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A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE pasture. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds and 10 shillings. Alvric held (it) freely. In SciPFORD [Sibford Gower] Aba holds 1 1 hides of Hugh. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 4 acres of meadow, and a mill renders 32 pence, and (there are) 13 ' quarentenes ' of pasture. It was and is worth 4 pounds and 10 shillings. Baldwin held (it). XXII. THE LAND OF EARL HUGH' In Waredon Hundret Earl Hugh holds of the King in Bifelde [Byfield] 8 hides, and Robert ^ (holds it) of him. There is land for 20 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 5 serfs ; and 8 villeins and 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. There 1 knight, with 2 villeins, has i plough, and 2 free men dwell there. Meadow i league {Inva) in length and 7 furlongs in breadth. It was and is worth 8 pounds. Aschil held (it) freely. The same Robert holds of the Earl i hide in BoTENDONE [Boddiiigton]. There is land for 2^ ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) ; and 6 villeins, with the priest and 4 bordars, have i plough ; and I knight has half a plough. There (are) 5 acres of meadow. It was worth 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Aschil held (it) freely. In [sic) The same (Robert) holds of the Earl I hide and I virgate of land in Trapeford [Traf- ford]. There is land for 2^ ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough), and 3 serfs ; and (there are) 3 villeins with i plough. There is a mill rendering [de) 6 shillings and 8 pence, and 3 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 30 shillings. In Edboldestou Hundret The same (Robert) holds 4 hides in Mere- stone [Marston St. Lawrence]. There is land for lO ploughs. In demesne there are 4 (ploughs), and 9 serfs ; and (there are) 26 villeins and 10 bordars with 6 ploughs. There is a mill rendering [de) 8 shillings, and 24 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 10 pounds. ' Of Chester. ^ Robert of Rhuddlan. The same (Robert) holds 2 hides in Rode- STONE [Radstone]. There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 6 serfs ; and (there are) 10 villeins and 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 12 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of wood. It was, and is, worth 100 shillings. In Sutone Hundret The same (Robert) holds in Mideltone [Middleton Chenduit] 4 fifths of 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 8 villeins have I plough. There are 8 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 3 pounds. The soc per- tains to Sutone [Sutton]. In Foxhela Hundret The same (Robert) holds half a hide in Blaculveslea [Blakesley]. There is land for 1^ ploughs. There 2 villeins have half a plough. It was and is worth 8 shillings. Ketel held (it). The soc pertains to Nortone [Green's Norton]. In Gisleburg Hundret and a Half The same (Robert) holds 2 hides and 1 virgate of land in Givertost [Yelvertoft]. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is half a plough ; and 8 villeins, with the priest and 9 bordars and 2 sochmen, have i ploughs. There are 8 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 20 shillings. Godric held (it) freely. In Foxeslau Hundret Gozelin holds of the Earl 4 hides in Slap- tone [Slapton]. There island for 10 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 3 serfs ; and 6 villeins with I bordar have 2 ploughs. There are 8 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 3 pounds. Aschil held these lands with sac and soc. Earl Hugh's men hold (them) now. In Corbei Hundret XXIII. Hugh Luri holds of the King half a hide in little Weledone [Weldon Parva]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) with i serf; and 1 1 villeins have 2 ploughs. Wood(land) there 6 furlongs in length and 2 in breadth. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Ulvric held (it) freely.' ' This entry is added at the foot of the page. 33^