THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



rendering (de) 4 shillings. It was and is worth 

 20 shillings. 



The same holds of the countess 8 carucates 

 of land in SPROTONE [Sproxton], 6 ploughs 

 were there. Now in demesne (there is) I plough ; 

 and 1 6 sochmen with 5 villeins and a priest have 

 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 

 4 shillings and meadow 2 furlongs in length and 

 the same in breadth. It was worth 20 shillings; 

 now (it is worth) 50 shillings. Algar held it 

 with soc and sac. 



XLI. THE LAND OF ADELIZ WIFE 

 OF HUGH DE GRENTEMAISNIL 



ADELIZ, Hugh's wife, holds of the king i caru- 

 cate of land in MERDEGRAVE [Belgravej. There 

 is land for half a plough. 3 villeins have this 

 there. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 4 shillings. 



Levric holds of her 8 carucates of land in 

 another PETLINGE [Peatling Parva]. There is 

 land for 4 ploughs. Now in demesne (there is) 

 I plough ; and 9 villeins with a priest and 

 4 sochmen and 7 bordars have 4^- ploughs. 

 There (is) a mill rendering (de) 1 6 pence and 

 10 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 

 40 shillings. 



The same holds of the same in BARCHEBI 

 [Barkby Thorpe] I carucates of land. There is 

 land for 2 ploughs. Now in demesne (there is) 

 I plough with I serf; and 6 villeins with 5 bor- 

 dars have 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill (rendering) 

 12 pence and 5 acres of meadow. It was and 

 is worth 30 shillings. Siward held it freely. 



XLII. THE LAND OF THE KING'S 

 SERJEANTS 



IN GERETREU [GARTREE] WAPENTAKE 



HERBERT holds of the king 4 carucates of land 

 in BURG [Burrough]. 5 ploughs were there. 

 Now in demesne (there are) i ploughs and 

 4 serfs ; and 6 bordars with I sochman have 

 3 ploughs. There (are) 2O acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) 13 furlongs in length and 4 in 

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

 worth) 30 shillings. 



The same holds half a carucate of land in 

 NIWETONE [Newton Burdet]. In demesne he 

 has there half a plough ; and he has 2 villeins 

 and 2 acres of meadow. It was worth 2 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 5 shillings. 



The same holds 3 carucates of land in NETONE 

 [ ] 3^ ploughs were there. Now in 



demesne (there are) 2 ploughs and Herbert's 



brother has there 2 ploughs with i serf; and 

 9 villeins have 2 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 20 shillings. 



IN FRANLUND [FRAMLAND] WAPENTAKE 



The same holds of soc(land) 6 bovates of land 

 in BURG [Burrough]. It is waste. It was and is 

 worth 2 shillings. 



Robert de lorz holds of the king 5 carucates 

 of land in HOLETONE [Hoton]. 4 ploughs were 

 there. There now (are) 2 villeins and meadow 

 I furlong in length and half a furlong in breadth. 



The same holds 2 carucates of land in Wi- 

 MUNDESWALE [Wymeswold]. Now there i vil- 

 lein with i bordar has half a plough ; Robert 

 possesses 3 (ploughs). There (are) 5 acres of 

 meadow. These two lands are worth 7 shil- 

 lings. 



ASCHIL holds of the king in ESTWELLE [East- 

 well] 5 carucates of land and 2 bovates. There 

 is land for 4 ploughs. Now in demesne (there 

 is) I plough ; and 7 villeins with 3 bordars have 

 3 ploughs. There (are) 20 acres of meadow. 

 It was and is worth 19 shillings. 



RAVEN holds of the king in RICOLTORP [ 



] 2 carucates of land less 2 bovates. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs. There i villein with 

 I bordar has half a plough. There (are) 6 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 8 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 10 shillings. 



RALF framen 81 holds of the king in commen- 

 dation (in commendatione) 3^- carucates of land in 

 ESSEBERIE [Asfordby]. There are 2 villeins who 

 have 6 ploughs. It is worth 10 shillings. 



Turchil holds of the king half a carucate of 

 land in SCERNEFORD [Sharnford]. There are 

 3 bordars who have 6 beasts (animalia). It is 

 worth 4 shillings. 



fol. 237. 

 XLIII. 83 THE LAND OF EARL HUGH 



IN GUTLACISTAN S3 [GuTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKE 



EARL HUGH holds of the king BARHOU [Bar- 

 row on Soar]. There are 1 5 carucates of land. 

 In demesne he has 4^- ploughs and 2 serfs with 



81 The cognomen is interlined and the last letter is 

 not at all clear, but seems to be an ' n.' 



82 In the schedule of landowners in Leicestershire 

 prefixed to the county survey (above p. 306), Earl 

 Hugh occupies the thirteenth place. Evidently the 

 list was drawn up before the body of the survey was 

 compiled, and Earl Hugh's land was temporarily over- 

 looked by the scribe. 



63 At the present time Barrow on Soar is in Gose- 

 cote wapentake. See Introd. p. 297. 



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