A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



In Andferdesho Hundret 



Alan ' holds of the Countess I hide in 

 Herdewiche [Hardwick].* There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. These are there with 2 serfs 

 and 3 villeins and i bordar. It was and is 

 worth 20 shillings. Ulf held (it) with sac 

 and soc. 



In Ordinbaro Hundret 



The same (Alan *) holds of the Countess 

 1 hide in Hardewiche [Hardwick].^ There 

 is land for 2 ploughs. 7 villeins, with i 

 bordar, have there 3 ploughs, and 7 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 40 shillings. 



In Hocheslau Hundret 



Walter holds of the Countess 5 hides in 

 LiLLEFORDE [Lilford]. There is land for 14 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 (ploughs), 

 and 4 serfs; and 20 villeins and 16 bordars 

 have 12 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 

 (de) 24 shillings, and 50 acres of meadow. 

 It was and is worth 8 pounds. Turchil 

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



Rohais holds of the Countess i hide in 

 Sprotone [Spratton]. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; 

 and I villein, with 8 bordars, has i^ ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering {de) 64 pence. 

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

 20 shillings. 



Corbelin holds of the Countess 2 hides in 

 WiLAVESTONE [WoUaston]. There is land 

 for 3^ ploughs. In demesne there is i 

 (plough), with I serf; and 6 villeins, with I 

 bordar, have 2^ ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering {de) 6 shillings and 8 pence, and 12 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 16 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Stric held (it) 

 freely. Winemar de Hanslepe claims (it). 



Dodin holds of the Countess i virgate of 

 land in Estone [Easton Mauduit]. There is 

 land for half a plough. There are 2 bordars, 

 and I acre of meadow. It was worth 12 

 pence ; now (it is worth) 3 shillings. 



Gilbert holds of the Countess half a vir- 

 gate of land in Wedlingeberie [Welling- 

 borough]. There is land for i ox.^ This 



' An Alan, * dapifer ' of the Countess, held 

 lands of her in Hunts. 



* On the border of the two Hundreds. 

 ' i.e. I bovate. 



land pertains to Dodintone [Doddington], 

 and is valued there. 



Winemar holds of the Countess I virgate 

 of land in Bosiete [Bozeat]. There are 4 

 bordars. 



The same (Winemar) holds of the Countess 

 half a hide in Dodintone [Denton].* There 

 is land for half a plough, and that much is 

 there. 



The same (Winemar) holds I virgate of 

 soc(land) in Bragefelde [Brayfield]. There 

 is land for half a plough. There are 2 

 bordars ploughing with 2 oxen. 



The same (Winemar) holds of the soc of 

 Gerdelai [Yardley Hastings] :* In Hohtone 

 [Houghton Magna] i virgate of land ; in 

 Prestone [Preston Deanery] 3 virgates of 

 land, and 3 acres of meadow ; in Quin- 

 TONE [Quinton] 3 virgates of land, and 5 

 acres of meadow ; and in the same vill half 

 a hide ; in Witone [Wotton] I hide ; in 

 Hohtone [Houghton Parva] i virgate of 

 land, and 5 acres of meadow. In all, there 

 is land for 6 ploughs. There are 5 sochmen, 

 and 9 villeins and 2 bordars, having 4 ploughs. 

 The whole was worth 30 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 53 shillings. 



Norgiold holds of the Countess 3 virgates 

 of land in Cugenho [Cooknoe]. There is 

 land for i^ ploughs, and that much {tantum) 

 is there with 6 sochmen, and (there are) 10 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 



Robert holds of the Countess 3 virgates 

 of land in Widetorp [Thorpe in Earl's 

 Barton (?)]. There is land for I plough. 

 This is there in demesne with 4 villeins, and 

 4 acres of meadow. It was worth 4 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 



The same (Robert) holds of the Countess 

 I virgate of land in Buchedone [Boughton]. 

 There is land for half a plough, which is 

 there, and it is worth 3 shillings. Ulchet 

 held (it) freely. 



In Spelehou Hundret 

 The same Countess gave to S. Wandrille 



* See Introduction. 



* See p. 35 1 above. 



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