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 A HISTORY OF ESSEX HUNDRET OF WlTBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] ULEHAM, 1 which Coder', a free man, held in King Edward's time as a manor and as 2 hides and 20 acres, is held of the bishop by Hugh. Then 3 villeins ; now none. Then 3 bordars ; now I. Then 4 serfs ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then the men had I plough ; now none. (There is) pasture for 30 sheep. (There are) 3 rounceys (runcini) and 140 sheep. Then and afterwards it was worth 60 shillings ; now 40. MILDEMET [Middlemead 2 ], which Alwin, a free man, held as i manor and (as) half a hide and 14 acres, is held of the bishop by Ralf son of Brien. Then 2 villeins ; now none. Then as now (semper) 3 bordars. Then I serf; now 2. Then as now (semper) i plough. Wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) 8 acres of meadow. It is worth 20 shillings. V. THE LAND OF THE CANONS OF ST. PAUL'S IN ESSEX (EXSESSA) HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] LEA [(West) Lee 3 ] was held freely by Edeva in King Edward's time as a manor and (as) half a hide and 30 acres. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne and 2 ploughs belonging to the men ; now none.* Then 2 villeins ; now 6. Then 6 bordars; now 5. Then 2 serfs; now 3. Wood(land) for 25 swine. Pasture for IOO sheep. (There are) I beast (animal), i pig, and 7 sheep. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 20. This land is claimed for the king's use (ad opus regis). HUNDRET OF WALTHAM CINGHEFORT [Chingford (St. Pauls)] was held by St. Paul in King Edward's time as i manor and as 6 hides. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then the men had 3 ploughs ; now 4. Then 7 villeins ; now 8. Then 3 bordars ; now 6. Then as now (semper) 4 serfs. Wood(land) for 500 swine, 50 acres of meadow, and 2 fisheries. (There are) 9 beasts (anima/ia), 2 1 A manor in Lawling. Now 'Ulehams farm.' 2 A manor in Baddow (in Chelmsford Hundred), including the later manors ofVidelews and Bas- sets. It was afterwards ' Middlemead hamlet,' which, though in Little Baddow, was in Dengie Hundred, being just across the border. 3 Alias Lee Chapel (extra-parochial). 4 This is a difficult passage, as it seems unlikely that all four plough(team)s would have disappeared, especially as the villeins had increased. The value however had diminished by half. rounceys (runcini), 2J swine, (and) IOO sheep. It was then worth 4 pounds ; now IOO shillings. From this manor Peter de Valognes took away i hide (of land) and 8 acres of meadow, which belonged to this manor in King Edward's time, with (ei) wood(land) for 50 swine ; 5 it is worth 10 shillings. From the same manor Geoffrey de ' Magna villa ' took (away) 10 acres of meadow. HUNDRET OF HIDINGAFORDA [HINCKFORD] BELCHAM [Belchamp (St. Pauls)] was held by St. Paul in King Edward's time as a manor and (as) 5 hides. Then as now fo. 13 (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 12 ploughs belonging to the men. (There are) 24 villeins, i o bordars, (and) 5 serfs. Wood- (land) for 60 swine, (and) 30 acres of meadow. (There are) 9 beasts (antmalia), 2 rounceys (runcini), 40 swine, 100 sheep, (and) 5 goats. Then as now (semper) it was worth 1 6 pounds. WICHAM [Wickham (St. Pauls)] was held by St. Paul in King Edward's time as a manor and (as) 3 hides less I virgate. Then i plough in the demesne ; now 2. Then 4 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 3. Then 6 villeins ; now 5. Then 4 bor- dars ; now 10. Then i serf ; now 3. Wood(land) for 200 swine, (and) 10 acres of meadow. (There are) 2 rounceys (runcini), 4 beasts (anima/ia), 23 swine, 50 sheep, 24 goats, and 2 hives of bees. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 4 pounds. HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] TILLINGHAM was held by St. Paul as a manor and (as) 20 hides and 6 acres. Then as now (semper) 20 villeins, and 8 bordars, and 4 serfs. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne ; now 4. Then as now (semper) the men had 10 ploughs. (There is) pasture for 400 sheep. Now i mill and i fishery. (There are) 15 beasts (animalia), 30 swine, (and) 340 sheep. In addition to this land there were given to the church 10 acres, which belong (jaceni) to this manor. The whole was then worth 10 pounds; now 15. HUNDRET OF ANGRA [ONGAR] NORTUNA [Norton (Mandeville)] was held in King Edward's time by Godid, a certain 5 This hide (with appurtenances) was entered in the 1181 Inquisition as 'ruthehydam quam occupatam detinet Robertus de Valoniis ' (Domesday of St. Paul's, p. 144). 442