A HISTORY OF LEICESTERSHIRE 



fol. 231 d. breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is 



IX. THE LAND OF THE COUNT OF worth ) 5 shillings. 



MELLEND 



IN GUTLACISTAN [GuTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKE 



THE COUNT OF MELLEND holds of the king 

 AILESTONE [Aylestone], There is one hide and 

 the sixth part of I hide. There were 14 ploughs 

 in King Edward's time. In demesne there are 

 2 ploughs and I bondwoman ; and 24 villeins 

 with 5 bordars have 5 ploughs. There (are) 

 4 mills rendering (de) 48 shillings and 55 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 3 pounds ; now (it 

 is worth) 4 pounds. 



Saxi held and Lewin held of him the land of 

 6 ploughs, so that with 4 of them (de iiii ex bits) 

 he could do (poterat facere) what he wished. 

 (But) with 2 (it was) not so. 



The same count holds FRELLESWORDE [Froles- 

 worth]. There is half a carucate of land. 

 There 2 sochmen have half a plough. It was 

 worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 5 shillings. 



The same count holds 6 carucates of land 

 in HUNECOTE [Huncote]. There is land for 

 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 (ploughs) and 

 2 serfs and I bondwoman ; and 2O villeins with 

 8 bordars have 3 ploughs, and 2 sochmen with 

 a priest are there, and (there is) a mill rendering 

 (de) 10 shillings and 15 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) half a league in length and 4 furlongs in 

 breadth. It was worth 15 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 4 pounds. 



In COSEI [Cosby] there is I carucate of land 

 which belongs to (iacet) Huncote. 



The same count holds 6 carucates of land in 

 BOSEWORDE [Market Bosworth]. In demesne 

 there are 3 ploughs and 2 serfs ; and 7 sochmen 

 with 10 villeins and 7 bordars have 2 ploughs. 

 Wood(land) I league in length and half a league 

 in breadth. It was worth 4 pounds ; now (it is 

 worth) 50 shillings. 



Saxi held all these lands and could go (potuit 

 ire] where he wished. 



X. THE LAND OF EARL AUBREY 18 

 IN GUTLACISTAN [GUTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKE 



EARL AUBREY held CNAPETOT [Knaptoft]. 

 There are 2 parts of i hide. There is land for 

 6 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) and 

 3 serfs ; and I o villeins with a priest and 2 soch- 

 men 19 and 6 bordars have 5 ploughs. There (is) 

 meadow 3 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in 



18 Formerly earl of Northumbria. The fief had 

 reverted to the crown, so the earl's tenure is described 

 in the past tense. 



19 et ii sochmannl interlined. . 



The same held SCEPECOTE [Sapcote]. There 

 are i carucates of land. There are i ploughs 

 with 2 sochmen and 2 bordars. Uluric holds it. 

 It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 10 shillings. 



The same earl held HINCHEUE [Hinckley]. 

 There are 14 carucates of land. In demesne 

 there are 4 ploughs and 8 serfs ; and 42 villeins 

 with 1 6 bordars and 3 sochmen have 9^ ploughs. 

 There (is) meadow 6 furlongs in length and 

 3 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 6 pounds ; 

 now (it is worth) 10 pounds. 



The same earl held 9 carucates of land in 

 SIBETESDONE [Sibson]. In demesne there are 

 2 ploughs and i bondwoman ; and 30 villeins 

 and 1 7 bordars have 7 ploughs. Meadow 3 fur- 

 longs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. In 

 the same vill there are in addition 2 carucates of 

 land. The whole was worth 60 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 100 shillings. 



The same earl held SCENTONE [Shenton]. 

 There are 3 bordars. It was worth 12 pence ; 

 now (it is worth) 3 shillings. Harding held these 

 lands. 



Norman holds 4^ carucates of land in Su- 

 EVESBI [Shearsby]. In demesne there are 



2 ploughs ; and 4 villeins with 2 sochmen and 



3 bordars have 2 ploughs. Meadow 4 furlongs 

 in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was 

 worth 15 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 



Ralf holds in CREBRE [Croft] 4^ carucates 

 of land and I bovate. In demesne there is 

 i plough and 2 serfs ; and 8 villeins with I soch- 

 man and 4 bordars have 2 ploughs. There (is) 

 a mill rendering (de) 4 shillings and 12 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 68 pence ; now (it is 

 worth) 40 shillings. 



To this manor pertains I carucate of land. 

 Part of it (is) in BROTONE [Broughton Astley] 

 and part in SUTONE [Sutton in the Elms]. It 

 was waste ; now (it is worth) 5 shillings. 



Almar holds 5^ carucates of land in DRAI- 

 TONE [Fenny Drayton]. There is land for 

 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; 

 and 14 villeins with 8 bordars have 3 ploughs. 

 It was worth 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 40 shillings. 



Robert holds 8 carucates of land in BETMES- 

 WEL [Bitteswell]. There is land for 6 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough) ; and 2 villeins 

 with a priest and 14 bordars have 3 ploughs. 

 Meadow 4 furlongs in length and i furlong in 

 breadth. It was worth 10 shillings; now (it is 

 worth) 40 shillings. 



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