THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



woman, as half a hide. Now St. Paul (holds 

 it). Then as now (semper) I plough and 2 

 bordars. Wood(land) for 40 swine, (and) 4 

 acres of meadow. There are i rouncey 

 (runcinus) (and) 5 beasts (animaiia). It is 

 worth 20 shillings. Godid gave this land to 

 St. Paul after the king came into England ; 

 but (the canons) do not produce (ostend[un\t) the 

 king's writ or permission. 1 



NASESTOCA [Navestock] was held by 2 free 

 men, Houard and Ulsi, as 2 manors and as 5 

 hides less 20 acres ; now St. Paul has it as 

 the same (pro totidem) since the king came 

 into this land and (the canons) say that they 

 had it by the king's gift. Then as now 

 (semper) 1 2 villeins and 1 1 bordars. Then 4 

 serfs ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 4 

 ploughs on the demesne, and 4 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men. Wood(land) for 600 

 swine, and 44 acres of meadow. Then as 

 now (semper) 13 beasts (animaiia), 2 rounceys 

 (runcini), 116 sheep, 24 swine, 24 goats, and 

 4 hives of bees. Then as now (semper) it was 

 worth 10 pounds. 



The other NESSETOCHA [Navestock] * was 

 held by Turstin the red (ru]f[us']) as a manor 

 and as I hide and 40 acres. Now St. Paul 

 has seized it (invasit), and it is with the other 

 land, and he holds it for the same amount 

 (tantundem). Then I bordar ; now 2. Then 

 as now (semper) 2 ploughs. Wood (land) for 

 100 swine. Then as now (semper) it was 

 worth 30 shillings. In the same vill 7 free 



fo. lab 



men held 2 hides, which St. Paul holds in 

 like manner 3 and (there are) now in this 

 land 1 2 men ; now 3 bordars ; then as now 

 (semper) 4 ploughs ; wood(land) for- 210 

 swine, (and) 7 acres of meadow ; then as 

 now (semper) it was worth 40 shillings. In 

 Nassestoca [Navestock] i priest holds half a 

 hide and 20 acres ; but the Hundret (court) 

 bears witness that it is St. Paul's ; then as 

 now (semper) 2 bordars (were there) ; then i 

 plough, (and) now a half ; then as now 

 (semper) it was worth 10 shillings ; it is now 

 in the king's hand(s). 



HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORDA [CHELMSFORD] 



RUNEWELLA [Runwell] is held now as then 

 (semper) by St. Paul as 8 hides. Then as 

 now (semper) 8 villeins and 8 bordars. Then 



1 Without which the land could not be lawfully 

 given. 



* Compare Introduction, p. 403. 

 8 i.e. (probably) as z hides. 



2 serfs ; now i. Then 3$ ploughs on the 

 demesne ; and now the same. Then the 

 men had 2^ ploughs between them. Wood- 

 (land) for 200 swine. (There are) 2 rounceys 

 (runcini), I beast (animal), 8 swine, (and) IOO 

 sheep. Then as now (semper) it was worth 8 

 pounds. 



HUNDRET OF TURESTAPLA [THURSTABLE] 



TIDWOLDITUNA [Heybridge] is held by St. 

 Paul as 8 hides and as I manor ; but Ralf 

 Baignard holds half a hide, and the Hundret 

 (court) knows not how he came to have it.* 

 Then as now (semper) 16 villeins, and 4 

 bordars, and 4 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne ; now i$. Then 8 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men ; now 3. Wood(land) 

 for 60 swine, (and) 30 acres of meadow. 

 Pasture for 160 sheep. Then as now (semper) 

 I mill, and I saltpan. There are I rouncey 

 (runcinus), 8 beasts (animaiia), 12 swine, 150 

 sheep, and 3 hives of bees. Then as now 

 (semper) it was worth 8 pounds. 



HUNDRET OF TENDRINGA 



JLDULVESNASA [The Sokens] 8 is held now 

 as then (semper) by St. Paul as a manor and as 

 27 hides. Then 86 villeins ; now 63. 

 Then 40 bordars ; now 50. Then as now 

 6 serfs and 6 ploughs on the demesne. Then 

 the men had 60 ploughs between them ; now 

 30. Wood(land) for 300 swine, (and) 9 acres 

 of meadow. Now 2 mills. Then 3 saltpans ; 

 now 2. Pasture for 300 sheep. (There are) 

 22 beasts (animaiia), 30 swine, 200 sheep, 

 (and) 4 hives of bees. It was then worth 26 

 pounds ; now 30 and i marc of silver. 6 



HUNDRET OF ROCHEFORT [ROCHFORD] 



BERLINGA [Barling] is held now as then 

 (semper) by St. Paul as I manor and as 2\ 

 hides less 15 acres. Then 2 villeins; now 

 none. Then 5 bordars ; now 9. Then as 

 now (semper) i serf, and i plough on the 

 demesne and 2 ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Pasture for 40 sheep. (There are) 2 rounceys 

 (runcini), 2 beasts (animaiia), 4 swine, and 1 60 

 sheep. It was then worth 4 pounds and 10 

 shillings ; now 6 pounds. In the same 

 (Barling) I free man held half a hide and 10 



* This must be the half hide recorded below 

 under Half's manor of Langford, where it is entered 

 as having formerly been held of St. Paul's by 

 yEthclmir at a money rent (ad centum). 



6 Walton-le-Soken, Kirby-le-Soken, and Thorpe- 

 le-Soken. 



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