A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



XXI. THE LAND OF EARL 

 AUBREY* 



In Odboldestou Hundret 



Earl Aubrey held of the King 2 hides 

 in Hasou [Hawes], and 2 hides in Sigresham 

 [Syresham], and i hide in Brachelai [Brack- 

 ley], with a church and a mill rendering (c/f) 

 10 shillings. In these 5 hides there is land 

 for 12^ ploughs. In (the) demesne there are 



2 (ploughs), and 6 serfs ; and 20 villeins, 

 with the priest and 10 bordars, have 6 

 ploughs. There are 20 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) 2i furlongs in length, and i^ 

 furlongs in breadth. 



There Osmund holds the third part of 2 

 hides in Sigreham [Syresham]. 



The whole was worth 12 pounds when he 

 {i.e. the Earl) received it ; now (it is worth) 

 9 pounds. Azor held (it) freely. 



In Brachelai [Brackley] there are 2 

 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 6 serfs ; 

 and (there are) 10 villeins and 8 bordars, with 



3 ploughs. There are 10 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth 100 shillings when he received 

 it ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. 



In LiLLEBURNE [Lilbourne] there are 2 

 hides and half a virgate of land. There is 

 land for 4 ploughs and 2 oxen.^ In demesne 

 there is i (plough) ; and 8 villeins and 6 

 bordars and 3 sochmen have 3 ploughs. 

 There are 12 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 2 shillings ; now it is (worth) 30 

 shillings. 



In the same vill there are i^ virgates of 

 land. Ralf holds it of the King. There is 

 land for 6 oxen.^ There is i villein and 2 

 bordars, and 4 acres of meadow. It is worth 



4 shillings. 



In Sutone Hundret 



In Evelai [Evenley] there are 3 virgates 

 of land. Gilbert holds (them). There is 

 land for 2 ploughs. There is I bordar with 

 1 serf. It was worth 10 shillings; now (it 

 is worth) 4 shillings. 



' Late of Northumbria (see Introduction). 

 As the land had reverted to the king, the 

 the earls only ' held ' it. 



^ i.e. a quarter of a plough (team). 



' It should be observed that this addition 

 makes up the total to 2i hides and to 5 

 ploughlands. 



In Ferningeho [Farningho] there are 4 

 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 3 ploughs, and 10 serfs ; 

 and 15 villeins, with the priest and 8 bor- 

 dars, have 5 ploughs. There are 20 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 10 pounds when (the 

 Earl) received it ; now (it is worth) 7 

 pounds. 



These Lands belonged to Earl Aubrey ; 

 (but) are now in the King's Hand. 



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XXIII. THE LAND OF HUGH DE 

 GRENTEMAISNIL 



Hugh de Grentemaisnil holds i^ virgates 

 of land in Ferendon [Farndon].* There is 

 land for i plough. This 2 villeins have 

 there. It was and is worth 5 shillings. 



In Stotfald Hundret 



In Mersitone [Marston Trussell] and in 

 ToRP [Thorp Lubbenham] Hugh holds of 

 Hugh 2 hides and i virgate of land and the 

 third part of 1 virgate. There is land for 

 4i ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), 

 and 2 serfs; and 23 villeins and 17 bordars 

 have 7 ploughs. There are 10 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 15 shillings; now 

 (it is worth) 60 shillings. Oslac held (it) 

 freely. 



In Gravesende Hundret 



The same (Hugh) holds 3^ hides in We- 

 DONE [Weedon Bee] in exchange for {pro 

 excamhio de) Wadford [Watford ?]. There 

 is land for 8i ploughs. In demesne there are 

 i^ (ploughs) ; and 2 villeins, with a priest and 

 3 bordars, have half a plough. There 3 

 knights, with 6 villeins and 3 bordars, have 

 4^ ploughs. There (are) I 7 acres of meadow, 

 and 12 acres of wood, and a mill rendering 

 {de) 40 pence. It was worth 40 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 50 shillings. 



The same (Hugh) holds 4 hides in Ascebi 

 [Ashby Ledgers]. There is land for ID 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs 

 and 6 serfs; and (there are) 15 villeins and 

 3 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (are) 8 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 40 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 60 shillings. 



Osbern holds of Hugh 3 hides less I vir- 

 gate in VVelintone [VVelton]. There is 

 land for 7 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 (ploughs), and 3 serfs ; and 5 villeins with 4 



* In Wardon Hundred. 



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