A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) 9 acres of none. (There is) wood(land) for 350 swine, 

 meadow. It was then worth 20 shillings ; (and) 35 acres of meadow. It is worth now 

 now 60. * as then (semper) 60 shillings. 



In STAVINTUNA [Stevington (end) 2 ] Renold 

 holds of A[ubrey] 30 acres which were held 

 by Alwin' ; and Ordric held 15 acres (which 

 are now Aubrey's) ; and these two (men) were 

 in the king's soke, but he gave them to 

 Aubrey. Then as now (semper) 3 villeins, 

 and 2 bordars, and i plough. (There is) 

 wood(land) for 10 swine, (and) 3 acres of 

 meadow. It was then worth 20 shillings ; 

 now 30. There also (In eadem) a certain 

 Englishman holds of A[ubrey] 40 acres which 

 were held by Alvric (the) sokeman, who had 

 power to sell the land ; but the soke and 

 sake remained (in that case with Aubrey's 

 predecessor) ; then as now (semper) 2 bordars 

 (were there), and i plough ; it is worth 10 

 shillings. 



XXXVI. THE LAND OF PETER DE 

 VALOGNES [VALONIENSIS] 



HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] 



SCERINGA [Sheering], which was held by 3 

 free men as a manor and as 5 hides and 30 

 acres in King Edward's time, is held by Peter 

 in demesne. Then as now (semper) 5 ploughs 

 on the demesne, and i plough belonging to 

 the men, and 3 villeins. Then 3 bordars ; 

 now 6. Then as now (semper) 8 serfs. There 

 is wood(land) for 100 swine, 32 acres of 

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

 Then 8 cows with calves, and i rouncey 

 (runcinus), 35 sheep, (and) 16 swine ; now 2 

 rounceys, and i mule, 3 and i ass, 84 sheep, 

 56 swine, (and) 3 hives of bees. Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 100 shillings; now 

 6 pounds. 



LATTUNA [Latton *], which was held by a 

 free man as a manor and as z\ hides and 30 

 acres, is held of P[eter] by Turgis. Then 2 



fo. ?8b 



ploughs on the demesne ; now i . (There is) 

 half a plough belonging to the men. Then 

 as now (semper) i villein, and i priest. (There 

 are) now 4 bordars. Then 4 serfs ; now 



1 The tripling of value should be observed. 



2 Now the manor of Waltons in Ashdon. 



3 This is one of what appear to be the only 

 two entries of mules (mu/i) in Domesday; the 

 other is at Rudham in Norfolk. 



* Latton was divided into three manors at the 

 time of Domesday. Peter's manor has not been 

 identified. 



PERINDUNA [(Little) Parndon], which was 

 held by I free man as a manor and as 3 hides 

 in King Edward's time, is held of P[eter] by 

 Roger. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; 

 now i^. (There is) now half a plough 

 belonging to the men. Then i bordar ; now 

 5. Then as now (semper) 3 serfs. (There 

 is) wood(land) for IOO swine, (and) 45 acres 

 of meadow and marsh (inter pratum et maresf). 

 Then as now (semper) i mill. And 5 acres 

 of land have been added which were held by 

 a free man in King Edward's time. Then 

 8 beasts (animalia) and 41 sheep ; now 14 

 beasts, and I rouncey (runcinus), and 76 sheep, 

 and 26 swine, and 3 hives of bees. Then 

 and afterwards it was worth 40 shillings ; 

 now 60. 



In WALDA [ 6 ] Ralf holds of P[eter] 



30 acres, which were held by a free man as a 

 manor in King Edward's time. Then as now 

 (semper) I plough, and 2 serfs, and I bordar. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 100 swine, (and) 2 

 acres of meadow. It is worth 20 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF BEVENTREU [BECONTREE] 



LEINTUNA [Leyton 7 ], which was held by 

 Suen' Suart 8 as a manor and as 3 hides, is 

 held by P[eter] in demesne. Then as now 

 (semper) I plough on the demesne. Then I 

 plough belonging to the men ; now 2. Then 

 7 villeins ; now 1 0. Then as now (semper) 

 2 bordars. (There is) wood(land) for 30 

 swine, (and) 24 acres of meadow. Then 

 (there was) i mill ; now none ; and it has 

 been taken away thence 9 (inde ablatus) in 

 King William's time. Then 2 fisheries ; 

 now none. (There is) now i rouncey (run- 

 cinus), and 1 1 swine. It was then worth 20 



8 This is an exceptional phrase. Little Parn- 

 don lies on the Lea, and the parish and county 

 boundary here crosses the stream and embraces 

 the right bank of the river. 



6 Identified by Morant here as Wallbury, 

 though the 'Walda' of the next fief (that of 

 Ranulf brother of Ilger), which is entered, as 

 here on Peter's fief, immediately after Parndon, 

 was identified by him with Weld, alias Sewals, 

 a manor in Harlow. For the possible identity of 

 this Walda with the Harlow Hundred portion of 

 North Weald see Introduction, p. 397. 



7 It is not clear which of the manors in Leyton 

 is represented by this entry. 



8 i.e. Suain the Swarthy. 



9 Compare Introduction (p. 378). 



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