THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



is I plough ; and 6 villeins with 6 bordars have 

 2 ploughs. It was worth 10 shillings } now (it 

 is worth) 30 shillings. 



The same William holds TEDIWORDE [Thed- 

 dingworth]. In King Edward's time 2 ploughs 

 were there. There 2 sochmen with 2 other 

 men have I plough. There (are) 10 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth 3 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 10 shillings. The soc of this land 

 belongs (iacet) to the king's manor of Bugedone 

 [Great Bowden]. 



The same William holds 5 carucates of land 

 in SEWESTEN [Sewstern]. In King Edward's 

 time 5 ploughs were there. In demesne there is 

 i plough ; and 6 villeins with I sochman have 

 I ploughs. It was worth 3 shillings; now it 

 is worth) 10 shillings. This land is IN FRANE- 

 LUN [FRAMLAND] WAPENTAKE. 72 



XXVIII. THE LAND OF GEOFFREY 



ALSELIN 



IN GERETREU [GARTREE] WAPENTAKE 



GEOFFREY ALSELIN holds of the king 6 caru- 

 cates of land in ALCTONE [Hallaton], and Norman 

 (holds) of him. In King Edward's time 8 ploughs 

 were there. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and 

 2 serfs, and 1 9 villeins with I sochman and I free 

 man (libero homine) and 3 bordars have 6 ploughs. 

 There (is) wood(land) 4 furlongs ir> length and 

 2 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 60 shillings, 

 now (it is worth) 100 shillings. 



The same Norman holds of Geoffrey in 

 GOUTEBI [Goadby] 3 carucates of land. In 

 King Edward's time 2 ploughs were there. In 

 demesne there is half a plough with I serf ; and 

 4 villeins with 2 bordars have i plough. Wood- 

 (land) 4 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in 

 breadth. It was and is worth 20 shillings. 



The same Norman holds of Geoffrey in 

 CHEITORP [Keythorpe] i carucate of land. One 

 plough was there in King Edward's time. There 

 I sochman with 2 villeins and I bordar has 73 

 I plough. There (are) 10 acres of wood(land). 

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

 6 shillings. 



The same Norman holds of Geoffrey 1 2 caru- 

 cates of land in BILLESDONE [Billesdon]. In King 

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

 mesne there (neither) was nor is anything. 74 

 There 4 sochmen with 3 villeins and 2 bordars 

 have 2 ploughs. There (are) 10 acres of 

 meadow. 



Of this land 3 knights hold -]\ carucates, and 

 in demesne they have 3 ploughs. They have 

 II villeins with 2 bordars who have 2j ploughs. 

 The whole was worth 55 shillings, now (it is 

 worth) 60 shillings. 



The same Norman holds of Geoffrey 1 caru- 

 cates of land in ROUESTONE [Rolleston]. In King 

 Edward's time 6 ploughs were there. In demesne 

 there is I plough ; and i knight with 7 villeins 

 and I bordar have 3 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings, now (it 

 is worth) 25 shillings. 



Tochi held all this land 75 with sac and soc. 



XXIX. THE LAND OF GEOFFREY 

 DE WIRCE 



GEOFFREY DE WIRCE holds of the king 3 caru- 

 cates of land in STANTONE [Stanton under Bardon]. 

 In King Edward's time 4 ploughs were there. 

 In demesne there is I plough; and 13 villeins 

 with 5 bordars have 3 ploughs. Wood(land) (is) 

 there I league in length and half a league in 

 breadth. It was and is worth 2 shillings. King 

 William gave this land to Geoffrey in exchange 

 (pro commutatione) for the vill which is called 

 Turchieestone [Thurcaston], and (he gave) this 

 (land) which follows 76 likewise. 



The same Geoffrey holds \\ carucates of land 

 in NORTONE [East Norton]. In King Edward's 

 time 3 ploughs were there. In demesne there are 

 I \ ploughs; and 3 villeins with i sochman and 



1 bordar have I plough. There (is) a mill render- 

 ing (de) 2 shillings and 3 acres of meadow and 



3 acres of wood(lanci). It was and is worth 

 10 shillings. Alwin and Ulf 77 held (it) freely. 



IN FRANELUND [FRAMLAND] WAPENTAKE 



The same Geoffrey holds MEDELTONE [Melton 

 Mowbray], There are 7 hides and i carucate 

 of land and I bovate. In each hide there are 

 14^ carucates of land. In demesne there are 



4 ploughs and 4 serfs; and 2O villeins with 



2 priests and 14 bordars have 6 ploughs. The 

 merchants (mercatorei) render 20 shillings; and 

 2 mills (render) 25 shillings. There (are) 20 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(Iand) i furlong in length and 

 I furlong in breadth. It was worth 100 shillings, 

 now (it is worth) 8 pounds. To this manor there 

 belong (adiacenf) these members. 



In Fredebi [Freeby], (there are) 10 carucates 

 of land and 30 acres of meadow. 



In Wordebi [Wyfordby], i-ir carucates of land 

 and half a bovate, and 6 acres of meadow. 



In Burtone [Burton Lazars], 12 carucates of 

 land, less I bovate, and 1 2 acres of meadow. 



78 In the margin is written, ' STOFALDE iii. p'.i.v" W. 



''"Habent' in MS. 



74 i.e. there were no ploughs in demesne. 



I 329 



75 i.e. Geoffrey Alselin's. 



76 i.e. Norton. 



77 ' and Ulf is an interlineation. 



