THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



HUNDRET OF UDELESFORT [UlTLESFORD] 



TACHELEIA [Takeley '], which was held in 

 King Edward's time by Turchill, a free man, 

 as half a hide, is held by St. Walery. Then 

 as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 

 3 ploughs belonging to the men. (There are) 

 8 villeins. Then and afterwards 3 bordars ; 

 now 5. Then as now (semper) 2 serfs. Then 

 and afterwards wood(land) for 1,000 swine ; 

 now for 600. (There are) 24 acres of 

 meadow. Then and afterwards i mill ; now 

 a moiety (of a mill). (There are) 3 rounceys 

 (runcini), 4 beasts (anima/ia), 30 swine, 28 

 sheep, 50 goats, (and) 5 hives of bees. Then 

 and afterwards it was worth 6 pounds ; now 7. 



BILICHANGRA [Birchanger] was held by the 

 same Turchill as 2 hides and as i manor. 

 Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the 

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

 ploughs belonging to the men, (and) i villein, 

 and 5 bordars. Then 2 serfs. Then wood- 

 (land) for 100 swine ; now for 50. (There 

 are) 6 acres of meadow, (and) i mill. (There 

 are) 2 rounceys (runcini), 6 beasts (anima/ia), 

 28 swine, and 36 goats. Then and after- 

 wards it was worth 60 shillings ; now 50. 



WIDITUNA [Widdington *] was held by 

 the same Turchill as a manor and (as) 4^ 

 hides. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on 

 the demesne ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 

 6 ploughs belonging to the men. Then and 

 afterwards 8 villeins ; now 1 1 . (There are) 

 2O bordars, 3 (and) 6 serfs. Wood(land) for 

 10 swine, (and) 12 acres of meadow. (There 

 are) 5 beasts (anima/ia), 24 swine, (and) 50 

 sheep. Then as now (semper) it was worth 7 

 pounds. To this estate belong (terra jacent) 

 2 hides which are held now as then (semper) 

 by 4 sokemen, and are worth 33 shillings.* 



HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] 



EFFECESTRA [Bradwell B ] was held in King 

 Edward's time by Turchill, a free man, as i 

 hides and 20 acres. Then 2 bordars ; now 3. 

 Then as now (semper) 2 serfs and i plough. 

 (There is) pasture for 300 sheep, (and) I 

 fishery. (There are) 3 beasts (anima/ia), 20 

 swine, (and) 216 sheep. It was worth 40 

 shillings ; now 70. In the same (vill) are 3 



1 i.e. St. Walery's (or Warish) Hall in Takeley. 



* i.e. Prior's Hall in Widdington. 



* 'Ov[es]' in the MS. an obvious scribal 

 error. 



* ' iii ' is interlined above ' xxx.' 



* i.e. the manor of East Hall there (see Intro- 

 duction, p. 392). 



free men with (tie) i hides; i plough (is) 

 there ; it is worth 20 shillings. 



DANESEIA [Dengie] was held by the same 

 (Turchill) as 2^ hides. There are 4 villeins. 

 Then i bordar ; now 8. Then as now 

 (semper) 4 serfs and 2 ploughs on the demesne, 

 and 2 ploughs belonging to the men. (There 

 is) pasture for 200 sheep. Then (it was 

 worth) 4 pounds ; now 100 shillings. In the 



fo. lib 



same vill 50 acres are held by 4 free men and 

 are worth 5 shillings. 



XV. THE LAND OF THE HOLY 

 TRINITY OF CAEN 6 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORT [HINCKFORD] 



PHENSTEDA [Felstead] was held in King 

 Edward's time by Earl Algar 7 as 5 hides, (and 

 is) now held by the Holy Trinity as 4 hides. 

 Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne, and 16 ploughs belonging to the 

 men. Then 22 villeins ; afterwards and now 

 2O. Then and afterwards 23 bordars ; now 

 33. Then as now II serfe. Wood(land) 

 for 600 swine, 36 acres of meadow, and 2 

 mills. (There are) 21 beasts (animalia), 200 

 swine, 58 sheep, 30 goats, (and) I rouncey 

 (runcinus). To this manor belonged in King 

 Edward's time 55 acres, which were held by 

 3 sokemen, (and are) now (held) by 4 ; then 

 2 ploughs (were there), and now 3 ; there 

 are now 2 bordars ; wood(land) for 30 swine, 

 (and) 1 2 acres of meadow. It was then worth 

 20 pounds ; afterwards 30 ; now 32. The 

 fifth hide is not now (belonging) to this manor, 

 for King William gave to Roger ' God save 

 the ladies ' (dominus iaheet dominas) 3 virgates 

 and to Gilbert son of Salomon the 4th. 8 



HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORDA [CHELMSFORD] 



BADUUEN [(Great) Baddow] was held by 

 Earl Algar 7 as I manor and as 8 hides. Now 

 the Holy Trinity holds it for as much. Then 

 as now (semper) 1 6 villeins. Then 8 bordars; 



8 The Abbaye aux Damet. 



7 Earl ^Elfgar of Mercia, son of Leofric. 



8 Both these holdings will be found below (pp. 

 562, 563) under the names of these two men respec- 

 tively. The first is there entered as ' half a hide 

 and 30 acres,' and as having been held by 'Ulsius' 

 under Earl vElfgar, while the latter is entered as 

 30 acres, and as having been held by a free man. 

 It should be observed that these Felstead entries 

 well illustrate the fact that 30 acres were reckoned 

 to the virgate and 4 virgates to the hide in the 

 geld assessment (see p. 334, note 4, above). 



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