A HISTORY OF LEICESTERSHIRE 



There is land for i ploughs. There are 2 vil- 

 leins with 3 bordars who have i plough. It was 

 worth 8 shillings ; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 



Warin holds of Robert 3^ carucates of land 

 in SUINESFORD [Swinford]. In King Edward's 

 time 4^ ploughs were there. There 2 men of 

 his have 2 ploughs. It was worth 21 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 2O shillings. Three thegns 

 held it. 



Hugh holds of Robert 3^ carucates of land 

 less I virgate. 66 In King Edward's time 5 ploughs 

 were there. In demesne there is I plough with 

 I serf; and 3 villeins with 3 bordars have I 

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

 worth) 2O shillings. 



Lanbert holds of Robert in the same vill 3 

 carucates of land and the fourth part of I vir- 

 gate. 67 In King Edward's time 3 ploughs were 

 there. In demesne there is I plough ; and 3 

 villeins with 3 bordars have I plough. It was 

 worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 



Of the above-mentioned 8 carucates of land 

 Alsi holds 1 1 carucates of land and the fourth part 

 of a virgate. In demesne there is I plough with 



1 villein and I bordar. There are 15 acres of 

 meadow. It is worth 5 shillings. 



Suavis holds of Robert 2 carucates of land 

 and 2 bovates in BARESWERDE [Husbands Bos- 

 worth]. There is land for 2 ploughs. There 

 he has I villein and 2 bordars with I plough. 

 It was worth 2 shillings ; it is worth 5 shillings. 



Ingeld holds of Robert half a carucate of land 

 in NELVESTONE [Illston]. There is I plough, 

 with I sochman and 2 bordars. There (are) 2 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 2 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 5 shillings. 



The same holds of Robert in SLAGESTONE 

 [Slawston] I waste virgate of land. It was and 

 is worth 4 pence. 



Roger holds of Robert 3 carucates of land and 



2 bovates 63 in TORP [Thorpe Langton]. In 

 King Edward's time 3 ploughs were there. In 

 demesne there is I plough with I serf ; and 2 

 villeins with 8 bordars have 2 ploughs. There 

 (are) 4 acres of meadow. It was worth 8 

 shillings; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 



Gilbert holds 6 carucates of land of Robert in 

 WALENDEHAM [Welham]. In King Edward's 

 time 5 ploughs were there. In demesne there 

 are 2 ploughs ; and 7 villeins with a priest have 

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

 shillings and 42 acres of meadow. It was 



M i.e. 3^ carucates. " i.e. half a bovate. 



58 It would seem that this represents the 3 carucates 

 and I virgate held in the Leicestershire Survey by 

 Richard Basset in Langton. 



worth 8 shillings; now (it is worth) 25 shillings. 

 Earl Ralf held it. 



Godwin and Frane held 2^ carucates of land 

 in SLACHESTONE [Slawston]. In King Edward's 

 time 5 ploughs were there. In demesne there 

 is I (plough) ; and 4 villeins with 4 bordars 

 have i plough. It was worth 3 shillings ; now 

 (it is worth) 1 6 (shillings). 



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IN GOSECOTE WAPENTAKE 



Ingald holds of Robert in RERESBI [RearsbyJ 



2 carucates of land less 2 bovates. In King 

 Edward's time 2 ploughs were there. In de- 

 mesne there is i (plough) and half a mill rendering 

 (de) 2 shillings and 8 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 3 shillings ; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. 

 Alnod held it with sac and soc. 



Gerard holds of Robert 3 carucates of land in 

 GRIMESTONE [Grimston]. In King Edward's 

 time 3^ ploughs were there. In demesne there 

 is I plough ; and 5 villeins with 2 sochmen have 



3 ploughs. It was worth 3 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 10 shillings. 



Rotbert holds of Robert 2 carucates of land 

 in SEGRAVE [Seagrave], In King Edward's time 



2 ploughs were there. In demesne there is 

 I plough ; and (there are) 3 villeins with 3 bor- 

 dars. There (are) 7 acres of meadow. It 

 was worth 1 2 pence ; now (it is worth) 5 

 shillings. 



The same holds of Robert 12 carucates of 

 land in LUDINTONE [Loddington]. In King 

 Edward's time 12 ploughs were there. In de- 

 mesne there is I (plough) and 5 sochmen with 



3 .villeins and 3 bordars have I ploughs. There 

 is a mill rendering (de) 1 6 pence. 



Gerard holds half of this land and has there 

 I plough in demesne ; and 4 sochmen and 4 vil- 

 leins with 4 bordars have 2^ ploughs. There 

 (are) 20 acres of meadow. Wood(land) half a 

 league in length and 4 furlongs in breadth. It 

 was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 

 shillings. 



Ansfrid holds I carucate of land in DALBI 

 [Great Dalby] of Robert. There is land for 

 I plough. There are 3 villeins with I bordar 

 and 10 acres of meadow. It was worth 12 pence ; 

 now (it is worth) 3 shillings. 



Hugh holds of Robert 6 carucates of land in 

 RAGENDELE [Ragdale]. In King Edward's time 

 6 ploughs were there. In demesne there is 

 I (plough) ; and 4 sochmen have another. There 

 (are) 30 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 1 6 pence; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 



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