LEDECESTRESCIRE 



fol. 230. 



In KING EDWARD'S TIME THE CITY OF 

 LEDECESTRE [Leicester] rendered yearly to the 

 king 30 pounds by tale (ad numerum) of 2O to 

 the ounce (ora) and 1 5 sestars (sextartii) of honey. 



When the king went with his army by land 

 12 burgesses went with him from this borough. 

 If, however, he went against an enemy by sea 

 they sent him 4 horses from the same borough 

 to London to carry weapons or other things of 

 which there might be need. 



King William now has 42 pounds 10 shil- 

 lings by weight for all the rents (redditibui) of 

 the same city and shire. For a hawk, 10 pounds 

 by tale. For a sumpter horse 20 shillings. From 

 the moneyers 20 pounds yearly of 20 to the 

 ounce (ora}. Of these 20 pounds Hugh de 

 Grentemaisnil has the third penny. 



The king has in LEDECESTRE [Leicester] 

 39 houses. 



The archbishop of York, 2 houses with sac 

 and soc, belonging to Cherlintone [Tur Langton]. 



Earl Hugh (of Chester), 10 houses, which 

 pertain to Barhou [Barrow] and 6 houses per- 

 taining to Cacheworde [Kegworth] and i house 

 pertaining to Locteburne [Loughborough]. 



The abbey of Coventreu [Coventry] has 10 

 houses. 



The abbey of Cruiland [Crowland] has 



3 houses. Of all these the king has his geld 

 (geldum). 



Hugh de Grentemaisnil has no houses and 

 2 churches. 



Besides these he has 24 houses in common 

 with the king in the same borough. 



Besides these the same Hugh has in Leicester 

 24 burgesses pertainingto Hanstigie [Anstey]and 

 1 3 burgesses pertaining to Siglesbie [Sileby] and 3 

 houses pertaining to Inwaresbie [Ingarsby] and 10 

 houses pertaining to Merdegrave [Belgrave] and 



4 houses pertaining to Brohtone [Broughton Astley] 

 and 9 houses pertaining to Stotone [Stockerston] 

 and 4 houses pertaining to Wichingestone [Wig- 

 ston] and 7 houses pertaining to Andretesbie 

 [Enderby] and 3 houses pertaining to Sceltone 

 [Earl Shilton] and 10 houses pertaining to Burstelle 

 [Birstall] and 2 houses pertaining to Burtone 

 [Burton Overy] and i house pertaining to 

 Brunestanestorp [Bruntingthorpe] and 2 houses 

 pertaining to Diresford [Desford] and 3 houses 

 pertaining to Legham [ ], which he 



bought of Osbern, and I house pertaining to 

 Lettone [Thurlaston] and i house pertaining to 

 Turchitelestone [Thurcaston]. 



In the same borough the same Hugh has 



2 churches, and 2 houses, and 2 waste houses. 

 Hugh de Witvile 1 holds 5 houses of the 



same Hugh with sac and soc. These belong 

 to the exchange (sunt de mutatione) for Wadford 

 [Watford]. 2 



Robert de Veci has 6 houses with sac and 

 soc pertaining to Niwetone [Newton Harcourt] 

 and 3 others with sac and soc pertaining to 

 Chiborne [Kibworth Harcourt]. 



Geoffrey de Wirce (has) i house pertaining 

 to Dalbi [Little Dalby] and another pertaining 

 to Pichewell [Pickwell]. 



In Leicester are 4 houses pertaining to Scepe- 

 hefde [Shepshed] and i pertaining to Sadintone 

 [Saddington] and i pertaining to Torp [Thorpe 

 Acre]. 3 



In the same borough Henry de Fereires and 

 Robert Dispensator have i burgess. 



The Countess Judith has 28 houses in the 

 same borough and 5 shillings and 4 pence from 

 the half of the mill. Without the borough she 

 has 6 carucates of land belonging to the borough, 

 and has there i plough and her men (have) 



3 ploughs. There (are) 7 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) 6 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs 

 in breadth. The whole is worth 40 shillings. 



The wood(land) of the whole sheriffdom 

 called HERESWODE [ ] is 4 leagues in 



length and I league in breadth. 



HERE ARE ENTERED 



THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



IN LEDECESTRESCIRE 



i KING WILLIAM 

 ii The archbishop of York 

 iii The bishop of Lincoln 

 iiii The bishop of Coutances 

 v The abbey of Peterborough 



1 From this family was descended Elizabeth Wyd- 

 ville, the queen of Edw. IV. Hugh de ' W ,dville ' 

 also held 2 houses in Northampton. 



' In Northamptonshire, in which county Hugh de 

 Grentemaisnil held 3^ hides at Weeden Beck ' in ex- 

 change for " Wadford." ' 



1 These were manors of Queen Edith, now in the 

 king's hand. 



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