THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



for 22 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs 

 and 4 serfs; and 19 villeins and 33 sochmen 

 with 5 bordars have 22 ploughs. There (are) 

 60 acres of meadow. It was worth 8 pounds ; 

 now (it is worth) 9 pounds. Earl Ralf 

 held it. 



The same Hugh holds 1 2 carucates of land 

 in BURTONE [Burton Overy]. There is land 

 for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs 

 and 8 serfs; and 15 villeins and 6 sochmen 

 with 5 bordars have 6 ploughs. There (are) 

 1 4 acres of meadow. It was worth 4 pounds ; 

 now (it is worth) 6 pounds. 



The same holds 1 1 carucates of land and 

 i bovate in CARLINTONE [Carlton Curlieu], 

 There is land for 7 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 3 ploughs and 5 serfs ; and 9 villeins 

 with a priest and 8 bordars and I Frenchman 

 (francigena) have 5 ploughs. There are 1 6 acres 

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

 is worth) 4 pounds. 



The same holds 12 carucates of land in 

 NOVESLEI [Noseley]. There is land for 8 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) and 3 serfs ; 

 and 1 6 villeins with a priest and 8 bordars have 

 6 ploughs. There (are) 20 acres of brushwood 

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

 worth) 60 shillings. 



IN GOSECOTE WAPENTAKE 



The same_ holds 9 carucates of land in TUR- 

 CHITELESTONE [Thurcaston]. There is land for 

 4 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) 

 and 4 serfs ; and 22 villeins with 4 bordars have 

 6 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 



3 shillings. Wood(land) 2 leagues in length 

 and half a league in breadth. It was worth 

 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. 

 Lewin held it freely. 



The same holds 7 carucates of land in MER- 

 DEGRAVE [Belgrave]. There is land for 6 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 3 serfs ; and 

 8 villeins with 5 bordars and 7 sochmen have 



4 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 

 12 shillings and 24 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) 5 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs in 

 breadth. It was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 100 shillings. 



The same holds 6 carucates of land in BUR- 

 STELLE [Birstall]. There is land for 5 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is i (plough) and I serf; and 

 3 villeins and 9 sochmen with 1 1 bordars have 

 3 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de} 

 10 shillings and 36 acres of meadow. Wood 

 (land) 3 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in 

 breadth. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is 



worth) 5 ounces of gold. Alwin ' pbochestan ' M 

 held it, but Hugh says that (quia) the king gave 

 it to himself. 



The same holds 2 carucates of land in 

 ANSTIGE [Anstey], There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I plough and 4 serfs ; and 

 13 villeins with 4 bordars have 2 ploughs. 

 There (are) 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 



1 league in length and half a league in breadth, 

 and other wood(land) 2 furlongs in length and 



2 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 10 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 



The same holds IO carucates of land in 

 TURMODESTONE [Thurmaston]. There is land 

 for 7 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs 

 and 5 serfs; and 15 villeins with 2 sochmen 

 and 7 bordars have 4^ ploughs. There (is) 

 a mill rendering (de) 6 shillings and 8 pence 

 and 24 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 

 60 shillings. Hugh holds this (land) for i manor 

 (pro uno manerio), but the shire denies it (negat). 



The same holds 9 carucates of land in 

 HUMERSTAN [Humberstone]. The soc belongs 

 (pertinet) to Sceltone [Earl Shilton]. There is 

 land for 6 ploughs. There 14 sochmen with 

 6 bordars have "J\ ploughs. There (are) 12 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 



The same holds 5 bovates of land in SUINFORD 

 [Swinford]. There is land for half a plough. 

 I villein with 2 bordars has this there. It 

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

 shillings. 



The same holds 6 carucates of land in 

 BRUNESTANESTORP [Bruntingthorpe]. There is 

 land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is I 

 (plough) and 3 serfs ; and 6 villeins with 



3 bordars have 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering (de) 2O shillings. To this manor be- 

 long 4 sochmen in SMITETONE [Smeeton]. 

 These have i plough and 8 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(lands) 3 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs 

 in breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 40 shillings. This land belongs 

 (facet) to Leicester with all its customary dues 

 (consuetudines). t 



Robert de Buci holds of Hugh 6 carucates of 

 land in LESTONE [Thurlaston]. There is land 

 for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is I plough 

 and i serf ; and 9 villeins with I bordar have 

 3 ploughs. It was worth 2O shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 15 shillings. 



18 Sic in the MS., but the word is presumably a 

 corruption due to the carelessness of the scribe, who 

 in the same sentence uses ' q'a ' (q ula) in error for 

 ' q d ' (quod). Possibly h ' or ' 1' should be substi- 

 tuted for ' b.' 



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