THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



hides ; and they could not withdraw them- 

 selves (recedere) from the land * without the 



fo. igb 



abbot's leave ; now Hugh holds (it) under the 

 abbot ; then 7 villeins (were there, and) now 

 6 ; then 4 bordars, (and) now 7. Then as now 

 (semper) 6 serfs, and 3 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men, 

 and now 5 ; wood(land) for 10 swine, 12 

 acres of meadow, and i mill ; it was then 

 worth 7 pounds, (and) now 8 ; in the de- 

 mesne are 7 beasts (anima/ia), IOO sheep, 22 

 swine, (and) 2 hives of bees. 



There is also (adhuc) an outlying estate (bert- 

 wita) which is called HAINDENA * [Heydon], 

 which Elwi held as half a hide and 1 5 acres. 

 Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now I . 

 Then 4 serfs ; now none. Then and now 

 (semper) 55 sheep. It was then worth 60 

 shillings ; now 30. Of this manor William 

 Cardon, a man of Geoffrey ' de Magna villa,' 3 

 secured (accepit) 24 acres of wood(land), when 

 Suain (Suanus) was sheriff, as the Hundret 

 testifies. 



XI. THE LAND OF ST. EDMUND* 



HUNDRET OF WITHAM 



BREDDINCHOU [Bennington (Hall) 6 ] is held 

 of the abbot by William son of Grosse as i 

 hide and 15 acres. Then 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne ; now i . Then as now (semper) i 

 plough belonging to the men, (and) 4 villeins, 

 (and) 3 bordars. (There is) now i mill. 

 Wood(land) for 50 swine, (and) 20 acres of 

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

 6 beasts (anima/ia), 12 swine, (and) 5 goats. 

 It is worth 50 shillings. 



HALF HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] 



HERLAUA [Harlow] is held now as then 

 (semper) by St. Edmund as i manor and (as) 

 i^ hides. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne, and . 6 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, and 12 villeins, and 15 bordars, and 

 4 serfs. Wood(land) for 150 swine, 30 acres 

 of meadow, (and) I mill. (There are) 4 

 rounceys (rundni), 25 beasts (anima/ia), 3 colts 

 (pu//i), 50 swine, 60 sheep, (and) 5 hives of 

 bees. To this manor have been added, in 

 King William's time, 3 hides which were 



1 i.e. seek another lord. 



* ' Hamdena ' in the Record Commission's 

 edition, but ' Haindena ' apparently in the MS. 



8 He held of Geoffrey the adjoining manor of 

 Great Chishall. 



* The abbey of Bury St. Edmunds. 

 In Witham. 



held by 5 free men in King Edward's time ; 

 in these there are now as then (semper) 6 

 ploughs on the demesne, 8 bordars, (and) 4 

 serfs; wood(Iand) for 100 swine, and 14 

 acres of meadow. The manor was then as 

 now (semper) worth 8 pounds ; and the 3 

 hides were worth then 70 shillings ; now 4 

 pounds. 



LATTUNA [Latton], which was held in King 

 Edward's time by Turgot, a free man, is held 

 by St. Edmund as a manor and as 3^ hides. 

 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, and I plough belonging to the men. 

 There are 4 villeins. Then 4 bordars ; now 



lO. 30 



5. Then as now (semper) 4 serfs. Wood- 

 (land) for 2OO swine, and 35 acres of meadow. 

 There are 4 beasts (anima/ia), 50 swine, 30 

 sheep, and 25 goats. Then as now (semper) 

 it was worth 6 pounds. 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGHEFORT [HINCKFORD] 



In ALFELMESTUNA [Alphamstone] St. 

 Edmund holds half a hide. (There is) i 

 plough on the demesne. Then i serf ; now 

 3 bordars. (There are) 2 acres of meadow. 

 It was then worth 10 shillings ; now 20. 



HUNDRET OF LAXEFELDA 8 [LEXDEN] 



In COLUN [ Colne] St. Edmund holds 



36 acres. Then 3 bordars ; now 4. Then 

 as now (semper) half a plough. Wood(land) 

 for 40 swine, (and) 3 acres of meadow. It is 

 worth 20 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF ANGRA [ONGAR] 



STAPLEFORT [Stapleford (Abbots)] is held 

 now as then (semper) by St. Edmund as 3^ 

 hides and 6 acres. Then 8 villeins ; now 9. 

 Then as now (semper) 5 bordars, and 2 serfs, 

 and i plough on the demesne. Then 4 

 ploughs belonging to the men ; -now 3. 

 Wood(land) for 250 swine, and 12 acres of 

 meadow. There are 2O beasts (anima/ia), I 

 rouncey (runcinus), 48 sheep, 43 swine, (and) 

 3 colts (pul/i). And in the soke of the manor 1 

 are 2 free men with (de) 36$ acres ; I plough 

 (is there) ; wood(land) for 40 swine, and 2 

 acres of meadow. It was then worth 45 

 shillings ; now 50. 



HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORT [CHELMSFORD] 

 WALTHAM [(Little) Waltham "], which was 



6 Sit. 



7 This is an exceptional phrase in Essex. 



8 i.e. the manor of Channels therein. 



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