A HISTORY OF ESSEX held by Stanhard in King Edward's time as I manor and (as) 2 hides less 15 acres, is held of the abbot by Albert. And St. Edmund (has it) of the king's gift. Then as now (semper] I villein, and 7 bordars, and 2 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the demesne, and I plough belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) 7 acres of meadow. (There are) i beast (animal], 50 sheep, 2 swine, (and) 10 goats. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 60. HUNDRET OF TfiNDRINGA [TENDRINGJ WRABENASA [Wrabness] is held now as then (semper) by St. Edmund as I manor and as 5 hides. Then as now (semper) 6 villeins, 8 bordars, (and) 6 serfs. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then 6 ploughs be- longing to the men ; now $^. There is i acre of meadow, and now i mill, and i salt- pan. (There are) 2 colts (pulli), 30 swine, 200 sheep, (and) 5 hives of bees. It is worth 6 pounds. fo. aob XII. THE LAND OF ST. MARTIN OF LONDON 1 ESTRA [(Good) Easter] was held by Ailmar, a thegn of King Edward, and Count (consul) Eustace gave it to St. Martin as i manor and (as) 4 hides and 50 acres. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 8 ploughs belonging to the men, and 8 villeins. Then 16 bordars; now 21. Then 8 serfs ; now 3. Wood(land) for 60 swine, (and) 2O acres of meadow. (There is) now I mill. It was then worth 8 pounds ; now 10. To this manor there belonged in King Edward's time an outlying estate (attinebat I berewita) of half a hide and 2O acres, but Count (consul) Eustace has retained it for him- self (sibi) ; and it lies in the Hundret of Celmeresfort (Chelmsford). 2 XIII. THE LAND OF ST. MARTIN OF BATTLE 3 HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] ATAHOU [Hutton] was held by Goti, a free man, in King Edward's time, as i manor and (as) 3 hides less 20 acres. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Then i vil- lein ; now 2. Then 10 bordars; now 15. 1 St. Martin-le-Grand, founded by Ingelric, the predecessor of Count Eustace. 2 Good Easter itself lies just within Dunmow Hundred. 3 Battle Abbey. (There are) 4 serfs. Wood(land) for 1,000 swine. Then i fishery ; now none. Then 2 rounceys (runcini) ; now 3. Then 4 beasts (animalia); now 19. (There are) 100 sheep. Then 60 swine ; now 92. (There are) 4 hives of bees. And (there are) 3 sokemen with (de) i hide and 30 acres ; then as now (semper) i plough (is there) ; and (there are) 1 5 acres of free land (Rberce terrce *). It was then worth 100 shillings ; now 6 pounds ; and those 1 5 acres are worth 30 pence. HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORDA [HINCKFORD] HERSAM [Hersham (Hall) 5 ] was held, in King Edward's time, by Orgar, a free man, as a manor and as i hide. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and i plough be- longing to the men. Then and afterwards 5 villeins ; now 3. Then i bordar ; now 3. Then 3 serfs ; now 2. (There are) 13 acres of meadow, 8 beasts (ammalla 10 swine, (and) 25 sheep formerly 28. 6 There are 3 hives of bees. It is worth 40 shillings. XIIII. THE LAND OF ST. WALERY 7 HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] METCINGA [Matching 8 ] was held in King Edward's time by Godric, a free man, as 40 acres. Then i plough ; now none. It is worth 10 shillings and 8 pence. LINDESELA [Lindsell 9 ] was held in King Edward's time by Horolf, a free man, 10 as I manor and as I hide. Now St. Walery (holds fo. 31 it). Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 8 villeins ; now 9. Then 4 bordars ; now 15. Then 4 serfs; now none. Wood- (land) for 50 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. (There are) 4 beasts (anima/ia), 40 swine, 28 sheep, (and) 5 hives of bees. Then and afterwards it was worth 100 shillings ; now 6 pounds.
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say what it means, unless it denotes exemption from 'geld.' 5 In Bumpsted Helion. It is now just within Freshwell Hundred. 6 'iii' has been interlined above 'xxv.' 7 See Introduction, p. 342. 8 Matching-Barnes with Brent-Hill in Hatfield Broad-Oak. 9 i.e. the manor of Prior's Hall in Lindsell (which, is in Dunmow Hundred). 10 Compare p. 431, note 3, above. 452
