A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



his stay in London (quando remansit Londonice). 1 

 Then 2 rounceys (runcini), and 9 beasts (ani- 

 malla\ 180 sheep, (and) 14 swine ; now 2 

 rounceys, 14 beasts, 15 swine, 160 sheep, 50 

 goats, (and) 3 hives of bees. It was then 

 worth 8 pounds ; and when received, the 

 same ; it is now worth 9 pounds. 



FRIENTUNA [Frinton], which was held by 

 Levesun' as a manor and as 3^ hides, is held 

 of G[eoffrey] by Renelm'.* Then and after- 

 wards 3 villeins ; now i. Then and after- 

 wards 4 serfs ; now 3. Then as now 2 

 ploughs on the demesne. And then (there 

 were) 2 ploughs belonging to the men ; and 

 when (the manor was) received, \\ ; now 

 only a half. (There are) 3^ acres of meadow, 

 (with) pasture for 50 sheep. Then 49 sheep ; 

 now 2 rounceys (runcini}, and 4 swine and 40 

 sheep. It was then and afterwards worth 7 

 pounds ; now 4. 



ERLEIA [Ardleigh 3 ], which was held by 2 

 free men, Bund' and Alric', brothers, who 

 (sed) could not withdraw themselves (recedere) 

 without permission of that ./Elfgar (licentia 

 illius Algari*\ as 2 hides and as 2 manors, is 

 held of G[eoffrey] by William. Then as 

 now (semper) 5 villeins arid 8 bordars. Then 



1 serf; now none. Then as now (semper) 



2 ploughs on the demesne. Then and after- 

 wards 5 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 

 4. (There is) wood(land) for 100 swine, 12 

 acres of meadow, (and) pasture for 50 sheep. 

 Then and afterwards it was worth 4 pounds ; 

 now 40 shillings. 



In the Hundret of Berdestapla [Barstable] B 

 there were, in King Edward's time, 6 free 

 men, whom G[eofFrey] has annexed to the 

 wrong of (invasit super] King William ; 6 

 they held (tenentes) 1 2 hides of land, which are 

 held of Geoffrey (eo) by 5 knights. Then as 

 now (semper) 9^ ploughs. Then I villein ; 

 now none. Then 10 bordars ; now 36. 



1 Mr. Freeman considered that these words 

 referred to ' the very first days of William's reign,' 

 immediately after his coronation (Norman Conquest, 

 iv. 19). 



8 As Frinton and Shelley were held together of 

 Geoffrey's heir, the Earl of Hereford, who died in 

 1298, it is highly probable that this Renelm' was 

 the Rainald' who held of Geoffrey at Shelley (see 

 p. 504 above). 



8 i.e. the manor of Martells Hall there. 



4 This phrase appears inexplicable. 



5 See Introduction (p. 374) for proof that this 

 estate was East Tilbury on the Thames. 



6 i.e. they ought to have appeared among the 

 king's own possessions (see Introduction, p. 354). 



Then 14 serfs; now 7. Then wood(land) 

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

 pasture for 300 sheep, 10 acres of meadow, 

 (and) i fishery. Of these 12 hides Ravengar 

 took away (tulit) 12 acres of land and added 

 them (apposuit) to his own rief. 7 And Suen' 

 took away thence (tulit) 30 acres, and put 

 them in his manor of Tiliberia [(West) Til- 

 bury]. The whole together was then worth 

 7 pounds, and now the same. 



HUNDRET OF WITHAM 



NUTLEA [(Black) Notley], which was held 

 by Esgar 8 as a manor and as i^ hides and 45 

 acres, is held of G[eoffrey] by Walter. Then 



fo. 60 



as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, 

 and 4 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 

 as now (semper) 10 villeins, and 5 bordars, and 

 4 serfs. (There is) wood(land) for 100 swine, 

 (and) now i mill. And (there are) 2 free 

 men with 40 acres ; and concerning them he 

 vouches (clamat) the king to warranty. 9 Then 

 6 beasts (anima/ia), and I rouncey (runcinus), 

 and 12 swine, (and) 60 sheep ; now 8 beasts, 

 1 6 swine, 100 sheep, (and) i rouncey. It 

 was then worth 100 shillings ; now 6 pounds. 



RETXEIA [Ridley (Hall) 10 ], which was held 

 by Esgar 8 as a manor and as i hide in King 

 Edward's time, is held of G[eoffrey] by Wal- 

 ter. Then as now (semper) I plough on the 

 demesne, and half a plough belonging to the 

 men. (There are) now 3 bordars. Then 3 

 serfs ; now i. (There is) wood(land) for 10 

 swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. To this 

 estate used to belong (terree adjacebani), in 

 King Edward's time, 30 acres, of which 

 G[eoffrey] de Magnavilla has 20 acres, and 

 Richard son of Count Gilbert 10 acres ; but 

 the Hundret (court) bears witness that the 

 whole rightly belongs to Geoffrey's estate 

 (terram). The whole (manor) together is 

 worth 30 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] 

 HALINGEBERIA [(Little) Hallingbury 11 ], 



7 Domesday accuses him of similar conduct at 

 Wickford, Ramsden and Bulphan. He seems to 

 have been no longer in possession at the time of 

 the Survey. 



8 i.e. Ansgar the staller. 



9 Compare Introduction, p. 413. 



10 A manor in Terling. 



11 i.e. the manor of Monkbury there. This 

 identification is well ascertained, for Geoffrey Mar- 

 tel gave a hide of land at ' Halyngbury,' with 

 Geoffrey de Mandeville's consent, to Bermondsey 



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