THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 





Edward's time by Edeva as I (uno) manor and 

 as i hide and 30 acres ; but was not (part) of 

 Ingelric's * fief ; and now Count Eustace has 

 it. It was then worth 16 shillings and 8 

 pence ; now 23 shillings. Then 2 men 

 dwelt there ; now I priest. 



HUNDRET OF DoMMAWA [DuNMOW] 



PLESINCHOU [ ], which was held 



in King Edward's time by i free man as half 

 a hide is held of the count by Bernard. Then 

 as now (semper) half a plough. Then 2 bor- 

 dars ; now i serf. Wood(land) for 20 swine, 

 (and) 5 acres of meadow. It is worth 10 

 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF WENSISTREU [WINSTREE] 



LANGHOU [Langenhoe] was held in King 

 Edward's time by Ingelric as i (uno) manor 

 and as 7 hides. Now the count holds it in 

 demesne. Then 5 ploughs on the demesne ; 

 afterwards 4 ; now 3. Then and afterwards 

 i^ ploughs belonging to the men ; now 2. 

 Then 5 villeins ; now 9. Then as now 

 (semper) 7 bordars. Then 12 serfs; now 8. 

 Wood(land) for 200 swine, I acre of meadow, 



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and pasture for 500 sheep. (There are) i 

 mill, (and) i saltpan. (There are) 2 beasts 

 (animalia), 300 sheep, 13 swine, and 3 roun- 

 ceys (runcini). To this manor Ingelric added, 

 in King William's time, 2 hides which were 

 held, in King Edward's time, by i free man, 

 and half a hide, which was held, in King 

 Edward's time, by 3 free men ; in these (two) 

 hides and a half there are now as then (sem- 

 per) 2 ploughs ; now 4 bordars ; (there is) 

 pasture for 100 sheep. Then the whole to- 

 gether (simul) was worth 1 7 pounds ; and 

 now 1 7 (pounds) and 5 shillings ; and when 

 received, the same. 



EDBURGHETUNA [Abberton], which was 

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

 man, as I (uno) manor and as i^ hides and 

 I virgate, is held of the count by Ralf de 

 Marci. Then as now (semper) i plough on 

 the demesne. Then half a plough belonging 

 to the men ; and now the same. Then 4 

 bordars ; now 3. Then i serf ; now none. 

 Wood(land) for 100 swine, (and) 4 acres of 

 meadow. (There are) 4 beasts (animalia), 



1 Count Eustace's predecessor. 



* Not Pleshey, as believed by Morant, but a 

 tenement in the Willingales of which the name is 

 now lost (see my proof of this in Essex Arcbito- 

 logual Traniactioitt [n.s.], viii. 333-4, 376). 



i oo sheep, 30 swine, and 2 rounceys (runcini). 

 It is worth (60 shillings. 



LEGRA [Layer (De La Hay)] was held, in 

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

 2^ hides and i virgate. 3 Then i ploughs 

 on the demesne ; now 2. Then I bordar ; 

 now 3. Then 2 serfs; now i. Wood(land) 

 for 40 swine. Now I mill. Then i roun- 

 cey ; now 2. Then 3 beasts (animalia) ; 

 now 5. Then 38 sheep ; now 146. (There 

 are) 6 hives of bees. It was then worth 4 

 pounds ; now 3. 



HUNDRET OF ODELESFORDA [UTTLESFORD] 



SORTEGRAVA [Shortgrove *] was held, in 

 King Edward's time, by i free man. Now 

 Adelolf (de Merc) holds it of the count as 

 I (uno) manor and as i hide and 30 acres. 5 

 Then and afterwards I plough on the de- 

 mesne ; now 2. Then and afterwards I 

 villein ; now none. Then and afterwards I 

 bordar; now 3. Then I serf; now none. 

 (There are) 9 acres of meadow. (There are) 

 3 beasts (animalia\ 2 rounceys (runcini), 1 1 

 swine, (and) 90 sheep. It is worth 40 shil- 

 lings. This land was seized (occupavii) by 

 Ingelric in King William's time. 



HUNDRET OF HIDINCFORDA [HINCKFORD] 



RIDEWELLA [Ridgwell] was held, in King 

 Edward's time, by i free man, named Goduin, 

 as I (uno) manor and as 2 hides and 3 vir- 

 gates. Then 5 ploughs on the demesne ; 

 afterwards and now 4. (There are) 14 

 villeins, 14 serfs, and 3 bordars. Wood(land) 

 for 80 swine, and 36 acres of meadow. 

 (There are) 22 beasts (animalia), 44 swine, 

 i O2 sheep, 30 goats, and 2 rounceys (runcini). 

 To this manor belong now as then (adjacent 

 semper) 14 sokemen with (de) 67^ acres, who 

 have i^ ploughs ; there are 6 acres of mea- 

 dow. The whole was then worth 1 8 pounds ; 

 afterwards and now 24. The count holds 

 this in demesne. 



fo. 8b 



SORTEGRAVA [Shortgrove*], which was 

 held in King Edward's time by a free man as 

 i (uno) manor and as I hide and 30 acres, 

 is held of the count by Adelolf (de Merc). 5 



8 The name of the tenant in 1086 is not given. 



* In Newport. 



* It should be observed that the assessment of 

 the two manors in Shortgrove is identical, suggest- 

 ing that an original one had been equally divided ; 

 but the other figures differ considerably. 



6 In Newport. 



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