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A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE It was worth lO shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. In LuLUNTONE ' [Luddington] Walter holds of the Abbot i^ hides, which pertains to Undel [Oundle]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough), and (there are) 7 villeins with 1^ ploughs. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. In WiNEWiCHE [Winwick] Eustace holds of the Abbot half a hide. The see belongs to {est de) is of Undel [Oundle]. There 2 soch- men with 2 villeins have 2 ploughs. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. Isenbard and Rozelin hold i^ hides of the Abbot, and it pertains to Wermintone [Warmington]. There, with 3 villeins, they have 2 ploughs. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Two knights and 2 Serjeants servientef, with I sochman, hold 2 hides and 3 virgates of land, which pertain to Stoche [Stoke Doily]. There they have 2^ ploughs and 8 villeins and 4 bordarswith 3 ploughs. There are 10 acres of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 50 shillings. In PiLCHETONE [Pilton] Roger * holds of the Abbot 2^ hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; and (there are) 6 villeins and 2 bordars and 2 sochmen with 4 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 14 furlongs in length and 4 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shil- lings. In Wadenho [Wadenhoe] Roger holds of the Abbot i^ virgates of land, and he has there half a plough with i bordar. There are 2 acres of meadow. It is worth 5 shillings. In AsECHiRCE [Achurch] Azelin ^ and 2 Englishmen hold of the Abbot 6i hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs, and 3 serfs ; and (there are) 10 villeins and 1 1 bordars with 5 ploughs. There are 20 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of wood. It was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. ' ' Lidintone ' (on preceding page) and ' LuUintone.' See Introduction for my rea- sons for identifying these places as above.

  • This was Roger ' Infans.'

' This was Azelin de ' Waltervilla.' fo. 33a In TiRCEMESSE [Tichmarsh] Azelin holds of the Abbot 3 hides and i virgate of land. There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 3 serfs ; and (there are) 7 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs ; and 3 sochmen with i plough. There are 10 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 55 shillings. In Clotone [Clapton] Eustace* holds of the Abbot 3 hides and 3 virgates of land, and the third part of half a hide. There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; and (there are) i knight and 9 villeins and 12 bordars and 3 sochmen with 4 ploughs. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. In the same vill Elmar holds of the Abbot half a hide, and has there i plough ; and (there are) 2 villeins and 3 bordars with half a plough. In the whole vill there are 26 acres of mea- dow. This part of Elmar's is worth 10 shil- lings. In PiHTESLEA [Pytchley] Azo holds of the Abbot 5 hides and i virgate of land. There is land for 13 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 5 villeins and as many bordars with 3 ploughs. There is a mill rendering [de) 8 shillings, and 1 1 acres of meadow. There also Azo has i^ hides, and there are 4 sochmen with i plough. The whole, when he received it, was worth 8 pounds ; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. This Manor belonged to the monks' farm {ftrmam),^ and there was a demesne building [dominicum adificium). In Cateworde [Catworth] ® Eustace holds i^ hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. There are 4 sochmen with i plough. It was worth 10 shillings; now (it is worth) 5 shil- lings. In Eldewincle [Aldwinkle St. Peter's] are 3 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; and (there are) 9 villeins and 2 bordars and 2 sochmen with 4^ ploughs. There (are) 20 acres of meadow. W'ood(land) 2 leagues in length and i in breadth; it is worth 15 shillings when it is charged {pneratur). It was worth 20 shil-

  • This was Eustace, sheriff of Hunts.
  • i.e. the estates which provided sustenance

of the monks. " Catworth is locally situate in Hunting- donshire, but 8 small portions of it belong to Northamptonshire. (Mr. Moore's note.) 316