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 A HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE worth 40 shillings; now (it is worth) 10 shil- lings. Robert holds it. M. In WESTUNE [Weston-upon-Trent] with its berewicks 1 Earl Algar had i o caru- cates of land and 2^ bovates (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for as many ploughs. There (are) now 3 ploughs in demesne ; and 24 villeins and 6 bordars who have 12 ploughs, and 4 rent-paying tenants (censarii) who render 1 6 shillings. There (are) 2 churches and a priest, and i mill (rendering) 19 shillings and 4 pence, and a fishery (piscina) and a ferry (passagium aqute) (rendering) 13 shillings and 4 pence, and 51 acres of meadow. Pasture (pascua) half a league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 8 pounds ; now (it is worth) 1 6 pounds. Berewicks of this Manor B. In /EsTUN [Aston-upon-Trent] and SERDELAU [Shardlow] (there are) 6^ bovates of land (assessed) to the geld. There (is) I plough in demesne, and 4 villeins and 2 bor- dars with i plough and 4 acres of meadow. Uctebrand holds it of the king. It is worth 5 shillings. II. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF CHESTER MORLESTAN [MoRLESTONJ WAPENTAKE SALLE [SAWLEY] HUNDRED M. & B. In SALLE [Sawley] and DRAICOT [Draycott] and OPEWELLE [Hop well] the Bishop of Chester had 12 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for as many ploughs. There the bishop has 3 ploughs; and 29 villeins and 13 bordars who have 1 3 ploughs. There (is) a priest and 2 churches, and I mill (rendering) 20 shil- lings, and I fishery (piscaria) and 30 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage 3 fur- longs in length and I furlong in breadth, and a little brushwood (braces). Ralf the son of Hubert holds OPEWELLE [Hopwell]. S. In AITONE [Long Eaton] (there are) 12 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 12 ploughs. There 22 sochmen and 10 bordars under them (sub ipsis) have 9 carucates of this land and 13 ploughs.^ The other 3 carucates of land belong to the villeins. There (are) 2 sites of mills and 40 acres of meadow (and) a little underwood. In King Edward's time it was worth 8 pounds (and it is worth) the same now. 1 'cum beretvitiis' is interlined. s See Introduction, p. 315. M. In BUBEDENE [Bupton 3 ] and in (its) members (appenditiii) (there are) 5 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld and 2 bovates. (There is) land for 5 ploughs. There the Bishop of Chester has I plough ; and 1 2 villeins and 3 bordars who have 7 ploughs. There (is) a priest and a church, and I mill (rendering) 10 shillings and 60 acres of meadow. In King Edward's time it was worth 7 pounds ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. III. THE LAND OF THE ABBEY OF BURTON M. In UFRE [Mickleover] King Edward had 10 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 15 ploughs. Three berewicks belong there : PARVA UFRE [Littleover], FINDRE [Findern], POTLAC [Pot- lock*]. There the abbey of Burton has now in demesne 5^ ploughs ; and 2O villeins and 10 bordars who have 8 ploughs. There (are) 2 sites of mills, and 73 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage half a league in length and half (a league) in breadth, and the same amount of underwood. In King Ed- ward's time it was worth 25 pounds, now (it is worth) 10 pounds. The Soc of the same Manor (In) SNELLESTUNE [Snelston] 12 bovates, BERUERDESCOTE [Bearwardcote] 4 bovates, DELLINGEBERIE [Dalbury] 3 bovates, HOOGEN [Hoon] 3 (?) 6 bovates, REDESLEIE [Rodsley] 12 bovates, SUDBERIE [Sudbury] 4 bovates, HIL- TUNE [Hilton] 4 bovates, SUDTUN [Button on the Hill] I carucate. Altogether (there are) 6 carucates and 2 bovates of land (assessed) to the geld. M. In APLEBY [Appleby] 6 the abbey of Burton had 5 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 5 ploughs. Of this land Abbot Levric gave (prestitii) i caru- cate of land to the Countess Gode, 7 which the king has now. In the same vill (villa) (there are) now 2 ploughs in demesne ; and (there are) 8 villeins and i bordar with i plough. 8 An outlying part of Longford village. 4 In Wellington. 6 The Record Commission's edition here reads Hi., and although the facsimile appears, at first sight, to give ii., the position of the dot after the figure implies that a minim has been obliterated. Moreover the total requires that we should read iii. (J. H. R.). 6 Now all in Leicestershire. Part of Appleby (not the church town) used to be in Derbyshire, but has recently been transferred to Leicestershire. 7 In the survey of Leicestershire the Countess Godeva is entered as holding 3 carucates in Appleby. 334