A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



WATELEA [Wheatley *], which was held, 

 in King Edward's time, by Edric as a manor 

 and as half a hide, is held of Suen by Walter. 

 Then as now (semper) I plough. There is 

 i bordar, and 15 acres of pasture. It is 

 worth 10 shillings. 



WATELEA [Wheatley *], which was held, in 

 King Edward's time, by Levecilt, a king's 

 thegn, as i manor and as 5 hides, is held by 

 Suen in demesne. Then 2 ploughs (on the 

 demesne), and i plough belonging to the 

 men ; and now the same (similiter). Then I 

 villein ; now none. Then 10 bordars ; now 

 1 1 . (There is) half a hide of wood(land) 

 that has been laid waste (vastata:}* (and) pas- 

 ture for 100 sheep. Then i fishery ; now 2. 

 Then 3 rounceys (runcini), and 5 beasts (ani- 

 ma/ia), and 20 swine, and 100 sheep. Now 

 I rouncey, and i colt, and 7 beasts, and 70 

 sheep. It was then worth 60 shillings ; now 

 4 pounds. 



THUNRESLEA [Thundersley], which was 

 held, in King Edward's time, by Godric, a 

 king's thegn, as i manor and as 5 hides and 

 15 acres, is held by S[uen] in demesne. Then 

 as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, 

 and 2 ploughs belonging to the men, and 5 

 villeins, and 5 bordars. Then 4 serfs ; now 

 2. (There is) pasture for 200 sheep, (and) 

 wood(land) for 50 swine. Then 2 rounceys 

 (runcini"), and 7 beasts (anima/ia), and 1 6 swine 

 and 200 sheep, and 2 hives of bees. Now 3 

 rounceys, and i rouncey (sic), 14 beasts, 36 

 swine, 200 sheep, (and) 2 hives of bees. It 

 was then worth 102 shillings ; now 100 

 shillings. 3 



fo. 



HUNDRET OF RoCHEFORT [RoCHFORD] 



RAGENEIA [Rayleigh] is held by Suen in 

 demesne as i manor and as 5 hides. Then 

 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now 3. Then 

 as now (semper) 10 ploughs belonging to the 

 men. Then 21 villeins; now 6. Then 6 

 bordars ; now 15. Then as now (semper) 2 

 serfs. (There are) 10 acres of meadow, 

 (with) wood(land) for 40 swine. Now there 

 is i park, and 6 arpents of vineyard, and (it) 

 renders 2O muids (madias') of wine if it does 

 well (si bene procedit).* Then 4 rounceys 

 (runcini) and 13 beasts (animalia), 25 swine, 

 and 105 sheep ; now 5 rounceys, and 2 



1 A manor in Rayleigh (see p. 445, note 6). 



* Compare Introduction, p. 376. 



8 This should be observed as an exceptional 

 instance of exact valuation. 



* See Introduction, p. 383. 



colts (pu/li), and 20 beasts (anima/ia), and 



1 1 swine, and 80 sheep, and 1 1 goats. It 

 was then worth i o pounds ; now the same 

 amount, without counting (tantundem prteter) 

 the wine. And in this manor Suen has made 

 his castle (fecit suum castellum)? Of this 

 manor 4 Frenchmen hold 2 hides, 6 (where are) 

 4 ploughs and 4 bordars ; and (this) is worth 

 60 shillings in the above total (eodem pretio). 



RAGHELEIA [Rayleigh], which was held, 

 in King Edward's time, by i free man as a 

 manor and as i\ hides, is held by Suen in 

 demesne. 7 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne. Then 3 villeins ; now 2. 

 Then 5 bordars, now 6, who had (habentes 8 ) 

 then z\ ploughs ; now only half a plough. 

 Then i rouncey (runcinus), and 2 beasts (ani- 

 malia), and 1 5 sheep ; now 2 rounceys, 9 

 beasts, 9 swine, (and) 20 sheep. Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 30 shillings ; now 

 40. 



HOCHELEIA [Hockley] is held of Suen by 



2 Frenchmen : Godebold (holds) I hide, and 

 Odo 30 acres. And this manor was held by i 

 free man in King Edward's time. Then as 

 now (semper) 2^ ploughs on the demesne. 

 Then 3 bordars ; now 5. Then 5 serfs ; 

 now 3. (There is) pasture for 100 sheep. 

 Then as now (semper) i mill. Then 5 beasts 

 (animalia), and 10 swine, and 100 sheep, and 

 7 goats. Now I rouncey (runcinus), and 13 

 beasts, and 22 swine, and 100 sheep, and 

 4 hives of bees. It was then worth 30 

 shillings ; afterwards and now 40. 



ESTWDA [Eastwood] is held by Suen in 

 demesne, and was (quod) held by his father, 9 

 in King Edward's time, as i manor and as 

 3^ hides. Then as now (semper) 3 villeins, 

 and 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 8 

 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 5. 

 Then 21 bordars; now 30. Then as now 

 (semper) 2 serfs. (There are) 4 acres of 

 meadow. (There was) then wood(land) for 

 50 swine ; now for 30. (There is) now i 



6 See p. 300 above. 



6 It was customary, in the case of a manor on 

 which the tenant-in-chief resided, to find his 

 under - tenants by knight - service holding small 

 estates there. 



7 It is probable that this manor is entered 

 separately because it had been held by a different 

 holder in King Edward's time. Compare p. 483, 

 note 8, above. 



8 This must include the villeins as well as the 

 bordars. 



9 Robert Fitz Wimarc. 



484 



