A HISTORY OF LEICESTERSHIRE 



fol. 232. 



XIII. THE LAND OF HUGH DE 

 GRENTEMAISNIL 



IN GUTLACISTAN [GuTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKE 



HUGH DB GRENTEMAISNIL holds of the king 

 WICHINGESTONE [Wigston]. There is I hide 

 and the third part of I hide. There is land for 

 1 6 ploughs. Of this land the third part of 

 I hide is in demesne, and there (are) 4 ploughs 

 and 2 serfs and i bondwoman ; and 32 villeins 

 with a priest and 12 bordars have 5 ploughs. 

 There 31 sochmen with i clerk and 2 knights 

 and 4 Frenchmen (frandgenat homines} have 

 8 ploughs. There (are) 50 acres of meadow. 

 It was and is worth 8 pounds. Earl Ralf 2 * 

 held it. 



The same holds I carucate of land in SAPE- 

 COTE [Sapcote]. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough) ; and 3 villeins 

 with 3 sochmen and 2 bordars have half a plough. 

 There (are) 2 acres of meadow. It is worth 

 10 shillings. There belongs I carucate of land in 

 FRELESWORDE [Frolesworth]. There is land 

 for half a plough. There are 3 bordars. It is 

 worth 5 shillings. 



The same holds of the queen's fee, as he 

 says (ut diclt] 2 carucates of land in SCERNEFORD 

 [Sharnford]. There is land for i plough. There 

 (is) I sochman with 3 bordars and half a plough. 

 It was worth 12 pence; now (it is worth) 

 10 shillings. Alwin held it with sac and soc. 



The same holds 5 carucates of land in SCEL- 

 TONE [Earl Shilton]. In demesne there are 3 

 ploughs with i serf; and 10 villeins with a 

 priest and 4 sochmen and 5 bordars have 

 3 ploughs. There (are) 12 acres of meadow 

 and a mill rendering (de) 1 6 pence. Wood(land) 

 8 furlongs in length and 3 in breadth. It was 

 worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 70 shillings. 



The same holds in ROTEBIE [Ratby] 6 caru- 

 cates of land less 3 bovates. There is land for 

 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 ploughs 

 with i serf; and 10 villeins with a priest and 

 5 bordars have 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering (de) 28 pence. It was worth 2 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. 



Of the soc of these (lands 26 ) 2 carucates of 

 land are in BRUNECHINESTORP [Bromkinsthorpe] 

 and 3 (are) in DERESFORD [Desford] and half (a 

 carucate is) in CLANEFELDE [Glenfield] and half 

 (a carucate is) in BRANTESTONE [Braunstone]. 



The same holds in GROBI [Groby] 6 caru- 

 cates of land less 3 bovates. There is land for 



K Of Hereford, nephew of Edward the Confessor. 

 ' ' Harum ' in MS. which must probably be taken 

 as referring to Ratby and Groby, both of which had 

 been held by Ulf with sac and soc. 



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

 and 10 villeins with I sochman and 5 bor- 

 dars have 3 ploughs. There (is) wood(land) 

 2 leagues in length and half a league in breadth. 

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

 60 shillings. Ulf held these two lands 27 with 

 sac and soc. 



The same holds in CHEREBI [Kirkby Mallory] 

 2 carucates of land. There is land for I plough. 

 This is there in demesne with i villein and 



5 bordars and 4 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 5 shillings; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 



The same holds 3 carucates of land less 3 

 bovates in DERESFORD [Desford]. There is land 

 for 4 ploughs. There I villein has I plough, 

 and there (are) 4 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) half a league in length and the same in 

 breadth. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 20 shillings. 



The same holds in STAPLETONE [Stapleton] 

 I carucate of land. There is land for i plough. 

 There 2 villeins with 3 bordars have half a 

 plough. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 10 shillings. 



The same holds i\ carucates of land in 

 CHERCHEBI [Kirkby Mallory]. There is land 

 for I plough. There 2 villeins and 8 sochmen 

 have \\ ploughs. It was worth 12 pence; now 

 (it is worth) 10 shillings. 



The same holds of the Queen's fee 2 caru- 

 cates of land in NEWEBOLD [Newbold Verdon] 

 and BROCARDESCOTE [Brascote]. 



There is land for 3 ploughs. There 3 villeins 

 have i plough. It was worth 5 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 23 shillings. 



The same holds 6 carucates of land in 

 PECHINTONE [Peckleton]. There is land for 

 4 ploughs. In demesne there is I plough with 

 I serf and 3 bordars. It was worth 5 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 60 shillings. 



IN GERETREU [GARTREE] WAPENTAKE 



The same holds in ELVESTONE [Illston on the 

 Hill] 9 carucates of land less I ,virgate. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. There 13 sochmen with 

 I villein and 2 bordars have 4 ploughs. There, 

 (are) 2O acres of meadow. It was worth 20 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. 



The same holds in TORP [Thorpe Langton] 

 half a carucate of land. There is land for half 

 a plough. There are 2 men (homines). It is 

 worth 3 shillings. 



The same holds STOCTONK [Stockerston]. 

 There are 28 carucates of land. There is land 



" i.e. Ratby and Groby. 



