A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE fee of Berchamstcde.' There also the earl ('Hervicus') Belet 8 small virgates which of Leicester 4 small virgates.* William de Strafford holds.'* In HocHECOTE [Edgcott] Roger Murdac 2 hides of the fee of king David.' In WoDEFORD the earl of Leicester 2 hides which Osemund holds.* In Byfeld Roger de Reymes 2 hides.* In Aydona [Eydon] Richard Fitz Wale 2 hides of the fee of Leicester.^ In Gretteworth [Greatworth] Ralf de Kaynes 2 hides of his fee.' In SoLEGRAVE [Sulgrave] 4 hides of the fee of Gilo brother of Haschivill.* GRAVESHENDE FALEWESLE In Falewesle [Fawsley] the King has 2 hides.® In Chelurdescote*" 2 hides of the fee of the earl of Leicester. In Fardingstone [Farthingstone] 3 hides and I small virgate.*' There also Hervey ' Held of the count of Mortain by Ralf, as 1 1 hides and i bovate, in 1086.
- Held by Hugh de Grentmesnil, as i^
virgates in 1086. ' Held of the bishop of Coutances by Walchelin in 1086.
- Held of Hugh de Grentmesnil by
♦Richard' in 1086. ' This is the estate there assigned to Hugh de Grentmesnil by Domesday, and its tenant here is the same as at Newbottle, above, Roger de Reymes. The return of knights in 1 166 speaks of him as living in 1 135. ^ Held of Hugh de Grentmesnil by ' Hugh ' in 1086. ' Held of the bishop of Bayeux's fee by William (de Cahagnes) in 1086.
- They were held of Ghilo in 1086. The
corrupt form of his brother's name (Ansculf) should be observed.
- Domesday assigns to the King only i^
hides and -^ hide there, but Godwine the priest also held of him four-fifths of half a hide there in 1086. "* This is the manor that has not been identified. " Held by William (de Cahagnes) of the count of Mortain as 3 hides and i virgate in 1086. In Wedon' [Weedon Bee] the monks of Bee 4 hides of the fee of the earl of Leicester. In Charwelton 2 hides and 4 small vir- gates of the fee of Berkamstede. There also the abbot of Thorney 4 small virgates — anciently written {antiquo scripto) half a hide.'* There also Hugh de Chaham half a hide of the fee of the earl of Leicester.'^ There also 4 small virgates of the fee of Adam de Napton. There also the earl of Leicester 4 small vi.gates." In Catesby 4 hides of the fee of William Peverel.'* In Eliden [Hellidon] 4 hides of the fee of Berkamstede.'* In Preston [Preston Capes] 3 hides less 2 small virgates of the fee of Simon de Wahill.*** There also Richard son of William i hide (and) 2 small virgates.*' In Lichebarue [Lichborow] 4 hides of the fee of Hugh Poher.** '* Held of the count of Mortain by Alvred as 3 virgates in 1086. " Hugh de Grentmesnil had 3^ hides there, and the count of Mortain half a hide, in 1086. '* Held by ♦ Ralf of the count of Mortain as 2 hides and ' four-fifths of half a hide ' in 1086. These seem to be the '24 virgates' assigned to ' Earl Richard ' (of Cornwall) by the Survey in the Testa (p. 36). '* Domesday assigns * half a hide ' there to the Abbey. In the Testa Survey it is '4 virgates,' that is 4 of the 'small' virgates of which 10 went to a hide. '^ Held of the count of Mortain by William (de Cahagnes) in 1086. " Hugh de Grentmesnil had * i virgate ' there in 1086. " So also in Domesday. '* This is one of the omissions of Domes- day, where it ought to be found among the manors of the count of Mortain.
- " Domesday assigns to the lord of Wahill
a nameless estate in this Hundred, but it is only i^ hides and -^ hide.
- ' Domesday assigns to the count of Mor-
tain there ^ hide and i^ virgates, which would amount to the above total.
- ' The abbot of Evesham's in Domesday.
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