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 A HISTORY OF ESSEX Count Eustace holds one of these, 1 which does not belong to his 100 manors (qute nan at de suis c mansionibus). Then as now (sem- per] 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 34 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 22. Then 34 villeins ; now 22. Then 6 bor- dars ; now 36. Then 4 serfs ; now 2. (There is) wood(land) for 1,000 (swine), 2 and (there are) 6 beasts (animalia), and 1 1 5 sheep, and 40 swine. It was then worth 35 pounds ; now 28. Of this same manor Tidbald', Anschi- till, William, (and) Gilbert hold 4^ hides and 40 acres ; and (there are there) 6 ploughs ; and it is worth 8 pounds (which is included) in the above valuation (eodem pretio). RAMESDANA [Ramsden (Belhus)] is held of the bishop by William as a manor and as 3 hides. Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne, and half a plough belonging to the men. Then 6 bordars ; now 8 ; and (there is) i serf. Wood(land) for 100 swine. Now i mill. It was then worth 60 shillings ; now 40. HUNDRET OF WlTHAM In SLAMONDESHEIA [Slamondsay (in White Notley)] Roger holds of the bishop 1 5 acres ; and it is worth 30 pence. HUNDRET OF BEVENTREU [BECONTREE] WENESTEDA [Wanstead] was held by St. Paul ; now Ralf son of Brien (holds it) of the bishop as i manor and as i hide. Then i plough on the demesne ; now I-J-. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs belonging to the men ; and 3 villeins. Then 7 bordars ; now 8. Then 2 serfs ; now none. Wood(land) for 300 swine. Now i mill. Then as now (semper) I saltpan. And it is worth 40 shillings. fo. 10 HUNDRET OF WENSISTREU [WINSTREE] LEGRA [Layer (Marney)] was held by 2 free men in King Edward's time ; now Roger (holds it) of the bishop as 3 hides. Then as now (semper) i ploughs on the demesne, and 2 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 5 villeins ; now 4. Then 4 bordars ; now 6. Then 3 serfs ; now 4. Wood(land) for 150 swine and 2 acres of meadow. It was then worth 70 shillings ; now 4 pounds. LEGRA [Layer (Marney)] is held by the same Roger of the bishop, and was (quod) 1 Loft Hall in Orsett (see p. 461 below). 2 The word ' swine ' is omitted. held in King Edward's time by i free woman as 3 hides. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Now half a plough belonging to the men. Now i villein. Then i bordar ; now 4. Then 3 serfs ; now 4. Wood(land) for 150 swine. Now I mill. Then as now (semper) I saltpan. It was then worth 70 shillings ; now 4 pounds. Bishop W[illiam] proved his right to (deratiocinavit) these two manors, for the use of (ad opus) his church after King Edward's death by King William's command. HUNDRET OF HIDINGHAFORT [HINCKFORD] RAINES [Rayne 3 ] was held by Bishop William in King Edward's time as 4 hides and 30 acres. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 5 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 4. Then 1 6 villeins ; now 10. Then 9 bordars ; now 8. Then 4 serfs ; now 3. Wood(land) for 200 swine, (and) 16 acres of meadow. Now i mill. And (there are) 10 beasts (antmalia) and 45 sheep and 24 swine. To this manor have been added, in King William's time, 15 acres which were held, in King Edward's time, by i free man, as the Hundret (court) testifies. It was then worth 10 pounds ; now 14. In this manor Roger holds of the bishop 3 virgates ; and (there are there) I plough and 2 serfs ; and it is worth 50 shillings. HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] In SUDMUNSTRA [Southminster] (are) 30 hides which are held by the bishop in demesne. 4 And in King Edward's time (there were) 22 villeins ; now 1 1. Then 23 bordars; now 25. Then as now (semper) 5 serfs, and 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then 1 8 ploughs belonging to the men ; now n. Pasture for 1,000 sheep. It was then worth 24 pounds ; now 1 6. In this manor there were, in King Edward's time, 15 free men who held 1 8 hides and 1 3 acres ; now there are 14 men who hold these of the bishop ; 5 then (there were there) 4 bordars, (and) now 3 This part of the Domesday Rayne was after- wards included in Braintree as the bishop's manor. 4 Originally written ' are held of the bishop by 14 knights,' which was deleted and an interlinea- tion substituted as in the text. The bishop's 30 hides here included more than Southminster itself (see Introduction, p. 395). 6 This would seem to have been the origin of the erroneous entry of the ' 14 knights' which (as explained in the preceding note) was deleted. They held this subordinate estate, not the chief manor. 438