THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



the count by Garner. 1 Then as now (semper) 

 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 2 villeins ; 

 now none. Then 7 bordars ; now 12. 



fo. rib 



Then 2 serfs; now 3. (There are) 12 acres 

 of meadow, (and) pasture for 60 sheep. 

 (There are) 2 cows, 10 swine, (and) no 

 sheep. Besides this (there are) 15 acres 

 belonging to the church in almoine (ad 

 e/emosinam ecclesiit). It was then worth 60 

 shillings ; now 50. 



SCENEFELDA [Shenfield], which was held in 

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

 as I manor and as 2 hides, is held of the 

 count by Roger. Then 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne ; now i. Now half a plough 

 belonging to the men. Then i bordar ; 

 now 6. There 2 serfs ; now none. Wood- 

 (land) for 40 swine. (There are) 2 beasts 

 (animalia), 2O swine, (and) 15 goats. It is 

 worth 60 shillings. 



DORSEDA [Orsett *], which was held in 

 King Edward's time by the Bishop of London, 

 (and) which Ingelric 3 held of (his) church, 4 

 is held by the count. Then as now (semper) 

 i plough on the demesne ; and I priest has 

 there I plough. It is worth 20 shillings. 

 This hide does not belong to (jacet ad) his 

 hundred manors (c man'). 6 



GRAVESANDA [Gravesend ? *] was held by 

 Harold, and by Ingelric of him, as a manor 

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

 plough. Then i villein ; now 2. It was then 

 worth 10 shillings ; now 20. And this hide 

 does not belong to (adjacet) his hundred manors 

 (c maneriii). 7 



HUNDRBT OF WlTHAM 



NUTLEA [(White) Notley], which was held 

 by Harold in King Edward's time, is held * 



1 Garner\iiu]. The name is the same as 

 Warner.' 



* i.e. the manor of Loft Hall there. 



* The count's predecessor. 



* i.e. as the bishop's tenant. 



6 The same observation is made on this hide 

 where it is mentioned under Orsett above (p. 438). 

 The allusion to the count's 100 manors is obscure 

 and has not been explained. 



' It is not known what place is represented by 

 ' Gravesanda.' Gravesend in Kent is not men- 

 tioned under that name in Domesday (compare p. 

 409 above. 



7 See note 5 above. 



* The scribe (doubtless misled by the tenant's 

 English name) first wrote 'tenuit,' but altered it 



of the count by Alvric the thegn as I (uno) 

 manor. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on 

 the demesne ; now 2. Then and afterwards 

 5 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 3. 

 Then and afterwards 10 villeins ; now 6. 

 Then 3 bordars ; afterwards and now 16. 

 Then 9 serfs ; now 4. Then wood(land) 

 for 200 swine ; now for i oo. (There are) 

 30 acres of meadow (and) pasture for 100 

 sheep. 9 (There are) now 2 mills. (There 

 are) 5 cows (vacai), 14 swine, 100 sheep, 7 

 goats, and 3 horses (equoi). From this manor 

 Ralf de Marci took 30 acres, and they arc 

 (jacent) in the fief of (Hamon) the son of 

 Hamon. 10 Then as now (semper) it was 

 worth 10 pounds. 



COGHESHALA [Coggeshall], which was 

 held in King Edward's time by Colo, a free 

 man, is held by the count in demesne as I 

 (uno) manor and as 3$ hides and 33 acres. 

 Then as now (semper) u 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne ; and when he received the land 

 (earn) i plough. Then 1 6 ploughs belonging 

 to the men ; afterwards and now 14. Then 

 1 1 villeins ; afterwards and now 9. Then 

 22 bordars ; now 31. Now 4 serfs. Then 

 wood(land) for 600 swine ; now for 500. 

 (There are) 38 acres of meadow, and ten pence 

 worth of pasture. 11 Then as now (semper) i 

 mill. (There are) I rouncey (runcinus), 15 

 swine, 4 goats, 4 hives of bees. To this 

 manor belong 1 1 sokemen, and I priest, and i 

 swineherd, and I hired servant (mercennarius). 13 

 To this estate (terra) have been added 38 

 (acres) which I free man holds (tenet) of the 



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king. This manor was then worth 10 pounds ; 

 now 14 ; but it renders 2O pounds neverthe- 

 less ; and the abovesaid 38 acres are worth 

 IO shillings. 



RUENHALE [Rivenhall], which was held by 

 Queen Edeva u in King Edward's time as 

 I (uno) manor and as 2\ hides, is held by 

 the count in demesne. Then 3 ploughs on 



to ' tenet ' on realizing that Alvric was the under- 

 tenant at the time of the Survey. 



9 This is a remarkable feature in a manor so far 

 from the sea. 



10 They are duly entered under the fief of 

 Hamon (dapifer) at White Notley (p. 500 below). 



11 It should be observed that semper is here used 

 strictly in the sense of ' then as now,' the inter- 

 mediate stage being denoted by quando earn rtcepit. 



u Tantum pasture qua valet xd. 

 IS This occurrence of the word appears to be 

 unique in Domesday. 



14 Eadgyth, wife of Edward the Confessor. 



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