THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



ENCROACHMENT OF RICHARD SON OF 

 COUNT GILBERT l 



Almar of B[ar]lea [Borley], Golstan, 

 Alvric of Alreforda, 1 Ulvric of Branduna 

 [Brundon], these hold half a hide and 6 

 acres and held (it) in King Edward's time. 

 Now Goismer' * holds them (ens) of R[ichard]. 

 Then as now (semper) i plough, and I bor- 

 dar, and 5 acres (of meadow ?). It is worth 

 now as then (semper) 28 shillings. 



In PHINCINGEFELDA [Finchingfield] Ernald' 4 

 holds of R[ichard] 80 acres, which were held 

 by Brictic', a free man, in King Edward's 

 time. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne. Then and afterwards i villein ; 

 now none. Then and afterwards 3 bordars ; 

 now 8. Then as now (semper) 3 serfs. 

 (There was) then wood(land) for 40 swine ; 

 now for 30. Then and afterwards it was 

 worth 40 shillings ; now 60. 



At (Ad) LACELEA [Lacheley 8 ] Grim, a 

 free man, held half a hide, which is (now) 

 held by Ernald'. 8 Then as now (semper) 2 

 ploughs. Then and afterwards 4 bordars ; 

 now 8. Then 2 serfs ; now none. Then 

 and afterwards (there was) wood(land) for 80 

 swine ; now for 60. (There are) 10 acres 

 of meadow. Then and afterwards it was 

 worth 40 shillings ; now 60. 



At (Ad) ERSHAM [Hersham 7 ] Brictmar', 

 a free man, held, in King Edward's time, i 

 hide. Wielard * holds (it) now. Then and 



1 Alias Richard de Clare. Owing to the number 

 of the places in which he encroached, fos. 102 and 

 103 are both headed ' Ricardus.' 



* This is the mysterious ' Alreforda ' held by 

 Richard de Clare (p. 478 above). As Borley and 

 Brundon adjoin one another in the Stour valley, 

 near Sudbury, ' Alreforda ' should be in their 

 neighbourhood. 



* Richard's under-tenant at Great Yeldham. 



* An under-tenant of Richard at Great Dun- 

 mow and Wickham (see pp. 477, 478 above). 



8 Now Lashley, a manor in Lin Jscll, which, says 

 Morant (11.446), 'belonged to the Honour of Clare.' 

 But he does not give this entry under it. 



8 See note 4 above. 



7 Hersham Hall was a manor of which the 

 Hall was in Bumpted Helion, but of which the 

 lands extended into Sturmer, Haverhill and Castle 

 Camps. Morant docs not mention this entry 

 under it, though he knew that ' the manor of 

 Hersham ' (i.e. one of the manors there) belonged 

 to the Clares and was ' holden of the honour of 

 Gloucester' accordingly (ii. 533). 



8 For his other encroachment at Hersham see 

 p. 573 below. He was Richard's under-tenant at 

 Bardfield (p. 481). 



afterwards i plough ; now ij. Then 2 

 bordars ; afterwards and now 7. (There 

 are) 9 acres of meadow. It was then worth 

 30 shillings ; afterwards and now 40. 



In WENINGHOU [? How Hall 9 ] Gcrmund 

 holds 37$ acres, which (quod) were held by 



fo. 103 



Coleman, a free man, in King Edward's time. 

 Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs 

 belonging to the men ; now 3. (There is ?) 

 i serf. (There is) wood(land) for 4 swine, 

 (and) i o acres of meadow. It was then worth 

 60 shillings ; now 4 pounds and 10 shillings. 



In GELDEHAM [Yeldham] Burnart holds 

 40 acres, which (quod) were held by Goduin", 

 a free man, in King Edward's time. Then 

 as now (semper) i plough, and 2 bordars. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 10 swine and 5 

 acres of meadow. It was then worth 20 

 shillings ; afterwards and now 30. 



In BARLEA [Borley] Anschetil holds half 

 a hide and 23 acres, which (quod) were held 

 by Grim and Godeva, free men (homines 10 ), 

 in King Edward's time. Then i plough ; 

 now i$. Then and afterwards 3 bordars; 

 now 5. (There are) 9 acres of meadow. It 

 was then worth 20 shillings ; afterwards 30 ; 

 now 40. 



In TOPESFELDA [Toppesfield n ] Ralf holds 

 15 acres, which were held by Alestan', a free 

 man, in King Edward's time. Then as now 

 (semper) i plough. Then and afterwards 4 

 bordars ; now 7. Then and afterwards 4 

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

 2O swine, and 6 acres of meadow. Then 

 and afterwards it was worth 20 shillings ; 

 now 30. 



In TOPESFELDA [Toppesfield] G. holds 15 

 acres, which were held by Duva (duua). 

 Then as now (semper) i plough on the de- 

 mesne, and i plough belonging to the men, 

 and 3 villeins, and 2 bordars, and 2 serfs. 

 (There is) wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) 8 

 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it 

 was worth 50 shillings ; now 60. 



9 See p. 479 above for Germund's other holding 

 there under Richard de Clare. The two holdings 

 together made up 70 (geld) acres. 



Godeva, of course, was a woman. 



11 This and the next holding were probably 

 represented by the manor of Scoteneys there, 

 which was subsequently held of the Clares by 

 the Scoteneys. 



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