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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS and 8 bordars having 9 ploughs and 40 acres of meadow. Wood (land), for pannage in places, 1 league in length and half a league in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 12/i.; now (it is worth) 20/i. Alured of Lincoln {Lincole) claims a fourth part of {in) Stratune (Stretton). M. In TisTERTUNE [Thistleton] Erich had half a carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for i plough. There Hugh has of Judith I plough and 6 villeins with I plough. In King Edward's time it was worth 20s.; now (it is worth) 40;.^ III. — M. In the same place {ibidem) Siward had half a carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for I plough. There Alured of Lincoln {Lincole) has I plough, and 3 villeins and 2 bordars with half a plough. In King Edward's time it was worth 20s.; now (it is worth) 6oj. IIII. — M. In the same hundred, in Tie' [Teigh] Godwin had i^ carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 5 ploughs. There Robert Malet has 2 ploughs, and 1 5 villeins with 4 ploughs. Meadow 4 furlongs in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. There (is) I mill (rendering) 2s. In King Edward's time it was worth 4//. (and it is worth) the same now. M II.* In Wichingedene [Whissendine] Earl Waltheof {Wallef) had 4 carucates of land (as- sessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 12 ploughs. There Hugh de Hotot has of the Countess 5 ploughs, and 27 villeins and 6 bordars having 8 ploughs. In King Edward's time it was worth 8//'.; now (it is worth) 13/i. M. In ExENTUNE [Exton] Earl Waltheof {Wallef) had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 12 ploughs. There the Countess Judith has 3 ploughs and 37 villeins with 8 ploughs and 2 mills (rendering) 13X. Meadow 6 furlongs in length. Wood(land), for pannage in places, 5 furlongs in length and 5 in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 8//.; now (it is worth) oli. M. In WiTEWELLE [Whitwell] Besy had I carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 3 ploughs. There Herbert has of the Countess Judith i plough, and 6 villeins and 4 bordars having 2 ploughs. There (is) a church and a priest and 20 acres of meadow and I mill (rendering) d. Wood(land), for pannage in places, 6 furlongs and 6 perches in length and 3 furlongs and 13 perches in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 205. ; now it is worth 40J.

  • For the difficulty presented by this value see

above, p. 1 30. ' The words ' In Tie ' are interlined.

  • The figure II, implying that there were two

manors in Whissendine, is inserted in error in the MS. M. In Alestanestorp [Awsthorp near Bur- ley] ' Leuric had I carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 5 ploughs. There Oger the son of Ungemar * has of the King 2 ploughs, and 1 1 villeins and 4 bordars with 4 ploughs, and 16 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for pannage 3 furlongs in length and 2 in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 40;., and (it is worth the same) now. M. In Burgelai [Burley] Ulf had 2 caru- cates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 7 ploughs. There Geoffrey the man of Gilbert de Gand has 2 ploughs, and 30 vil- leins and 8 bordars having 4 ploughs, and 30 acres of meadow. Wood(land), for pannage in places, 1 league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 4/;'.; now (it is worth) looj. M. In Exwelle [Ashwell] Earl Harold had 2 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 6 ploughs. There Gozelin Earl Hugh's man has 2 ploughs, and 13 villeins and 3 bordars having 5 ploughs and 16 acres of meadow. In King Edward's time it was worth lOOJ. ; now (it is worth) bli. Martineslei [Martinsley] Wapentac M. In Ocheham [Oakham], with (its) 5 bere- wicks, church sokeland {cherchesoch). Queen Edith had 4 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 16 ploughs. There the King has 2 ploughs (belonging) to the hall {ad aulam and nevertheless there can be 4 other ploughs. There are 138 villeins and 19 bordars having 37 ploughs and 80 acres of meadow. There (is) a priest and a church to which 4 bovates of this land belong. Wood(land) for pannage I league in length and half a league in breadth. In King Edward's time it was worth 40//. M. In the same place {ibidem) Leuenot had I carucate of land (assessed) to the geld. Fulcher ' Mala opera ' has there 5 oxen in a plough and 6 acres of meadow. In King Edward's time it was worth 20^., and (it is worth the same) now. The whole manor with (its) berewicks is 3 leagues in length and a league and 8 furlongs in breadth. M. In Hameldune [Hambleton], with (its) • 7 berewicks, church soke(land). Queen Edith had 4 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. (There is) land for 16 ploughs. There the King has 5 ploughs in demesne, and (there are) 140 vil- leins and 13 bordars having 40 ploughs. There (are) 3 priests and 3 churches to which {ubi) I bovate and 8 acres of land belong. There (is) I mill (rendering) 2s. and 4^/. and 40 acres of ' For this identification see above, p. 132.

  • i.e. Oger the Breton, p. 132.

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