A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



(semper) I villein. Then 6 bordars ; now 12. 

 Then 4 serfs ; now none. Then as now 

 (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and I 

 plough belonging to the men. (There is) 

 pasture for 300 sheep. Then 2 rounceys 

 (runcini), 4 beasts (animalia), 12 swine, (and) 

 200 sheep ; now 6 rounceys, 13 beasts, 16 

 swine, (and) 336 sheep. It was then worth 

 4 pounds; now 100 shillings. In the same 

 vill (there were), in King Edward's time, 10 

 free men, who had 8 hides and 28 acres ; and 

 this (quod] is (now) held by Robert in de- 

 mesne. Then 8 bordars; now 1 6. Then 

 as now (semper) 7 serfs and 8 ploughs. (There 

 is) now i mill. (There is) pasture for 600 

 sheep ; then and afterwards (this) was worth 

 7 pounds ; now 8 pounds ; this land is 

 claimed by Ralf Baignard (as obtained) by 

 exchange (pro escangid). 



HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORT [CHELMSFORDJ 



BADWEN [(Little) Baddow], which was 

 held by Lewin' as a manor and as 4 hides, 

 is held of R[alf] by Germund. 1 Then as 

 now (semper) 2 villeins, and 2 bordars. Then 

 9 serfs ; now 7. Then as now (semper) 4 

 ploughs on the demesne. Then I plough 

 among the men ; now none. (There is) 

 wood(land) for 100 swine, (and) i acre of 

 meadow. Then as now (semper) i mill. 

 Then 7 rounceys (runcini), 47 beasts (ani- 

 malia), 1 08 swine, 80 sheep; now 10 

 rounceys, 53 beasts, (and) 163 sheep. It 

 was then and afterwards worth 100 shillings; 

 now 6 pounds. And 5 free men held 2 

 hides and 31 acres and (qut) could betake 

 themselves (ire) whither they would ; 2 now 

 the same Germund and 4 Frenchmen (franci) 

 hold (this) ; then as now (semper) 3 bordars, 

 and i serf ; then 2 ploughs (were there) ; now 

 I ; (there is) wood(land) for 26 swine, (and) 

 13 acres of meadow. It is worth now as 



fo. Tob 



then (semper) 2O shillings. 



HANINGEFELDA [Hanningfield "], which was 

 held by Norman as a manor and as 3 hides, 

 is held of R[alf] by Berenger. Then 3 

 villeins ; now none. (There are) now 9 

 bordars. Then as now (semper) 2 serfs. 

 Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now i . 

 Then I plough belonging to the men ; now 

 a half. (There is) wood(land) for 200 swine. 

 (There are) now 3 beasts (animalia), 23 swine, 



1 See note 6 below. 

 * i.e. they could choose their lord. 

 8 i.e. the manor of Claydons in East Han- 

 ningfield, which was held of the Lords FitzWalter. 



47 sheep, and 4 goats. Then and after- 

 wards it was worth 70 (?) * shillings ; now 

 4 pounds. 



HUNDRET OF TENDRINGA [TENDRING] 



ADEM B [(Little) Oakley], which was held 

 by Ednod as a manor and as 5^ hides, is held 

 of R[alf] by Germund. 6 Then 7 villeins ; 

 now 17. Then as now (semper) 4 bordars, 

 and 8 serfs, and 3 ploughs on the demesne, 

 and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 33 swine, 2 acres of 

 meadow, i fishery, (and) pasture for 100 

 sheep. Then 2 rounceys (runcini), and 13 

 beasts (animalia), 50 swine, (and) 50 sheep ; 

 now 3 rounceys, 4 beasts, 27 swine, (and) 

 1 1 8 sheep. Then and afterwards it was 

 worth 7 pounds ; now 9. 



RAMESEIA [Ramsey], which was held by 

 Alvric Camp 7 as a manor and as 7 hides 

 and 35 acres, is held (of Ralf) by Roger. 

 Then as now (semper) 18 villeins. Then 6 

 bordars ; now 9. Then as now (semper) 6 

 serfs, and 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then 

 the men had 7 ploughs among them ; now 5. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 60 swine, 8 acres 

 of meadow, (and) now i mill. (There is) 

 I saltpan. It was then worth 1 2 pounds ; 

 now 15. Then I rouncey (runcinus), and 20 

 beasts (animalia), 22 swine, (and) 115 sheep ; 

 now 2 rounceys, 20 beasts, 49 swine, 309 

 sheep, (and) 8 hives of bees. 



MICHELESTOU [Michaelstow 8 ], which was 

 held by Alric' as a manor and as 2^ hides, 

 is held of R[alf] by Bernard. Then 3 

 bordars ; now i . Then 3 serfs ; now none. 

 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne. Then the men had half a plough 

 among them ; now none. (There are) 4 

 acres of meadow. Then 2 rounceys (runcini), 

 6 beasts (animalia), 27 swine, (and) 150 

 sheep ; now 25 swine, (and) 83 sheep. It 

 was then worth 70 shillings ; now 4 pounds. 

 And R[alf] holds 2 sokemen by exchange 

 (in suo escangio) as his men say but they 

 alone 9 belonging to (de) the manor which 



* ' xlx ' (? hoc) in the MS. 



6 A clerical error for ' Aclem ' (see Introduction, 



P- 395)- 



6 Who also held of him Little Baddow (see 



note i above). 



7 He had held land also at Dedham, Bradfield, 

 and Great Oakley in Essex, and other lands in 

 Suffolk and Cambs (see Introduction, p. 353). 



8 A manor in Ramsey, so named from the 

 patron saint of the church. 



9 ' sed alii non testantur nisi ipsi soli.' 



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