A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



was held by 2 servants (servientes) of Wisgar ; 

 and they used not then to render due or geld 

 (consuetudinem vel gelt 1 ) to the king, nor could 

 they withdraw themselves (abire) without 

 their lord's bidding (jussu), as the Hundret 

 (court) testifies. Then as now (semper) I 

 plough (was there) on the demesne. It is 

 worth 20 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF ROCHEFORT [ROCHFORD] 



BERREWERA [Barrow (Hall) z ] was held by 

 Phin the Dane (dacus)* (as) i hides. Now 

 R[ichard] holds it in demesne. Then as 

 now (semper) 3 bordars, and 3 serfs, and 2 

 ploughs. There is wood(land) for 30 swine. 

 It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 4 

 pounds. 4 



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XXim. THE LAND OF SUEN OF 

 ESSEX 6 



HUNDRET OF B[ER]DESTAPLA [BARSTAPLE] 



ToRNiNDUNA[(West)Thorndon 6 ] was held, 

 in King Edward's time, by Alwin, a thegn of 

 King Edward ; and King William gave it 

 to Robert. 7 Now Suen holds it, and Siric 8 of 

 him, as i manor and as 5 hides and 15 acres. 

 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne, and 3 ploughs belonging to the men, 

 and 3 villeins. Then 7 bordars; now 10. 

 Then 4 serfs; now I. (There are) 2 hides 

 of wood(land) ; 9 and (there are) 2 sokemen 

 with (de) 50 acres, who had and have (habentes 

 semper) half a plough. In this manor Suen 

 received I rouncey (runcinum), 8 beasts (anl- 

 malia), 2O swine, (and) 60 sheep ; (there are) 

 now 4 beasts, 12 swine, and 50 sheep. It 

 is worth 100 shillings. 



LANGENDUNA [Langdon 10 ], which was 

 held by Alric, a thegn of King Edward, as 

 a manor and as 5 hides, is held of Suen by 

 Walter. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne, and 3 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, and 5 villeins. Then 4 serfs ; now 



1 This is an exceptional phrase which should be 

 noted. 



8 A manor in Wakering. 



8 See Introduction, p. 348. 



* It has doubled in value without, it would 

 seem, changing in any way. 



B ' Exssessa.' See, for Suain (Suenus), p. 345 

 above. 



6 Now corruptly West ' Horndon ' (see Intro- 

 duction, p. 399). 



7 Robert Fitz Wimarc, Swegen's father. 



8 See p. 491, note 4. 



9 This is an abnormal formula (see Introduc- 

 tion, p. 376). 



10 See Introduction, p. 398. 



4. And (there is) I hide of wood(land). 11 

 There is pasture for 100 sheep. Then 5 

 beasts (animalia) and 10 swine, (and) 60 

 sheep ; now 10 swine (and) 42 sheep. It 

 was then worth 100 shillings ; now 6 pounds. 



TILIBERIA [(West) Tilbury], which was 

 held, in King Edward's time, by Alvric the 

 priest, a free man, as I manor and as 2 hides, 

 is held of Suen by 2 Frenchmen, namely 

 Osbern and Ralf. Then as now (semper) 2 

 ploughs on the demesne, and 4 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men, and i villein, and 1 1 

 bordars, and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 4 hides 

 of wood(land). 11 There is pasture for 300 

 sheep, and i fishery. Then i rouncey 

 (runcinus) and 60 sheep. Now I rouncey, 

 and 12 colts, and 31 beasts (animalia), 9 

 swine, and 260 sheep. It was then worth 

 8 pounds; now zoo shillings. 



CILTEDIC [Childerditch], which was held, 

 in King Edward's time, by Alwen, a free 

 woman, is held of S[uen] by Osbern, and it 

 is not known how it came to Robert Fitz 

 Wicmarc 18 (sic). Now as then (semper) there 

 is there i hide and 40 acres. 13 Then as now 

 (semper) I plough on the demesne. Then 

 half a plough belonging to the men ; now 

 none (nicbif). Then i villein ; now none. 

 Then i bordar ; now 4. Then 2 serfs ; 

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

 (and) pasture for 100 sheep. Then i beast 

 (animal) ; now 10 beasts. It is worth 40 

 shillings. 



HORNINDUNA [Horndon (on the hill 14 )] was 

 held, in King Edward's time, by Alvric the 

 priest, a free man, as i manor and as 2 hides 

 and 30 acres. Then as now (semper) I plough 

 on the demesne, and half a plough belonging 

 to the men, and 1 1 bordars, and 3 serfs. Of 



fo. 43b 



this land Alvric the priest gave to a certain 

 church half a hide and 30 acres ; but Suen 

 took it from the church. Then as now 

 (semper) I rouncey (runcinus) and 2 beasts 

 (animalia). It is worth 30 shillings. This 

 manor is held of Suen by Payn. 



HASINGEBROC [Hassingbroke 1B ], which Leff- 

 stan, a free man, held, in King Edward's 



11 See note 9 above. 

 18 Suain's father. 



13 i.e. its assessment. The formula is an abnor- 

 mal one for Essex (see p. 471, note 3). 



14 i.e. the manor of Wythefeld there (see Intro- 

 duction, p. 398). 



' 15 In Stanford-le-Hope. 



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