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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS The same holds I carucates of land in SUIN- FORD [Swinford]. There is land for 2 ploughs. There is I mill rendering (de) 4 shillings with 1 serf and 3 acres of meadow. It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 5 shillings. Norman holds 4^ carucates of land in WAL- TONE [Walton near Kimcote]. There is land for 2 ploughs. 10 sochmen have these (ploughs) there. Meadow i furlong in length and i in breadth. It was worth 10 shillings; now (it is worth) 25 shillings. The same holds 6 carucates of land in TEVLINGORDE [Theddingworth]. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 8 villeins with 10 bordars have 2 ploughs. There is a mill rendering (de} 2 shillings. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. The same holds 3 carucates of land and 2 bo- vates in TEVLINGORDE [Theddingworth]. There is land for 3 ploughs. There 7 sochmen have I J ploughs. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Ralf holds 2 carucates of land in TORP [Thorpe Parva]. There is land for 2 ploughs. 2 villeins with i bordar have these (ploughs) there, and there (is) a mill rendering (de) 2 shil- lings. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 2O shillings. Ralf Carnot 20 holds 4 carucates of land in ANLEPE [Wanlip]. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne is I (plough) ; and 8 villeins with 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 8 shillings and 32 acres of mea- dow. It was worth 10 shillings; now (it is worth) 25 shillings. The same holds 1 1 carucates of land in SEOLDESBERIE !1 [Shoby], There is land for 1 1 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) ; and 4 villeins and 8 sochmen with 2 bordars have 9 ploughs. Meadow 4 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 20 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. The same holds 7 carucates of land in WALE- TONE [Walton on the Wolds]. In demesne w Mr. Round considers that this word represents ' Carnotensis,' probably meaning ' of Chartres.' 11 In the Leicestershire Survey the earl of Leicester is entered as holding J carucates in Saxelby and 6 caru- cates in ' Siwaldebia." Shoby or Shouldby is one mile distant from Saxelby, and it would seem that the 1 1 carucates above should be divided between Saxelby and Shoby after the manner indicated in the Leices- tershire Survey. With the carucate of ' socland ' held by the king in Saxelby, the joint assessment of the 2 vills will come out as 1 2 carucates. there is one plough ; and 7 sochmen with 2 vil- leins and i bordar have 4 ploughs. There (are) 30 acres of meadow. It was worth 32 pence ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. Harding with his men held 22 all 22 these lands ; Earl Aubrey had them afterwards ; now they are in the king's hand. XI. THE LAND OF THE COUNTESS GODEVA 23 THE COUNTESS GODEVA held NORTONE [Norton juxta Twycross]. There (are) 6 carucates of land. There is land for 7 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs. There a priest with I villein and 2 bordars has I plough. There (are) 8 acres of meadow. It was worth 5 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 6 shillings. The same countess held 3 carucates of land in APELBI [Appleby]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne are 2 ploughs ; and 8 villeins with 6 bordars have 2 ploughs. It was and is worth 20 shillings. The same countess held i carucates of land in BILDESTONE [Bilstone]. There are 3 soch- men with i plough. In King Edward's time there were 2 ploughs. It was and is worth 5 shillings. XII. THE LAND OF THE COUNTESS ALVEVA 24 THE COUNTESS ALVEVA held 5 carucates of land in AILESTONE [Aylestone]. In King Ed- ward's time 12 ploughs were there. In demesne there are now 2 (ploughs) with i serf; and 1 8 villeins with I sochman and 8 bordars have 6 ploughs. It was and is worth no shillings. IN GOSECOTE WAPENTAKE The same countess held DUNITONE [Castle Donington]. There (are) 22^ carucates of land. In King Edward's time 20 ploughs were there. Now there are 3 ploughs in demesne ; and 30 villeins with a priest and 5 sochmen and n bordars have 12 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 10 shillings and I pence. Wood- (land) 12 furlongs in length and 8 in breadth. It was worth 100 shillings ; now (it is worth) II pounds. " The letters b and a, which in the original are placed over tenuit and omnes respectively, indicate transposition. K Wife of Earl Leofric of Mercia. " Wife of Earl ^Elfgar of Mercia. 313 40