A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



now none. Then and afterwards it was 

 worth 4 pounds ; now 30 shillings. 1 Of this 

 manor Ralf de Hastinges holds 30 acres, and 

 (this) is worth 10 shillings in the above 

 valuation (in eodem pretio). 



MANESTUNA [(Bradfield) Mansion], which 

 was held by Alfelm as a manor and as i hide 

 and 25 acres in King Edward's time, is held 

 by R[oger] in demesne. Then as now 

 (semper) I villein. Then and afterwards 4 

 bordars ; now 3. Then as now (semper) I 

 serf. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne ; now i. Then among the men 

 (was) i plough ; now none. There is wood- 

 (land) for 15 swine, i acres of meadow, 

 pasture for 15 sheep, (and) now i saltpan. 

 Then and afterwards it was worth 4 pounds ; 

 now 2O shillings. 8 



MITTESLEA [Mistley], which was held by 

 Alric as a manor and as i hide, is held of 

 R[oger] by the wife of Henry. 3 Then as 

 now (semper) i bordar. Then 2 ploughs ; 

 now none. It was then worth 20 shillings ; 

 now 2 shillings. 



In CLIVA [ 4 ] R[oger] holds in 



demesne 8 free men with (de) 30 acres and 

 i plough. And (this) is worth 5 shillings. 



In HERLEGA [Ardleigh] R[oger] holds in 

 demesne 6 free men with (de) i hide and 2 

 ploughs. And (this) is worth 40 shillings. 

 Of this Ralf holds 10 acres, and Restolt 40 

 acres, which are worth 20 shillings in the 

 above valuation (in eodem pretio). This is 

 (acquired) by (pro) exchange. 



XL. THE LAND OF JOHN SON OF 



WALERAM 



HUNDRET OF WlTHAM 



NUTLEA [(Black ?) Notley], which was held 

 by Harold as a manor and as 4 hides and 30 

 acres in King Edward's time, is held of John 

 by John son of Ernuc[i]un. Then 5 ploughs 

 on the demesne ; now 3. Then 4 ploughs 



1 Here is a sharp fall in value, which is fairly 

 accounted for by the disappearance of plough- 

 teams. 



2 The very sharp fall in value on these Ten- 

 dring Hundred manors should be observed. 



3 Doubtless that ' knight's wife ' who is entered 

 as holding under him at Bradfield. The word 

 ' uxor ' is ambiguous, being often used for a widow. 

 It is singular that ' Henrici ' is here written above 

 'Alberici,' which has been deleted. 



4 This place has not been identified. 



belonging to the men ; now 2. Then 7 

 villeins; now 5. Then 13 bordars ; now 

 ii. Then 4 serfs; now none. Then (there 

 was) wood(land) for 330 swine ; now for 200. 

 (There are) 24 acres of meadow. Then as 

 now (semper) i mill. (There is) pasture worth 

 (de) 6 pence. Then I rouncey (runcinus) and 



2 cows ; now no live stock (nichif). It was 

 then worth 7 pounds ; now 6. 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORDA [HINCKFORD] 



SALINGES [(Great) Saling], which was held 

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

 in King Edward's time, is held of John by 

 Turstin'. 6 Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; 

 afterwards none ; now I. Then i ploughs 

 belonging to the men ; afterwards none ; now 

 half (a plough). Then 3 villeins and I priest ; 

 afterwards i (sic) ; now 2 villeins and i priest. 

 Then and afterwards 3 bordars ; now 5. Then 

 4 serfs ; afterwards and now 3. Then and 

 afterwards (there was) wood(land) for 250 

 swine; now for 200. (There are) 10 acres 

 of meadow. It is worth 60 shillings. 



MAPLEDESTEDA [(Little) Maplestead], which 

 (was held by) Grim, a free man, as a manor 

 and as half a hide in King Edward's time, is 

 held of John by Osmund. Then 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne ; afterwards none ; now i. 

 Then 2 bordars ; afterwards I ; now 5, and 

 I priest. Then as now (semper) 2 serfs. Then 

 (there was) wood(land) for 60 swine ; after- 

 wards and now for 16. (There are) 3 acres 

 of meadow. Then (there was) i mill, which 

 is (now) held by William de Warenne 6 (gar- 

 enda) in mortgage (pro vadimonio). Then 

 (Osmund) received no live stock (nichil) ; 

 now (there are) 2 cows, and 14 swine, and 

 57 sheep. It was then worth 40 shillings ; 

 afterwards and now 30. 



HENI [Henny 7 ], which was held by a free 

 man as a manor and as 2^ hides in King 

 Edward's time, is held of John by Roger. 

 Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; afterwards 

 I ; now 2. Then as now (semper) i plough 

 belonging to the men. Then and afterwards 

 I villein ; now none. Then as now (semper) 



3 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then (there was) 

 wood(land) for 60 swine ; afterwards and now 



5 This was probably the Turstin ' Wiscart ' who 

 is entered under Colchester as holding of John son 

 of Waleram an estate there (see p. 577 below). 



6 He held manors at Polhey in Pebmarsh 

 and Hipworth in Halstead, both adjoining 

 Little Maplestead. 



7 The identity of this manor is uncertain. 



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