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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS The King holds Tovecestre [Towcester]. There are 7^ hides. There is land for 22 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 15 villeins with lO ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 13 shillings and 4 pence, and 1 2 acres of meadow. Wood 2 leagues in length and 1 in breadth. The smiths used to render 100 shillings,* but now they render nothing. There one soch- man renders 5 shillings, having half a hide and the 5th part of half a hide. In king Edward's time it was worth 12 pounds ; now (it is worth) 25 pounds. The King holds Sudtone [King's Sutton]. There are 3 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. Tn demesne there are 2 (ploughs) with one serf; and (there are) 7 villeins and 10 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering {de) 10 shillings and 8 pence. From the meadows (come) 20 shillings. From the market {forum) (comes) 20 shillings. In other -land of the same manor are 4 villeins with 2 ploughs. To this manor belongs Witefelle [Whit- field]. There are 2 hides and inland* for 2 ploughs, and for the men land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) with I serf ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 3 bordars with 3^ ploughs. Wood(land) i league in length and 7 furlongs in breadth. The whole in king Edward's time was worth 19 pounds; now (it is -worth) 32 pounds of 20 (pence) to the ounce. In Gravesende Hundret The King holds Falelav [Fawsley]. There are i^ hides and the 5th part of a hide. (There) is inland ^ for 4 ploughs. There are 2 ploughs ; and 6 bordars have 4 ploughs. In the other land without the demesne there are 6 villeins, with a reeve having 4 ploughs. From the meadow come [exeunt] 2 shillings. In king Edward's time it was worth 1 5 pounds. Now it renders as many pounds of 20 (pence) to the ounce. To this manor pertains the soc of I hide less I bovate ; it renders 4 shillings. In Coltrewestan Hundret The King holds Hardingestorp [Harding- stone]. There are 5 hides, besides the in- were ironworkers, not smiths. (Mr. Stuart Moore's note). * See preceding note. ^ The difficult term ' inland ' seems to mean here, as in some other cases, land not assessed for the ' geld ' (see my observations in Domesday Studies, pp. 1 07— 1 09). land (where there) ^ is land for 4 ploughs. There are 2 ploughs, and 4 villeins and 10 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering 50 siiillings. From the meadows and pastures (come) 66 pence. In king Edward's time it was worth 30 pounds ; now (it is worth) 12 pounds. William Pevrel and Gunfrid de Cioches have there 2 hides and 60 acres of meadow, by the king's gift, as they say. In Corbei Hundret ' The King holds Gretone [Gretton]. There are 3 hides and 3 virgates of land. There is land for 14 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs), and i bondwoman ; and 15 villeins and 5 bordars, with the priest, have 6 ploughs. There is a mill rendering (de) 3 shillings, and 20 acres of meadow. Wood(land) I league in length and half a league in breadth. It was and is worth 20 pounds. Very many things are wanting to this manor which in king Edward's time were appendant to it [ihi) as well in wood and ironworks {ferrariis),zs in other returns (rf(A//- ribus). The King holds Corbei [Corby]. There are li hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) ; and 7 vil- leins, with the priest and 3 bordars, have 4 ploughs. Wood(!and) 18 furlongs in length and 4 furlongs in breadth. In king Edward's time and now it (was and) is worth 10 pounds. Many things are wanting to this manor which in king Edward's time belonged to it in wood and ironworks {Jerrariis) and other matters [causis). The King holds Bricstoc [Brigstock]. There are 3^ hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. In demesne are 3 ploughs and 6 serfs; and 16 villeins, with the priest and 4 bordars, have 5 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering [de] 5 shillings, and 7 acres of meadow. • Wood I 5 furlongs in length and I league in breath. To this manor belong these members : — Slepe [Islip]. There is i hide and 3 virgates of land ; in Geitentone [Geddington], i hide ; in Stanere [Stanion], i| virgates of land. There is land for 8 ploughs. There are 4 sochmen and 9 villeins and 7 bordars. Among (them) all they have 7 ploughs. In Slepe [Islip] there are 4 acres of meadow. The whole manor, with its appendages, in ^ 'I'lie meaning here is doubtful. 305