A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE king Edward's time was worth 15 pounds; now (it is worth) 20 pounds. In Wilebroc Hundret The King holds Dodintone [Duddington]. There is i hide. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; and 10 villeins with the priest and 2 bordars, have 3 ploughs. There (are) 10 acres of meadow. Wood(land) I league in length and 6 furlongs in breadth. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 4 shillings. This land belongs to Gretone [Gretton] Manor aforesaid. In king Edward's time it was worth 10 pounds, and now the same [simi/itir). Many things are wanting to it which belong to (the sources of its) ferm ijirmam),^ in woods and other matters [caush). In Rodewelle Hundret The King holds Rodewelle [Rothwell] and Overtone [Orton]. There are 8 hides and 2 thirds of i hide. There is land for 40 ploughs. In demesne there are 4 ploughs ; and 19 villeins and 45 bordars have io|^ ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering {de) 9 shillings and 4 pence, and 8 acres of mea- dow. To this manor belong these members : — Lodintone [Loddington], with [de) i hide and the 3rd part of I hide; Clendone [Clen- don], with {de) half a hide and the 3rd part of I hide ; Dractone [Draughton], with {de) I hide and half a virgate of land ; Arning- VORDE [Arthingworth], with {de) a half virgate of land ; Dereburg [Desborough], half a virgate of land ; Keilmerse [Kelmarsh], with (de) 2 hides and the 3rd part of i virgate ; Oxendone [Oxendon], with {de) i hide and I virgate of land ; Clipestone [Clipston], with {de) i^ virgates ; Cranesleg [Cransley], with {de) 2 hides and i virgate of land ; Burtone [Broughton], with {de) half a hide. There is land for 19 ploughs in all. There are 47 sochmen, having 18 ploughs. This manor of Rodewelle [Rothwell], with its appendages, in king Edward's time was worth 30 pounds : now (it is worth) 50 pounds. In Maleslea Hundret The worth], for 35 King holds Briclesworde [Brix- There are 9^ hides. There is land ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 14 villeins, with the priest and 15 bordars, having 15 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering {de) 33 shillings i.e. the rent paid for it as a whole. and 4 pence, and 8 acres of meadow. To this manor pertains a wood which used to render yearly 1 00 shillings. This is now in the king's forest. To this manor belongs Holecote [Holcot]. There are 2 hides and 2i virgates of land. There is land for 10 ploughs. There are 11 sochmen with 4 ploughs. The whole in king Edward's time rendered 30 pounds ; now (it renders) 36 pounds. The King holds Fextone [Faxton]. There are 2 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 6 serfs ; and (there are) 6 villeins and 9 bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 16 acres of meadow. To this manor belong Walda [Wold] and Waldgrave [Walgrave].' There are 2 hides and 3^ virgates of land. There is land for 7 ploughs. There are 14 sochmen with 6 ploughs. There are i 2 acres of meadow. The whole in king Edward's time rendered 15 pounds ; now (it renders) 16 pounds. The King holds Torp [Kingsthorpe].' There are 4 hides and 3 virgates of land. There is land for 20 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 16 vil- leins and 8 bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 3 mills rendering {de) 43 shillings and 4 pence, and 5 acres of meadow. To this manor belongs Multone [MouI- ton]. There are i^ hides and I bovate of land. And Westone [Weston], with I hide, similarly belongs to it. There is land for 5 ploughs in all. There are 10 sochmen with 3 ploughs, and 3 acres of meadow. The whole in king Edward's time ren- dered 15 pounds ; now (it renders) as much. The King holds Optone [Upton]. There are 2 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) ; and 10 villeins and 10 bordars have 5 ploughs. There is a mill rendering {de) 12 shillings and 8 pence, and 6 acres of meadow. To this manor pertains Erlestone [Harles- ton]. There is half a hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. There are 2 sochmen with I plough. The whole in king Edward's time was worth 1 5 pounds ; now (it is worth) as much. ^ The letters a and b placed above these names in the original denote transposition. (Mr. Stuart Moore's note). ' In Spelho Hundred, 306
