THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



under Wisgar. Then as now (semper) I 

 plough. Then and afterwards 2 bordars ; 

 now 6. (There are) 9 acres of meadow, 

 (and) now I mill. It was then worth 20 

 shillings; afterwards and now 35. 



At (d<f) FINCINGEFELDA [Fiiichingfield] 2 

 knights hold of R[ichard] 36 acres, which 

 were held, in King Edward's time, by 3 

 sokemen under Wisgar. Then as now (sem- 

 per) 2 ploughs and 4 bordars. Then 4 serfs ; 

 afterwards and now 2. (There is) wood- 

 (land) for 10 swine, (and) 7 acres of meadow. 

 Then and afterwards it was worth 40 shil- 

 lings ; now 65. 



In BULENEMERA [Bulmer] Mascerel holds 

 (of Richard) half a hide and 30 acres, 1 which 

 were held by i sokeman under Wisgar. 

 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs. Now i 

 bordar. There is wood(land) for 5 swine, 

 (and) 2 acres of meadow. And it is worth 

 22 shillings and 2 pence. 



At (Ad) WENINCHOU [? How Hall ] Ger- 

 mund holds (of Richard) 32^ acres, 3 which 

 were held by 3 sokemen under Wisgar. Then 

 as now (temper) 2 ploughs, and 5 bordars, and 

 3 serfs. (There is) wood(land) for 30 swine, 

 (and) 8 acres of meadow. Then 5 beasts 

 (anima/ia) ; now 8. Now 4 swine. Then 

 2O sheep ; now 83. Now 32 goats. Then 

 and afterwards it was worth 30 shillings ; 

 now 50. 



In EURO [Bures 4 ] Richard has in demesne 

 13 sokemen with (de) 35 acres. Then as 

 now (they had) 4 ploughs. Then 9 bordars ; 



fo. 40 



now 1 6. Then I serf; now none. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) 1 1 acres 

 of meadow. 



In FOCSEARDE [Foxearth] (are) 19 soke- 

 men with i hides and 15 acres. Then as 

 now (semper) 5 ploughs, and 10 bordars, and 



1 Afterwards the manor of Butler's Hall, so 

 named from the Butler family, which held it 

 under Clare. 



1 I have little doubt that this was How Hall 

 (otherwise Woburnes or Oburnes) in Finching- 

 field, which was ' holden,' says Morant, ' of the 

 honour of Clare,' and of which he adds ' we have 

 no account' till the reign of Henry VIII. 



8 He also held 37^ acres of him there (see 

 p. 571 below). 



* This is Bures hamlet in Hinckford Hundred 

 which was part of Bures St. Mary (see Introduc- 

 tion, p. 408). 



I serf; (there are) 22 acres of meadow. And 

 in PEBENHERS [Pebmarsh] are 18 sokemen 

 with (de) half a hide and 1 2 acres ; then as 

 now (semper) 3 ploughs (were there) and 3 

 bordars ; and (there are) 3 acres of meadow. 



In ALFELMESTUNA [Alphamstone] i hide, 

 less 1 5 acres, is held now as then (semper) by 

 1 5 sokemen ; and they have 2 ploughs ; and 

 (there are) 3 bordars. (There is) wood(land) 

 for 5 swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. 



In MILDELTUNA [Middletoii] (are) 13 soke- 

 men with (de) i hides and 30 acres. Then 

 as now (semper) 3 ploughs (were there) ; and 

 8 bordars. (There is) wood(land) for 8 swine 

 and 1 3 acres of meadow. 



In BUMESTEDA [(Steeple) Bumpstead] (are) 

 3 sokemen, who hold now as then (semper] 25 

 acres. Then as now (semper) i plough (was 

 there), and 2 bordars. (There are) 6 acres 

 of meadow. In PHINCINGHEFELDA [Fin- 

 chingfield] (are) 1 1 sokemen with (de) half 

 a hide ; then as now (semper) i plough (was 

 there) ; and (there are) 3 acres of meadow. 



In CELVKSTUNA* [ ] (are) 5 soke- 



men with (de) half a hide less 5 acres. Then 

 as now (semper) i plough (was there) ; (there 

 are) 2 acres of meadow. 



In TUMESTEDA 8 [Twinstead] (are) 1 8 soke- 

 men with (de) half a hide and 15 acres. 

 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs (were there), 

 and 7 bordars. (There is) wood(land) for 8 

 swine, (and) 3 acres of meadow. In CHENE- 

 BOLTUNA [ 7 ] are 1 5 sokemen with 



half a hide and 5 acres ; then as now (semper) 

 i^ ploughs (were there), and 3 bordars ; 

 (there) are 4 acres of meadow. 



In HALSTEDA [Halstead] 22 sokemen hold 

 half a hide and 1 1 acres. Then as now 

 (semper) 5 ploughs. And (there are) i villein, 

 15 bordars, (and) 2 serfs. There is wood- 

 (land) for 50 swine, 19 acres of meadow, 

 (and) I mill. 



8 A place of the same name and probably 

 identical with it occurs below (p. 570) among the 

 Invasiones ' of Ralph Bainard. The name appears 

 to be now lost, but can be recognized in the 

 ' Chelveston ' which occurs in an Inq. p.m. of 2 

 Edward III. (13*8-9) as held of Robert Fitz 

 Walter (holder of the Bainard fief) with Pcntlow 

 by Master Robert de Redcswell. 



An error of the scribe for ' Tuinsteda.' 

 7 This name would be represented by Kimbol- 

 ton, but the name seems to be lost. 



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