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A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 3 bordars with i plough. It is worth lo Hortone [Horton].^ There is land for half shillings. The same (Alvric) held (it) of the a plough. There (are) 6 acres of meadow, son of Burred, and could not leave {diice- It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) dere).'^ 10 shillings. Leviget held (it) freely. Of the Bishop, Robert holds Finemere [Finmere].* There are 8 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, and 4 serfs; and (there are) 10 villeins and 5 bordars with 6 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering [de) 14 shillings, and 100 acres of pasture. Wood(land) I furlong in length and I in breadth. It was and is worth 8 pounds. Ulward held (it) freely in king Edward's time. Of the Bishop, Roger holds Hedham [? Hethe].^ There are 8 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) with I serf; and (there are) 8 villeins and 5 bordars with I plough. There are 20 acres of pasture. It was and is worth 8 pounds. Uluuard held (it) freely. Of the Bishop, Herlwin holds Scildeswelle [Shelswell].' There are 10 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs, and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 7 villeins and 7 bordars with 4 ploughs. It was worth 100 shillings; now (it is worth) 10 pounds. Edwin, son of Burred, held (it). Of the Bishop, William holds Glintone [Glympton].' There are lo hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 6 ploughs and 6 serfs ; and (there are) 1 5 villeins and 5 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering {de) 5 shillings, and 18 acres of meadow. Wood(Iand) 6 furlongs in length and as much in breadth. It was worth 6 pounds ; now (it is worth) 8 pounds. Ulward held (it) freely of king Edward. Of the Bishop, William and Ilger hold OiTONE [Etton].' There are 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 14 villeins and 2 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (are) 30 acres of meadow, and 13 acres of pasture. It was worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. Uluuard held (it) freely. Of the Bishop, Turstin holds half a hide in Of the Bishop, Robert holds 5 hides in Egforde [Heyford r].' There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs, and 5 serfs ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 7 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering {de) 20 shillings, and 30 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 6 pounds. Edwin, son of Burred, held (it) freely. V. THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN'S LAND In Gisleburg Hundret and a half The Bishop of Lincoln holds of the King Holewelle [Hollowell]. There is i hide and two-thirds of half a hide. There is land for 3 ploughs. There are 4 villeins, with I bordar having i plough. It was and is worth 10 shillings. Bardi held (it) freely. Of the same Bishop, Walter holds 2 hides in Lidentone [Lyddington]. There pertains (to it) Stoche [Dry Stoke], Smelistone [Snelston],^ Caldecote [Caldecote]. There is land for 16 ploughs in all. In demesne there are 6 ploughs, and 4 serfs ; and 26 villeins and 24 bordars having 9 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering {de) 8 shillings, and 28 acres of meadow. Wood 3 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. The whole is worth 8 pounds. Bardi held (it) with sac and soc. Of the same Bishop, Walter holds I hide in EsiNDONE [Essendine].* There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, with I serf; and (there are) 16 villeins and 5 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering {de) 16 shillings, and 3 acres of meadow. Wood 6 furlongs in length, and 4 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 4 pounds ; now (is is worth) 100 shillings. Bardi held (it) with sac and soc. In Elboldeston Hundret Of the same Bishop, Godfrey holds 4 hides in Cewecumbe [Chalcombe]. There is land for ID ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and 4 serfs ; and (there are) 20

  • i.e. hold it of another lord. * Formerly a village about i^ miles south-
  • In Oxfordshire, the adjoining village to west of Dry Stoke, no traces of which at

Shelswell. present remain. (Mr. Moore's note.) ^ In Oxfordshire. 5 j„ Rutland. 312