A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



pasture. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 4 pounds and 10 shillings. Alvric 

 held (it) freely. 



In SciPFORD [Sibford Gower] Aba holds 

 1 1 hides of Hugh. There is land for 8 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), 

 and 4 acres of meadow, and a mill renders 

 32 pence, and (there are) 13 ' quarentenes ' 

 of pasture. It was and is worth 4 pounds 

 and 10 shillings. Baldwin held (it). 



XXII. THE LAND OF EARL HUGH' 



In Waredon Hundret 



Earl Hugh holds of the King in Bifelde 

 [Byfield] 8 hides, and Robert ^ (holds it) of 

 him. There is land for 20 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 5 serfs ; 

 and 8 villeins and 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. 

 There 1 knight, with 2 villeins, has i plough, 

 and 2 free men dwell there. Meadow i 

 league {Inva) in length and 7 furlongs in 

 breadth. It was and is worth 8 pounds. 

 Aschil held (it) freely. 



The same Robert holds of the Earl i hide 

 in BoTENDONE [Boddiiigton]. There is land 

 for 2^ ploughs. In demesne there is i 

 (plough) ; and 6 villeins, with the priest and 

 4 bordars, have i plough ; and I knight 

 has half a plough. There (are) 5 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 30 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 40 shillings. Aschil held (it) freely. 



In [sic) 



The same (Robert) holds of the Earl I hide 

 and I virgate of land in Trapeford [Traf- 

 ford]. There is land for 2^ ploughs. In 

 demesne there is i (plough), and 3 serfs ; and 

 (there are) 3 villeins with i plough. There 

 is a mill rendering [de) 6 shillings and 8 

 pence, and 3 acres of meadow. It was and 

 is worth 30 shillings. 



In Edboldestou Hundret 



The same (Robert) holds 4 hides in Mere- 

 stone [Marston St. Lawrence]. There is 

 land for lO ploughs. In demesne there are 

 4 (ploughs), and 9 serfs ; and (there are) 26 

 villeins and 10 bordars with 6 ploughs. There 

 is a mill rendering [de) 8 shillings, and 24 

 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 10 

 pounds. 



' Of Chester. 



^ Robert of Rhuddlan. 



The same (Robert) holds 2 hides in Rode- 

 STONE [Radstone]. There is land for 5 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), 

 and 6 serfs ; and (there are) 10 villeins and 

 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 12 

 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of wood. It 

 was, and is, worth 100 shillings. 



In Sutone Hundret 



The same (Robert) holds in Mideltone 

 [Middleton Chenduit] 4 fifths of 2 hides. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 8 villeins have I 

 plough. There are 8 acres of meadow. It 

 was and is worth 3 pounds. The soc per- 

 tains to Sutone [Sutton]. 



In Foxhela Hundret 



The same (Robert) holds half a hide in 

 Blaculveslea [Blakesley]. There is land 

 for 1^ ploughs. There 2 villeins have half a 

 plough. It was and is worth 8 shillings. 

 Ketel held (it). The soc pertains to Nortone 

 [Green's Norton]. 



In Gisleburg Hundret and a Half 



The same (Robert) holds 2 hides and 1 

 virgate of land in Givertost [Yelvertoft]. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is half a plough ; and 8 villeins, with 

 the priest and 9 bordars and 2 sochmen, have 

 i\ ploughs. There are 8 acres of meadow. 

 It was and is worth 20 shillings. Godric 

 held (it) freely. 



In Foxeslau Hundret 



Gozelin holds of the Earl 4 hides in Slap- 

 tone [Slapton]. There island for 10 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 3 serfs ; 

 and 6 villeins with I bordar have 2 ploughs. 

 There are 8 acres of meadow. It was and 

 is worth 3 pounds. 



Aschil held these lands with sac and soc. 

 Earl Hugh's men hold (them) now. 



In Corbei Hundret 



XXIII. Hugh Luri holds of the King 

 half a hide in little Weledone [Weldon 

 Parva]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In 

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

 1 1 villeins have 2 ploughs. Wood(land) 

 there 6 furlongs in length and 2 in breadth. 

 It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 20 shillings. Ulvric held (it) freely.' 



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