A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



In Optonegrave Wapent[ake]' 



Otbert holds of William 3 hides in Ber- 

 NAC [Bernack]. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough), and 2 serfs ; 

 and 15 villeins and 2 bordars, with I soch- 

 man, have 4 ploughs. There (are) 12 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) 2 furlongs in length 

 and I in breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 4 pounds. Bundi held (it) 

 freely. 



Ralf holds of William 3 hides in Bromwic 

 [West Bromwich].* There is land for 3 

 ploughs. In demesne there is 1 (plough) ; 

 and 10 villeins and 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. 

 Wood(land) there I league in length, and 

 half a league in breadth. It was and is 

 worth 40 shillings. Brictuin held (it). 



William, son of Malger, holds of William 

 I hide in Wavre [Over].' There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough), 

 with I villein. There (are) 4 acres of mea- 

 dow. Wood(land) i furlong in length and 

 half a furlong in breadth. It was and is 

 worth 10 shillings. Ulwin held it freely in 

 king Edward's time as did (the) others. 



XXXVI. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 LOVET 



In Stotfald Hundret 



William Luveth holds of the King the 

 third part of I virgate of land. It was and 

 is waste. 



XXXVII. THE LAND OF WALTER 

 DE AINCURT 



In Gravesend Hundret 



Walter de Aincurt holds of the King 3^ 

 hides in Brandestone [Braunston]. There 

 is land for 9 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 3 ploughs; and 13 villeins and 4 bordars 

 have 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 

 [de) 2 shillings, and 8 acres of meadow, and i 

 acre of wood. It was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 4 pounds and 10 shillings. 

 Tori held (it) freely. 



' Sic. 



* In Staffordshire. 



' In Warwickshire. 



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XXXIX. THE LAND OF WALTER 

 THE FLEMING 



In Rodewelle Hundret 



Walter the Fleming (Flandrensis)* holds 

 of the King half a hide in Pipewelle [Pipe- 

 well]. There is land for i plough. Dodin 

 holds (it) of Walter. There is I plough, 

 with 2 bordars, and (there are) 5 acres of 

 wood. It was and is worth 4 shillings. 

 Levenot held (it). 



In Gisleburg Hundret 



The same (Dodin) holds of Walter i hide 

 and I virgate of land in Cotesbroc [Cottes- 

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

 demesne there is I (plough), and 4 serfs and 

 I bondwoman ; and (there are) a priest and 

 10 villeins and 5 bordars with i^ ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering [de) 12 pence. It 

 was worth 10 shillings; now (it is worth) 

 30 shillings. 



The same (Dodin) holds of Walter 2 vir- 

 gates and i bovate of land in Hohtone 

 [Hanging Houghton]. It is worth 4 shillings. 



Fulcher holds of Walter 4 hides and i 

 virgate of land in Langeport [Lamport]. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. i 2 villeins and 

 7 bordars have these there. There (are) 4 

 acres of meadow, and an ash spinney {fraxi- 

 netum) I furlong in length, and i furlong in 

 breadth. It is worth 4 pounds. 



The same (Fulcher) holds of Walter 2^ 

 hides in Widmale [Withmale]. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs. He has these there ; and 

 10 villeins and 5 bordars, with the priest, 

 have 3 ploughs. There (are) I serf and I 

 bondwoman, and 6 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) 2 furlongs in length, and i^in breadth. 

 It was and is worth 40 shillings. 



In Spelehot Hundret 



The same (Fulcher) holds of Walter 3 

 hides and i virgate of land in Pitesford 

 [Pitsford]. There is land for 7 ploughs. In 

 demesne there is I (plough), and 2 serfs ; and 

 16 villeins, and 9 bordars, have 6 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering {de) 12 pence. It 

 was and is worth 70 shillings. 



Otbert holds of Walter 2 hides in HoR- 

 tone [Horton]. There is land for 4 ploughs. 



Otherwise called Walter de Wahulle. 



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