THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 6 vil- 

 leins and 4 bordars have 2 ploughs. There 

 (are) 2 serfs, and a mill rendering [tJe] 12 

 pence, and I2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 



3 furlongs in length, and 2 furlongs in breadth. 

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

 30 shillings. 



In Tovecestre Hundret 



The same (Otbert) holds of Walter 4 hides 

 in EvELAi [Evenley]. There is land for 10 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 4 (ploughs), 

 with I serf; and 11 villeins and 5 bordars 

 have 4 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering 

 {tie) 20 shillings, and 5 acres of meadow. It 

 was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 



4 pounds. 



Hugh holds of Walter 2^ hides in AscEBi 

 [Canons' Ashby]. There is land for 6 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is i plough, and 4 serfs ; 

 and 9 villeins and 3 bordars have 3 ploughs, 

 and (there are) 12 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 

 pounds. 



In Otboldestou Hundret 



Otbert holds of Walter 2 hides in Evelai 

 [Evenley]. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 There are 4 ploughs, with 10 villeins and 5 

 bordars. It was worth 30 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 40 shillings. 



In Sutone Hundret 



The same (Otbert) holds of Walter i| 

 hides and the fifth part of half a hide.' 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are i| (ploughs), with i serf; and (there 

 are) 5 villeins and 3 bordars having 1 1 ploughs. 

 There is a mill rendering [de) 2 shillings. It 

 was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 40 shillings. This land pertains to Evelai 

 [Evenley], 



In Tovecestre Hundret 



Godwin holds of Walter 2 hides belong- 

 ing to the church {ad acc/esiam) of Pascelle 

 [PateshuU] in Hecham [Cold Higham].* 

 There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i plough ; and 9 villeins, with the 



' In the hamlet of Astwick belonging to 

 Evenley. 



* The ' Northamptonshire Survey ' proves 

 that these two hides were in Grimscote, so 

 that their relation to PateshuU church must 

 have been one of ownership, not of juxta- 

 position. 



priest and 3 bordars, have 2 ploughs. It was 

 worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 

 shillings. 



Levenot holds of Walter in Pluntune 

 [Plumpton] ^ I hide. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough), and 

 2 serfs ; and 6 villeins with 3 ploughs. 

 There (are) 4 acres of meadow. It was, and 

 is, worth 40 shillings. 



In Gravesend Hundret 



Hugh holds of Walter li hides, and the 

 fifth part of half a hide. There is land for 

 4 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs 

 and 2 serfs ; and 8 villeins, and 3 bordars, 

 have 2 ploughs. There (are) 2 acres of spin- 



ney {spinetum). 

 shillings. 



It was, and is, worth 40 



Gildre holds of Walter 2 hides in Avies- 

 cote [Astcote]. He himself has sac and soc 

 of half a hide, and the King of i^ hides. 

 There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 ploughs ; and 8 villeins, with i 

 bordar, have 2 ploughs. It was worth 15 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. 



In Wimereslea Hundret 



Winemar holds of Walter 2^ hides in 

 Witone [Wotton]. There is land for 7 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, 

 and 2 serfs; and (there are) 15 villeins, and 

 7 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (are) 4 

 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 4 

 pounds. 



In Claile Hundret 



Hugh holds of Walter 3 hides and the fifth 

 part of I hide. There is land for 8 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), with I serf, 

 and a bondwoman; and 17 villeins, and 5 

 bordars, have 6 ploughs. There (are) 36 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 3 furlongs in 

 length, and 3^ furlongs and 10 perches in 

 breadth. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 60 shillings. 



Levenot held all these lands freely in king 

 Edward's time, and could betake himself (trey 

 where he pleased. 



The same Walter holds of the King 8 

 hides in Pascelle [PateshuU]. Of these he 

 has in demesne 2 hides. There is land for 20 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; 



' In Norton Hundred. 



* i.e. could commend himself to any lord. 



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