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 A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE meadow. Wood(land) 4 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was and is worth 8 pounds. XII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF COVENTRY In Gisleburg Hundret and a half The Abbey of Coventreu {Coventry) holds 3 hides and I virgate of land in Wine- wiche [Win wick]. There is land for 6^ ploughs. There are in demesne 3 ploughs ; and 16 villeins, with the priest and 5 bordars, have 3 ploughs. It is worth 50 shillings. In EssEBi [Cold Ashby] the Abbey holds 2^ hides, and they belong to Wineuuiche [Win- wick]. There is land for 5 ploughs. There are 4 villeins and 5 bordars with 2 ploughs. It is worth 10 shillings. In Alvratleu Hundret * In Chidesbi [Kilsby] the Abbey holds 2 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. In de- mesne there are 2 (ploughs) and 3 serfs ; and (there are) 10 villeins and 8 bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 8 acres of meadow. It is worth 50 shillings. In Eddone [West Haddon] the Abbey holds 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. There are 4 villeins with 2 bordars and 4 sochmen having 4 ploughs. It is worth 20 shillings. One of these hides renders soc in Wineuuiche [Winwick]. XIII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF EVESHAM In Gravesend Hundret The Abbey of Evesham holds 4 hides in LiCEBERGE [Lichborow]. There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 6 bordars with 5 ploughs. It was and is worth 40 shillings. Levenot held (it) freely in king Edward's time. XIV. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF GRESTAIN The Abbey of St. Mary of Grestain ^ holds of the King in almoin Neubote [New- eslea,' the ' A}lwoldesle ' of the ' North- amptonshire Sure)'.' ^ A little to the east of Honfleur, near the mouth of the Seine. bottle].^ There are two thirds {f>artes) of I hide. There is land for i^ ploughs. In de- mesne there is I (plough), and 3 villeins with I bordar have half a plough. There is a mill rendering (de) 2 shillings. It was and is worth 6 shillings. In Baiebroc [Braybrooke] the same Church holds 2 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is I plough with I serf; and (there are) 4 villeins and 4 bordars with 3 ploughs. It was worth 6 shillings ; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. Ulchet held these lands. In Clenedone [Clendon] the same Church holds half a hide and the third part of i hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. There are 4 villeins and 4 bordars with I serf having i plough. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) ID shillings. Ulf held (it) freely. In RisTONE [Rushton] the same Church holds half a virgate of land. There is land for half a plough. There are 2 bordars. It is worth 16 pence. In Rodewelle Hundret The same Church holds Arintone [Har- rington]. There are 5 hides and the third part of I hide. There is land for 10 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 12 villeins and 13 bordars with 5 ploughs, and 4 sochmen with 2 ploughs. There are 4 mills rendering 2 shillings. It was worth 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. Ulf held (it). In Westone the same Church holds li hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. In de- mesne there are i ^ (ploughs), and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 2 bordars with half a plough. There are 5 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. Ulf held (it) in king Edward's time. XV. THE LAND OF ANSGER THE CHAPLAIN In Stotfald Hundret Ansger the clerk holds of the King I hide and 3 virgates of land in Medewelle [Maidwell], and has there 2 ploughs, and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 5 villeins and 2 bordars with 2 ploughs. It is worth 20 shillings. Godric held it in king Edward's time. ' In Rothwell Hundred. ,•^20
 * This is the same Hundred as ' Alward-