A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



WILLINGEHALA [Willingale (Doe) J ], which 

 was held by Siward 2 as a manor and as i hide 

 and i virgates in King Edward's time, is 

 held of R[anulf] by Rauenot. Then as now 

 (semper) 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then 

 half a plough belonging to the men ; now i. 

 Then I villein ; now 3. Then as now 

 (semper) 6 bordars. Then 6 serfs ; now 4. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 120 swine, (and) 

 12 acres of meadow. Then 3 rounceys 

 (runcini), 1 6 beasts (animalia), 30 swine ; now 

 3 rounceys, 4 colts, 16 beasts, 100 sheep, 65 

 swine, (and) 5 hives of bees. It was then 

 worth 100 shillings ; and when received, 6 

 pounds ; now 10. 



To this estate (terra) has been added i 

 sokeman, who was held by R[anulf] Peverel's 

 predecessor ; and he is still (adkuc) held by 

 R[anulf], and of him by Rauenot. And 

 there have further (adhuc] been added to 

 this estate, in King William's time, 30 acres 

 which were held by a free man in King 

 Edward's time, (and are) worth 10 shillings. 



cows, 4 calves, 140 sheep, (and) 29 swine. It 

 is worth now as then (semper) 12 pounds. 3 



HALESHEIA [Hazeleigh 4 ], which was held by 

 Serlo as a manor and as 4^ hides, is held of 

 R[anulf] by the same Serlo. Then as now 

 (semper) 4 villeins. Then 4 serfs ; now 3. 

 Then 2 ploughs (on the demesne) ; now i. 

 Then I plough belonging to the men ; now 

 a half. (There is) wood(land) for 60 swine. 

 Then 2 rounceys (runcini), 2 cows, 2 calves, 

 60 sheep, (and) 5 swine ; now 2 rounceys 

 (runcini), 4 cows, 100 sheep, (and) 9 swine. 

 It is worth 4 pounds. 



fo. 73b 



HALESLEIA [Hazeleigh 6 ], which was held 

 by Ailmar', 6 a free man, as half a hide and 20 

 acres in King Edward's time, is held of 

 R[anulf] by Godric. Then as now (semper) 

 1 villein. Then 2 bordars ; now none. 

 Then as now (semper) i plough on the de- 

 mesne. There is wood(land) for 80 swine. 

 It is worth 20 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF WlBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] HuNDRET OF WfiNSISTREU [WlNSTREEJ 



ODEHAM [Woodham (Mortimer)], which 

 was held by Siward 8 as a manor and as 5 hides 

 in King Edward's time, is held by R[anulf] 

 in demesne. Then as now (semper) 4 villeins. 

 Then 9 bordars ; now 8. Then 5 serfs ; 

 now 2. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne. Then 4 ploughs belonging to 

 the men ; now i|. (There are) 3 acres of 

 meadow, (with) wood(land) for 200 swine. 

 Then 2 rounceys (runcini), 6 cows, 4 calves, 

 60 sheep, 20 swine, (and) 45 goats ; now 3 

 rounceys, 2 colts (pulli), 4 cows, 4 calves, 

 135 sheep, 46 swine, (and) 5 goats. It is 

 worth now as then (semper) 100 shillings. 



MELDONA [(Little) Maldon], which was 

 held by Siward * as a manor and as 5^ hides 

 and 10 acres, is held by Ranulf in demesne. 

 Then 16 villeins ; now 9. (There are) now 

 10 bordars. Then as now (semper) 3 serfs, and 

 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then i o belong- 

 ing to the men ; now 5. (There are) 10 acres 

 of meadow. (There is) wood(land) for 50 

 swine, (and) I mill. Then 2 rounceys (run- 

 cini) ; now the same. And (there are) now 3 



1 Alias Willingale Rokele. Temp. Hen. HI. 

 ' the heirs of William de Rokele ' held i J fees in 

 Willingale of the Honour of Peverel (Red Book oj 

 the Exchequer, p. 740), which proves the identity 

 (see my note on Willingale Doe in Essex Arch. 

 'Trans, n.s. vii. 375). 



8 See Introduction, p. 346. 



LEGRA [Layer 7 ], which was held by 



A. 8 (sic) as a manor and as I hide less 12^ 

 acres, is held of R[anulf] by Turold". Then 

 as now (semper) i plough on the demesne. 

 (There is) now half a plough belonging to the 

 men. Then i bordar ; now 4. Then 4 

 serfs ; now I . (There is) wood(land) for 1 6 

 swine. Then I rouncey (runcinus), 5 cows, 

 5 calves, (and) 1 00 sheep ; now 2 rounceys, 

 4 cows, 5 calves, (and) 103 sheep. It was 

 then worth 30 shillings ; now 20. 



3 See the other Maldon entry on p. 531 below. 



* This and the manor which follows it appear 

 to be the ' Great ' and ' Little ' Hazeleigh which 

 were held of the Honour of Peverel, under John, 

 as 2 fees and fee respectively. 



5 This is what was known as ' Little ' Hazeleigh 

 (see preceding note). In the Red Book of the Ex- 

 chequer (p. 741) we read : 'Terra Hardekyn I 

 quarter' in Harleslega in Essexa'; and though the 

 editor queries the identity of this as Hazeleigh, the 

 point is settled absolutely by the Testa de Nevill 

 (p. 267) : ' Hardekinus de Hailesl[ea] tenet 

 Hailesl[eam], set nescimus quomodo, et valet 20 

 solidos.' An interesting Essex plea of 1 3 Ed. I., 

 cited by Morant (i. 342), reveals the fact that 

 Hardekin held his land by the tenure of rearing 

 one of the king's hounds. As the plea describes 

 it as in Woodham Mortimer it was probably in 

 the two parishes. 



6 This was possibly the Ailmar' who had pre- 

 ceded Ranulf at Langford and Tolleshunt. 



7 It has not been ascertained in which of the 

 Layers this manor was situated. 



Probably <A[ilmarus].' 



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