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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS STIESTEDA [Stisted] was held by the Holy Trinity as a manor and as half a hide. Then 4 ploughs on the demesne ; now 3. Then the men had 5 ploughs ; now 6. Then 8 villeins; now 13. Then n bordars ; now 25. Then 6 serfs ; now 4. (There is) wood(land) for 800 swine, (with) 27 acres of meadow and i mill. (There are) 3 rounceys (runcini), and 40 beasts (animalia), and I2O sheep, (and) 77 swine. It was then worth 10 pounds ; now 15. HUNDRET OF WlTBRICTESHERNA [DfiNGIE] LALINGE [Lawling '] was held (ten') by the Holy Trinity as a manor and as 14 hides. Then 14 villeins; now 21. Then 16 bor- dars ; now 20. Then 3 serfs ; now 4. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now 3. Then the men had 17$ ploughs; now 16^. Then as now (semper) i mill. (There is) wood- (land) for 800 swine, and (there are) 3 roun- ceys (runcini), and I mule, and 1 6 beasts (animalia) and 60 swine and 200 sheep, and 1 8 goats. It was then worth 1 2 pounds ; now 1 6. LACHENDUNA [Latchingdon] was held (ten') by the Holy Trinity as a manor and as 2 hides. And there is I plough on the demesne. (There are) now 2 villeins and i serf. (There is) pasture for 30 sheep, and (there are) 6 beasts (animalia), and 60 sheep, and 1 6 swine. It was then worth 20 shillings ; now 25. NIWELANT [West Newland *] was held (ten') by the Holy Trinity as a manor and as 3 hides. Then I villein ; now 3. Then as fo. Bb now (temper) 2 serfs. Then 2 ploughs ; now i. Then 24 sheep, and now the same. It was then worth 20 shillings ; now 40. HUNDRET OF ROCHEFORT [ROCHFORD] MILDENTUNA [Milton (Hall) 3 ] was held (ten') by the Holy Trinity as a manor and (as) 2 hides. Then as now (semper) 8 villeins. Then 13 bordars; now 15. Then as now (semper) i serf, and 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 6 ploughs belonging to the men. (There is) wood(Iand) for 60 swine. And (there are) 8 beasts (animalia'), and 2 rounceys (runcini), and 25 swine, and 124 sheep. It was then worth 100 shillings; now 8 pounds. 1 In Latchingdon. In Prittlewell. SUDCERCA [Southchurch] was held (ten') by the Holy Trinity as a manor and as 4 hides. Then as now (semper) 14 villeins and 5 bor- dars. Then 2 serfs ; now i. Then as now (temper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 6 ploughs belonging to the men. (There is) pasture for 200 sheep, wood(land) for 40 swine, and 2 fisheries. And (there are) 4 rounceys (runcini), and 8 beasts (animalia), and 13 swine, and 150 sheep, and 16 goats. It was then worth 100 shillings ; now 7 pounds. STANBRUGE [(Little) Stambridge] was held by the Holy Trinity as a manor and as I hide in King Edward's time. Now Ralf Baignar[d] (holds it) of the church. 4 Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne. Then 3 bordars ; now 7. And (there is) I acre of meadow, (and) pasture for 200 sheep. And (there are) 4 beasts (animalia), and 10 swine, and 58 sheep. It was then worth 30 shillings; now 40. fo. gb > EXS^SSA III. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF LONDON HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] LEGENDUNA [Laindon 6 ], which was held by Alftred, a certain woman, in King Ed- ward's time, is held by the bishop as I manor and as 9 hides. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now 3. Then the men had 7 ploughs ; now 6. Then 8 villeins ; now 3. Now 14 bordars. Then as now 6 serfs. (There is) wood(land) for 100 swine, (and) pasture for 100 sheep. It was then worth 9 pounds ; now 10 ; but the bishop receives thence 14 pounds. Of this manor Ralf and William hold 3 hides and 80 acres of the bishop ; and (there are there) i plough on the demesne, and 2 ploughs belonging to the men; and it is worth 100 shillings (which is included) in the above valuation (pretio). The bishop took over (recepit) on the demesne 97 sheep and 10 swine. ORSEDA [Orsett], which was held by Bishop William in King Edward's time, is held by the bishop as a manor and as 13 hides ; but 5 At the top of fo. 9 is a list of the five next tenants-in-chief, which has been deleted. The rest of that folio is blank. A similar list, similarly deleted, is found on fo. 17 of this volume of Domesday (see Introduction, p. 413). 6 See Introduction p. 398, and p. 441, note 4, below. 437
 * A manor in St. Lawrence.
 * i.e. of Christchurch.