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 A HISTORY OF ESSEX xxx Geoffrey de Magnavilla xxxi The Count of Ou [Eu] xxxn Robert Greno [Gernon] xxxiii Ralf Baignard xxxini Ranulf Peverel xxxv Aubrey de Ver xxxvi Peter de Valognes xxxvn Ranulf brother of Ilger xxxvni Tihel the Breton xxxvini Roger de Ramis XL John son of Waleram XLI Robert son of Corbutio XLII Walter the deacon XLIII Roger Bigot XLIIII Robert Malet XLV W[illiam] de Scohies XLVI Roger de Poitou XLVII Hugh de Gurnai to. lb I. EXSESSA. THE KING'S LANDS HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLfi] BENFLET [Benfleet l ] was held by Harold in the time of King Edward as I manor and as 8 hides. Xhis manor is now in the cus- tody of Ranulf brother of Ilger (and is) in the king's hand(s). 8 Then 12 villeins ; now 21. Then as now (semper) 6 bordars. Then 3 serfs; now 3 (sic). Then 3 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then the men had 1 1 ploughs ; now 5. And there are 30 acres of wood- (land). (There is) pasture for 130 sheep, (and) a moiety of a mill. It was then ap- praised at 8 pounds ; (and) now renders 12 ; but it is only appraised at 8 pounds. In this manor there was at that time a certain free man with (de) half a hide, who has now be- come (effectus est) one of the villeins and is (included) in the above reckoning. From this manor there was given to a certain church belonging to (de) another manor, in the time of King Edward half a hide. But, after this manor became part of (venit in) the king's demesne, it was taken away from the church and is again part of (jacet in) the manor. In the whole of this ' Hundret ' the king has 18 free men holding half a hide and 49 acres and pasture for 20 sheep. (This) is appraised at 1 It is exceedingly difficult to disentangle the manors in North and South Benfleet as entered in Domesday, but that of the king appears to have been in North Benfleet. 9 That is to say, Ranulf was in charge of it for the king. LXXXII Gilbert the priest LXXXIII Grim LXXXIIII Ulveva LXXXV Edward LXXXVI Turchil LXXXVII Stanard LXXXVIII Godwine LXXXVIIII Free men of the king xc Aggressions* factory translation of such a list of names as this. Those which were Latinized by the scribe have been here translated where possible, and those which were given in a contemporary form have been here retained. But the reader should turn to the entries in the text for fuller information on the names. In the MS. this list of names is arranged in four columns of which the first two are represented by the first of the above columns. 10 shillings. In the demesne of the abovesaid manor are I rouncey 3 (runcinus), I ass, 30 swine, and 70 sheep. HALF HUNDRET 4 OF WITHAM WITHAM was held by Harold in the time of King Edward as I manor and as 5 hides. This manor is now in the custody of Peter the sheriff 6 (and is) in the king's hand(s). Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now 3. Then 21 villeins ; now 15. Then 9 bordars ; now 10. Then 6 serfs; now 9. Then 23 sokemen ; now the same. Then the men had 1 8 ploughs ; now 7 ; and this loss (of plough-oxen) took place (fuit) in the time of Suean and of Baignard the sheriffs and through the death of the beasts. (There is) wood- (land) for 150 swine, 30 acres of meadow, (and) pasture (which) used to render 6 pence (and) now (renders) 1 4 (pence). Then as now (semper) l mill. The aforesaid sokemen hold 2 hides and i virgate and have 2 ploughs. It was then worth in all 10 pounds ; now 20 ; but the sheriff, what with his (suas) customary To. 2 dues and (the profits of) the pleas of the Half Hundret receives thence 34 pounds and 4 pounds fine (gersuma). 6 Peter took over (recepit) in the demesne of this manor 4 7 and 3 From the French ranch (compare p. 426). 4 For the occasional mention of Essex Hun- dreds as 'Half Hundreds see Introduction, p. 407. 6 Peter de Valognes. 6 Consideration money for the lease. 7 A word must have been omitted here. 428
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