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 A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE In Flora Otuer 4 small virgates of the fee of Earl Geoffrey.' There also Aunsel de Choices I hide and (i) virgate* anciently [antiquo). There also Ralf Fitz Sewan, of the fee of Peverel, half a hide.' There also Hugh de Chaneys i hide and 4 small virgates of the fee of Kaynes.* In Brockehole [Brockhall] and in Musecote Ralf de Gaynes i hide of the fee of Gaynes.* There also Gervase Samson i hide of the fee of War[wick].« In Neubottle and in Brynton [Bring- ton] there are 6 hides. In Whelton [Whilton] (there is) i hide of the fee of R[oger] de Moubray.'' In Ravenestorp and in Cheta [Teton] 4 hides of the fee of Peverel.' In Haldeneby [Holdenby] (there are) 3 hides of the fee of the earl of Leicester.* and the Count i^ hides in Upper Heyford, in 1086. The above arrangement of Heyford and Clasthorp in two groups of exactly 4 hides each should be observed. The Domesday total for the two seems to be 7^ hides. note * above) is here entered as holding of the fee of Earl Geoffrey (of Essex), earl William's predecessor. 1086. ' William Peverel's in 1086. same name) held i hide there in capite and 3 virgates of the count of Mortain. of the count of Mortain by William (de Cahainges). ' Gaynes ' is Cahagnes. ® This holding is found in 24 Ed. I. as ' 7 virgates held by John Gerveys of the fee of Warwick.' ' Held of the count of Mortain by ' Alan ' in 1086. " Domesday assigns to William Peverel i ^ hides in Ravensthorp and 2 hides in Teton, all which was held of him by ' Drogo.' which Domesday assigns to the count of Mortain in ' Aldenesbi.' This Survey throws no light on the identity of the ' Aldenestone ' which is en- tered in Domesday (fo. 224) immediately before East Haddon, and was then held by the count of Mortain as i hide and 3 vir- In Haddon [East Haddon] the same earl 4 hides.'" In Brampton the same earl 4 hides.'* In Herleston [Harlestone] (there are) 3 hides.'* In HoLTROP [Althorpe] i hide and i small virgate of the fee of Berkamstede." HUNDRED OF GILDESBORU In Gildesboru [Guilsborough] William Fitz Aldred' [sic) 3 great virgates (and) a half of the fee of Peverel.'* There also the priest I small virgate of the fee of the earl of Leicester.'^ In HoLEWELLE [Hollowell] the bishop of Lincoln i hide and the third part of a hide.'^ Robert de Dyva is the tenant. There also the earl of Leicester 3 small virgates. There also, of the fee of Peverel, 5 small virgates.''' In NoRTOFT Coleman half a hide of the gates. It should, however, be observed that, adding this assessment to the above 2 hides and I virgate, we obtain exactly 4 hides, which is the normal assessment of a vill in this Hundred. This rather confirms Mr. Stuart Moore's suggestion that * Aldenestone ' was part of Holdenby. '" This is the total of the count of Mor- tain's holdings there in 1086. " Domesday assigns to the count of Mor- tain there a holding of 4 hides less 5 acres and another of half a hide. '* Domesday gives four holdings there reckoned in all at 3^ hides and i virgate [i.e. 3I hides). '^ The count of Mortain is only assigned I hide here ('Olletorp') in Domesday. '* Which his father Alvred (the butler of the count of Mortain) had held of William Peverel as 3I virgates in 1086. '* The church, with i virgate, at Guils- borough was held by the count of Mortain in 1086 as a dependency of Nortoft. '* Domesday assigns if hide here to the bishop of Lincoln. '^ Domesday assigns to the count of Mor- tain (the earl of Leicester's predecessor) only two-thirds of a virgate, and to William Peverel only i virgate here. But it enters a certain Gilbert also as holding two-thirds of a virgate. 378
 * Otuer de Boville (compare p. 368,
 * Held as such by Gunfrei de Cioches in
 * In Domesday William de Cahainges (the
 * Entered in Domesday as 3 virgates held
 * This must be the *2 hides and i virgate'