A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



Ralf holds of Robert i virgatc and I bovatc 

 of land in Spretone [Spratton]. There is 

 land for half a plough. Nevertheless I 

 (plough) is there with 6 bordars. It was and 

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



In Foxleu Hundret 



William holds of Robert I hide and 4 

 parts of half a hide in Bradene [Braden]. 

 There is land for 3i ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 4 villeins have 1 

 plough. There (is) i acre of meadow. It 

 was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 

 shillings. 



In Gisleburg Hundret and a Half 



Robert holds of Robert 1 virgate of land in 

 Cretone [Creaton]. There is land for 2 

 oxen.' There is I Frenchman (Francigena) 

 with 2 oxen. It is worth 2 shillings. 

 Ulmar held (it) freely. [Chenric held 

 Bradene [Braden] of king Edward]. ** 



XXX. THE LAND OF RALF 

 PAGENEL 



In Stoc Hundret 



Ralf Pagenel holds of the King 2 hides,' 

 and Roger (holds) of him. There is land for 

 4 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; 

 and 4 villeins and 3 bordars have i^ ploughs. 

 There (are) 2 serfs. It was worth 5 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 10 shillings. Turchil held 

 (it) freely. 



XXXI. THE LAND OF RALF 

 DE LIMESI 



In WiLEBRoc Hundret 



Ralf de Limesi holds of the King 2 hides 

 in Westone [Colly Weston], and Herlwin 

 (holds) of him. There is land for 6 ploughs. 

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

 and 16 villeins and 3 bordars have 5 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 20 shillings, and 

 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 3 furlongs 

 in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was 

 worth 100 shillings; now (it is worth) 6 

 pounds. Earl Morcar held (it). 



' i.e. a quarter of a ploughland. 



* This is entered here out of place. 



' The descent of Ralf Paynel's barony, 

 which was large and scattered over several 

 counties, is well known, but I have not been 

 able to trace or identify these two hides. 



XXXII. THE LAND OF ROBERT 

 ALBUS 



In Neveslund Hundret 



Robert le Blond [Albui) holds of the 

 King 3 hides in Grastone [Grafton Under- 

 wood], and Roger (holds) of him. There is 

 land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there is I 

 (plough), with I serf; and 12 villeins, with 

 the priest and 6 bordars, have 5 ploughs. 

 There (are) 2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 I league in length and 4 furlongs in breadth. 

 It was, and is, worth 40 shillings. Achi held 

 (it) freely in king Edward's time. 



XXXIII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 DE CAHAINGES 



William de Cahainges holds of the King 

 I hide in Flora [Floore], There is land 

 for 3 ploughs. In demesne there is I plough, 

 and 2 serfs ; and 4 villeins and 3 bordars 

 have I plough. There (is) a mill rendering 

 [d() 5 shillings, and 4 acres of meadow. It 

 is worth 20 shillings. Ernui held (it) freely 

 in king Edward's time. 



XXXIII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 PEVREL 



William Pevrel holds of the King 

 Hecham [Higham Ferrars]. There are 6 

 hides. There is land for 12^ ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 hides of this land, and 

 there (are) 4 ploughs, and 4 serfs ; and 16 

 villeins, and 9 bordars, with the priest, have 

 8^ ploughs. There is a market rendering 

 20 shillings yearly, and a mill rendering [de) 

 20 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) I furlong in length and another 

 in breadth. 



To this Manor pertain these members : — 



In Risdene [Rusliden] 6 hides. There is 

 land for 12 ploughs. 19 sochmen have these 

 there, and (there is) a mill rendering [de) 10 

 shillings, and 30 acres of meadow. 



In Celuestone [Chelveston] and Calde- 

 COTE [Caldecote] i hide and 3 virgates of 

 land. There is land for 3 ploughs. 6 soch- 

 men have these there, and 3 acres of meadow. 



In Cnutestone [Knuston] i hide and i^ 

 virgates of land. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. 5 sochmen have these there ; and 

 (there is) a mill rendering {de) 20 shillings, 

 and 6 acres of meadow. 



In Irencestre [Irchester] I hide and 3 

 virgates of soc(land). There is land for 2 



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