A HISTORY OF LEICESTERSHIRE 



4 villeins with 3 bordars have I plough. There 

 (are) 8 acres of meadow. It was worth 6 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Abbot Benedict 

 bought these lands of Guy. 



Robert holds of Guy a carucates of land in 

 CLEVELIORDE [Kilworth]. There is land for 

 i ploughs. There 7 sochmen with 4 bordars 

 have 2 ploughs. There (are) 6 acres of meadow. 

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

 10 shillings. 



The same holds of Guy n carucates of land 

 in BARESWORDE [Husbands Bosworth]. There 

 is land for 12 ploughs. There 20 sochmen 

 with 5 bordars have 6 ploughs. There (are) 

 2O acres of meadow. It was worth 30 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 20 shillings. These two lands 

 belong to Stanford. Levric held (them). 



XXIIII. THE LAND OF GUY DE 



CREDUN 



IN FRANELUN [FRAMLAND] WAPENTAKE 



GUY DE CREDUN holds of the king 8 carucates 

 of land in STOVENEBI [Stonesby]. In King 

 Edward's time 8 ploughs were there. In de- 

 mesne there are 3 ploughs and 7 serfs ; and 

 4 villeins with 5 bordars and 1 1 sochmen have 



6 ploughs. There (are) 60 acres of meadow. 

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

 60 shillings. 



The same holds in WALTHAM [Waltham on 

 the Wolds] a 6 ' carucates of land with sac and 

 soc and half a carucate of land without sac and 

 soc. The value (pecunid) of this land is entered 

 (annumcrata) above. 69 



Warin holds of Guy in SPROTONE [Sproxton] 

 3 carucates of land. There island for 3 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough) and 2 serfs ; and 



7 sochmen with I villein have 2 ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering (de) 4 shillings and 

 15 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 



XXV. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 PEVREL 



IN GUTLACISTAN [GuTHLAXTON) WAPEN- 

 TAKE 



WILLIAM PEVREL holds of the king FOSTONE 

 [Foston]. There is half a hide. There is land 

 for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) 

 and 2 serfs and I bondwoman (ancilla) ; and 

 1 1 sochmen with 8 villeins and 4 bordars have 



68 et dimidiam is interlined. 



* i.e. it is included in that of Stonesby. 



5 ploughs. There (are) 16 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 50 shillings. 



The same William holds half a hide and 

 3 bovates of land in ERENDESBI [Arnesby]. 

 There is land for 7 ploughs. There 2 men of 

 William's with 14 villeins and 3 bordars have 

 7 ploughs. Meadow (is) there 4 furlongs in 

 length and the same in breadth. It was worth 

 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 50 shillings. 

 In Leicester there is I burgess belonging to 

 this vill. 



Payn (Pagen) holds of William 6 carucates of 

 land and 5 bovates inLupESTORP 7U [Lubbesthorpe]. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there 

 are 2 (ploughs) ; and 10 villeins and 6 bordars 

 who with 2 sochmen dwelling in Brandestorp 

 [Bromkinsthorpe] have 2 ploughs and 5 plough 

 oxen (haves araute). These 2 sochmen have 

 5 bovates of land. There (are) 41 acres of 

 meadow. Infertile wood(land) 71 (silva infruc- 

 tuosa) 6 furlongs in length and I furlong in 

 breadth. It was worth 50 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 4 pounds. 



Ricolf holds of William in CARBI [Kirby 

 Muxloe] 3 carucates of land less 3 bovates and 

 it belongs (pertinet) to LUPESTORP [Lubbesthorpe]. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. In demesne there 

 is i (plough) ; and 6 villeins with 2 bordars have 

 I plough. There (are) 8 acres of .meadow. 

 Wood(land) 4 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs 

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

 is worth) 30 shillings. 



Sasfrid holds of William in ESSEBI [Ashby 

 Magna] 16 carucates of land less 2 bovates. 

 There is land for 7 ploughs. In demesne there 

 are 3 ploughs and 2 serfs ; and 13 sochmen with 

 I villein and 10 bordars have 4^ ploughs. 

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

 2O shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. 



XXVI. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 BUENVASLET 



IN GOSECOT[E] WAPENTAKE 



WILLIAM BUENVASLET holds 2 carucates of land 

 in RAVENESTORP [Ravenstone]. It was and is 

 waste. 



fol. 235^. 



XXVII. THE LAND OF WILLIAM 

 LOVETH 



WILLIAM LOVETH holds of the king 3 carucates 

 of land belonging to (de) DIWORT [Diseworth]. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there 



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70 In the MS. the final 'p' is almost obliterated. 

 rl i.e. unsuitable for pannage. 



