A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



HUNDRET OF WlTBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] 



ULEHAM, 1 which Coder', a free man, held 

 in King Edward's time as a manor and as 

 2 hides and 20 acres, is held of the bishop 

 by Hugh. Then 3 villeins ; now none. 

 Then 3 bordars ; now I . Then 4 serfs ; 

 now 2. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne. Then the men had I plough ; 

 now none. (There is) pasture for 30 sheep. 

 (There are) 3 rounceys (runcini) and 140 

 sheep. Then and afterwards it was worth 

 60 shillings ; now 40. 



MILDEMET [Middlemead 2 ], which Alwin, 

 a free man, held as i manor and (as) half a 

 hide and 14 acres, is held of the bishop by 

 Ralf son of Brien. Then 2 villeins ; now 

 none. Then as now (semper) 3 bordars. 

 Then I serf; now 2. Then as now (semper) 

 i plough. Wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) 8 

 acres of meadow. It is worth 20 shillings. 



V. THE LAND OF THE CANONS 

 OF ST. PAUL'S IN ESSEX (EXSESSA) 



HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] 



LEA [(West) Lee 3 ] was held freely by Edeva 

 in King Edward's time as a manor and (as) 

 half a hide and 30 acres. Then 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne and 2 ploughs belonging to 

 the men ; now none.* Then 2 villeins ; now 

 6. Then 6 bordars; now 5. Then 2 serfs; 

 now 3. Wood(land) for 25 swine. Pasture 

 for IOO sheep. (There are) I beast (animal), 

 i pig, and 7 sheep. It was then worth 40 

 shillings ; now 20. This land is claimed for 

 the king's use (ad opus regis). 



HUNDRET OF WALTHAM 



CINGHEFORT [Chingford (St. Pauls)] was 

 held by St. Paul in King Edward's time as 

 i manor and as 6 hides. Then as now 

 (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 

 the men had 3 ploughs ; now 4. Then 7 

 villeins ; now 8. Then 3 bordars ; now 6. 

 Then as now (semper) 4 serfs. Wood(land) 

 for 500 swine, 50 acres of meadow, and 2 

 fisheries. (There are) 9 beasts (anima/ia), 2 



1 A manor in Lawling. Now 'Ulehams farm.' 



2 A manor in Baddow (in Chelmsford Hundred), 

 including the later manors ofVidelews and Bas- 

 sets. It was afterwards ' Middlemead hamlet,' 

 which, though in Little Baddow, was in Dengie 

 Hundred, being just across the border. 



3 Alias Lee Chapel (extra-parochial). 



4 This is a difficult passage, as it seems unlikely 

 that all four plough(team)s would have disappeared, 

 especially as the villeins had increased. The value 

 however had diminished by half. 



rounceys (runcini), 2J swine, (and) IOO sheep. 

 It was then worth 4 pounds ; now IOO 

 shillings. From this manor Peter de Valognes 

 took away i hide (of land) and 8 acres of 

 meadow, which belonged to this manor in 

 King Edward's time, with (ei) wood(land) for 

 50 swine ; 5 it is worth 10 shillings. From the 

 same manor Geoffrey de ' Magna villa ' took 

 (away) 10 acres of meadow. 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGAFORDA [HINCKFORD] 



BELCHAM [Belchamp (St. Pauls)] was held 

 by St. Paul in King Edward's time as a 

 manor and (as) 5 hides. Then as now 



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(semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 12 

 ploughs belonging to the men. (There are) 

 24 villeins, i o bordars, (and) 5 serfs. Wood- 

 (land) for 60 swine, (and) 30 acres of 

 meadow. (There are) 9 beasts (antmalia), 

 2 rounceys (runcini), 40 swine, 100 sheep, 

 (and) 5 goats. Then as now (semper) it was 

 worth 1 6 pounds. 



WICHAM [Wickham (St. Pauls)] was held 

 by St. Paul in King Edward's time as a 

 manor and (as) 3 hides less I virgate. 

 Then i plough in the demesne ; now 2. 

 Then 4 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 

 3. Then 6 villeins ; now 5. Then 4 bor- 

 dars ; now 10. Then i serf ; now 3. 

 Wood(land) for 200 swine, (and) 10 acres of 

 meadow. (There are) 2 rounceys (runcini), 

 4 beasts (anima/ia), 23 swine, 50 sheep, 24 

 goats, and 2 hives of bees. It was then worth 

 40 shillings ; now 4 pounds. 



HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] 



TILLINGHAM was held by St. Paul as a 

 manor and (as) 20 hides and 6 acres. Then 

 as now (semper) 20 villeins, and 8 bordars, and 

 4 serfs. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne ; 

 now 4. Then as now (semper) the men had 

 10 ploughs. (There is) pasture for 400 

 sheep. Now i mill and i fishery. (There 

 are) 15 beasts (animalia), 30 swine, (and) 340 

 sheep. In addition to this land there were 

 given to the church 10 acres, which belong 

 (jaceni) to this manor. The whole was then 

 worth 10 pounds; now 15. 



HUNDRET OF ANGRA [ONGAR] 



NORTUNA [Norton (Mandeville)] was held 

 in King Edward's time by Godid, a certain 



5 This hide (with appurtenances) was entered 

 in the 1181 Inquisition as 'ruthehydam quam 

 occupatam detinet Robertus de Valoniis ' (Domesday 

 of St. Paul's, p. 144). 



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