A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



LIX. THE LAND OF RICHARD LX. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 



In Optone Hundret 



Richard' holds of the King 2 hides in 

 Stabintone [Stibbington].* There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) ; 

 and 3 villeins, with 5 bordars, have another, 

 and they render 5 shillings. There (is) a 

 mill rendering {dt) 8 shillings, and 12 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) 50 perches in length, 

 and 15 perches in breadth. It was worth 2 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 



In Hocheslau Hundret 



The same (Richard) holds 3 virgates of 

 land in Benefield [Benefield]. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is 

 I (plough) ; and 5 villeins have another. 

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

 league in length, and half a league in breadth. 

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

 10 shillings. 



In Spelehou Hundret 



The same (Richard) holds 4 hides in Abin- 

 tone [Abington]. There is land for 8 

 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough), 

 with I serf; and 12 villeins, with 5 

 bordars, have 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering 20 shillings, and 20 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 40 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 4 pounds. 



In Corbei Hundret 



The same (Richard) holds i virgate of land 

 in Chercheberie [Kirkby]. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. It {Ipsa) is in demesne ; and 

 5 villeins, with I bordar, have another. 

 There (are) 3 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 4 furlongs in length, and i^ furlongs in 

 breadth. It was worth 12 pence; now (it 

 is worth) 6 shillings. 



* Richard Engaine. 



* In Huntingdonshire. 



In OrdibAro Hundret 



William' holds of the King 2 hides in 

 PiTESLEA [Pytchley]. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs, 

 and 5 serfs ; and 7 villeins, with i bordar, 

 have I plough. There (are) 6 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length 

 and in breadth. It was worth 1 1 shillings ; 

 it is now worth 40 shillings. Alwin the 

 Huntsman held these lands of Richard's and 

 William's* in king Edward's time. 



The same William holds Lastone [Lax- 

 ton]. There are i| hides. There is land 

 for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is i 

 plough ; and 12 villeins, with i sochman, 

 have 2 ploughs. It was worth 10 shillings; 

 now (it is worth) 30 shillings. Turulf held 

 (it) freely in king Edward's time. 



Olaf* holds of the King i virgate of land 

 in Weledone [Weldon]. The soc is in 

 King's Corbei. There is land for half a 

 plough. This is there, with i bordar. It 

 was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 3 

 shillings. 



Dodin holds of the King half a hide in 

 Codesbroc [Cottesbrook]. There is land for 



1 plough. There is l villein, with I serf. 

 It was worth 12 pence; now (it is worth) 



2 shillings. 



In Stotfald Hundret 



Oslac holds of the King 3 virgates of land 

 and the third part of I virgate in Ferendone 

 [East Farndon]. There is land for i plough. 

 Nevertheless 2 ploughs are there, with 4 

 villeins and 5 bordars. There (is) a mill 

 rendering {de) 12 pence. It was and is 

 worth 16 shillings. 



' William Engaine. 



* i.e. this and the preceding four estates. 

 ^ This and the two following owners have 

 no connection with the one preceding them. 



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