THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



shillings ; and when he received it, there was 

 nothing there but the land ' ; and now it is 

 worth 40 shillings. 



HECHAM [Higham (Bensted*)], which was 

 held by Haldan', a free man, as a manor and 

 as 5 hides in King Edward's time, is held by 

 Peter in demesne. Then as now (semper) 2 

 ploughs on the demesne, and 4 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men. Then 8 villeins ; now 10. 

 Then 2 bordars ; now 3. Then as now 

 (semper) 4 serfs. (There is) wood(land) for 

 300 swine, (and) 18 acres of meadow. Then 

 (there were) 3^ fisheries ; now none. Then 

 I ox (b<m') ; now 15 beasts (animalia), and I 

 rouncey (runcinus), and 37 swine, and 2 hives 

 of bees. It was then worth 60 shillings ; 

 now 4 pounds and 10 shillings. And when 

 he received this manor, he did not find (there) 

 more than (prefer) i ox and i acre sown. 

 And of these 5 hides which we have spoken 

 of above 3 I was held by 2 free men in King 

 Edward's time, and was added to this manor 



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in King William's time, and was worth 10 

 shillings in King Edward's time, (and) now 

 2O ; and William holds this of Peter de 

 Valognes (valonienst). 



LOCHETUNA [Loughton *], which was held 

 by Ulvric, a free man, as a manor and as I 

 hide and 30 acres, is held of P[eter] by Ralf. 

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

 mesne. (There are) now 5 bordars. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 80 swine, (and) 6 acres of 

 meadow. It was then worth 10 shillings ; 

 now 2O. 



HALF HUNDRET OF THUNRESLAU* 



BELINDUNE [Balingdon 6 ], which was held 

 by Alvric, a free man, as a manor and as 3^ 

 hides in King Edward's time, is held of Peter 

 by Ralf ' fatatus.' Then as now (semper) 2 

 ploughs on the demesne, and i plough belong- 



1 ' n[on] erat ibi praetor sola terra ' ; i.e. there 

 was no farm stock. 



* A manor and hamlet in Walthamstow. 



1 This is one of the very rare instances in 

 which the Domesday Commissioners are entered 

 as speaking in their own persons. 



4 Loughton is in Ongar Hundred. The iden- 

 tity of this manor in Loughton seems to be doubt- 

 ful. 



6 See, for this mysterious district, the Introduc- 

 tion (p. 405). The two manors of ' Belindune' 

 and ' Bineslea ' here entered under it are inter- 

 polated between two entries relating to Loughton, 

 which is in Ongar Hundred. 



8 See pp. 405-6. 



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ing to the men. Then and afterwards 3 

 bordars ; now 9. Then as now (semper) 4 

 serfs. (There are) 33 acres of meadow. 7 

 Then 5 cows with calves, and 30 swine ; 

 now 33 beasts (anima/ia), and 28 swine. It 

 was then worth 40 shillings ; now 100. 



BINESLEA [ 8 ], which was held by 



Ulwin' as I hide in King Edward's time, is 

 held by Peter in demesne. Then as now 

 (semper) i plough on the demesne, and half a 

 plough belonging to the men, and 1 3 bordars. 

 Then and afterwards 2 serfs ; now I . (There 

 is) wood(land) for 20 swine and 4 acres of 

 meadow. It is worth 20 shillings. Pfeter] 

 (holds ?) this land in mortgage (in vadimonio) 

 by the king's command, but so that the dues 

 should not be lost,' the Bishop of Bayeux 

 being witness. 



LOCHINTUNA [Loughton 10 ], which was held 

 by Leofcild as a manor and as I hide, is held 

 by Peter in demesne. Then 3 bordars ; now 

 2. Then 2 serfs ; now none. Then as now 

 (semper) i plough. (There is) wood(land) for 

 30 swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. Then 

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

 2O shillings ; and when received, 30 ; it is 

 now worth 20 shillings. 



TAINDENA [Theydon (Bois) 11 ], which was 

 held by Hacun as a manor and as 3^ hides 

 and 80 acres, 1 * is held by Peter in demesne. 

 Then 7 villeins; now 12. Then 3 bordars; 

 now 4. Then as now (semper) 5 serfs. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 400 swine, 16 acres of 

 meadow, (and) i mill. Then 2 cows, and 3 

 rounceys (runcini), and 54 swine, and 47 

 sheep ; now 2 rounceys, and 92 swine, and 

 157 sheep, and 12 hives of bees. It was 

 then worth 60 shillings; now 100. And 7 

 free men held 2 hides and i virgates, which 

 (quod) is now held by Peter ; then as now 

 (semper) 2 serfs (were there), and i bordar. 

 Then and afterwards 6 ploughs ; now 4 ; 



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(there is) wood(land) for 140 swine, (and) 20 

 acres of meadow ; it is worth now as then 

 (semper) 46 shillings ; and this is (held) by 



7 Balingdon lies on the Stour. 



8 See Introduction, p. 406. 



9 ' ne tamen perderet suam consuetudinem.' 

 The sense of the passage is most obscure. 



10 See note 4 above. With this manor the text 

 returns to Ongar Hundred. 



11 So named from the family of de Bois, which 

 held here as under-tenants. 



' " p' iii. hid' et d. et Ixxx ac'." This is a very 

 abnormal formula, as half a hide was 60 ' acres.' 



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