A HISTORY OF LEICESTERSHIRE fol. 231 d. breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is IX. THE LAND OF THE COUNT OF worth ) 5 shillings. MELLEND IN GUTLACISTAN [GuTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKE THE COUNT OF MELLEND holds of the king AILESTONE [Aylestone], There is one hide and the sixth part of I hide. There were 14 ploughs in King Edward's time. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and I bondwoman ; and 24 villeins with 5 bordars have 5 ploughs. There (are) 4 mills rendering (de) 48 shillings and 55 acres of meadow. It was worth 3 pounds ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. Saxi held and Lewin held of him the land of 6 ploughs, so that with 4 of them (de iiii ex bits) he could do (poterat facere) what he wished. (But) with 2 (it was) not so. The same count holds FRELLESWORDE [Froles- worth]. There is half a carucate of land. There 2 sochmen have half a plough. It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 5 shillings. The same count holds 6 carucates of land in HUNECOTE [Huncote]. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 (ploughs) and 2 serfs and I bondwoman ; and 2O villeins with 8 bordars have 3 ploughs, and 2 sochmen with a priest are there, and (there is) a mill rendering (de) 10 shillings and 15 acres of meadow. Wood- (land) half a league in length and 4 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 15 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. In COSEI [Cosby] there is I carucate of land which belongs to (iacet) Huncote. The same count holds 6 carucates of land in BOSEWORDE [Market Bosworth]. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 2 serfs ; and 7 sochmen with 10 villeins and 7 bordars have 2 ploughs. Wood(land) I league in length and half a league in breadth. It was worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 50 shillings. Saxi held all these lands and could go (potuit ire] where he wished. X. THE LAND OF EARL AUBREY 18 IN GUTLACISTAN [GUTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKE EARL AUBREY held CNAPETOT [Knaptoft]. There are 2 parts of i hide. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) and 3 serfs ; and I o villeins with a priest and 2 soch- men 19 and 6 bordars have 5 ploughs. There (is) meadow 3 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in 18 Formerly earl of Northumbria. The fief had reverted to the crown, so the earl's tenure is described in the past tense. 19 et ii sochmannl interlined. . The same held SCEPECOTE [Sapcote]. There are i carucates of land. There are i ploughs with 2 sochmen and 2 bordars. Uluric holds it. It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. The same earl held HINCHEUE [Hinckley]. There are 14 carucates of land. In demesne there are 4 ploughs and 8 serfs ; and 42 villeins with 1 6 bordars and 3 sochmen have 9^ ploughs. There (is) meadow 6 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 6 pounds ; now (it is worth) 10 pounds. The same earl held 9 carucates of land in SIBETESDONE [Sibson]. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and i bondwoman ; and 30 villeins and 1 7 bordars have 7 ploughs. Meadow 3 fur- longs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. In the same vill there are in addition 2 carucates of land. The whole was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. The same earl held SCENTONE [Shenton]. There are 3 bordars. It was worth 12 pence ; now (it is worth) 3 shillings. Harding held these lands. Norman holds 4^ carucates of land in Su- EVESBI [Shearsby]. In demesne there are 2 ploughs ; and 4 villeins with 2 sochmen and 3 bordars have 2 ploughs. Meadow 4 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 15 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Ralf holds in CREBRE [Croft] 4^ carucates of land and I bovate. In demesne there is i plough and 2 serfs ; and 8 villeins with I soch- man and 4 bordars have 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 4 shillings and 12 acres of meadow. It was worth 68 pence ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. To this manor pertains I carucate of land. Part of it (is) in BROTONE [Broughton Astley] and part in SUTONE [Sutton in the Elms]. It was waste ; now (it is worth) 5 shillings. Almar holds 5^ carucates of land in DRAI- TONE [Fenny Drayton]. There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 14 villeins with 8 bordars have 3 ploughs. It was worth 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Robert holds 8 carucates of land in BETMES- WEL [Bitteswell]. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) ; and 2 villeins with a priest and 14 bordars have 3 ploughs. Meadow 4 furlongs in length and i furlong in breadth. It was worth 10 shillings; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 312
