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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS for 22 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 4 serfs; and 19 villeins and 33 sochmen with 5 bordars have 22 ploughs. There (are) 60 acres of meadow. It was worth 8 pounds ; now (it is worth) 9 pounds. Earl Ralf held it. The same Hugh holds 1 2 carucates of land in BURTONE [Burton Overy]. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 8 serfs; and 15 villeins and 6 sochmen with 5 bordars have 6 ploughs. There (are) 1 4 acres of meadow. It was worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. The same holds 1 1 carucates of land and i bovate in CARLINTONE [Carlton Curlieu], There is land for 7 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 5 serfs ; and 9 villeins with a priest and 8 bordars and I Frenchman (francigena) have 5 ploughs. There are 1 6 acres of meadow. It was worth 3 pounds ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. The same holds 12 carucates of land in NOVESLEI [Noseley]. There is land for 8 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) and 3 serfs ; and 1 6 villeins with a priest and 8 bordars have 6 ploughs. There (are) 20 acres of brushwood (brace). It was worth 30 shillings; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. IN GOSECOTE WAPENTAKE The same_ holds 9 carucates of land in TUR- CHITELESTONE [Thurcaston]. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 (ploughs) and 4 serfs ; and 22 villeins with 4 bordars have 6 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 3 shillings. Wood(land) 2 leagues in length and half a league in breadth. It was worth 30 shillings ; now (it is worth) 4 pounds. Lewin held it freely. The same holds 7 carucates of land in MER- DEGRAVE [Belgrave]. There is land for 6 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 3 serfs ; and 8 villeins with 5 bordars and 7 sochmen have 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 12 shillings and 24 acres of meadow. Wood- (land) 5 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 60 shillings ; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. The same holds 6 carucates of land in BUR- STELLE [Birstall]. There is land for 5 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough) and I serf; and 3 villeins and 9 sochmen with 1 1 bordars have 3 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de} 10 shillings and 36 acres of meadow. Wood (land) 3 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 5 ounces of gold. Alwin ' pbochestan ' M held it, but Hugh says that (quia) the king gave it to himself. The same holds 2 carucates of land in ANSTIGE [Anstey], There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is I plough and 4 serfs ; and 13 villeins with 4 bordars have 2 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 1 league in length and half a league in breadth, and other wood(land) 2 furlongs in length and 2 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 10 shil- lings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. The same holds IO carucates of land in TURMODESTONE [Thurmaston]. There is land for 7 ploughs. In demesne there are 3 ploughs and 5 serfs; and 15 villeins with 2 sochmen and 7 bordars have 4^ ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 6 shillings and 8 pence and 24 acres of meadow. It was and is worth 60 shillings. Hugh holds this (land) for i manor (pro uno manerio), but the shire denies it (negat). The same holds 9 carucates of land in HUMERSTAN [Humberstone]. The soc belongs (pertinet) to Sceltone [Earl Shilton]. There is land for 6 ploughs. There 14 sochmen with 6 bordars have "J ploughs. There (are) 12 acres of meadow. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. The same holds 5 bovates of land in SUINFORD [Swinford]. There is land for half a plough. I villein with 2 bordars has this there. It was worth 5 shillings; now (it is worth) 10 shillings. The same holds 6 carucates of land in BRUNESTANESTORP [Bruntingthorpe]. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is I (plough) and 3 serfs ; and 6 villeins with 3 bordars have 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 2O shillings. To this manor be- long 4 sochmen in SMITETONE [Smeeton]. These have i plough and 8 acres of meadow. Wood(lands) 3 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. It was worth 20 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. This land belongs (facet) to Leicester with all its customary dues (consuetudines). t Robert de Buci holds of Hugh 6 carucates of land in LESTONE [Thurlaston]. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne there is I plough and i serf ; and 9 villeins with I bordar have 3 ploughs. It was worth 2O shillings ; now (it is worth) 15 shillings. 18 Sic in the MS., but the word is presumably a corruption due to the carelessness of the scribe, who in the same sentence uses ' q'a ' (q ula) in error for ' q d ' (quod). Possibly h ' or ' 1' should be substi- tuted for ' b.' 315