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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