THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



his 2 sisters in COLUN [Colne l ] holding 64 



Co. 41 



acres, and Leuric holding 30 acres in the 

 same vill ; and these could not withdraw them- 

 selves from Wisgar's soke ; under them (were) 

 then as now (semper) 2 bordars, and i plough. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 12 swine, and 9 

 acres of meadow. Then as now (semper) I 

 mill ; it is worth 20 shillings. In FORDE- 

 HAM* [Fordham] Ulmar* held 40 acres 

 under Wisgar, and (now) holds (them) under 

 R[ichard] ; and he could not withdraw him- 

 self (recedere) from (the) soke. Then 3 bor- 

 dars were there ; now 6. (There is) half a 

 plough, wood(land) for 10 swine, (and) 3 

 acres of meadow. It is worth 10 shillings.* 



In BERCOLTA [(West) Bergholt] Lefcild 

 held 31^ acres. Now Coding holds (them) 

 under Richard. Then 2 bordars ; now 6. 

 Now I serf. Then as now (semper) half a 

 plough. (There is) wood(land) for 16 swine, 

 (and) 3 acres of meadow. Then I mill ; 

 now none. It is worth 10 shillings. 



In WITESWORDA [ ] Algar held 



under Wisgar 12^ acres, and (gut) could not 

 withdraw himself (recedere) from (the) soke. 

 Now I bordar ; and (there is) I acre of 

 meadow. It is worth 3 shillings. 



LAINGAHAM [Langham], which was held 

 by Phin the Dane (dacus) 6 as 2^ hides and 

 as i manor, is held of R[ichard] by Walter 

 Tirel. 6 Then 22 villeins; now 17. Then 

 9 bordars ; now 27. Then 4 serfs ; now 

 none. Then as now (semper) i plough on 

 the demesne. Then 1 1 ploughs belonging 

 to the men ; now 7. (There is) wood(land) 

 for 1,000 swine, (and) 40 acres of meadow. 

 Then I mill ; now 2. Then 6 rounceys 

 (runcini) ; now none. Then as now (semper) 

 22 beasts (anima/ia). Then 46 swine ; now 

 80. Then 54 sheep ; now 200. Then 62 

 goats ; now 80. Then 3 hives of bees ; now 

 none. It was then worth 1 2 pounds ; now 

 IS- 



1 Berwick Hall in White Colne and Creping 

 Hall in Wakes Colne were held of the Honour of 

 Clare. The former appears to be here meant (see 

 p. 534, note 1 1, below). 



* The Record Commission's edition reads ' Sorde- 

 ham,' but the first letter was probably intended for 

 a'F.' 



' This was the fifth of the above sokcmen. 



* This Fordham entry appears to have been 

 crowded in after the text was written. 



* See Introduction, p. 348. 



* Ibid. p. 349. 



HALF HUNDRET OF FROSSEWELLA [FRESH- 

 WELL] 



BIRDEFELDA [(Great) Bardfield] was held 

 by Wisgar as I manor and as 4 hides. Now 

 Richard holds (it) in demesne. Then 24 

 villeins ; now 20. Then and afterwards 7 

 bordars ; now 22. Then as now (semper) 8 

 serfs. Then as now 4 ploughs on the demesne. 

 Then and afterwards 21 teams (belonging to 

 the men) ; now 9. Wood(land) for 800 

 swine, and 32 acres of meadow. Then as 

 now (semper) 2 mills. Then 4 rounceys 

 (runcini) ; now 5. Then 28 beasts (anima/ia) ; 

 now 41. Then 60 swine ; now 107. 

 Then 100 sheep ; now 200. It is worth 

 now as then (semper) 16 pounds. 



SANFORDA [(Little) Sampford] was held by 

 Wisgar as i manor and as 5 hides. Now 

 Richard holds (it) in demesne. Then 23 

 villeins ; now 14. Then 2 bordars ; now 18. 

 Then 6 serfs ; now 4. Then as now 3 

 ploughs on the demesne. Then 21 ploughs 

 belonging to the men ; now to. (There is) 



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wood(land) for 60 swine, (and) 22 acres of 

 meadow. Then i mill ; now none. It was 

 then worth 12 pounds; now 17. When 

 Richard received this manor, he found there 

 at that time (tune) 3 rounceys (runcinas) ; now 

 (there are) 2. Then 19 beasts (anima/ia); 

 now 9. Then 50 swine ; now 30. Then 

 100 sheep ; now 88. Then 3 hives of bees ; 

 now i. Of this manor and of the abovesaid 

 5 hides 2 Frenchmen hold i hides; and 

 (there are there) 9 bordars, and 2 ploughs, 

 and 1 6 acres of meadow ; this is appraised 

 above. 7 



HAMSTEDA [Hempstead] was held by 

 Wisgar as I manor and as 4 hides less 30 

 acres in King Edward's time. Now Robert 

 de Watevill' (holds it) of R[ichard]. Then 

 as now (semper) 22 villeins. Then 6 bordars ; 

 now 10. Then 8 serfs; now 7. Then on 

 the demesne 4 ploughs; now 3. Then 14 

 ploughs (belonging to the men) ; now 10. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 200 swine, and 15 

 acres of meadow. It was then worth 12 

 pounds ; now 1 6. 



In B[ER]DEFELDA [Bardfield (Saling ?)*] 

 Wielard holds (of Richard) i hide which 



7 i.e. its value is included in that of the whole 

 manor. 



8 This is Morant's identification. But it is 

 probably unsafe to distinguish it from Great Bard- 

 field in Domesday. 



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