4 villeins and 2 bordars. In 



demesne there is the moiety of a plough 

 {ciinic'). It was worth 10 shillings; now 

 (it is worth) 40 shillings. Sawata held (it). 



Ralf holds 2 hides and i virgate of land in 

 Aldenesbi [Holdenby]. The soc belongs to 

 [jacet in) Edone [East Haddon]. There is 

 land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 (ploughs), and 4 serfs ; and (there are) i villein 

 and 9 sochmen with 2 ploughs. There are 

 3 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of wood. It 

 was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 

 shillings. Siward with 9 sochmen held (it) 

 freely. 



Ralf holds half a hide in Hadone [East 

 Haddon]. There is land for I plough. This 

 (plough) 2 villeins and 4 bordars have there. 

 It was worth 12 pence ; now (it is worth) 

 5 shillings. 



William and Durand hold 3 hides, less I 

 virgate, in Spretone [Spratton]. There is 

 land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 1^ 

 (ploughs) with I serf; and (there are) 6 vil- 

 leins and 6 bordars with 3^ ploughs. There 

 (is) a mill rendering [de) 6 shillings, and 6 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 60 shillings. Osmund held 

 (it) freely. 



In Clailea Hundret 



William holds 4 fifths of i hide in 

 Grastone [Grafton Regis]. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) 

 with I bordar. There (are) 11 acres of 

 meadow, and 20 acres of wood. It was 

 worth 3 shillings ; now (it is worth) 26 

 shillings. Godwin held (it) freely. 



Nigel holds of the Count i hide and half 

 a virgate of land in Prestetone [Wood Pres- 

 ton]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In 

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

 and the priest, with 3 villeins, has I plough. 

 There is i acre of wood. It was worth 6 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 

 Fregis held (it). 



In Aldritone [Alderton] one thegn holds 

 of the Count i hide. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. There is I plough. It is worth 

 ID shillings. He himself held it. 



In Aldenestone [Holdenby ?] * Ormar 



' ' This is probably part of Holdenby, which 

 was called " Aldenesbi " at the time of the 

 Survey, and was also held by Siward in the 



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