A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



swine, and 2 rounceys (runcini). Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 20 shillings ; now 26. 



HAINCTUNA [Asheldham ? *], which in King 

 Edward's time was held freely by Godric as 

 a manor and as half a hide and 37 acres, is 

 held of S[uen] by Garner. Then 3 bordars ; 

 now 2. Then as now (semper) i plough. 

 (There are) 5 acres of meadow. (There was) 

 then no stock (nichil) ; now 3 beasts (animalia), 

 4 swine, (and) 1 1 goats. It is worth 20 

 shillings. Robert Fitz Wimarc (IPimarcte) 

 had this manor after the coming of King 

 William. 2 



HUNDRET OF WlTHAM 



RUWENHALA 3 [Rivenhall], which was held, 

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

 man, as 30 acres, is held of S[uen] by Clar- 

 enbald. Then as now (semper] I plough on 

 the demesne, and half a plough belonging to 

 the men. Then 5 bordars ; now 6. Then as 

 now (semper} 2 serfs. (There are) 10 acres 

 of meadow. Pasture worth (de) 4 shillings. 4 

 And there is I sokeman with (de} 5 acres. 

 Then 2 beasts (animalia), and 2 rounceys 

 (runcini), and 1 5 sheep ; now 2 beasts, 2 

 rounceys, 100 sheep, 6 swine, 8 goats, (and) 

 2 hives of bees. It was then worth 40 shil- 

 lings ; now 30. 



NUTHLEA [ Notley 5 ], which was held, 

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



1 manor, is held (of Suen) by Godebold as half 

 a hide and 30 acres. Then 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne ; now i. Then 2 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men ; now i . Then 4 villeins ; 

 now 2. Then 4 bordars ; now 5. Then 



2 serfs ; now none. (There was) then wood- 

 (land) for 40 swine ; now for 30. (There are) 

 10 acres of meadow. Then I rouncey (run- 

 cinus) and 2 cows. Now 2 rounceys, and 8 

 beasts (animalia), 30 swine, 1 1 sheep, (and) 1 

 hives of bees. It was then worth 40 shil- 

 lings ; now 60. 



HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] 

 HALINGEBIA 6 [(Little) Hallingbury 7 ], which 



1 See pp. 391, 393, 410 above. 



8 Compare the Dunmow entry on this page. 



3 In the MS. it is ' Ruuuenhala.' 



4 This is a somewhat uncommon formula in 

 Essex (see Introduction, p. 378). 



5 It has not been established in which of the 

 Notleys this holding lay. The name of its tenant 

 is so uncommon that he was doubtless the Gode- 

 bold who held of Suain at Horkesley. 



6 A scribal error for ' Halingeberia.' 



7 Alias Hallingbury-Nevill. The identity is 

 proved by the Red Book of the Exchequer (p. 738). 



was held by Godric, a free man, as i manor 

 and as 1\ hides, is held of S[uen] by Walter. 

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

 mesne. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the 

 men ; now 4. Then 8 villeins ; now 10. 

 Now 17 bordars. Then as now (semper) 4 

 serfs. (There was) then wood(land) for 150 

 swine ; now for 100. (There are) 30 acres 

 of meadow, (and) now a moiety of a mill. 

 Then 2 rounceys (runcini), and 6 beasts (ani- 

 malia), and 24 swine, 30 sheep, (and) 30 

 goats ; now 2 colts (pulli), and 7 beasts, and 

 13 swine, 50 sheep, 32 goats, (and) 7 hives 



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of bees. It was then worth 100 shillings ; now 



6 pounds. 



HUNDRET OF DOMMAWA [DUNMOW] 



WILLINGEHALA [Willingale 8 ], which was 

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

 man as 20 acres, is held of Suen by Garner. 

 It was then worth 4 shillings ; now 8. 



DOMMAWA [Dunmow 9 ], which was held, 

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

 held of S[uen] by Ed mar as 37 acres, of 

 which (et Hire) 7 acres were added after the 

 coming of King William and belonged to 

 (ques fuerunt) a certain other free man. Then 

 half a plough ; now i (plough). Then 2 

 bordars ; now 3. Then as now (semper) i 

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

 and 5 acres of meadow. Now i mill. Then 

 4 beasts (animalia), 9 swine, 1 1 sheep, and 5 

 goats ; now 5 beasts, 8 swine, 13 sheep, (and) 



7 goats. It was then worth 10 shillings ; 

 now 2O. 



HUNDRET OF WENSISTREU [WINSTREE] 



MERESAI [(East) Mersea], which was held, 

 in King Edward's time, by Robert Fitz 

 Wimarc (JVlmarcte) as a manor and as 6 

 hides, is held by Suen in demesne. Then as 

 now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. 

 Then 8 ploughs (belonging to the men) ; 

 now 6. Then 9 villeins ; now 8. Then 

 12 bordars ; now 14. Then 3 serfs ; now 

 none. (There was) then wood(land) for 40 

 swine. 10 (There are) 5 acres of meadow, 

 (and) 4 fisheries. Then I rouncey (runcinus), 

 9 beasts (animalia), 25 swine, (and) 107 sheep ; 



8 The holding was so small that it is uncertain 

 in which of the Willinghales it lay. 



9 The identity of this small estate is uncer- 

 tain. 



10 This is not followed by an entry of the 

 amount of woodland remaining in 1086. 



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