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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Two knights hold in this vill 2 carucates of land of the abbot. There 10 villeins have 2 ploughs and 2 acres of meadow. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. VI. THE LAND OF ST. MARY OF COVENTRY IN GUTLACISTAN [GuTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKE THE ABBEY OF COVENTREU [Coventry] holds BURBECE [Burbage]. There is I hide and the fourth part of i hide. There are 22^ caru- cates of land. 16 In demesne there are 2 ploughs ; and 20 villeins with 2 bordars and 2 serfs have 8 ploughs. There (is) meadow i furlong in length and the same in breadth. Wood(land) half a league in length and 4 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 2 shillings when the abbey re- ceived it ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. The same abbey holds 3 carucates of land in MERSITONE [Potters Marston]. There is land for 2 ploughs. 3 sochmen with 5 bordars have these (ploughs) there. There (are) 8 acres of meadow. It was worth 12 pence; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. The same abbey holds 4 carucates of land in BAREWELLE [Barwell]. 16 In demesne there is I plough ; and 14 villeins with a priest and 3 bordars have 2 ploughs. There (is) meadow, 1 furlong in length and the same in breadth. Wood (land) i league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. It is worth 30 shillings. In this vill there are 8 sochmen having 5 ploughs. To this vill pertains i carucate of land in STAPLETONE [Stapleton] whose value (pecunia) is here written above. IN GERETREU [GARTREE] WAPENTAKE The same abbey holds SCRAPENTOT [Scraptoft], There are 12 carucates of land. In demesne there are 2 ploughs and 4 serfs ; and 6 villeins with 6 sochmen and 3 bordars have 5 ploughs. There (are) 10 acres of meadow. It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 15 This is an unusual formula for Leicestershire. It seems intended to define the contents of the 1} hides and so interpreted the ' hide ' will come out as an 1 8-carucate unit. This is confirmed by other entries in the survey which make ' 1 2 carucates of land ' equal ' two parts of a hide.' In the MS. sunt is interpolated between Ibt and 'xxii,' and it may be that the scribe by mistake wrote ibi instead of the less usual id at. See on this case Feud. Engl. p. 85. 16 In the original the value stands at this point, but a sign [O] refers it to the end of the entry, and it is to be taken as including the value of the carucate in Stapleton. IN GOSENCOTE [GOSECOTE] WAPENTAKE The same abbey holds 8 carucates of land in PACHINTONE [Packington]. 17 In demesne there is i plough ; and 3 villeins with a priest and 1 bordar and 5 sochmen have 3 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 12 pence and 3 acres of meadow. It is worth 20 shillings. In CHERCHEBI [Kirby Muxloe] Hugh holds i carucates of land of the abbot. It is worth 2 shillings. VII. THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF CROWLAND IN GtTLACISTAN [GuTHLAXTON] WAPENTAKt THE ABBEY OF CROWLAND holds 2 carucates of land in SUTONE [Sutton Cheney] and 2 caru- cates of land in STAPLETONE [Stapleton]. There is land for 5 ploughs. There 6 villeins with 2 bordars have i ploughs. It was worth 24 shillings ; now (it is worth) 2O shillings. The same abbey holds in BEBI [Beeby] 1 o carucates of land. There is land for 7 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) and 2 serfs ; and 21 villeins with 5 sochmen and 3 bordars have 6 ploughs. There (are) 30 acres of meadow. It was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. VIII. THE KING'S ALMS Godwin the priest holds of the king in PET- LINGE [Peatling Magna] half a carucate of land and has there half a plough and i acres of meadow. It was and is worth 5 shillings. The wife of Quintin holds of the king 2 caru- cates of land in SUESBI [Shearsby] and 2 other (carucates) in SUTONE [Sutton in the Elms], In these she has 2 bordars. There is land for 2 ploughs. It was worth 15 shillings ; now (it is worth) 3 shillings. Ingald holds of the king in ELVESTONE [Illston] 2 carucates of land i virgate. There he has I plough ; and 2 villeins with I sochman have half a plough. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 5 shillings. Ernebern the priest holds of the king 2^ caru- cates of land in SUINFORD [Swinford] and has there i plough with 2 bordars and 3 acres of meadow. It is worth 5 shillings. Aluric the priest holds of the king in WICESTAN [Wigston Parva] 2 carucates of land belonging to SCENEFORD [Sharnford]. There he has I plough; and 5 bordars of his have another (plough). There (are) 4 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 20 shillings. 17 Probably including Snibston.