THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



2 bordars. Then as now (semper) 4 serfs, and 

 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 3 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men. (There is) wood(land) 

 for 20 swine, (and) 2O acres of meadow. 

 Then I rouncey (runcinui) ; now 3. Then 

 IO beasts (animalia) ; now 14. Then 40 

 swine ; now 60. Then 100 sheep ; now 

 131. And (there) is I sokema"n, holding half 

 a virgate and 8^ acres, who could sell his 



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land, though (sett) the soke l remained attached 

 to (in) the manor ; then and afterwards I ^ 

 ploughs were there ; then as now (semper) I 

 serf. Then and afterwards the whole was 

 worth 8 pounds ; now 12. 



HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORT [CHELMSFORD] 



RATENDUNA [Rettendon], which was held, 

 in King Edward's time, by Levesun as a 

 manor and as 2 hides and 30 acres, is held of 

 E[udo] by Richard. And this land is claimed 

 by the Abbey (ALcclesia) of Eli ; and the 

 Hundret (court) supports the claim (ftrt testi- 

 monium)? Then as now (semper) 4 bordars, 

 and 2 serfs, and I plough on the demesne, and 

 i plough belonging to the men. Then 2 

 rounceys (runcini) ; now 4. Then 4 beasts 

 (animalia) ; now 7. Then 10 swine ; now 

 33. Then 80 sheep; now 100 less 3. It 

 was then worth 40 shillings ; now 70. 



LEGA [Lees], which was held by Edric as 

 a manor and as 2 hides, is held of E[udo] by 

 Richard. Then as now (semper) 3 villeins. 

 Then 2 bordars ; now 9. Then 7 serfs ; 

 now 2. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; 

 now i^. (There is) wood(land) for 800 

 swine,* (and) 16 acres of meadow. (There 

 is) now I mill. Then 3 rounceys (runcini) ; 

 now i. Then 10 beasts (animalia) ; now 9. 

 Then 40 swine ; now 35. Then 50 sheep ; 

 now 63 ; and 1 1 goats. It was then worth 

 60 shillings ; now 4 pounds. 



HUNDRET OF TENDRINGA [TENDRING] 



WILEIA [Weeley] was held by Goduin as 

 a manor and as 3 hides and 38 acres. Now 

 E[udo] holds (it) in demesne. Then 13 vil- 

 leins ; now II. Then 4 bordars; now 9. 

 Then 8 serfs ; now 4.* (There is) wood- 

 (land) for 200 swine, 6 acres of meadow, and 

 pasture for 100 sheep. And 2 sokemen held 



1 i.e. (the profits of) jurisdiction. 



* See p. 450 above. 



* This extensive woodland was represented sub- 

 sequently by the large park there, which was of 

 early date. 



* There is no mention of the ploughs. 



2 hides and 45 acres, which used to belong 

 (adjacebani) to this manor ; then as now (sem- 

 per) 5 bordars (were there), and 2 ploughs ; 

 (there is) wood(land) for 30 swine, 3 acres of 

 meadow, (and) pasture for 60 sheep. (There 

 were) then on the demesne 15 beasts (ani- 

 malia') ; now 1 6. Then 60 swine ; now 

 30. Then as now (semper) 240 sheep. Then 



5 hives of bees ; now 2. The whole together 

 was then worth 8 pounds ; now 1 9 pounds 

 and i ounce of gold. 6 



HUNDRET OF UDELESFORT [UTTLESFORD] 



KUENADANA [Quendon], which was held 

 by Aldred 6 as a manor and as 2 hides, is held 

 of E[udo] by Richard. Then 6 villeins ; 

 afterwards and now 3. Now 4 bordars. 

 Then as now 3 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne. And the men had (inter homines) 

 then 3 ploughs ; now 2. (There is) wood- 

 (land) for 40 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. 

 Then 7 rounceys (runcini) ; now 5. Then 



6 beasts (animalia) ; now 9. Then 32 swine ; 

 now 50. Then 80 sheep ; now 200. Now 

 44 goats. Then 4 hives of bees ; now 17. 

 It was then worth 8 pounds ; now 6. 8 



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HALF HUNDRET OF FROSSEWELLA 

 [FRESHWELL] 



In REDEWINTRA [Radwinter] Richard holds 

 1 5 acres, which were held by Alvric Wand. 9 

 Then as now (semper) i villein, and i bordar, 

 and i serf, and i plough. There are 5 acres 

 of meadow. Then 5 beasts (animalia) ; now 

 8. Now 2 rounceys (runcini). Then 5 sheep, 

 and 3 swine ; now none. It was then worth 

 10 shillings ; now 3O. 10 



HUNDRET OF ROCHEFORT [ROCHFORD] 



(HACWELLA [Hawkwell]), 11 which was held, 

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

 as a manor and (as 3^ hides 11 ) less 15 acres, 

 (is held by Eudo in demesne n ). Then 1 1 

 villeins ; now 8. Then as now (semper) 5 



6 This enormous rise in value seems to be 

 unaccounted for. 



6 This was very probably the Aldred, ' thegn of 

 King Edward,' whom Eudo had succeeded at 

 Aspenden in Hertfordshire, some 10 miles to the 

 west, and at Newsells in Barkway north of it. 



7 The MS. omits the number. 



8 Here is a fall in value of 25 per cent con- 

 current with a large increase in the live stock. 



' See p. 496, note 2, below. 

 10 Here the value has tripled with nothing to 

 account for the rise. 



11 The words within the parentheses have been 

 deleted by the scribe. 



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