THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



{Wandreghilui) in Buchedone ' [Boughton], 

 by the King's leave, 3 hides less half a virgate. 

 There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2\ ploughs; and 14 villeins, with 

 12 bordars, have 3^ ploughs. There (are) 10 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Two thegns 

 held (it) freely. 



Girard holds of the Countess half a virgate 

 of land in Buchenho [Boughton],* and it is 

 worth 4 shillings. 



Nigel holds of the Countess half a virgate 

 of soc(land) in Hohtone [Houghton Parva]. 

 There are 2 bordars. 



The same (Nigel) holds of the Countess in 

 the same vilP 2 hides, and it is assessed for 

 that amount. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough) ; and 8 villeins, 

 with 2 bordars, have 2 ploughs. There (is) 

 a mill rendering [de) 13 shillings, and 10 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) i furlong in 

 length, and half a furlong in breadth. It 

 was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 50 

 shillings. Ulf3 held (it). 



Gilbert holds of the Countess i hide and 3 

 virgates of land in Pidentone [Piddington], 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i (plough), with i serf; and 4 

 villeins, with 5 bordars and the priest, have 

 2| ploughs. There (are) 20 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) 4 furlongs in length, and 2 fur- 

 longs in breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Two men of 

 Burred's held (it), and could betake themselves 

 [ire) where they wished. Bishop Geoffrey (of 

 Coutances) claims (it),* and Winemar de 

 Anslepe* (also). 



William Pevrel holds of the Countess i 

 hide and the fifth part of i hide in Pirie 

 [Potterspury].^ There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough), and 2 serfs ; 

 and 6 villeins, with 3 bordars, have 2 ploughs. 

 There (are) 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 4 furlongs in length, and 2 furlongs in breadth. 

 It was and is worth 30 shillings. Biscop 

 held (it) freely. 



* This name is written above the line in 

 the original MS., and apparently in a different 

 hand. ' See Baker, I. 34. 



' Cf. p. 268 above for this vill. 



* Cf. p. 337, col. I. ^ Hanslape, Bucks. 



* Probably that portion of * Pirie ' now 

 called Heymundcote, or Heathencote. See 

 Baker, II. 214. (Mr. Moore's note.) 



LVII. THE LAND OF GILBERT 



In Spelehou Hundret 



Gilbert (the) Cook holds of the King 4 

 hides in Bellinge [Billing Magna]. There 

 is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 

 2 ploughs, and 5 serfs and I bondwoman ; 

 and 10 villeins, with 7 bordars, have 6 

 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 20 

 shillings, and 28 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 40 shillings ; now it is worth 1 00 

 shillings. Thor held (it) freely in king 

 Edward's time. 



In Gisleburg Hundret and a half 



The same (Gilbert) holds 2 hides in Wat- 

 ford [Watford]. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), 

 with I serf and I bondwoman ; and 20 

 villeins, with 5 bordars, have 2 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering (de) 12 pence, 

 and 6 acres of meadow. It was worth 10 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 

 Thor held it freely. The same Gilbert holds 

 2 thirds of I virgate of land in Holewelle 

 [Hollowell]. There is land for 3 oxen. It 

 is worth 12 pence.* 



The same (Gilbert) holds i virgate of land 

 in Ravenestorp [Ravensthorpe]. There is 

 land for half a plough. I villein and I 

 bordar have that. It was worth 3 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 5 shillings. Norman held 

 (it). 



LVm. THE LAND OF DAVID 



David holds of the King 3 virgates of land 

 in Castretone [Casterton Parva].® There 

 is land for i^ ploughs. In demesne, never- 

 theless, there is i plough ; and 6 villeins, 

 with the priest and 3 bordars, have 2 ploughs. 

 There (are) 2 serfs, and a mill rendering [de) 

 12 shillings, and 5 acres of meadow. It is 

 worth 40 shillings. Osgot held it with sac 

 and soc. 



In Foxleu Hundret 



The same (David) holds i hide and 4 

 fifths of half a hide in Bradene [Bradden]. 

 There is land for 3^ ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i plough, with i villein and i bordar, 

 and I acre of meadow. It was worth 5 

 shillings; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 

 Biscop held (it) freely in king Edward's 

 time. 



* This Hollowell entry has been added, 

 partly in the margin. 

 ^ In Rutland. 



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