THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



HUNDRET OF BEVENTREU [BECONTREE] 



HAME [(West) Ham l ], which was held by 

 Alestan', a free man, as a manor and as 8 hides 

 and 30 acres in King Edward's time, is held 

 by Robert in demesne. And this manor was 

 given by King William to Ranulf Peverel 

 (piperello) and Robert Gernon (grenoni). Then 

 5 ploughs on the demesne ; now 4. Then 8 

 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 12. 

 Then 32 villeins; now 48. Then 16 bor- 

 dars ; now 79. Then as now (semper) 3 

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

 (and) 60 acres of meadow. (There were) 

 then 9 mills ; now 8.* It was then worth 

 1 6 pounds; and when they received (it) 12 

 pounds ; it is now worth 24 pounds. And 

 of this manor R[anulf] Peverel (piperellus) 

 has a moiety. 8 And in Robert's demesne* 

 Rfobert] received i rouncey (runcinum), which 

 (et) is now similarly there. Then I cow ; 

 now 9 beasts (animalia). Then 6 sheep ; 

 now 12. Then 5 swine; now n. Of 

 this manor Osbern holds of Robert 30 acres 

 with (et) half a plough, and it is worth 10 

 shillings in the above valuation (in eodem pretio). 



HAME [(East) Ham], which was held by 

 Levred', a free man, as a manor and as 7 hides 

 in King Edward's time, is held by Robert in 

 demesne. Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs 

 on the demesne. Then 7 ploughs belonging 

 to the men; now 13. Then 34 villeins; 

 now 38. Then 3 bordars ; now 26. Then 



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19 serfs ; now 3. (There is) wood(land) for 

 700 swine, 6 (and) 50 acres of meadow. Then 

 8 beasts (anima/ia) ; now 15. Then 2O 

 swine; now 34. (There are) now 200 sheep 

 less 20. (And there are) now 4 rounceys 

 (runcini) and 3 hives of bees. And to this 



1 It is extremely difficult to distinguish between 

 East and West Ham, as they both belonged to 

 Robert Gernon and afterwards to Stratford Lang- 

 thorn Abbey. 



* These mills are virtually decisive in favour of 

 the identity of this manor with West Ham, for 

 they would stand on the Lea and its branches, and 

 are still represented by Temple Mills. East Ham 

 is not sufficiently on the Rothing to be rich in mills. 



8 See p. 527 below, under RanulFs fief, for the 

 duplicate entry of this manor which is identical 

 with that in the text thus far mutatis mutandis. 



* The demesne is treated as one so far as the 

 ploughs on it are concerned ; but Robert and 

 Ranulf had separate portions of it, with live stock 

 of their own on each. 



6 It should be observed that the woodland of 

 East Ham was reckoned to be seven times as 

 extensive as that of West Ham. The forest must 

 at that time have reached down to it. 



estate (terra) have been added, in King 

 William's time, 3 virgates which were held 

 by Eduin', a free priest, in King Edward's 

 time ; then I plough (was there) ; now a 

 half ; (there are) now 2 bordars ; wood(land) 

 for 10 swine (is there), and 9 acres of meadow. 

 And this manor was worth 10 pounds in 

 King Edward's time ; and when received, 7 

 pounds ; now 18 pounds. And to this manor 

 belong (adjacent) 30 acres which (are ?) held 

 by i sokeman. Of this manor Ilger holds 40 

 acres, and (has) 2 bordars and I plough ; and 

 it is worth 1 5 shillings in the above valuation 

 (in eodem pretio). 



In LEITUNA [Leyton] Robert holds in 

 demesne half a hide, 6 which was held by i 

 free man in King Edward's time. Then as 

 now (semper) half a plough, and 2 bordars. 

 (There are) 5 acres of meadow. It is worth 

 5 shillings. 



In LOCHETUNA [Loughton] W. Corbun 

 holds of R[obert] 44 acres, 1 which were held 

 by i free man in King Edward's time. Then 

 as now (semper) half a plough, and 2 bordars. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 20 swine and I 

 acre of meadow. It is worth 10 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIB] 



PURLAI [Purleigh], which was held by 

 Algar', a free man, as a manor and as 2 hides 

 and 1 5 acres, 7 is held of R[obert] by Richard. 

 Then I serf ; now i bordar. Then as now 

 (semper) i plough. It was then worth 10 

 shillings ; and when he received (it), 20 ; 

 now 30. On the demesne are now 34 

 sheep ; and (there was) nothing (when) he 

 received (it). 



WITHAM [(East) Whettenham ? 8 ], which 

 was held by Leftan', a free man, as a manor 

 and as I hide and a half in King Edward's 

 time, is held of R[obert] by Anschetil. Then 

 2 villeins ; now none. Then 4 bordars ; 

 now 8. Then as now (semper) i serf, and 2 

 ploughs on the demesne. Then if, ploughs 

 belonging to the men ; now i. (There is) 

 wood(land) for 150 swine. Then 2 cows ; 

 now 8 beasts (anima/ia). Then 100 sheep ; 

 now 140. Then 16 swine; now 20. Then 

 as now (semper) I rouncey (runcinus). It was 

 then worth 40 shillings ; and when he re- 

 ceived (it), 30. It is now worth 4 pounds. 



8 The identity of this small estate is doubtful. 



7 The identity of this manor is doubtful. 



8 Apparently this manor in Stow Maries, now 

 'Whitmans' farm (see Introduction, p. 394). 



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