A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



Gitda held all these lands in king Edward's 

 time, with sac and soc. 

 fo. ia6 



In Alwardslea Hundret 



Pagen holds of William 2 hides in Ber- 

 CHEBi [Barby]. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), with I 

 serf; and (there are) 10 villeins and 8 

 bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 6 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) 6 perches in length 

 and 4 in breadth. It was worth 30 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 60 shillings. 



In Wiceslea Hundret ' 



Sasfrid holds of William 2^ hides in 

 Epingeham [Empingham].^ There is land 

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

 with I serf ; and 8 villeins and 4 bordars, 

 with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill and a half 

 rendering (de) 12 shillings, and 4 acres of 

 meadow, and 6 acres of wood. It was and 

 is worth 20 shillings. Edward and Fredgis 

 held it with sac and soc. 



In Gravesend Hundret 



The same (Sasfrid) holds 4 hides in Catesbi 

 [Catesby]. There is land for 8 ploughs. In 

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

 and I bondwoman ; and 17 villeins, with 

 the priest and 4 bordars, have 6 ploughs. 

 There are 2 mills rendering 16 pence, and 

 4 acres of meadow. i knight holds i 

 hide of this land, and has 2 ploughs. The 

 whole was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 4 pounds. Gitda held (it) freely. 



In Claislea Hundret 



The same (Sasfrid) holds half a hide less the 

 fifth part in Aceshille.* It is waste. 



In Rodewelle Hundret 



Ambrose* holds of William i hide and i 

 virgate of land in Deisburg [Desborough]. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there 

 are 2 (ploughs), and 3 serfs, and i bondwoman ; 

 and (there are) 1 1 villeins and 8 bordars, 



* *Wap' in the margin. 



* In Rutland. 



* Mr. Stuart Moore makes this to be 

 Ashton (' Asce ') in Cleley Hundred. In this 

 he follows Baker, in spite of whose high 

 authority I can find no evidence, even in his 

 own detailed account of Ashton, for this iden- 

 tification. 'Aceshille' ought to represent 

 some such name as Oakshill. 



* Ambrose held of him also in Bucks, 

 Beds, and Notts. 



with i^ ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 

 [de) 2 shillings. Wood(land) 2 furlongs in 

 length, and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was, 

 and is, worth 40 shillings. 



The same (Ambrose) holds i^ hides, and 

 the third part of i virgate in Cailmarc 

 [Kelmarsh]. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 7 

 villeins and 2 bordars have 2 ploughs. In 

 the same vill he holds I virgate of land, 

 which is waste. This renders geld in 

 Narninworde [Arthingworth]. It was 

 (altogether) worth 5 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 40 shillings. Osmund held (it) 

 freely. 



Turstin holds of William i^ virgates of 

 land in Bosiete [Bozeat]. The soc pertains 

 to Hecham [Higham Ferrars]. There is 

 land for half a plough, and so much [tantum) 

 is there. It is worth 5 shillings. 



Eustace holds of William half a hide in 

 Haregrave [Hargrave]. The soc pertains 

 to Hecham [Higham Ferrars]. There is 

 land for I plough. This (plough) is there 

 with 2 bordars. It is worth 68 pence. 

 Ailric held (it) freely. 



Biscop holds of William in Horpol [Har- 

 pole] 2^ hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 7 

 serfs ; and 14 villeins, with the priest and 

 5 bordars, have 4^ ploughs. There (are) 10 

 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of wood. It 

 was worth 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 

 shillings. The same (Biscop) held (it) freely 

 in king Edward's time. 



Drogo holds i hide and l virgate of land 

 in Ravenestorp [Ravensthorp]. There is 

 land for 3 ploughs. 3 sochmen and 3 

 villeins, and 5 bordars, have these there. 

 There (are) 3 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 

 shillings. 



The same (Drogo) holds 2 hides in Teche 

 [Teton]. There is land for 4 ploughs. 4 

 sochmen, 2 villeins, and 4 bordars, have 

 these there. There (is) I acre of meadow. 

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

 20 shillings. 



The same (Drogo) holds 3I virgates of 

 land in Cota [Cotton under Guilsborough]. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 (ploughs), and 3 serfs, and i 

 bondwoman ; and i villein and 4 bordars 



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