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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS In King Edward's time it was worth 20 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. M. In WINESHALLE [Winshill *] the abbey of Burton had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 3 ploughs. There (are) now 2 ploughs in demesne ; and (there are) 10 villeins who have l ploughs. There King William placed 6 sochmen be- longing to RAPENDUNE [Repton] who have i plough. There (is) I mill (rendering) 5 shillings and 4 pence, and 8 acres of meadow. Underwood (silva minuta) 1 league in length and i furlong in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. M. In CoruNE 3 [Coton in the Elms] Algar had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 3 ploughs. Now the abbey has it of the king. There (is) now i plough in demesne ; and 6 villeins and 3 bordars who have 2 ploughs. In King Edward's time it was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 (shillings). M. In STAPENHILLE [Stapenhill *] the abbey of Burton had 4 carucates of land and 2 bovates (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 4 ploughs. There (are) now 2 ploughs in demesne ; and (there are) 1 2 vil- leins who have 2 ploughs. There (are) 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage I league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 60 shillings, and (it is worth the same) now. M. In CALDEWELLE [Caldwell] JEfric 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) 6 villeins with I plough. In King Edward's time it was worth 20 shillings, and (it is worth the same) now. King William gave this manor to the monks for their own advantage (pro benejicio suo). s In TICHENHALLE [Ticknall] the abbey of Burton has 5 bovates of land and the third part of I bovate (assessed) to the geld. There it has I plough in demesne ; and 4 villeins with i plough, and 8 acres of meadow, and the fifth part of the wood(land) for pannage of the same manor.* It is worth i o shillings. 1 Now in Staffordshire. s ' COTES ' is interlined above ' Cotune.' s See Introduction, p. 298. 4 The king's holding of 2 carucates 2$ bovates with Nigel de Stafford's holding of i carucate and THE LAND OF EARL HUGH fo. 273 mi. M. In MARCHETONE [Markeaton] Earl Siward 5 had 9^ carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 9 ploughs. There Earl Hugh has 2 ploughs in demesne ; and 15 villeins and 7 bordars who have 5 ploughs. There (is) a priest and a church, and i mill (rendering) 6 shillings and 8 pence, and i fishery and 24 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage i league in length and half a league in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 3 pounds. Berewicks B. In CHENIVETUN [Kniveton] and MACHEUORDE [Mackworth] and ADELARDE- STREU [Allestree] there are 4 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 4 ploughs. It is waste. There (are) 30 acres of meadow, and wood(land) for pannage I league in length and half a league in breadth. One carucate of these four belongs to (jacet in) EDNODESTUN [Ednaston], a manor of Henry (de Ferrers). 6 Gozelin holds it of the earl and Colle renders 7 for it to Gozelin 10 shillings and 8 pence. V. THE LAND OF ROGER OF POITOU In SUDTUNE [Button Scarsdale] Steinulf had 4 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 5 ploughs. The lord (dominus) has there I plough ; and 6 villeins and i bordar with i plough. There (is) I mill (rendering) 2 shillings and 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage half a league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 40 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 20 (shillings). Soc(Iand) S. In BECTUNE [Beighton] (there are) 5^ bovates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 6 oxen. There 2 villeins have I plough and I acre of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage i league in length and half a the present holding of jf bovates together amount to 4 carucates. The ' woodland for pannage ' appears to have been divided between each owner in proportion (roughly) to his assessment ; thus Nigel had exactly a quarter, and the abbey one- fifth, which was rather more than its proportionate share. It may also be noted that the ' silva ifsius manerii ' of this passage is equated on page 352 by ' silva eiusdem ville.' Vill and manor thus seem to be convertible terms. 6 Earl of Northumbria. 8 See Introduction, p. 299. 7 ' Inde ' is interlined at this point. 335