THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



ploughs. Three sochmen have these there, 

 and 10 acres of meadow. There is one 

 Frenchman (Francigena) with I plough ; and 

 (there is) a mill there, rendering {de) i6 shil- 

 lings, in dispute [calumnioium) between the 

 King and William (Peverel). 



In Farnedis [Farndish] 3 virgates of soc- 

 (land). There is land for i plough. 2 soch- 

 men have this (plough) there. 



In PoTiNTONE [Poddington] * half a hide of 

 socland. There are 4 villeins, with I plough. 



In EsTONE [Easton Mauduit] i^ virgates 

 of land. It is waste. 



In Rande [Raunds] 7^ hides and half a 

 virgate of soc(land), with (its) appendages. 

 There is land for 14 ploughs. There are 20 

 villeins with 15 ploughs, and (there are) 20 

 acres of meadow. 



The whole manor, with (its) appendages, 

 was worth 1 pounds when he received it ; 

 now (it is worth) 18 pounds. Gitda held it 

 with sac and soc. 



The sochmen of Risdene [Rushden], Iren- 

 cestre [Irchester], and Rande [Raunds] were 

 Burred's men, and therefore G[eofFrey] the 

 bishop (of Coutances) claims their homage 

 {hominationem).'^ 



The same William holds 3^^ hides, and the 

 fourth part of I virgate in Clipestune [Clip- 

 ston] of the soc of Navesberie [Naseby]. 

 There is land for 7 ploughs. There (is) I 

 knight with I plough ; and 19 sochmen, 

 with 7 villeins and 3 bordars, have 6 

 ploughs. It was worth 40 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 20 shillings. 



The same (William) holds Neubote [New- 

 bottle].^ There (is) i hide and half a virgate 

 of land. There is land for 3 ploughs. These 

 he has in demesne with I serf; and 4 villeins 

 and 4 bordars have I plough. There (is) a 

 mill rendering {de) 7 shillings, and 6 acres of 

 wood. 



In Olletorp [Althorp] the same William 

 has the third part of I hide, and half a virgate. 

 The soc pertains to Neubote [Newbottle]. 

 There is land for i plough. 3 sochmen 

 have this there. 



In Brinintone [Brington] the same 

 William has i^ hides. There is land for 

 2 ploughs. Six sochmen, with the priest, 

 who hold half a hide of the same land, have 

 these there. 



In Herolvestone [Harleston] are i^ hides. 



* In Bedfordshire. 



* See above, p. 309. 



* In Newbottle Hundred. 



There is land for 3 ploughs. Three soch- 

 men, with the priest, have these there. 



In Clachestorp [Glasthorp] is half a hide. 

 There is land for I plough. One sochman 

 has this there. 



In Flore [Floore] is half a hide. There 

 is land for i plough. Three sochmen have 

 this there. 



When William received these lands they 

 were worth 4 pounds ; now (they are worth) 

 7 pounds. Gitda held (them) freely. 



The same William holds 4 hides in Dus- 

 TONE [Duston]. There is land for 8 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 2 

 serfs ; and 13 villeins and 3 bordars, with 

 3 sochmen, have 6 ploughs. There (is) a 

 mill rendering 20 shillings, and (there are) 

 30 acres of meadow, and 1 1 acres of wood. 

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

 100 shillings. 



The same William holds 7 hides in 

 Navesberie [Naseby]. There is land for 

 14 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 (ploughs) ; and 8 villeins, with the priest, 

 and 2 sochmen and 1 1 bordars, have 3 

 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of meadow. 

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

 60 shillings. 



In Colestreu* Hundret 



The same William holds 3^ hides in 

 Cortenhale [Courteenhall]. Of this land 

 2 hides, less i virgate, are in demesne. 

 There is land for 9 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 ploughs, with i serf; and 12 

 villeins, with i bordar and the priest, have 

 7 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 

 1 2 pence, and 4 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) 2 furlongs in length, and 2 furlongs in 

 breadth. It was worth 4 pounds ; now (it 

 is worth) 5 pounds. 



The same William holds 3^ hides in 

 Blidesworde [Blisworth]. There is land 

 for 9 ploughs. Of this land 2 hides, less 



1 virgate, are in demesne, and there are 2 

 ploughs; and 12 villeins, and 6 bordars, 

 have 7 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 



2 shillings, and 4 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) 12 furlongs in length, and 8 furlongs in 

 breadth. It was worth 3 pounds ; now (it 

 is worth) 4 pounds. 



* This seems to represent CoUingtree, the 

 ' Colentreu ' of Domesday, which adjoins 

 Blisworth and Courtenhall (see p. 345 

 below). 



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