A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



held by Stanhard in King Edward's time as 

 I manor and (as) 2 hides less 15 acres, is held 

 of the abbot by Albert. And St. Edmund 

 (has it) of the king's gift. Then as now 

 (semper] I villein, and 7 bordars, and 2 serfs, 

 and 2 ploughs on the demesne, and I plough 

 belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 30 

 swine, (and) 7 acres of meadow. (There are) 

 i beast (animal], 50 sheep, 2 swine, (and) 10 

 goats. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 

 60. 



HUNDRET OF TfiNDRINGA [TENDRINGJ 



WRABENASA [Wrabness] is held now as 

 then (semper) by St. Edmund as I manor and 

 as 5 hides. Then as now (semper) 6 villeins, 

 8 bordars, (and) 6 serfs. Then 3 ploughs on 

 the demesne ; now 2. Then 6 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men ; now $^. There is i 

 acre of meadow, and now i mill, and i salt- 

 pan. (There are) 2 colts (pulli), 30 swine, 

 200 sheep, (and) 5 hives of bees. It is worth 

 6 pounds. 



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XII. THE LAND OF ST. MARTIN 



OF LONDON 1 



ESTRA [(Good) Easter] was held by Ailmar, 

 a thegn of King Edward, and Count (consul) 

 Eustace gave it to St. Martin as i manor and 

 (as) 4 hides and 50 acres. Then 3 ploughs 

 on the demesne ; now 2. Then as now 

 (semper) 8 ploughs belonging to the men, and 

 8 villeins. Then 16 bordars; now 21. 

 Then 8 serfs ; now 3. Wood(land) for 60 

 swine, (and) 2O acres of meadow. (There is) 

 now I mill. It was then worth 8 pounds ; now 

 10. To this manor there belonged in King 

 Edward's time an outlying estate (attinebat I 

 berewita) of half a hide and 2O acres, but 

 Count (consul) Eustace has retained it for him- 

 self (sibi) ; and it lies in the Hundret of 

 Celmeresfort (Chelmsford). 2 



XIII. THE LAND OF ST. MARTIN 



OF BATTLE 3 



HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] 



ATAHOU [Hutton] was held by Goti, a free 

 man, in King Edward's time, as i manor and 

 (as) 3 hides less 20 acres. Then as now 

 (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 3 

 ploughs belonging to the men. Then i vil- 

 lein ; now 2. Then 10 bordars; now 15. 



1 St. Martin-le-Grand, founded by Ingelric, the 

 predecessor of Count Eustace. 



2 Good Easter itself lies just within Dunmow 

 Hundred. 



3 Battle Abbey. 



(There are) 4 serfs. Wood(land) for 1,000 

 swine. Then i fishery ; now none. Then 

 2 rounceys (runcini) ; now 3. Then 4 beasts 

 (animalia); now 19. (There are) 100 sheep. 

 Then 60 swine ; now 92. (There are) 4 

 hives of bees. And (there are) 3 sokemen 

 with (de) i hide and 30 acres ; then as now 

 (semper) i plough (is there) ; and (there are) 

 1 5 acres of free land (Rberce terrce *). It was 

 then worth 100 shillings ; now 6 pounds ; 

 and those 1 5 acres are worth 30 pence. 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORDA [HINCKFORD] 



HERSAM [Hersham (Hall) 5 ] was held, in 

 King Edward's time, by Orgar, a free man, as a 

 manor and as i hide. Then as now (semper) 

 2 ploughs on the demesne, and i plough be- 

 longing to the men. Then and afterwards 5 

 villeins ; now 3. Then i bordar ; now 3. 

 Then 3 serfs ; now 2. (There are) 13 acres 

 of meadow, 8 beasts (ammalla\ 10 swine, 

 (and) 25 sheep formerly 28. 6 There are 3 

 hives of bees. It is worth 40 shillings. 



XIIII. THE LAND OF ST. WALERY 7 



HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] 



METCINGA [Matching 8 ] was held in King 

 Edward's time by Godric, a free man, as 40 

 acres. Then i plough ; now none. It is 

 worth 10 shillings and 8 pence. 



LINDESELA [Lindsell 9 ] was held in King 

 Edward's time by Horolf, a free man, 10 as I 

 manor and as I hide. Now St. Walery (holds 



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

 demesne, and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Then 8 villeins ; now 9. Then 4 bordars ; 

 now 15. Then 4 serfs; now none. Wood- 

 (land) for 50 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. 

 (There are) 4 beasts (anima/ia), 40 swine, 28 

 sheep, (and) 5 hives of bees. Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 100 shillings ; now 

 6 pounds. 



* This is a singular phrase. It is not easy to 

 say what it means, unless it denotes exemption 

 from 'geld.' 



5 In Bumpsted Helion. It is now just within 

 Freshwell Hundred. 



6 'iii' has been interlined above 'xxv.' 



7 See Introduction, p. 342. 



8 Matching-Barnes with Brent-Hill in Hatfield 

 Broad-Oak. 



9 i.e. the manor of Prior's Hall in Lindsell 

 (which, is in Dunmow Hundred). 



10 Compare p. 431, note 3, above. 



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