A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



and 2 serfs and a bondwoman ; and 22 vil- 

 leins and 6 bordars, have 12 ploughs. There 

 (are) 2 mills rendering {di) 32 pence. It was 

 worth 10 pounds when he received it ; now 

 (it is worth) 100 shillings. Leveno(t) held (it). 



XL. THE LAND OF WINEMAR ' 



WiNEMAR holds of the King half a hide 

 and the fifth part of I virgate of land in 

 CovESGRAVE [Cosgrave]. There is land for 

 i^ ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough), 

 with 3 bordars. There (is) a mill rendering 

 {de) 13 shillings, and 5 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length and 2 fur- 

 longs in breadth. It was worth 10 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Alden held 

 (it) freely. 



In Hecham Hundret 



The same (Winemar) holds 2 hides and 3 

 virgates^ of land. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 3 ploughs, and 4 serfs ; 

 and 10 villeins, with the priest and i bordar 

 and I Frenchman {francigena), have 2 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering 8 pence, and 20 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 4 furlongs in 

 length and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was 

 worth 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shil- 

 lings. 6 freemen held it in king Edward's 

 time. One of them was called Osgot, whose 

 part of the land is claimed by the Countess 

 Judith. 



The same (Winemar) holds 3 virgates of 

 land in Hantone [ ].' There is 



land for i^ ploughs. In demesne there is 

 half a plough ; and 4 villeins with 5 bordars 

 have I plough. There (are) 3 acres of mea- 

 dow. It was and is worth lo shillings. 



In CLAistUND Hundret 



Dodin holds of Winemar i hide and 4 

 fifths of I virgate in AscE [Ashton].* There 

 is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there is I 

 (plough), with I serf; and 5 villeins and 5 

 bordars have 2 ploughs. There (are) 5 acres 



' Winemar the Fleming, otherwise Wine- 

 mar de Anslepe (Hamslape). 



* Probably in Easton Mauduit and Strix- 

 ton ; as we learn from the 12th cent. ' North- 

 amptonshire Survey ' that an estate was then 

 held there by Michael de Hanslepe, the suc- 

 cessor of this Winemar. 



' The name is now lost. 



■* This identification can be proved by its 

 descent to Mauduit. 



of meadow. Wood(land) 6 furlongs in length 

 and 4 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 8 

 shillings; now (it is worth) 12 shillings. 

 Alden held (it) freely in king Edward's time. 

 Dodin has only the tenth part of this land. 



Bondi holds of Winemar 4 fifths of half a 

 hide in the same vill. There is land for I 

 plough. There is I bordar. It is worth 4 

 shillings. The same Alden held (it) freely in 

 king Edward's time. 



Maiulf holds of Winemar 2^ virgates of 

 land.* There is land for I plough. This is 

 there in demesne ; and (there are) 6 villeins 

 with half a plough. It was worth 10 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Alric 

 and Siuerd held (it) freely in king Edward's 

 time. 



XLI. THE LAND OF GUY DE 

 REINB[UED]CURT 



In Neveslund Hundret 



Guy de Reinbuedcurt holds of the King 

 8^ hides in Burtone [Burton Latimer]. 

 There, in king Edward's time, were 14 

 ploughs. Of this land 3 hides are in demesne, 

 and there are 3 ploughs with I serf ; and 

 21 villeins and 18 bordars have 9 ploughs. 

 There (are) 2 mills rendering (^^f) 16 shillings, 

 and 20 acres of meadow, and half an acre of 

 wood. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 6 pounds. 



In Waredone Hundret 



The same (Guy) holds 2 hides and 3 vir- 

 gates of land.^ There is land for 6^ ploughs. 

 Of this land i hide is in demesne, and there 

 are 3 ploughs; and 15 villeins, with the 

 priest and 2 bordars, have 5 ploughs. There 

 (are) 2 mills rendering {de) 26 shillings, and 

 20 acres of meadow. It was worth 100 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 8 pounds. Tosti 

 held (it) freely. [Earl Ralf^ held Burton 

 (Burton Latimer)].* 



In Gisleburg Hundret and a half 



The same (Guy) holds 2 hides, less half a 

 virgate, in Stanford [Stanford], and Abbot 

 Benedict * bought (it) of him. There is land 



* In Easton Neston. See Baker, II. 139. 

 « In Wardon. See Baker, I. 521. 



'' Probably Ralf, earl of Hereford under 

 Edward. 



* This is an addition which apparently re- 

 fers to the preceding entry. 



' Benedict, abbot of Selby. See Intro- 

 duction. 



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