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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS vi The abbey of Coventry vii The abbey of Crowland viii Godwin the priest and other alms- men ix The count of Mellend [Meulan] x Earl Aubrey xi The Countess Godeva xii The Countess Alveva xiii Earl Hugh (of Chester) xiiii Hugh de Grentemaisnil xv Henry de Ferieres xvi Robert de Todeni xvii Robert de Veci xviii Roger de Busli xix Robert Dispensator xx Robert the usher (hostiarius) xxi Ralf de Mortemer xxii Ralf the son of Hubert xxiii Guy de Reinbodcurth xxiiii Guy de Credun xxv William Pevrel xxvi William Buenvasleth xxvii William Loveth xxviii Geoffrey Alselin xxix Geoffrey de Wirce xxx Godfrey de Cambrai xxxi Gunfrid de Cioches xxxii Humfrey the chamberlain (camerarius) xxxiii Gilbert de Gand xxxiiii Girbert xxxv Durand Maleth xxxvi Drogo de Beurere xxxvii Maino the Breton xxxviii Oger the Breton xxxix Nigel de Albingi xl The Countess Judith xli Adeliz wife of Hugh xlii Herbert and other Serjeants of the king xliii Earl Hugh xliiii The men of the count of Mellent. I. THE KING'S LAND IN FRANLUND [FRAMLAND] WAPENTAKE THE KING holds CROHTONE [Croxton Kerrial], There are 24 carucates of land. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and 5 serfs ; and 22 villeins with 2 bordars have 1 ploughs, and 30 soch- men have 8 ploughs. There (are) 30 acres of meadow and 2 mills rendering (de] 8 shillings. To this manor pertains CNIPETONE [Knipton]. There are 8 carucates of land and 6 bovates. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and 4 serfs ; and 10 villeins with 4 bordars and 10 sochmen have 4 ploughs. There are 6 mills rendering (de) 1 3 shillings and 4 pence and 1 3 acres of meadow. To the same manor pertains HERSTAN [Har- ston]. There are 12 carucates of land. There 2O sochmen with 5 villeins and i bordar have 6 ploughs. There (are) 17 acres of meadow. The whole (manor) 4 was worth 10 pounds ; now (it is worth) 1 7 pounds. The king holds BROCTONE [Nether Broughton]. There are 12 carucates of land. In demesne there is I plough ; and 24 sochmen with 9 villeins and 4 bordars have 1 2 ploughs. There (are) 100 acres of meadow. It was worth 3 pounds ; now (it is worth) 8 pounds. Earl Morcar held these 2 manors. 5 Now Hugh the son of Baldric 8 holds them at a rent (ad firmam) of the king. The king holds RODOLEI [Rothley]. King Edward held it. There are 5 carucates of land. In demesne there are 2 of these (carucates) and there are 2 ploughs ; and 29 villeins with a priest and 1 8 bordars have 6 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 4 shillings and 37 acres of meadow. Demesne wood(land) (silva dom'mica) 1 league in length and half a league in breadth. Wood(land) of the villeins (silva villanorum) 4 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. This vill (villa) is worth 62 shillings yearly. To this manor belong the following mem- bers : fol. 230^. In ADELACHESTONE [Allexton] there are 6 bovates of land. It is waste. In BARNESBI [Barsby], 5 carucates of land, less I bovate, and 15 acres of meadow. In SEGRAVE [Seagrave], 6 carucates of land and meadow 3 furlongs in length and I J furlongs in breadth. In SEGLEBI [Sileby], 2 carucates of land and 2 bovates and 10 acres of meadow. In TOCHEBI [Tugby], 6 carucates of land and JO acres of meadow. Wood(land) 2 fur- longs in length and I furlong in breadth. In SCIFTITONE [Skeffington], 12 carucates of land and a mill rendering (de) 12 pence. Wood- (land) 3 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. In MERDEFELDE [Marefield], 3 carucates of land and 8 acres of meadow. In another MERDEFELDE [South Marefield], 3 carucates of land and 8 acres of meadow. In ELSTEDE [Halstead], 3 carucates of land, less 2 bovates, and I acre of meadow. Wood- land) i furlong in length and another in breadth. In CALDEWELI. [Caldwell] and WICHE [Wy- comb], 4 carucates of land and 2 mills rendering (de) 2 shillings. 1 i.e. Croxton Kerrial and Nether Broughton. Earl Algar, father of Earl Morcar, also held Upper Broughton over the Nottinghamshire border. 6 ' f. Bald.' is interlined. He was sheriff of Notts, in which county he held two manors. 307
 * i.e. Croxton with Knipton and Harston.