A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



acres of meadow. It was worth then as now 

 (semper) 10 shillings. 



DOMMAWA [Dunmow *], which was held, 

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

 manor and as 37^ acres, is held of E[udo] by 

 Ralf. Then as now (semper) half a plough 

 on the demesne, and half a plough belonging 

 to the men, and 2 villeins. (There are) now 

 2 bordars. Then i serf ; now none. (There 

 is) woodland for 15 swine, (and) 4 acres of 

 meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 

 10 shillings ; now 20. And in the same vill 

 (there are) also (atte) 37^ acres, which were 

 held by another free man, in which there is 

 the same as in the others ; and they are worth 

 the same amount. 8 



HUNDRET OF UDELESFORT [UlTLESFORD] 



TACHELEIA [Takeley 3 ], which was held, 

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

 man, as a manor and as i hide and 15 acres, 

 is held by E[udo] in demesne. Then as now 

 (semper] 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 2 

 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 3 

 villeins ; now 5, and i priest. Then 3 

 bordars ; afterwards and now 10. Then as 

 now (semper] 2 serfs. (There was) wood(land) 

 for 1,000 swine ; afterwards and now for 

 6oo. 4 There are 16 acres of meadow. Then 

 I rouncey (rundnus), and 14 beasts (animalia), 

 30 swine, 30 goats, (and) 80 sheep ; now 2 

 rounceys, 20 beasts, 43 swine, 103 sheep, 



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(and) 40 goats. Then and afterwards it was 

 worth 8 pounds ; now i o. 



HUNDRET OF CLAVELINGA [CLAVERING] 



PLICHEDANA [Pledgdon 6 ], which was held, 

 in King Edward's time, by 2 free men as a 

 manor and as 5 hides less 20 acres, is held of 

 E[udo] by Richard. Then 4 ploughs on the 

 demesne ; afterwards and now 2. Then and 

 afterwards i plough belonging to the men ; 

 now 3. Then and afterwards 2 villeins ; now 

 6. Then and afterwards 2 bordars; now 16. 



1 This small estate has not been identified. 



2 This would seem to be a complicated way of 

 stating that an estate here of 75 (geld) acres had 

 been held by 2 free men in absolutely equal shares 

 (suggesting recent division), and that Eudo had 

 obtained the whole: 



3 i.e. the manor of Colchester Hall there. 



4 This must have been part of Hatfield (other- 

 wise Takeley) Forest. 



6 A hamlet in Henham, being that part of the 

 parish which was in Clavering Hundred. Eudo's 

 manor was afterwards known as Prison Hall. 



Then and afterwards 2 serfs ; now none. 

 (There is) wood(Iand) for 20 swine, (and) 

 2O acres of meadow. Then 2 rounceys 

 (runcini) ; now none. Then 2 beasts (ani- 

 malia]. Now 66 swine. Then 300 sheep ; 

 now 200. (There are) 6 hives of bees. 

 Then and afterwards it was worth IOO 

 shillings ; now 8 pounds. Of this estate 

 (terra) 2 hides less 2O acres are claimed by 

 G[eoffrey] ' de Magna villa,' and the Hundred 

 (court) supports his claim (testatur '). 



HUNDRET OF LAXENDENA [LEXDEN] 



BUCCHESTEDA [Boxted 6 ], which was held 

 by Grim as a manor and as i hide, is held of 

 E[udo] by Artur. Then i villein ; now 

 none. Then 2 bordars ; now 9. Then as 

 now (semper] i plough on the demesne. 

 Then 2 ploughs belonging to the men ; 

 now i. (There is) wood(land) for 42 swine, 

 (and) 2 acres of meadow. Then 6 beasts 

 (animalia] ; now 4. Then 30 sheep ; now 

 64. Then 10 swine ; now 13. (There 

 are) now 13 goats, and i hive of bees. It 

 was then worth 20 shillings ; now 40. And 

 a certain free (man 7 ) held (there) 5 acres, 

 (which) the same Artur now holds of E[udo] ; 

 then as now (semper) half a plough was there ; 

 it is worth 5 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF ANGRA [ONGAR] 



TAINDENA [Theydon (Gernon ?)], which 

 was held, in King Edward's time, by Ulmar 

 as i hide and 40 acres, is held by Eudo in 

 demesne. Then 4 villeins ; now 6. Then 

 2 bordars ; now 4. Then 4 serfs ; now I . 

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

 mesne, and 2 ploughs belonging to the men. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 400 swine, (and) 5 

 acres of meadow. Then as now (semper) 2 

 rounceys (runcini). Then 8 beasts (animalia) ; 

 now 13. Then 35 swine ; now 66. Then 

 87 sheep ; now 100, and 15 goats. Then 2 

 hives of bees ; now 6. Then and afterwards 

 it was worth 40 shillings ; now 4 pounds. 

 And i sokeman held 6 acres, and could sell 

 his land ; but the soke 8 remained attached to 

 (in) the manor ; (this is) worth 1 2 pence. 



ROINGES [Roding (Abbess ?) 9 ], which was 

 held, in King Edward's time, by Ulmar as a 

 manor and as 3 hides, is held by Eudo in de- 

 mesne. Then as now (semper] 7 villeins. Now 



6 The identity of this manor there seems to be 

 doubtful. 



7 The MS. omits the word. 



8 (Profits of) jurisdiction there. 



9 See p. 49 2 , note 4, above. 



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