A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



sheriff has him now ; x then i plough (was 

 there) ; now a half ; (there is) wood(land) for 

 30 swine, (and) 2 acres of meadow ; it is 

 worth 5 shillings ; Peter had livery (libera- 

 torem) of this land with (the rest of) his fief. 



In the abovesaid manor of BRUMDUNA 

 [Brundon] R[alf] received 3 beasts (anima/ia), 

 15 sheep, 15 swine, (and) i rouncey (run- 

 cinum) ; (there are) now 6 beasts, 24 sheep, 

 1 8 swine, and i rouncey. And in CINGHE- 

 WELLA [Chigwell] he received 6 beasts, and 

 17 sheep, and 1 1 swine ; (there are) now 10 

 beasts, 60 sheep, and 20 swine. Ralf de 

 Limesi (Limeseio) holds 6 acres of the King's 

 soke, but his predecessor annexed them (in- 

 vast t). 



L. THE LAND OF ROBERT DE 

 TOESNI [TODENEIO] 8 



HUNDRET OF UDELESFORT [UTTLESFORD] 



CESEWIC [Cheswick (Hall) 3 ] was held, in 

 King Edward's time, by i free man as a 

 manor and as i^ hides. Then as now (semper) 

 i plough on the demesne, and 2 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. Then and afterwards 

 4 villeins ; now 3. (There are) now 2 

 bordars. (There is) wood(land) for 100 

 swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. It is worth 

 40 shillings. 



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LI. THE LAND OF RALF DE 

 TOESNI [TODENEIO] 4 



HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] 

 OUESHAM [Housham (Hall) 6 ] is held of 

 R[alf] by Roger (as) half a hide which was 

 held by Etmar. Then as now (semper) i 

 plough. It was then worth 10 shillings ; 

 now 15. 



LAGHEFARA [(Magdalen ?) Laver 6 ], which 



1 No reference to this holding can be detected 

 in the account of Peter de Valognes's fief. 



3 The lord of the great Belvoir fief. His name 

 was derived from Toesni (Tosny) in Normandy. 



A manor in Chreshall. 



4 The head of his barony was at Flamstead, 

 Herts, and the origin of his name was the same 

 as Robert's. 



6 A manor (formerly a hamlet) in Matching. 



6 All the Lavers were in Ongar (not Harlow) 

 Hundred. Morant probably assigned this Hun- 

 dred to Magdalen Laver because the other Laver 

 entries clearly refer to High and Little Laver. 

 This is a sound conclusion, but the manor is not 

 found, it would seem, in the hands of Ralf's heirs. 



was held by Sexi' 7 as a manor and as i hide, 

 is held of R[alf] by Roger. Then 4 villeins ; 

 now 3. (There are) now 7 bordars. Then 

 4 serfs ; now 3. Then 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne; now I. (There is) wood(land) 

 for 30 swine, (and) 16 acres of meadow. 

 Then as now (semper) 13 swine, and 60 

 sheep, and 4 cows. It is worth now as then 

 (semper) 70 shillings. 



LII. THE LAND OF WALTER DE 

 DOAI 8 



HUNDRET OF CEFFEURDA [CHAFFORD] 

 UPMUNSTRE [Upminster 9 ], which was 

 held by Suen' suart as a manor and as 6 

 hides and 30 acres, is held by Walter in 

 demesne. Then as now (semper) 8 villeins. 

 Then 5 bordars ; now 7. Then as now 

 (semper) 4 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne. Then 5 ploughs belonging to the 

 men ; now 4. (There is) wood(land) for 

 20O swine (and) 8 acres of meadow. Then 

 I colt (pullus) ; now none. (There are) now 

 85 sheep (oves) and 25 sheep (oves). It was 

 then worth 7 pounds ; now 8. And there 

 belonged to (jacuerunt in) this manor 10 

 acres which are held by Geoffrey de ' Mag- 

 navilla ' in exchange (in suo escangw), as he says. 



REINEHAM [Rainham 10 ], which was held 

 by Lefstan' the reeve as a manor and as 8 

 hides, is held by Walter in demesne. Then 

 3 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then 

 6 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 5- 

 Then as now (semper) 12 villeins. Then 2 

 bordars ; now 9. Then 5 serfs ; now 4. 

 (There are) 105 sheep, 20 swine, I rouncey 

 (runcinus). It is worth now as then (semper) 

 10 pounds. To this manor has been added 

 half a hide, which used to be held by 3 free 

 men in King Edward's time ; and, after King 

 William came, Walter added them to his 

 manor to which they did not belong in King 

 Edward's time, as the county court (consulates) 

 testifies ; and they then had i plough ; now 

 a half; and when (Walter) received (this), 

 a half; (this) is worth 20 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF TENDRINGE 

 HOLANDA " [Holland] was held by Lestan' 



7 This was probably the ' Sexi, housecarl of 

 King Edward,' who had preceded Ralf at West- 

 mill, Herts. 



8 See Introduction, p. 350. 



9 i.e. the manor of Gaines there. 



10 The identity of this manor there is uncertain. 



11 It is not clear in which of the Hollands, or 

 where, this manor lay. 



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