A HISTORY OF LEICESTERSHIRE 



There (are) 10 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 



William holds of R(obert) 18 carucates of 

 land in BARCHEBERIE [Barkby]. There is land 

 for 1 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs 

 and 3 serfs ; and 7 villeins with 3 bordars and 

 10 sochmen and 4 Frenchmen (francegenis) have 

 10 ploughs. 



Of this land i knight holds 6 carucates in 

 HUNGRETONE [Hungerton], and has there 

 I plough in demesne and 2 serfs ; and there are 

 7 sochmen with 3 ploughs. There (are) 16 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 80 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 4 pounds. 



Roger holds of William 48 5 carucates of land 

 in CROPTONE [South Croxton 49 ] and Walter (holds) 

 2i- carucates of land in QUENEBERIE [Quenby] 

 and in demesne they have 3 ploughs and 4 serfs ; 

 and 7 villeins with 4 bordars who have I plough. 

 There (are) 24 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 15 shillings ; now ( it is worth) 30 shillings. 



In the same vill I Frenchman holds I caru- 

 catc of land. It is worth 5 shillings. 



IN FRANELUND [FRAMLAND] WAPENTAKE 



Ivo holds of Robert 1 7 carucates of land less 3^ 

 bovates in CLACHESTONE [Long Clawson]. There 

 is land for 1 7 ploughs. In demesne there are 



4 ploughs and 12 serfs; and 14 villeins with 

 2 bordars and 30 sochmen have 12 ploughs. 

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

 worth 6 pounds. 



Gilbert holds 6 carucates of land of Robert 

 in HOCHES [Hose]. There is land for 7 ploughs. 

 In demesne there are 2 ploughs and 2 serfs ; and 



5 villeins and 8 sochmen with I Frenchman have 

 2 ploughs. There (are) 1 8 acres of meadow. 

 It was and is worth 40 shillings. 



fol. 234. 



Osmund and Roger hold of Robert 4 caru- 

 cates of land. There is land for 4 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 3 ploughs and 4 serfs, and 

 4 villeins with 3 bordars have half a plough. 

 It was and is worth 40 shillings. 



Odard" holds of Robert I carucate of land in 

 BOTLESFORD [Bottesford] and Baldric 2 carucates 

 of land and Clarebald 2 carucates of land and 

 Robert I carucate of land, Helduin i carucates 

 of land, Gilbert I carucate of land and 4 other 

 Frenchmen 3^ carucates of land. Altogether 



48 Probably the tenant of Barkby. 



<9 Although the form Cropton suggests Cropston 

 rather than South Croxton, the Leicestershire Survey 

 shows that the former vill belonged to the fief of the 

 earl of Leicester. 



M ' de Hotot.' See Introd. p. 293 



(there are) 12 carucates of land. There is land 

 for 1 2 ploughs. In demesne there are 9 ploughs 

 and 4 serfs ; and 7 sochmen with 2 villeins and 

 13 bordars have 2 ploughs between (them) all 

 (inter omnes). Some have nothing. There (are) 

 i\ mills rendering (de) 5 shillings and 6 

 pence. 



The whole was worth 6 pounds when they 

 received it ; now (it is worth) 1 6 pounds. Levric 

 held it and could go where he wished. 



In STACHEDIRNE [Stathern] William 61 holds 

 of Robert 4^ carucates of land and 3 bovates 62 

 and Roger (holds) 4 carucates of land and 

 7 bovates. 62 There is land for 9 ploughs. In 

 demesne there are 2 ploughs; and 12 sochmen 

 with 2 villeins and 3 bordars have 5 ploughs. 

 There (are) 40 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 40 shillings ; now it is worth) 50 shillings. The 

 said Levric held it freely. The soc and sac 

 pertain to HOLESFORD [Bottesford]. 63 



XVI. THE LAND OF ROBERT DE 

 VECI 



IN GUTLACISTAN [GuTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKE 



ROTBERT DE VECI holds of the king MOR- 

 TONE [Gilmorton] and Geoffrey (holds it) of 

 him. There are 14 carucates of land. In 

 King Edward's time 9 ploughs were there. In 

 demesne there are 2 ploughs with I serf; and 

 24 sochmen and 4 Frenchmen (francigenai) have 

 5 ploughs. It was worth IO shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 40 shillings. 



Norman holds of Robert 6 carucates of land 

 less 2 bovates in SCENTONE [Shenton]. In 

 King Edward's time 5 ploughs were there. 

 In demesne there is I (plough) ; and 7 villeins 

 with three bordars have 2 ploughs. It was worth 

 12 pence ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. 



Durand holds of Robert 4 carucates of land 

 in CLEVELIORDE [Kilworth]. In King Edward's 

 time 5 ploughs were there. In demesne there 

 are 3 ploughs and 2 serfs ; and 5 villeins with 

 3 bordars have I plough. There (are) 12 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 6 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 30 shillings. 



IN GERTREU [GARTREE] WAPENTAKE 



Geoffrey holds of Robert 4 carucates of land 

 in GODMUNDELAI [Gumley]. In King Ed- 

 ward's time 2 ploughs were there. In demesne 

 there is i (plough) and 2 serfs ; and 3 sochmen 



51 'de Boisrohard.' See Introd. p. 293. 



62 As 8 bovates went to the carucate the sums 

 mentioned in their entry are really the same, but 

 expressed in two different ways. 



63 By a misreading of 'h' for 'b' and of T 

 for ' t.' 



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