THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



EDBURGETUNA [Abberton], which was held 

 by i free man as a manor and as i^ hides and 

 i virgate, is held by R[anulf] in demesne. 

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

 mesne, and half a plough belonging to the 

 men, and 4 bordars and i serf. (There is) 

 wood(land) for 60 swine, (and) 4 acres of 

 meadow. It was then worth 60 shillings ; 

 now 50. 



WIGHEBERGA [Wigborough l ], which was 

 held by i free man as a manor and as half a 

 hide in King Edward's time, is held of 

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

 I plough. Then i bordar ; now 2. It is 

 worth 10 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF WDELESFORT [UTTLESFORD] 



DEPPEDANA [Debden], which was held by 

 Siward 1 as a manor and as i6i hides, is held 

 by R[anulf] in demesne. Then as now 

 (semper) 6 ploughs on the demesne and 1 1 

 ploughs belonging to the men ; and 36 vil- 

 leins. Then and afterwards I bordar ; now 

 17. Then as now (semper) 12 serfs. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 1,000 swine, 40 acres of 

 meadow, (and) now as then (semper) i mill. 

 There are now 2 arpents (arpenni) of vine- 

 yard in bearing (portantes), and 2 not (yet) in 

 bearing. Then 6 rounceys (runcini), 28 

 beasts (animalia), 150 sheep, 250 swine, (and) 

 6 hives of bees ; now 7 rounceys, 2 colts 

 (pulli), 10 beasts, 168 sheep, no swine, and 

 3 hives of bees. Then and afterwards it was 

 worth 24 pounds ; now 30. Of this manor 

 Vitalfis] holds of R[anulf ] 1 5 acres, and (this) 

 is worth 10 shillings in the above valuation 

 (HI eodem pretio)? 



AMBERDANA [Amberden 4 ], which was held 

 by Siward * as a manor and 5 hides, is held by 

 R[anulf] in demesne. Then as now (semper) 

 3 ploughs on the demesne, and 6 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men. Then and afterwards 



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13 villeins; now 19. Then I bordar; after- 

 wards 2 ; now 7. Then as now (semper) 6 

 serfs. Then and afterwards (there) was 

 wood(land) for 250 swine ; now for 200. 

 (There are) 30 acres of meadow. Then 2 

 rounceys (runcini), 6 beasts (animalia), 40 

 sheep, 40 swine, (and) 5 hives of bees ; now 

 3 rounceys, I colt (pullus), 14 beasts, 68 sheep, 

 30 swine, (and) I hive of bees. It is worth 



This small estate has not been identified. 

 See Introduction, p. 346. 

 See note 9 below. 

 A manor in Debden. 

 See Introduction, p. 346. 



now as then 12 pounds; but R[anulf] has 

 received (habuit) 1 8 pounds a year, thence for 

 3 years. This vill is claimed by the Abbot of 

 Ely (eli), and the Hundred (court) testifies 

 that it belonged to the abbey (jacuit ad teccle- 

 siam). 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORDA [HINCKFORD] 



STABINGA [Stebbing], which was held by 

 Siward* as a manor and as 3 hides and 30 acres 

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

 in demesne. Then 6 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne ; and when he received (it), 6 ; now 

 5. Then as now (semper) 1 1 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men. Then and afterwards 18 

 villeins; now 19. Then and afterwards 14 

 bordars ; now 3 1 . Then and afterwards 1 3 

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

 20O swine, (and) 24 acres of meadow. Then 

 i mill ; and when he received (it) i ; now 

 2. (There are) now 2^ arpents (arpenni) of 

 vineyard and only the half is in bearing. 7 

 Then 5 rounceys (runcini), 5 cows, 100 sheep, 

 50 swine, (and) 5 hives of bees. 8 It was 

 then worth i o pounds ; afterwards 1 2 ; now 

 1 6 pounds. Of this manor Vital[is] (holds) 

 35 acres, and it is worth 10 shillings in the 

 above valuation (in eodem pretio). 9 



HENIES [(Great) Henny], which was held by 

 Ulwin, a free man, as a manor and as 2^ 

 hides and 45 acres in King Edward's time, is 

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

 (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 3 

 ploughs belonging to the men, and 5 villeins, 

 and 1 1 bordars. Then and afterwards 2 serfs ; 

 now none. (There is) wood(land) for 80 

 swine, 1 2 acres of meadow, (and) now as then 

 (semper) I mill. Then 2 rounceys (runcini), 

 5 cows with calves, 50 sheep, 14 swine, (and) 

 3 hives of bees ; now I rouncey, 9 cows with 

 calves, 134 sheep, (and) 36 swine. And to 

 this manor belongs a customary due of 22 

 pence (x\\\d. de consuetudine) from Sudberia 

 [Sudbury]. It was then worth 40 shillings ; 

 now 4 pounds. 



LAMERS [Lammarsh], which was held by 

 Algar as a manor and as 3^ hides in King 

 Edward's time, is held of R[anulf] by Turold. 10 



* The number is omitted in the MS. 

 7 The sense is somewhat doubtful, as JimiJf 

 might possibly refer to the half a r pent. 



' The live stock in 1086 is not numbered. 



9 He similarly held ' 1 5 acres ' (of the same 

 value) in RanulPs demesne manor of Debden, a 

 few miles away. 



10 Lammarsh, Henny and Terling, which were 

 all among the manors held of Ranulf by Turold, 



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