A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



7 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), 

 and 7 serfs; and 14 villeins and 5 bordars 

 have 5 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 

 {de) 32 pence. Wood(land) 5^ furlongs in 

 length and i^ furlongs in breadtii. It was 

 worth 4 pounds; now (it is worth) 100 shil- 

 lings. 



In Gravesend Hundret 



The same (Gunfrid) holds half a hide and 

 the fifth part of half a hide in Westorp 

 [Thorpe].* There is land for i plough. 

 This is there with 2 bordars. It was worth 

 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 6 shillings. 



Suain held all these lands aforesaid with 

 sac and soc. 



In Sutone Hundret 

 The same (Gunfrid) holds 2 hides and the 

 fifth part of 2 hides in Grimberie [Grims- 

 bury]. There is land for 6 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 4 serfs ; 

 and 15 villeins with 3 bordars have 4 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering [de) 10 shillings, 

 and 30 acres of meadow. It was worth 4 

 pounds ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. This 

 land belongs to 3 lords.* Levenot held (it) 

 with sac and soc. 



Winemar holds of Gunfrid i hide and 3 

 virgates of land in Cnutestone [Knuston]. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. In demesne 

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

 6 villeins have i plough. There (is) a mill 

 rendering [de) 8 pence, and 7 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 20 shillings. Vluiet held (it) freely in king 

 Edward's time. Eustace * claims (it). 



In Spelehou Hundret 



John holds of Gunfrid half a virgate of 

 land in Westone [Weston Favel]. There 

 is I villein having 3 beasts [animalia). 



In Niwebotlagrave Hundred 



Olbaldus holds of Gunfrid i hide and I 

 virgate of land in Flora [Floore]. There 

 is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 2 (ploughs), and 4 serfs ; and 5 villeins with 

 4 bordars have I plough. There (are) 6 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 10 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 25 shillings. Two thegns 

 held (it). 



' Near Norton, in Fawsley Hundred. 



' (r) ^ dominiorum' [the reading is somewhat 

 doubtful in the text of Domesday). 



' Probably Eustace the sheriff of Hunting- 

 donshire. 



In Claieslea Hundret 



Tetbald holds of Gunfrid 3 virgates of 

 land, and the fourth part of I virgate, in 

 Hulecote [Hulcote]. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; 

 and 7 villeins have another. There (are) 5 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 12 shillings; 

 now (it is worth) 15 shillings. 



Bondi holds of Gunfrid 3 virgates of land, 

 and the fourth part of i virgate in Adestane- 

 STONE [Easton Neston]. There is land for 

 2 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; 

 and 6 villeins have another. There (are) 3 

 acres of meadow, and from part of a mill 

 (come) 4 shillings. Wood(land) 5 furlongs 

 in length and in breadth. Two lords hold it. 

 It is worth 12 shillings. The same Bondi 

 held (it) freely. 



Dodin holds of Gunfrid 4 fifths of half a 

 hide in Rode [Roade], There is land for i 

 plough. This is there with 2 bordars. 

 Wood(land) half a furlong in length and 4 

 perches in breadth. It was worth 12 pence ; 

 now (it is worth) 4 shillings. Suain held it 

 freely in king Edward's time. 



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XLIX. THE LAND OF SIGAR DE 

 CIOCHES 



In Tovecestre Hundret 



SiGAR de Cioches holds of the King 4 

 hides* and 4 fifths of half a hide. There is 

 land for 10 ploughs. Of this land i hide is 

 in demesne, and there (are) 3 ploughs, and 5 

 serfs, and 3 bondwomen; and 21 villeins, 

 with the priest and 1 1 bordars, have 8 

 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) 4 furlongs in length, and 3 fur- 

 longs in breadth. It was and is worth 6 

 pounds. Earl Tosti(g) held (it). 



L. THE LAND OF SUAIN » 



In Claieslea Hundret 



Suain holds of the King 4 hides in Stoche 

 [Stoke Bruern]. There is land for 10 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough) ; and 14 vil- 

 leins, with the priest and 7 bordars, have 5 

 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 13 

 shillings and 4 pence, and 30 acres of meadow. 



* This entry refers to Gayton. See Baker, 

 II. 261, 272. 



* This was Swegen son of Azur. See 

 Introduction. 



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