THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



as 6 hides. Then as now (temper} \ 7 villeins. 

 Then and afterwards 10 bordars ; now n. 



fo. gib 



Then and afterwards 5 serfs ; now 3. Then 

 and afterwards 4 ploughs on the demesne ; now 

 3. Then and afterwards 1 1 ploughs belonging 

 to the men ; now 8. (There is) wood(land) 

 for I oo swine, (and) 1 4 acres of meadow. It 

 is worth now as then (semper] 14 pounds. 



LIII. THE LAND OF MATHEW OF 

 MORTAGNE (MAURITANIENSIS) 



HUNDRET OF DoMMAWA [DuNMOW] 



ESTANES [(Great) Easton], which was held 

 by Achi', a free man, as a manor and as 5 

 hides in King Edward's time, is held by 

 M[athew *] in demesne. Then 5 ploughs on 

 the demesne ; and when (he) received (it), 4 ; 

 now 3. Then 10 ploughs belonging to the 

 men ; now 7. Then 1 1 villeins, and I 

 priest ; now 1 5 villeins, and i priest. Then 

 10 bordars ; now 16. Then 10 serfs ; now 

 9. (There was) wood(land) then for 200 

 swine; now for 150. (There are) 67 acres 

 of meadow,* (and) now as then (semper) i mill, 

 and i rounccy (runcinus), and 8 beasts (ani- 

 ma/ia), and 120 swine, and 60 sheep, and 10 

 goats, and 3 hives of bees. It was then worth 

 i o pounds ; and when received, the same ; it 

 is now worth 15 pounds.* 



HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORT [CHELMSFORD] 



GINGA [(Margarett)ing *], which was held 

 by Anschil as a manor and as 5 hides, is held 

 by Mfathew 6 ]. Then as now 7 villeins, 

 and 8 bordars, and 4 serfs, and 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne, and 3 ploughs belonging to the 

 men. (There is) wood(land) for 300 swine, 

 and (there are) I rouncey (runcinus), 5 beasts 



1 The initial ' M ' here and in the next entry 

 is the symbol normally employed to denote 

 'M(anor).' 



1 This is a large proportion of meadow, but 

 the adjoining manor of Tiltey, though smaller, 

 had 50 of meadow and ' marsh,' and the great 

 parish ofThaxted to their north about 160, the 

 valley of the Chelmer being thus well marked. 



8 Here is an increase in value from 10 pounds 

 to i 5 pounds concurrent with a decrease in ploughs 

 from i 5 to i o and of 2 5 per cent in the woodland, 

 while the live tock remained stationary ! 



1 This identification is supported by the fact 

 that Margaretting, like Great Easton and manors 

 of his in other counties, was subsequently granted 

 out to be held by scrjcanty. 



* See note I above. 



(anima/ia), 2O swine, (and) 30 sheep. It was 

 then worth (100 ? 6 ) shillings ; now 6 pounds. 



LIIII. THE LAND OF THE COUN- 

 TESS OF AUMALE (ALBEMARLA) 



HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORT [HINCKFORD] 



BARLEA [Borley], which was held by 

 Lewin', a free man, as a manor and as 2 

 hides and 30 acres in King Edward's time, is 

 held in demesne (by the countess). Then 3 

 ploughs on the demesne ; afterwards and now 

 2. Then as now (semper) 5 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men, and 10 villeins, and 5 bor- 

 dars. (There is) wood(land) for 30 swine, 

 (and) 40 acres of meadow. And (there are) 

 7 beasts (anima/ia), and 25 sheep, and 24 

 goats, 28 swine, and 2 hives of bees. Then 

 and afterwards it was worth 8 pounds ; 

 now 12. 



HUNDRET OF TENDRINGA 



SCIDDINCHOU [Manningtree 7 ], which was 

 held by Alvric as a manor and as 2 hides, is 

 held in demesne (by the countess). Then as 



fo. <jft 



now (semper) 1 5 bordars. Then 4 serfs ; 

 afterwards and now i. Then 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne ; afterwards and now i. Then 

 4 ploughs belonging to the men ; afterwards 

 and now 2 (There is) wood(land) for 40 

 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. Then 

 (there was) I mill, and I fishery ; now none. 

 There is pasture for 40 sheep. Then 3 

 cows, 3 calves, 40 sheep, 2 rounceys (run- 

 cini), 30 swine ; now I rouncey, 3 beasts 

 (anima/ia), 48 sheep. It is worth now as then 

 (semper) 60 shillings. 



LV. THE LAND OF COUNTESS 

 JUDITH 8 



HUNDRET OF BEVENTREU [BECONTREE] 



WILCUMESTOU [Walthamstow] was held 

 by Earl Waltheof (Wallef) in King Edward's 

 time as a manor and as io hides. Then as 

 now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. 

 Then 1 5 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 



6 The figure is omitted in the MS. 



7 The descent of the manor renders certain this 

 identification, which, indeed, was fully recognized 

 by Morant (i. 461), though he oddly spoke on the 

 opposite page of 'Mistley Hall or Sciddinghou 

 Hall.' The manors of Mistley (' Mitteslea ') and 

 Manningtree (' Sciddinghou ') were distinct from 

 the first. 



8 Niece of the Conqueror. 



9 Her late husband. 



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