THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



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HALF HUNDRET OF CLAVELINGA [CLAVERING] 



PACHEN HOU [Payton Hall 1 ], which was 

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

 as a manor and as I hide and 30 acres, is held 

 of William by Simond. Then as now (sem- 

 per) i plough on the demesne, and i plough 

 belonging to the men. Then and afterwards 

 3 villeins ; now 2. Then and afterwards 

 3 bordars ; now 7. (There are) 7 acres 

 of meadow. Then I rouncey (runcinui) and 



9 swine. Now I rouncey, 9 swine, and 40 

 sheep. It was then worth 20 shillings ; now 

 25- 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORDA [HINCKFORD] 



In HALTESTEDA [Halstead*] William dc 

 Gar[enne] holds 2 hides less 4 acres, which 

 were held, in King Edward's time, by 30 

 free men. 8 In that land there are and were 

 (iunt semper) 10 ploughs on the demesne, and 

 3 ploughs belonging to the men, and 8 vil- 

 leins, and 23 bordars, and 6 serfs. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 1 40 swine, and 46 acres of 

 meadow. (There are) 2 mills. Then 6 

 beasts (animaiia), 40 sheep, (and) 12 swine. 

 Now 14 beasts, 36 sheep, 2O swine, 2 roun- 

 ceys, (and) 2 hives of bees. Then and after- 

 wards it was worth i o pounds ; now 1 3 

 pounds 17 shillings and 4 pence. Of this 

 land Richard holds 34 acres, and it is worth 



10 shillings in the above valuation (pretio). 



In BUMESTEDA [(Steeple) Bumpstead 4 ] Gul- 

 bert holds 6 3 hides and 18 acres, which were 

 held, in King Edward's time, by 1 2 free men. 6 

 In that land are and were (sunt semper) 9 

 ploughs, and 3 villeins, and 18 bordars, and 

 5 serfs. (There is) wood(Iand) for 20 swine, 

 (and) 40 acres of meadow. Then i rouncey 

 (runcinus), 40 sheep, (and) 30 swine. Now 

 I rouncey, 16 beasts (anima/ia), 100 swine, 

 i oo sheep, (and) 4 hives of bees. Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 10 pounds ; now 12. 



1 In Manuden ; styled ' Pakenhoo-hall ' in 

 15*4. 



The manor of Hipworth Hall therein. 



* The very large number of its former tenants 

 should be observed ; also the low assessment, and 

 the abnormal proportion of the ploughs on the 

 demesne to those of the men, a result of its former 

 tenure. 



4 i.e. Moyns manor therein. 



i.e. of William. 



6 Here again the number of former holders is 

 large, though the case is less extreme than in the 

 Halstead case. 



7 In Pebmarsh. 



In POLHEIA [Polhey 7 ] William holds 3^ 

 hides and 13 acres. Of this land 25 acres 

 are held by Richard, and 3 virgates by 

 Gladiou. The whole estate (terra) was held 

 by 23 men in King Edward's time. 6 Then 

 they had 10 ploughs ; afterwards (there were), 

 and are there now 8 ploughs. (There are) 

 now 6 bordars. Then 7 serfs ; now none 5 (sic). 

 (There is) now I mill. (There was) then 

 wood(land) for 60 swine ; now for 40, (with) 

 30 acres of meadow. (There were) 8 beasts 

 (anima/ia), 2O swine, (and) 20 sheep ; now 

 12 beasts, 30 swine, 60 sheep, (and) 2 hives 

 of bees. It was then worth I o pounds ; now 



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14 pounds and 16 shillings. William claims 

 (that he obtained) these lands by exchange. 8 



HUNDRET OF CEFFEURDA [CHAFFORD] 



KELITUNA [Kenningtons 9 ] was held, in 

 King Edward's time, by 3 free men as 4 hides. 

 Now William (holds it) for the same (tantun- 

 dem) by exchange, as he says ; and Wlbert 

 (holds it) of him. Then i villein ; now 7. 

 Now i bordar. Then 3 serfs ; now i. 

 Then, in all (inter Mum 10 ), 3 ploughs ; now 

 i^. (There is) wood(land) for 100 swine, 

 and 8 acres of meadow. Then 2 beasts 

 (anima/ia), and 1 5 swine, (and) 2O sheep ; 

 now 2 beasts, 15 swine, and 50 sheep. It 

 was then worth n shillings ; and when (the 

 manor was) received, 30 ; now 97 shillings. 1 * 

 Ranulf (sic) has also half a hide, which was 

 held by Ulwin, a free man, in King Edward's 

 time ; then i plough (was there) ; now a half. 

 It is worth 6 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORT [CHELMSFORD] 



HANINGEFELDA [(West) Hanningfield] was 

 held by 3 free men as 3 manors and as 4 

 hides and 27 acres. Now William holds it 

 for the same (tantundem), by his exchange ; 

 and Ulbert holds it of him. Then as now 

 (semper) 3 bordars and 2 serfs. Then 3 

 ploughs on the demesne ; now 4. (There is) 

 wood(land) for 40 swine, 2 acres of meadow, 

 and pasture for I oo sheep. Then 2 rounceys 

 (runtini), and 12 beasts (animaiia), 60 sheep, 

 (and) 40 swine ; now 2 rounceys, 30 beasts, 



8 ' Istas terras rcclamat Willelmus pro escangio.' 

 This probably refers to the lands at Bumpstead and 

 Polhey. William's persistent reference to 'ex- 

 change ' as the source of his title should be ob- 

 served. 



9 In Aveley (see p. 490, note 10). 



10 This probably means those on the demesne 

 and the others taken together. 



11 The figure is omitted in the MS. 

 u " c sol* iii tol' minus." 



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