THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



now (semper) i plough (was there), and I 

 villein, and i bordar, and i serf ; (there is) 

 wood(land) for 24 swine, (and) 10 acres of 

 meadow ; it is worth 20 shillings. And to 

 this manor * there belongs (adjacet) further 

 half a hide which i sokeman of Baignard's 

 predecessor (antecessoris baignardi *) held and 

 still holds; then i ploughs (were there) on 

 the demesne ; now I. Then as now (semper) 

 I villein, and i serf; (there is) wood(land) 

 for 20 swine, (and) 9 acres of meadow ; it 

 is worth now as then 20 shillings. 



WIMBEIS [Wimbish s ], which was held 

 by Ailid as a manor and as 8 hides in King 

 Edward's time, is held by R[alf] in demesne. 

 Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne. Then 21 ploughs belonging to the 

 men; now 15. Then as now (semper) 26 

 villeins and I priest. Then 19 bordars ; 

 now 55. Then 6 serfs ; now none. Then 

 wood(land) for 500 swine ; now for 400. 

 (There are) 40 acres of meadow. Then 2 

 rounceys (runcini), and 4 beasts (animalia), 

 60 swine, 120 sheep, and 4 hives of bees; 

 now 2 rounceys, 4 beasts, 28 swine, 80 sheep, 

 (and) 4 hives of bees. It was then worth 

 12 pounds; now 20. 



HUNDRET OF WENSISTREU [WlNSTREE] 



BOROOLDITUNA [Barnwalden ?],* which 

 Alvric, a free man, held, in King Edward's 

 time, as a manor and as i hide, is held of 

 R[alf] by Modbert. Then as now (semper) 

 I plough on the demesne. Then 3 bordars ; 

 now 4. (There is) wood(land) for 2O swine. 

 Then 2 rounceys (runcini), i beast (animal], i 

 pig, (and) 1 5 sheep ; now 2 rounceys, I 



1 This is one of the many cases in which terra 

 and mantrium are used indifferently by the scribe. 



* This is a good instance of the omission of a 

 Christian name, Ralf Baignard being spoken of as 

 ' Baignard ' only. 



3 Wimbish is in Uttlesford Hundred. 



* A manor in Tolleshunt Knights, which was 

 held of Rail's successors, the Lords Fitz Walter, 

 and which is now represented by ' Barn Hall.' 

 The ' n ' is intrusive, for the name of the manor, 

 in the fourteenth century, was ' Barwaldone ' or 

 ' Berwaldon.' No attempt has been made hitherto 

 to identify ' Boroolditune ' (which seems to be 

 formed like ' Tidwolditune,' now Heybridge), and 

 Morant identified RalPs 'Toleshunt ' (see p. 526 

 below) as Barnwalden. No place of any such 

 name as ' Boroolditune ' is found in Winstree 

 Hundred, nor can any manor there be traced up 

 to Ralf Bainard. Barnwalden, though in Thur- 

 stablc Hundred, stood just on the edge of that of 

 Winstree. 



beast, 2 swine, 33 sheep, and 34 goats. It 

 is worth 30 shillings. 



METCINGES [Messing 6 ], which was held 

 by a free woman as a manor and as half a 

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

 by Bernard. 6 (There is) now i bordar. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 12 swine. It was 

 then worth 10 shillings ; now 3. 



HUNDRET OF CLAVEUNGA [CLAVERING] 



In MAGELLANA [Manuden], i free man 

 held in King Edward's time 30 acres, which 

 (quod) Amelfrid' (now) holds of R[alf]. Then 

 as now (semper) i plough. It was then worth 

 5 shillings ; now 10. 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORDA [HINCKFORD] 



PENTELAWA [Pentlow] was held by a free 

 woman as a manor and as 4 hides and 3 

 virgates in King Edward's time. 7 Then as 

 now (semper) 3 ploughs on the demesne, and 

 5 ploughs belonging to the men, and 8 vil- 



fo. 70 



leins. Then and afterwards I bordar ; now 

 8. Then 8 serfs ; now none. (There is) 

 wood(land) for 2OO swine, (and) 30 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now (semper) i mill. 

 Then two rounceys (runcini), 22 beasts (ani- 

 malia), 48 swine, i sheep, (and) 8 hives of 

 bees ; now 3 rounceys, 24 beasts, 2O swine, 

 80 sheep, (and) 8 hives of bees. And (there 

 are) 18 sokemen with (de) 2 hides and 30 

 acres ; and they have 5 ploughs ; then 4 

 serfs ; now I ; (there are) now 4 bordars ; 

 (there is) wood(land) for 10 swine, (and) 10 

 acres of meadow. The whole was worth 

 IO pounds in King Edward's time ; now 16. 

 Of this manor Galicer[ius] * holds 30 acres ; 

 and (this) is worth IO shillings in the above 

 valuation (in eodem pretio). 



HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] 



BURNEHAM [Burnham], which was held 

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

 4 hides and 1 2 acres in King Edward's time, 

 is held by R[alf] in demesne. Then as now 



8 Messing is in Lezden Hundred, but adjoins 

 Tolleshunt Knights. 



The identity of this small estate cannot be 

 determined, but its holder was doubtless the 

 Bernard who held 'Toleshunta' also of Ralf. 



The usual information as to whether the 

 manor was held in demesne or by an under- 

 tenant in 1086 is not given. 



Identical with the ' Walicheriui ' entered 

 above as holding at Cold Norton. 



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