THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



The same holds I carucates of land in SUIN- 

 FORD [Swinford]. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 There is I mill rendering (de) 4 shillings with 



1 serf and 3 acres of meadow. It was worth 



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



Norman holds 4^ carucates of land in WAL- 

 TONE [Walton near Kimcote]. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. 10 sochmen have these (ploughs) 

 there. Meadow i furlong in length and i in 

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

 worth) 25 shillings. 



The same holds 6 carucates of land in 

 TEVLINGORDE [Theddingworth]. There is land 

 for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; 

 and 8 villeins with 10 bordars have 2 ploughs. 

 There is a mill rendering (de} 2 shillings. It 

 was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 

 shillings. 



The same holds 3 carucates of land and 2 bo- 

 vates in TEVLINGORDE [Theddingworth]. There 

 is land for 3 ploughs. There 7 sochmen have 

 I J ploughs. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 20 shillings. 



Ralf holds 2 carucates of land in TORP 

 [Thorpe Parva]. There is land for 2 ploughs. 



2 villeins with i bordar have these (ploughs) 

 there, and there (is) a mill rendering (de) 2 shil- 

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

 worth) 2O shillings. 



Ralf Carnot 20 holds 4 carucates of land in 

 ANLEPE [Wanlip]. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 In demesne is I (plough) ; and 8 villeins with 



3 bordars have 3 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering (de) 8 shillings and 32 acres of mea- 

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

 worth) 25 shillings. 



The same holds 1 1 carucates of land in 

 SEOLDESBERIE !1 [Shoby], There is land for 

 1 1 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) ; 

 and 4 villeins and 8 sochmen with 2 bordars 

 have 9 ploughs. Meadow 4 furlongs in length 

 and 3 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 20 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. 



The same holds 7 carucates of land in WALE- 

 TONE [Walton on the Wolds]. In demesne 



w Mr. Round considers that this word represents 

 ' Carnotensis,' probably meaning ' of Chartres.' 



11 In the Leicestershire Survey the earl of Leicester 

 is entered as holding J carucates in Saxelby and 6 caru- 

 cates in ' Siwaldebia." Shoby or Shouldby is one mile 

 distant from Saxelby, and it would seem that the 

 1 1 carucates above should be divided between Saxelby 

 and Shoby after the manner indicated in the Leices- 

 tershire Survey. With the carucate of ' socland ' held 

 by the king in Saxelby, the joint assessment of the 

 2 vills will come out as 1 2 carucates. 



there is one plough ; and 7 sochmen with 2 vil- 

 leins and i bordar have 4 ploughs. There (are) 

 30 acres of meadow. It was worth 32 pence ; 

 now (it is worth) 30 shillings. 



Harding with his men held 22 all 22 these lands ; 

 Earl Aubrey had them afterwards ; now they 

 are in the king's hand. 



XI. THE LAND OF THE COUNTESS 

 GODEVA 23 



THE COUNTESS GODEVA held NORTONE 

 [Norton juxta Twycross]. There (are) 6 

 carucates of land. There is land for 7 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 3 ploughs. There a priest 

 with I villein and 2 bordars has I plough. There 

 (are) 8 acres of meadow. It was worth 5 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 6 shillings. 



The same countess held 3 carucates of land 

 in APELBI [Appleby]. There is land for 

 3 ploughs. In demesne are 2 ploughs ; and 

 8 villeins with 6 bordars have 2 ploughs. It 

 was and is worth 20 shillings. 



The same countess held i carucates of land 

 in BILDESTONE [Bilstone]. There are 3 soch- 

 men with i plough. In King Edward's time 

 there were 2 ploughs. It was and is worth 

 5 shillings. 



XII. THE LAND OF THE COUNTESS 

 ALVEVA 24 



THE COUNTESS ALVEVA held 5 carucates of 

 land in AILESTONE [Aylestone]. In King Ed- 

 ward's time 12 ploughs were there. In demesne 

 there are now 2 (ploughs) with i serf; and 

 1 8 villeins with I sochman and 8 bordars have 

 6 ploughs. It was and is worth no shillings. 



IN GOSECOTE WAPENTAKE 



The same countess held DUNITONE [Castle 

 Donington]. There (are) 22^ carucates of 

 land. In King Edward's time 20 ploughs were 

 there. Now there are 3 ploughs in demesne ; 

 and 30 villeins with a priest and 5 sochmen and 

 n bordars have 12 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering (de) 10 shillings and I pence. Wood- 

 (land) 12 furlongs in length and 8 in breadth. 

 It was worth 100 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 II pounds. 



" The letters b and a, which in the original are 

 placed over tenuit and omnes respectively, indicate 

 transposition. 



K Wife of Earl Leofric of Mercia. 



" Wife of Earl ^Elfgar of Mercia. 



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