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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS And Picot holds half a hide * which was held by a sokeman in the time of King Edward. In these 2 hides are 2 ploughs, and (they) are worth 40 shillings. BECANGRA [Birchanger*] was held by Horolf in the time of King Edward. 8 Now Tascelin the priest holds it in almoine of the king as I hide. Then as now (semper) there were I plough, and 2 bordars, and 2 serfs. (There is) wood(land) for 40 swine, 5 acres of meadow and i mill. Then and afterwards it was worth 2O shillings ; now 30. HUNDRET OF HlDINGEFORDA [HlNCKFORD] CELDEFORDA [Shalford] was held by Earl Algar* as i manor and as 5 hides and 30 acres. Afterwards the queen 6 held (it). Now Otto the goldsmith rents it from the king (ad ctmum in manu rtgis). Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then the men had 6 ploughs ; afterwards and now 5. Then and afterwards (there were) 13 villeins; now 12. Then as now (semper) 6 bordars. Then 1 2 serfs ; after- wards and now 8. (There is) wood(land) for 100 swine, 2O acres of meadow, (and) I mill. It was then worth 12 pounds ; afterwards and now 22. In the demesne are 4 rounceys (runcinf), 56 beasts (animalia) formerly (tune) 65, and 52 sheep, and 80 swine formerly (tune) 1 1 8, and 40 goats. This manor is short of 30 acres of wood(land) which the queen gave to Richard son of Count Gilbert. 6 There used to belong (jace- bat) to this manor, in the time of King Edward, half a hide of ' soke ' which Walter son of Guibert now holds. 7 to. 4 PHINCINGHEFELDA [Finchingfield] was held 1 This must be the f hide which Domesday (i. 190) assigns to Picot at Babraham, Cambs, five miles north of Chesterford, adding that the land 'jacet in Cestreforde.' Morant made the above entry refer to the hamlet of that name in Newport, but I know not on what ground. The parish of Birchanger is in Domesday ' Bilichangra ' or ' Blichangra.' 8 He had also held at Lindsell some 10 miles away. 4 Earl ./Elfgar of Mercia son of Earl Leofric. 5 William's wife Matilda. 6 Alias Richard de Clare. 7 This is a passage of some importance, for it must refer to the half hide at Shalford (' Scaldc- fort') held of the king in 1086 by Walter 'the cook,' who was therefore identical with Walter ' the son of Guibert.' This half hide is there entered as having been held ' by a free man as a manor ' (p. 559 below). by the same Algar * in the time of King Edward and afterwards by the queen. 8 Now the same Otto rents it (ad censum)zs 2^ hides. Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the de- mesne, and 5 ploughs belonging to the men, and 10 villeins, and 9 bordars. Then 6 serfs ; afterwards 4 ; now 2. (There is) wood(land) for 60 swine, 16 acres of meadow, and I mill, and 25 beasts (animalia) and 2 rounceys (runeini), 6 1 swine formerly (tune) 63, and I oo sheep. It was then worth 9 pounds ; afterwards and now 18. WESTREFELDA [Wethersfield] was held by the same Algar* in the time of King Edward as a manor and as 2 hides less 1 5 acres. 8 Now Picot 9 holds it for the same, (and as) in the king's hand(s). Then (there were) 4 ploughs on the demesne ; afterwards 2 ; now 3. Then and afterwards the men had 1 5 ploughs ; now 10. Then and afterwards 24 villeins ; now 28. Then 7 bordars ; afterwards 1 5 ; now 24. Then 7 serfs, afterwards 14 ; now 7. Then (there was) wood(land) for 800 swine ; after- wards and now for 500 ; and there are 24 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards I mill ; now 2. There are 10 beasts (animalia) for- merly (tune) 17, and 100 sheep, (and) 40 swine formerly I oo, and 40 goats formerly 6 1 . To this manor there belonged in the time of King Edward 6 sokemen (there are) now 8 holding I hide and 14 acres ; then as now (semper) 2 ploughs (were there) and i bordar and 5 acres of meadow. It was (all) then worth 20 pounds ; afterwards and now 28. To this manor there belonged (adjacebat) in the time of King Edward 30 acres of land which were held by a priest in almoine and he rendered ' soke,' and 8^ acres belonging to another church ; these 2 estates (terras) are held by Gilbert son of Warin (Garin!) and are worth 10 shillings. There also belonged to this manor 7^ acres which are held by Count Alan, and 45 acres of demesne which Suen' holds as belonging to (ad) the fief of Richard son of Count Gilbert, 10 and they are worth 8 shillings. In this Hundret the king has 1 8 sokemen ; they hold 26^ acres and have never rendered (any) customary due except the king's service. 8 i.e. if hides. The sheriff of Cambridgeshire. 10 Alias Richard de Clare. Domesday (ii. 40) enters these acres under his manor of Boyton Hall (in Finchingfield), but states that he had taken them from the king's manor of Wethersfield in King William's time. Both entries value them at 8 shillings (see p. 480 below). Of these three manors of Earl Cigar's Wethers- field adjoins Finchingfield and Shalford.
 * There are two Birchangers in this Hundred.