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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS ploughs on the demesne ; now i. Then as now (semper) i plough belonging to the men, and 2 villeins. Then 2 bordars ; now 5. Wood(land) for 100 swine, (and) 5 acres of meadow. One plough more could be em- ployed. 1 (There are) 5 beasts (animalia) (and) 5 sheep. And it is worth 40 shillings. LOCHINTUNA [Loughton] is held by the Holy Cross as a manor and (as) 2k hides. Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne. Then 2 bordars ; now 4. Wood- (land) for 40 swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. There are 9 beasts (animalia), 10 swine, (and) 20 sheep. And it is worth 20 shillings. HUNDRET OF ANGRA [ONGAR] PASSEFELDA [Passelow*] is held now as then (semper) by the Holy Cross as a manor and (as) 2 hides less 30 acres. Then 6 vil- leins ; now 5. Now 4 bordars. Then 7 serfs ; now 3. Then 2 ploughs on the de- mesne ; now 3. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 2. Wood(land) for 700 swine, (and) 8 acres of meadow. Then 3 beasts (animalia') ; now 6. Then 20 swine ; now 30. (Now) 50 sheep. Then 16 goats ; now 36. Now I rouncey (runcinus). Then as now (semper) it was worth 6 pounds. ALVERTUNA [Alderton (Hall) *] is held now as then (semper) by the Holy Cross as a manor and (as) 4^ hides and 10 acres. Then 7 villeins ; now 9. Then 2 bordars ; now 6. Then 5 serfs ; now 3. Then as now (sem- per) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 2. Wood(land) for 400 swine, (and) 15 acres of meadow. (There are) 2 beasts (animalia), 8 sheep, 1O swine, and 15 goats. Then as now (semper) it was worth 4 pounds. TIPPEDANA [Debden *] is held now as then (semper) by the Holy Cross as a manor and (as) 3 hides and 40 acres. Then as now (semper) 4 villeins and 7 bordars. Then 4 serfs ; now none. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now i. Then 2 ploughs belonging to the men ; fa i6b now I. Wood(land) for 300 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. (There are) 2 beasts (animalia), 8 swine, (and) 9 sheep. Then as now (semper) it was worth 40 shillings. A certain free man held 40 acres, which 1 ' I car' pot' restaurari ' (see p. 446, note i). 3 In Loughton. 4 Ibid. the church * seized (invasit) after the king came into this land and (which it) still holds. Then i plough ; now none ; and when they obtained the land (quanda recep') a half. There are 4 acres of meadow. It was then worth 6 shillings and 8 pence ; now 5 shillings and 4 pence. HUNDRET OF CEFFEORDA [CHAFFORD] WELDA [(South) Weald] is held now as then (semper) by the Holy Cross as one manor, and, in King Edward's time as 2 hides ; now as i^. Geoffrey ' de magna villa' has the other half (hide), but the Hundret knows not why he has (it) ; and Geoffrey says that he has it by exchange (pro escangio). Then as now (semper) 10 villeins, and 6 bordars, and 3 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 6 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 4. Wood(land) for 200 swine, (and) i acres of meadow. Now 4 beasts (animalia). Then 10 swine ; now 25. Then 25 sheep ; now 65. And it is worth 6 pounds. In this manor (there) belonged (jacuit) i sokeman who held 1 carucate of land ; Robert Gernon has (it) now by the king's gift, as he himself says. 6 UPMONSTRA [Upminster] is held by the Holy Cross as 2$ hides and 40 acres. Then 8 villeins ; now 6. Then 2 bordars ; now 4. Then 4 serfs ; now 3. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 4 ploughs be- longing to the men. Wood(land) for 300 swine, and 6 acres of meadow. There are 2 beasts (animalia). Then 20 sheep ; now 50. Then 1 1 swine ; now 30. Then as now (semper) it was worth 4 pounds. To this manor belongs i sokeman with (de) 30 acres and half a plough ; and (it) is worth 20 pence. WALCFARA [Walkfares 7 ] is held now as then (semper) by the church * as 4 hides less 40 acres. Then 4 bordars ; now 10. Then 6 serfs ; now 3. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and I plough be- longing to the men. Wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) 1 8 acres of meadow. (There is) now i rouncey (runcinus). Then as now (semper) 5 beasts (animalia), 5 swine, 40 sheep, (and) 2 hives of bees. 8 i.e. the canons of the Holy Cross. in ' Walda," which is entered under Robert's fief as held by him in 1086, and as having been held by Sprot as a ' manor.' The story there told is that he got it ' by exchange ' (see p. 5 1 8 below). 7 In Boreham. 8 i.e. by the canons of the Holy Cross. 447
 * A manor in High Ongar.
 * This appears to be represented by the i hide