A HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE 



In King Edward's time it was worth 8 pounds ; 

 now (it is worth) 100 shillings. Malger 

 holds it. 



2 M. In SCIPELIE [Shipley] Brun and 

 Odincar had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the 

 geld. (There is) land for 2 ploughs. There 

 now 7 villeins and i sochman and i bordar 

 have 5 ploughs. There (are) 3 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for pannage 7 furlongs 

 in length and 3 in breadth. In King Edward's 

 time it was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 30 shillings. Malger holds it. The 

 jurors (homines qui juraverunt] say that this 

 land did not belong to Ulf fenisc in King 

 Edward's time, but that those 2 thegns (sc. 

 Brun and Odincar) so held (it) that they could 

 give or (et) sell it to whom they wished. 



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XIIII. THE LAND OF NIGEL DE 

 STATFORD 



M. In DRACHELAWE [Drakelowe] 1 and 

 HEDCOTE [Heathcote] 2 Elric had 4 carucates 

 of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) 

 land for 4 ploughs. There now Nigel de 

 Stadford has 4 ploughs in demesne ; and 6 vil- 

 leins who have 3 ploughs. There is the site 

 of I mill and 12 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for pannage 2^ leagues in length and 2 

 leagues in breadth. In King Edward's time 

 it was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 40 (shillings). 



M. In STAPENHIIXE [Stapenhill] * Godric 

 had 6 bovates of land (assessed) to the geld. 

 (There is) land for I plough. There (is) now 

 I plough in demesne ; and 4 villeins and 3 

 bordars have I plough. There (are) 3 acres 

 of meadow. Underwood i furlong in length 

 and i in breadth. In King Edward's time 

 it was worth 10 shillings and (it is worth the 

 same) now. 



M. In SIVARDINGESCOTES [Swadlincote] 

 Godric had I carucate of land (assessed) to 

 the geld. (There is) land for I plough. 

 There (is) now I plough in demesne; and 4 

 villeins and 2 bordars have i plough, and I 

 rent-paying tenant (censarius) has I plough. 

 There (is) i acre of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for pannage 4 furlongs in length and 4 in 

 breadth. In King Edward's time it was 

 worth 2O shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 

 (shillings). 



1 Still the seat of his lineal descendants, in the 

 male line, the Gresleys. 



3 In Gresley. 



3 Now in Staffordshire, 



M. In FORNEWERCHE [Foremark] Ulchel 

 had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. 

 (There is) land for 2 ploughs. There (is) now 



1 plough in demesne ; and 5 villeins and 3 

 bordars have I plough. There (is) I mill 

 (rendering) 2 shillings and 24 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for pannage half a league in 

 length and the same in breadth. In King 

 Edward's time it was worth 40 shillings; 

 now (it is worth) 1 5 shillings. 



The Soc of the same Manor 

 S. In ENGLEBI [Ingleby] (there are) 3 

 bovates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There 

 is) land for 4 oxen.* There (is) i villein and 



2 bordars with half a plough and 4 acres of 

 meadow. 



S. In TICHENHALLK [Ticknall] (there is) 

 I carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. 

 (There is) land for I plough. The soc 

 belongs to the king's manor of RAPENDUN 

 [Repton]. There Nigel has i plough in 

 demesne ; and i villein and i bordar with 

 I plough. There (are) 10 acres of mea- 

 dow. It is worth 3 shillings. The fourth 

 part of the wood(land) for pannage of the 

 same vill, whose length is I league and 

 breadth half a league, belongs to Nigel. 



M. In SMIDESBI [Smisby] Edwin had 2 

 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. 

 (There is) land for 2 ploughs. There (is) 

 now I plough in demesne ; and (there are) 5 

 villeins with i plough. Wood(land) for pan- 

 nage half a league in length and 6 furlongs 

 in breadth. In King Edward's time it was 

 worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 2O 

 shillings. 



M. In RAVENESTUN [Ravenstone *] Godric 

 had I carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. 

 (There is) land for I plough. It is waste. 

 There (are) 8 acres of meadow. In King 

 Edward's time it was worth 15 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 12 pence. 



M. In DURANDESTORP [Donisthorpe 1 ] 

 Carle had I carucate of land (assessed) to the 

 geld. (There is) land for half a plough. It 

 is waste. In King Edward's time it was 

 worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 1 2 pence. 



M. In ACHETORP [Oakthorpe 5 ] Ernuin 

 had 6 bovates of land (assessed) to the geld. 

 (There is) land for half a plough. It is 

 waste. In King Edward's time it was worth 

 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 pence. 



4 i.e. for half a plough team. 

 6 Now in Leicestershire. 



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