A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



exchange (pro escangio), as Peter himself says. 

 And Walter holds of P[eter] half a hide and 

 40 acres, which (quod) Ulwin' held ; and 

 Peter has it in mortgage (in vadimonio) by 

 the king's permission, as he himself says ; 

 then I villein (was there) ; now none ; 

 (there are) now 3 bordars ; then i serf ; 

 now none ; then 2 ploughs ; afterwards and 

 now i ; (there \s) wood(land) for 100 swine, 

 (and) 7 acres of meadow ; it was then worth 

 16 shillings; now 20. 



WALLA [(North) Weald (Basset) ? ], which 

 was held by 2 free men as 2 manors and as 2 

 hides and 40 acres in King Edward's time, 

 is held of P[eter] by Ralf 'fatat[us].' And 

 Peter has (it) by (in) exchange. Then and 

 afterwards 7 villeins; now 13. Then and 

 afterwards 3 bordars ; now 8. Then and 

 afterwards 9 serfs ; now 7. Then 5 ploughs 

 on the demesne ; afterwards 3 ; now 2. Then 

 and afterwards 2^- ploughs belonging to the 

 men ; now 5. (There is) wood(land) for 

 1,500 swine, (and) 40 acres of meadow. 

 Then 3 cows, and i rouncey (runcinus), and 

 35 swine, and 5 sheep, and 3 goats; now 17 

 beasts (anima/ta), and I rouncey, and 28 

 swine, and 70 sheep, and 5 hives of bees. 

 It was then worth 7 pounds ; and when 

 received, 6 pounds ; it is now worth 12 

 pounds. And a certain man held freely 

 (Kbtre) 40 acres, whom (quern) Peter has by 

 (in) exchange ; then as now (semper) 4 villeins 

 (were there) ; now (there are) 2 bordars ; 

 there is wood(land) for 60 swine, (and) 5 

 acres of meadow ; then as now (semper) I 

 plough ; and it is worth 20 shillings. 



XXXVII. THE LAND OF RANULF 

 BROTHER OF ILGER* 



HUNDRET OF BfiRDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] 



INGA [ ], which was held by 



Osl.ic and (as) 2 hides in King Edward's 

 time, is held of R[anulf] by W[ ]. 



Then as now (semper) I plough on the 

 demesne, and I plough belonging to the 

 men. Then 5 bordars ; now 9. Then 2 

 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood(land) 

 for IOO swine. Then 14 beasts (animalia), 

 60 sheep, (and) 60 swine ; now 8 beasts, 100 



1 For this identification see the Introduction 



(P- 397)- 



! There is great difficulty in identifying the 

 manors on this fief owing to its subsequent 

 escheat and dispersal by fresh grants. 



3 Doubtless the Humfrey who held of him in 

 Norfolk (fo. 261). 



sheep, 20 swine, (and) 3 hives of bees. It 

 was then worth 40 shillings ; now 30. 



RAMESDANA [Ramsden], which was held 

 freely (libere) by Siric as 2 hides and 30 

 acres, is held of R[anulf] by Humfrey. 3 



fo. So 



Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now i^. 

 (There is) now half a plough belonging to 

 the men. And (there is) i free man. Then 

 as now (semper) 3 serfs, and I bordar. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 100 swine, (and) 2 acres of 

 meadow. He found (there) no live stock 

 (nichif) ; now (there are) 4 beasts (anima/ia), 



2 rounceys (runcini), 58 sheep, (and) 2 1 swine. 

 It was then worth 60 shillings ; now 40. 



HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] 



RUINDUNE [Roydon], which was held by 

 Inguar[a], a free man, 4 as a manor and as 6 

 hides in King Edward's time, is held by 

 R[anulfJ in demesne. Then as now (semper) 



3 ploughs on the demesne, and 4 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. Then 12 villeins; 

 now 8. Then 2 bordars ; now 12. Then 

 8 serfs ; now 3. (There is) wood(land) for 

 1 20 swine, (and) 60 acres of meadow, 5 

 pasture worth 2 shillings, (and) i mill. 

 Then 6 beasts (anima/ia), 60 sheep, (and) 

 30 swine ; now i o beasts, 30 swine, (and) 

 10 horses (equi). 6 It was then worth 6 

 pounds ; now 9. To this manor belongs I 

 outlying estate (berewita), HERLAUA [Harlow 7 ], 

 which is held of R[anulf] by Richard as i 

 hide and I virgate ; then as now (semper) i 

 plough (was there) ; then 2 villeins ; now 

 I ; (there is) wood(land) for 50 swine, (and) 

 7 acres of meadow ; then and afterwards it 

 was worth 25 shillings ; now 30. To this 

 estate (terne) have been added 4 hides of 

 land, 8 which were held by 5 free men in 

 King Edward's time ; then as now (semper) 



4 ploughs (were there) ; then 3 villeins ; 

 now 2 ; then 5 bordars ; now 7 ; then i 

 serf; now none ; (there is) wood(land) for 



4 See Introduction, p. 352. 



6 This is an exceptionally large amount, but 

 Roydon has a long ' frontage ' to the Stort, and, 

 as with the adjoining parish of Parndon, the 

 county boundary here crossed the river and took 

 in some of the right bank. Ranulf owned also 

 the large and valuable manor of Stanstead (Abbots) 

 facing Roydon on the other side of the Stort. 



6 The entry of horses as such (ejuf) is very rare. 

 For mares see the note on Earls Colne, p. 5 34 above. 



7 The identity of this estate in Harlow is 

 doubtful. 



8 The addition of ' terra: ' to ' hidae ' is mere 

 surplusage. 



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