THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



by Stercher as a manor and as 3^ hides, is 

 held of R[obert] by Nigel. 1 Then 2 vil- 

 leins ; now none. Then as now (temper) 7 

 bordars, and 2 serfs, and i plough on the 

 demesne, and i plough belonging to the men. 

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

 i acres of meadow. Then I rouncey (run- 

 cinus), and 4 cows with calves ; now none. 

 Then 40 sheep ; now 30. Then 16 swine ; 

 now 7. It was then worth 40 shillings ; 

 now 50. And a certain free man held half 

 a hide, which R[obert] has taken possession 

 of (invasit) ; Godfrey now (holds it) (of him) ; 

 then and afterwards half a plough (was 

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

 for 10 swine ; it is worth 10 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF TENDRINGA [TENDR1NG] 



FULETUNA [Foulton *], which was held by 

 Ednod, a free man, as a manor and as 2j 

 hides and 2O acres in King Edward's time, 

 is held of R[obert] by Girard'. Then i 

 villein ; now 4. Then as now (temper) 2 

 bordars and 2 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne. Then I plough belonging to the 

 men ; now none. (There are) 3 acres of 

 meadow, (with) pasture for 60 sheep. Then 



fo.86 



4 beasts (animalia) ; now 3. Then i rouncey 

 (runcinus) ; now none. Then I o swine; now 

 20. Then 40 sheep ; now 20. It was then 

 worth 50 shillings ; and when received, 20 

 shillings ; it is now worth 50 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF ROCHEFORT [ROCHFORD] 



PACHESHAM [Paglesham 3 ], which was held 

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

 and 30 acres, is held of R[obert] by the same 

 G[irard']. Then as now (temper) 2 bordars 

 and I plough on the demesne. It was then 

 worth 40 shillings ; now 5.* 



HUNDRET OF TURESTAPLA [THURSTABLE] 

 TOLESHUNTA [Tolleshunt (Major) 5 ], which 



1 This was doubtless his tenant at Smalland 

 in Hatfield Peverel. 



* In Ramsey. Although Robert's share of 

 Foulton was about three times as large as that 

 of Suain of Essex, it was probably represented 

 by ' Foulton Bernes,' for this manor is found held 

 of the Earls of Oxford, as was Doddinghurst, the 

 other manor held of Robert by Girard. 



5 This manor has not been identified. 



4 Here, if the figures are correct, is a fall in 

 value to one-eighth, with absolutely nothing to 

 account for it. There is a gap between ' modo ' 

 and 'v' (5) in the MS. 



8 A corruption of Tolleshunt Manger, which 

 name was derived from the tenant in the text. 



was held by Sercar as a manor and as I hide, 

 is held of Rfobert] by Mauger [Malgerus]. 

 Then 5 villeins ; now 4. Then i bordar ; 

 now 6. Then 5 serfs ; now 2. Then and 

 afterwards 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now 

 I. 8 Then and afterwards 2 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men ; now i. (There is) wood- 

 (land) for 100 swine, i acre of meadow, (and) 

 pasture for 60 sheep. Then 1 5 beasts (ani- 

 malia) ; now 2 cows and i calf. Then 50 

 sheep ; now 25. Then I rouncey (runcinui) ; 

 now none. Then 2 hives of bees ; now 

 none. It was then worth 4 pounds ; after- 

 wards 3 ; now 40 shillings. 



And 8 free men held 4 hides and 2 acres, 

 and could betake themselves (ire) whither they 

 would. 7 Robert took possession of (invasit) 

 them ; and now 4 knights hold (them) of 

 Robert. Then 4 serfs (were there) ; now 

 2. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 120 swine, pasture for 60 

 sheep, (and) i saltpan. It is worth 50 shillings. 



XLII. THE LAND OF WALTER 

 THE DEACON 8 



HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] 



In BURA [Bowers (Gifford) 9 ] Walter holds 

 2 hides of the land of Tedric (Teddrici) his 

 brother, and a certain knight holds (it) of 

 him. Then as now (semper) i plough was 

 there, and i serf, and 30 acres of wasted 

 (vastatee) wood(land). 10 (There is) pasture for 

 60 sheep. To this manor have been added, 

 in King William's time, 40 acres which were 

 held, in King Edward's time, by a free man ; 

 and Tedric' had them. And the aforesaid 

 hides were worth then 40 shillings ; and now 

 the same. And the 40 acres are worth 8 

 shillings and 4 pence. On the demesne 



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Walter received 4 beasts (animalia) ; (there 

 are) now the same (number). Then 2 

 rounceys (runcini) ; now i. Then 100 

 sheep less 2 " ; now 55. Then . . . " 

 swine; now n. 



8 The words ' in dominio ' are inserted here 

 instead of after ' z ploughs ' as they should be. 



7 i.e. choose their lord. 



8 His fief lay in Essex, Suffolk, Gloucestershire, 

 and Dorset, but its head was in Essex (see Intro- 

 duction, pp. 349, 351). 



9 The identity of this manor has not been 

 established. 



10 See Introduction, p. 376. 



11 If reckoned by ' the long hundred ' this 

 would represent 1 1 8. 



' The MS. reads x . . .' 



547 



