A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



ploughs. There are I J ploughs, with 4 bor- 

 dars, and 5 acres of wood. It was worth 5 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 6 shillings. Ed- 

 win held (it) freely. 



Ildvin holds of Robert 2 hides in Bran- 

 tone [Brampton].' There is land for 5 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), 

 and 6 serfs ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 4 

 bordars, with 2^ ploughs. There (are) 22 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 5 furlongs in 

 length and 3 furlongs in breadth. It was 

 worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 

 shillings. Osulf held it. 



Ildvin holds of Robert I hide less l| bo- 

 vates in Dingle [Dingley]. There is land 

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

 and a half; and (there are) 2 villeins and 5 

 bordars with half a plough. There (are) 3 

 acres of meadow, and 3 acres of wood. It 

 was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 

 shillings. 



Gunfrid' and Walchelin hold of Robert 3 

 hides in Ascele [Ashley]. There is land for 

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

 and 7 villeins and 9 bordars have 3 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering {de) 32 pence, and 

 9 acres of meadow, and 2 acres of spinney 

 (spineium). Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length 

 and 8 perches in breadth ; and in another 

 place (there are) 4 acres of wood pertaining to 

 this land. It was worth 20 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 30 shillings. Frano and Algar 

 held (it) freely. 



Wibert holds of Robert the third part of 

 I hide in the same vill. There is land for I 

 plough, which is there with 2 bordars and I 

 serf. It was worth 16 pence ; now (it is 

 worth) 5 shillings. Algar held (it) freely. 



XXVII. THE LAND OF ROBERT 

 DE STADFORD 



In Waredone Hundret 



Robert de Statford holds in Stantone 

 [Stoneton] 3 virgates of land, and Hugh 

 (holds them) of him. There is land for 3 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough), 

 and 3 serfs ; and (there are) 6 villeins and 5 

 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (are) 3 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 10 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 30 shillings, ^ileva held (it) 

 freely in king Edward's time. 



' Then in ' Stoche,' now in Corby Hun- 

 dred. 



XXVIII. THE LAND OF ROBERT 

 DE OILGI 



In Clailea Hundret 



Robert de Oilgi (holds) i hide and i vir- 

 gate of land in Wicha [Wicken], and Roger 

 (holds it) of him. There is land for 10 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs, 

 and 7 serfs ; and (there are) 7 villeins and 3 

 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (are) 10 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 1 1 furlongs in 

 length and 6 furlongs in breadth. It was 

 worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 100 

 shillings. Azor held (it) freely in king 

 Edward's time. 



In Sutone Hundret 



The same (Roger) holds of Robert i hide 

 in Teworde [Thenford]. There is land for 

 3^ ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough), 

 and 2 serfs ; and 7 villeins have 2^ ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 30 pence. It 

 was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 30 shillings. 



The same (Robert) holds half a hide and 

 the fifth part of i hide in Prestone [Purston]. 

 There is land for i^ ploughs, and these {tan- 

 tum) are there, with 4 villeins and 2 bordars. 

 There (are) 8 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 12 shillings. 

 Lewin held (it), and could betake himself [ire) 

 where he pleased. But the king used to 

 have the soc thereof. 



XXIX. THE LAND OF ROBERT 



DE VECI 



In Rodewelle Hundret 



Robert de Veci holds i hide in Badebroc 

 [Braybrook]. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 I (plough) is in demesne, and 4 bordars 

 have another plough. It was worth 5 shil- 

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

 held (it) freely in king Edward's time. 



XXX. THE LAND OF ROBERT 



DE BUCI 



In Stoch Hundret 



Robert de Buci holds 2 thirds of i hide in 

 Asce [Ashley]. There is land for i plough. 

 This (plough) 6 sochmen have there. It was 

 and is worth 10 shillings and 8 pence. 



The same (Robert) holds 2 hides and 2 



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