[NORTHANTONESCIRE] fo.3i9 jjj j^jjjQ Edward's time there were in Northantone (Northamp- ton), in the King's demesne, 60 burgesses, having as many dwellings {mansiones). Of these (dwellings), 1 4 are now waste ; 47 are left. Besides these, there are now in the new borough {burgus) 40 burgesses in king William's demesne. In the same borough the bishop of Coutances has 23 houses, ren- dering ide) 29 shillings and 4 pence. The abbot of S. Edmund (St. Edmund's, Bury) (has) i house, rendering {de) 16 pence. The abbot of Burg (Peterborough), 15 houses, rendering {de) 14 shillings and 8 pence. Two are waste. The abbot of Ramesyg (Ramsey), i house, rendering [de) 16 pence. The abbot of Couentreu (Coventry), 4 houses, rendering [de) 12 pence. Three are waste. The abbot of Evesham i house (lying) waste. The abbot of Salebi (Selby), 2 houses, rendering {de) 32 pence. The count of Moriton (Mortain), 37 (houses), rendering {de) 45 shillings and 8 pence. Two are waste. Of 9 of these houses the King has the soc. Earl Hugh [of Chester], i house, rendering {de) 4 pence. The Countess Judith, 16 houses, rendering {de) 12 shillings. One is waste. Robert de Todeni, 4 houses, rendering {de) 4 shillings. One is waste. Henry de Fereires, 8 houses, rendering {de) 9 shillings and 4 pence. Ansger, the King's chaplain, i house, of which the King ought to have the soc. William Peurel (Peverel), 32 houses, rendering {de) 28 shillings and 8 pence. Three of these are waste. William, the son of Boselin, 2 (houses), of the fee of the bishop of Bayeux and of the Countess Judith, rendering {de) 16 pence. William Inganie (holds) i house of Robert de Boci, and renders nothing. Guy de Rainbudcurt, 4 houses, rendering {de) 64 pence. Walter Flandrensis (the Fleming), 10 houses, rendering {de) 8 shillings. One is waste. Wincmar, 12 houses, rendering {de) 3 shillings. Of these, 4 are waste. Richard Inganie, 4 houses, rendering {de) 4 shillings. 301
