A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



holds i^ hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is i plough, with 2 bordars. 

 It was and is worth lo shillings. Earl 

 Wallef [Waltheof] held (it). 



Hugh holds of the Countess half a hide 

 in Wedlingeberie [Wellingborough], and it 

 was assessed for as much in king Edward's 

 time. There is land for i^ ploughs. In 

 demesne there is I (plough), with i serf; and 

 2 villeins and 2 bordars have half a plough. 

 There (is) a mill rendering {de) $ shillings. 

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

 20 shillings. Godwin held it freely in king 

 Edward's time. 



The same (Hugh) holds of the Countess 

 half a hide in Waletone.' There is land for 

 I plough. 3 sochmen have this there. It 

 was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 5 

 shillings. 



Robert holds of the Countess 2 hides and i 

 virgate of land in Bitlesbroch [Bisbrook].^ 

 There is land for 3^ ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i (plough) and 2 serfs ; and 12 vil- 

 leins, with 4 bordars, have 2^ ploughs. There 

 (are) 20 acres of meadow. Underwood [si/va 

 minuta) i\ furlongs in length, and as much 

 in breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; now 

 (it is worthj 30 shillings. Edward held (it) 

 with sac and soc. 



Grimbald holds of the Countess 3 hides less 

 I bovate in Tichecote [Tickencote].^ There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there is i 

 (plough) ; and 8 sochmen, with 12 villeins and 

 I bordar, have 5 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering {dt) 24 shillings, and 12 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 30 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 50 shillings. Edward held this 

 also. 



The same (Grimbald) holds of the Coun- 

 tess I hide in Horne [Horne].^ There is 

 land for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is i 

 (plough), and 2 serfs and 2 bondwomen ; and 

 9 villeins, with 4 bordars, have 2 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering {de) 4 shillings and 

 8 pence. It was worth 20 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 30 shillings. 



The same (Grimbald) holds I virgate of 

 land of the Countess in Ferendone [East 

 Farndonj. There is land for 2 oxen.' It 



* Not identified. 



* These three places are in Rutland. 

 ^ i.e. a quarter of a ploughland. 



was and is worth 32 pence. Turchil held 

 (it) freely in king Edward's time. 



The same (Grimbald) holds of the Coun- 

 tess 3 hides and I virgate of land in Mul- 

 tone [Moulton].* There is land for 6^ 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; 

 and 12 villeins, with 4 bordars, have 5^ 

 ploughs. It was and is worth 40 shillings. 

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



In Corbi Hundret 



Turgar holds of the Countess in Newe- 

 TONE [Newton] 3 virgates of land, and 1 bo- 

 vate and the third part of i bovate. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is 

 one (plough) ; and 4 villeins, with 4 bordars, 

 have another. There is a moiety of a mill 

 rendering [de) 16 pence. Wood(land) i^ 

 furlongs in length, and as much in breadth) 

 It is worth 6 shillings. The same (Turgar) 

 held (it) freely. 



In Rodewelle Hundret 



Chetelbert holds of the Countess I hide 

 and I virgate of land in Bradebroc [Bray- 

 brook]. There is land for 2 ploughs. These 

 are there with 2 villeins and 4 bordars. It 

 was and is worth 15 shillings. The same 

 (Chetelbert) held (it) freely in king Edward's 

 time. 



In Stotfald Hundret 



Ulf holds of the Countess 1 hide of soc 

 (land) in Ocedone [Oxendon Magna]. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs. These are there with 

 5 sochmen and 6 bordars. It was worth 20 

 shillings. The same (Ulf) held (it) freely in 

 king Edward's time. 



Biscop holds of the Countess half a hide in 

 MuLETONE [Moulton Park]. There is land 

 for I plough. This is there with 2 villeins 

 and 2 bordars. It is worth 10 shillings. 



Turbern holds of the Countess half a hide 

 in HoRTONE [Horton]. There is land for I 

 plough. There is half a plough, with 2 bor- 

 dars. It was worth 8 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 10 shillings. 



Leuric holds of the Countess in Weletone 

 [Welton], and in Torp [Thorpe],* half a 

 hide and i virgate of land, less the fifth part 

 of half a hide. There is land for i plough. 



* He gave the church here to St. Andrew's, 

 Northampton, at its foundation. 



* Near Norton, in Fawsley Hundred. 



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