A HISTORY OF LEICESTERSHIRE 



Roger holds of Henry in CUNINGESTONE 

 [Congerstone] 2 carucates of land. In King 

 Edward's time 2 ploughs were there. In demesne 

 there is I plough ; and 10 villeins with 6 bordars 

 have 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill and 3 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 20 shillings. 



Wazelin holds in SNOCHANTONE [Smocking- 

 ton] i carucates of land of Henry. In King 

 Edward's time 2 ploughs were there. In demesne 

 there is I plough with I serf ; and 6 villeins with 

 2 bordars have 2 ploughs. There (are) 4 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 2 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 2O shillings 



Roger holds of Henry in SCENTONE [Shenton] 

 2 carucates of land. There is I villein. It is 

 worth 2 shillings. 



IN GERETREWES [GARTREE] WAPENTAKE 



Godric holds of Henry 9 carucates of land in 

 HOHTONE [Houghton on the Hill]. In King 

 Edward's time 5 ploughs were there. In 

 demesne there is half a plough and 2 serfs ; and 

 5 villeins with 3 bordars have 3^ ploughs. 

 There (are) 20 acres of meadow. It was and is 

 worth 20 shillings. Earl Waltheof [IVallef] 

 held it. The Countess 41 Judith claims it. 



Hugh holds of Henry I carucate of land in 

 ASCBI [Ashby Folville] and it belongs to 

 Niwebold [Newbold Folville]. In King Edward's 

 time i plough was there. There are 3 villeins. 

 It was and is worth 3 shillings. 



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Mechenta holds of Henry in OVERTONE 

 [? Coleorton] I carucate of land. There he has 

 I plough with I villein and 2 bordars. Wood- 

 (land) I league in length and another in breadth. 

 It was worth 6 pence ; now (it is worth) 

 5 shillings. 



Robert holds SCELLA [Nether Seal] of Henry. 

 There are 7 carucates of land. In King 

 Edward's time 5 ploughs were there. There 

 4 sochmen with 2 villeins have 2 ploughs. 

 Wood(land) 6 furlongs in length and 4 furlongs 

 in breadth. It was and is worth 20 shillings. 



The same holds of Henry another SCELA [Over 

 Seal]. There are 6 carucates of land. In King 

 Edward's time 3 ploughs were there. In demesne 

 there are 3 ploughs ; and 2 1 villeins with 

 1 2 bordars have 3 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering (de) 5 shillings, and 1 2 acres of meadow. 

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

 60 shillings. 



The same holds of Henry i carucate of land 

 in BORTROD [Bogthorpe]. 42 There I villein has 

 I plough. It was worth 8 pence ; now (it is 

 worth) 4 shillings. 



The same holds of Henry i carucate of land 

 in APLEBERIE [Appleby]. There 4 sochmen 

 have 2 ploughs and 3 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 12 pence ; now (it is worth) 12 shillings. 



Nigel holds of Henry 10 carucates of land in 

 SCOPESTONE [Swepstone]. In King Edward's 

 time 10 ploughs were there. In demesne there 

 are 2 ploughs ; and 1 5 villeins with a priest and 

 8 bordars have 6 ploughs. There (are) 12 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 1 2 pence ; now (it is 

 worth) 40 shillings. 



Of this land, in King Edward's time, Sbern 

 held 2 carucates of land and could go (potuit ire) 

 where he wished. The remaining land Leuric 

 held, whose land bishop Osmund tt holds of the 

 King. 



Gledwin holds of Henry in NEUTONE [Newton 

 Burgoland] half a carucate of land. In demesne 

 there is I plough with I bordar and 2 acres of 

 meadow. 



Roger holds of Henry I carucate of land in 

 the same vill. It is worth 2 shillings. 



John holds of Henry in UDECOTE [Woodcote] 

 2 carucates of land. In King Edward's time 

 2 ploughs were there. In demesne there is 

 I (plough). Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length 

 and 3 in breadth. It was worth 12 pence ; 

 now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 



Ardulf holds of Henry I carucate of land in 

 OSGODTORP [Osgathorpe]. In demesne he has 

 half a plough, and 3 villeins with 5 bordars have 

 I plough. It was worth 12 pence; now (it is 

 worth) 5 shillings. 



Roger holds of Henry in STRETONE [Stretton 

 en le Field] I carucate of land, waste, and another 

 in DURANDESTORP [Donisthorpe], likewise waste, 

 and a third in OVERTONE [? Coleorton], likewise 

 waste. They are worth, nevertheless, 2 shil- 

 lings. Aluric and Levenot held 2 of these 

 (carucates) freely ; Cari held the third, but he 

 could not depart (non potuit discedere) with it. 



Robert holds of Henry I carucate of land and 

 I bovate in BURTONE [Burton Lazars]. There 

 is I plough in demesne, and i villein with half a 

 plough. There (are) 2 acres of meadow. It 

 was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 IO shillings. 



Nigel holds of Henry in WINDESERS [ ] 



3 carucates of land, waste. In King Edward's 



u The word ' comitisia ' is interlined. 



"Or Boothorp, the ' Bocthorp' of the Leicester- 

 shire Survey. " Of Salisbury. 



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