A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE There is a mill rendering (de) 12 pence. Wood(land) I furlong in length and I in breadth. It was worth 64 pence ; now (it is worth) 12 shillings. Earl Algar held (it). In Gadintone [Geddington] the Abbey holds 1 hide and I virgate of land of soc(land). There is land for 2 ploughs. These are there with 5 sochmen and 4 bordars. It was and is worth 6 shillings. In Erniwade [Arthingworth] the Abbey holds half a virgate of soc(land). There is i villein with 2 bordars, having half a plough. It was and is worth 3 shillings. In SCADEWELLE [Scaldwell] the Abbey holds I hide and 3 virgates of land. There is land for 3 ploughs. These are there with 9 sochmen and 9 bordars. It was and is worth 16 shillings. Earl Algar held (it). King William gave it to St. Edmund for the soul of queen Matilda. In HoHTONE [Hanging Houghton] the Abbey holds I hide and half a virgate of land. There is land for 2 ploughs. These (ploughs) 3 sochmen and 12 bordars have there. It was and is worth 12 shillings. In Langeport [Lamport] the Abbey holds I virgate of land and i bovate. There is land for I plough. This 3 sochmen have there. It was and is worth 40 pence. In Badebroc [Braybrook] the Abbey holds half a virgate of soc(land). There is land for half a plough. This I sochman has there. It was and is worth 3 shillings. In Stodfald Hundret In Ferendone [East Farndon] the Abbey holds of soc(land) half a hide and the third part of I virgate. There is land for I plough. There are 1 -r ploughs with 3 sochmen. It was and is worth 10 shillings. Earl Algar held (it). In Udetorp [Hothorp] the Abbey holds 3i virgates of soc(land). There is land for I plough. There is I sochman with half a plough. It was and is worth 2 shillings. In Clipestone [Clipston] the Abbey holds 2^ virgates of land. There is land for i plough. There are 5 sochmen with ploughs. It was and is worth 10 shillings In Calme [Comb] ' the Abbey holds half a hide of soc(land). There is land for half a plough. There 5 sochmen have i plough. It was, and is, worth 6 shillings. In Medewelle [Maidwell] the Abbey holds the third part of I virgate. There is 1 soch- man. It was and is worth 6 pence. In Neveslund Hundret The Abbot himself holds of the King Werchintone [Warkton]. There are 3^ hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 16 villeins and 8 bordars with 7 ploughs ; and (there are) 3 serfs. There is a mill rendering (de) 12 shillings, and 20 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length and 2 fur- longs in breadth. It was worth 7 pounds ; now (it is worth) 8 pounds. iElveva, the mother of Morcar, held (it). IX. THE LAND OF ST. BENEDICT OF RAMSEY In Wilibroc Hundret The Abbey of Ramsey [Ramesyg) holds '2 virgates of land in Hala [Hale]. There is land for I plough. This is there in de- mesne ; and I villein and 2 bordars have half a plough. It was and is worth 5 shillings. In LuDiTONE [Lutton] * the Abbey holds half a hide. There is land for half a plough. This I villein has there. It was and is worth 2 shillings. In Adeli.n TONE [Elton] ^ the Abbey holds half a hide. There is land for half a plough. Nevertheless, 2 villeins have there i plough and 6 acres of meadow. It was worth 3 shillings. It is worth 5 shillings. In Pochebroc Hundret In Hemintone [Hemington] the Abbey holds 2i hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) ; and 8 villeins with I bordar have 3 ploughs. There are 10 acres of meadow. It was worth 10 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. li 31 ' Part of Clipston Lordship. (Bridges, II. 17.) * See p. 316, note I. ' Part of Elton, about 70 acres, is in Northamptonshire ; the rest is in Hunting- donshire. Compare p. 313, note 2. 8
