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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 328 70 In the MS. the final 'p' is almost obliterated. rl i.e. unsuitable for pannage.