A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



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XXXII. THE LANDS OF ROBERT 

 GRENO [GERNON] 



HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] 



RAMESDANA * [Ramsden], which was held, 

 in King Edward's time, by 3 free men as a 

 manor and as 3^ hides and 30 acres, is held 

 by Robert in demesne. Then as now (sem- 

 per) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and I plough 

 belonging to the men. Then 3 villeins ; now 

 2. Then 3 bordars; now 13. Then 3 serfs; 

 now 4. (There is) wood(land) for 90 swine. 

 Then I rouncey (runcinus') ; now 2. Then 2 

 beasts (animalia) ; now 10. Then as now 

 (semper) 60 sheep and 40 swine. (There are) 

 now 2 hives of bees. It is worth 50 shillings. 



RAMESDUNA 1 [Ramsden], which was held 

 by Alvric freely (libere) as a manor and as 2 

 hides, is held of Robert by Anschetil. Then 

 as now (semper) i plough on the demesne, and 

 half a plough belonging to the men. Then 2 

 villeins ; now i. Then as now (semper) 6 

 bordars. Then 2 serfs ; now none. (There 

 is) wood (land) for 40 swine. Then as now 

 (semper) I rouncey (runcinus). Then 7 swine ; 

 now 2O. (There are) now 6 beasts (animalia). 

 Then 20 sheep ; now 80. (There are) 2 

 hives of bees. It is worth 30 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF WITHAM 



WITHAM [(Powers Hall in) Witham*], 

 which was held by Burcard, a free man, as I 

 manor and as 4 hides in King Edward's time, 

 is held of R[obert] by Hugh. Then 4 ploughs 

 on the demesne ; now 2. (There are) now 2 

 ploughs belonging to the men,* and 2 villeins, 

 and 6 bordars. Then 6 serfs ; now 3. (There 

 are) 6 acres of meadow and i mill. Then i 

 rouncey (runcinus), and 2 beasts (animalia), and 

 80 sheep, and 12 swine; now i rouncey, and 

 4 beasts, and 100 sheep, and 2O swine, and 

 3 hives of bees. It is worth now as then 

 (semper) 4 pounds. 



HOBRUGE [Hubbridge (Hall) 4 ], which was 

 held by Brictmar' as a manor and as z\ hides 

 in King Edward's time, is held of R[obert] 

 by Richard. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne, and i plough belonging to 



1 These manors have not been satisfactorily 

 identified. 



* Alias Witham Parva. 



3 This is an interesting change in the distribu- 

 tion of the ploughs. The text leaves it rather 

 uncertain whether the villeins and bordars had 

 been on the land previously or not. 



4 A manor in Witham. 



the men, and 2 villeins, and 6 bordars. Then 

 6 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood(land) 

 for 40 swine, 1 1 acres of meadow, (and) I 

 mill. Then 2 beasts (animalia} ; now 4. 

 Then I rouncey (runcinus) ; now none. Then 

 12 swine ; now 40. Then 30 sheep ; now 

 54. (There are) now 24 goats. It is worth 

 40 shillings. 



RIWEHALA [Rivenhall 6 ], which was held 

 by Alestan, a free man, as a manor and as 

 half a hide in King Edward's time, is held of 

 R[obert] by Ascelin'. Then as now (semper) 



I plough on the demesne. Then i bordar ; 

 now 8. Then i serf; now none. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 10 swine, (and) 8 acres of 

 meadow. There are now 8 swine. It is 

 worth 20 shillings. 



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HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] 



MATCINGA [Matching], which was held 

 by Alvric Cild, a free man, as a manor and as 

 i hide in King Edward's time, is held of 

 Robert by Hugh. Then as now (semper) i 

 plough on the demesne. Then half a plough 

 belonging to the men ; now none. Then I 

 villein ; now none. Then I bordar ; now 

 4. Then 3 serfs ; now none. (There is) 

 wood(land) for 40 swine, (and) 8 acres of 

 meadow. Then i rouncey (runcinus) and 8 

 swine ; now 1 6 swine, and 1 2 sheep, and 8 

 goats, and 4 beasts (animalia). It was then 

 worth 2O shillings ; now 30. 



HUNDRET OF WALTHAM 



CINGEFORT [Chingford 6 ], which was held 

 by I free man as a manor and (as) 5 hides in 

 King Edward's time, is held of Robert by 

 Orgar the thegn (teinnus). And it renders 

 10 pence to Waltham as payment for soke 

 (de soka). Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; 

 now i. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the 

 men ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 7 

 villeins, and 6 bordars, and 4 serfs. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 500 swine, (and) 50 acres 

 of meadow. Then as now (semper) I mill 7 

 and 4 fisheries. And 2 ploughs more could 

 be added to the stock, one (of them) on the 

 demesne, and the other to the villeins. Then 



I 1 beasts (animalia) ; now none. Then 30 

 swine ; now 21. It is worth now as then 

 (semper) 70 shillings. 



6 i.e. the manor of Archers in Rivenhall, Brad- 

 well and Great Braxted. 



6 i.e. the manor of Earl's Chingford. 



7 There is still a water-mill on the Lea close to 

 Chingford Hall. 



