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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Hugh holds of Hugh 2 carucates of land in BOSEWORDE [Market Bosworth]. There is land for I plough. A priest with a deacon and 4 bordars and 2 serfs has this (plough) there. There (are) 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) I furlong in length and half a furlong in breadth. It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 2O shillings. The same holds of Hugh the third part of 1 carucate of land in BARTONE [Barton in the Beans]. There is land for half a plough. This he has there ; with I villein and 2 bordars. There (are) 2 acres of meadow, it was worth 1 2 pence ; now (it is worth) 3 shillings. These two lands belong to the queen's fee. Alwin held them freely in King Edward's time. Huard holds in NIWEBOLD [Newbold Verdon] 2 carucates of land. There is land for 2 ploughs. Now there (is) I plough in demesne ; with 2 bordars. It is worth 10 shillings. XIIII. THE LAND OF HENRY DE FERIERES HENRY DE FERIERES holds of the king STAPE- FORD [Stapleford]. There (are) 14 carucates of land. In King Edward's time 1 7 ploughs were there. Of this land 4 carucates are in demesne and there (are) 5 ploughs and 4 serfs. There 23 villeins with 4 bordars and 23 sochmen have 13 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering (de) 8 shillings and 130 acres of meadow. It was worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 10 pounds. The same Henry holds TUNGE [Tonge] with all its appendages. There are 21 J carucates of land. In King Edward's time 1 1 ploughs were there. Of this land 3 carucates are in demesne. 35 There 27 villeins with 2 sochmen and 8 bordars have 13 ploughs. There (are) 6 acres of meadow. Wood(land) I league in length and half a league in breadth. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is worth) 6 pounds. In WERDITONE [Worthington] there are 4 carucates of land. In King Edward's time 5 ploughs were there. There 4 sochmen with 6 villeins and 2 bordars have 3 ploughs. Wood- (land) 4 furlongs in length and I furlong in breadth. It was worth 12 pence ; now (it is worth) 2O shillings. Alwin claims the soc of I carucate of this land, saying that it belongs (per tine f) to SCEPESHEFDE [Shepshed] (a manor) of the king's. 88 In SAXEBI [Saxby] there are 5 carucates of land belonging to STAPEFORD [Stapleford]. There 9 villeins have 3 ploughs and a mill u A blank occurs here in the MS. K The word ' rfgis ' is interlined. rendering (de) 2 shillings and 60 acres of meadow. The value of it (precium ejus) (is included in that of) (in) Stapleford. The same Henry holds 9 carucates of land in CASTONE [Coston]. In King Edward's time 10 ploughs were there. In demesne there are 37 i ploughs and 2 serfs; and 12 sochmen and 10 villeins with i bordar have 7 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 10 shillings and 100 acres of meadow. It was worth 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 7 pounds. The same Henry holds EDMERESTORP [Ed- mondthorpe] and WITMEHAM [Wymondham]. There are 27^ carucates of land. In King Edward's time 16 ploughs were there. Of this land 2 carucates are in demesne 38 and there (are) 7 ploughs and 4 serfs ; and 28 villeins with a priest and 4 bordars have 14 ploughs. There (are) 300 acres of meadow. It was worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 13 pounds. In SATGRAVE [Seagrave] there is half a carucate of land. There I villein with I bordar has 39 I plough and 4 acres of meadow. It was worth 6 pence ; now (it is worth) 2 shillings. In WERDEBI [Wyfordby] there is half a carucate of land, waste. Nevertheless it is worth 8 pence. The same Henry holds 6 carucates of land in WORTONE [Orton on the Hill]. In King Edward's time 6 ploughs were there. In demesne there are 4 ploughs with i serf ; and 1 5 villeins with 13 bordars have 5 ploughs. It was worth 40 shillings; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. Nigel holds of Henry 6 carucates of land in TUICROS [Twycross]. In King Edward's time 6 ploughs were there. In demesne there is I plough with I serf; and n villeins with 6 bordars have 6 ploughs. It was worth 3 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. Roald holds of Henry w 3 carucates of land in GOPESHIJLLE [Gopsall]. In King Edward's time 3 ploughs were there. In demesne there is 1 plough ; and 8 villeins with 5 bordars have 2 ploughs. It was worth 1 2 pence ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. Henry himself (ifse) holds 2 carucates of land in SCEPA [Sheepyj. In King Edward's time 3 ploughs were there. 8 villeins with 6 bordars have these (ploughs) there. There (is) a mill rendering (de) 2 shillings and 6 acres of meadow. It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 30 shillings. 38 ' In dominio ' interlined. 89 ' Habent ' in the MS. 40 ' De Henrico ' interlined. 319
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