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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS HUNDRET OF UDELESFORT [UlTLESFORD] TACHELEIA [Takeley '], which was held in King Edward's time by Turchill, a free man, as half a hide, is held by St. Walery. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. (There are) 8 villeins. Then and afterwards 3 bordars ; now 5. Then as now (semper) 2 serfs. Then and afterwards wood(land) for 1,000 swine ; now for 600. (There are) 24 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards i mill ; now a moiety (of a mill). (There are) 3 rounceys (runcini), 4 beasts (anima/ia), 30 swine, 28 sheep, 50 goats, (and) 5 hives of bees. Then and afterwards it was worth 6 pounds ; now 7. BILICHANGRA [Birchanger] was held by the same Turchill as 2 hides and as i manor. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now I. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs belonging to the men, (and) i villein, and 5 bordars. Then 2 serfs. Then wood- (land) for 100 swine ; now for 50. (There are) 6 acres of meadow, (and) i mill. (There are) 2 rounceys (runcini), 6 beasts (anima/ia), 28 swine, and 36 goats. Then and after- wards it was worth 60 shillings ; now 50. WIDITUNA [Widdington *] was held by the same Turchill as a manor and (as) 4^ hides. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 6 ploughs belonging to the men. Then and afterwards 8 villeins ; now 1 1. (There are) 2O bordars, 3 (and) 6 serfs. Wood(land) for 10 swine, (and) 12 acres of meadow. (There are) 5 beasts (anima/ia), 24 swine, (and) 50 sheep. Then as now (semper) it was worth 7 pounds. To this estate belong (terra jacent) 2 hides which are held now as then (semper) by 4 sokemen, and are worth 33 shillings.* HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] EFFECESTRA [Bradwell B ] was held in King Edward's time by Turchill, a free man, as i hides and 20 acres. Then 2 bordars ; now 3. Then as now (semper) 2 serfs and i plough. (There is) pasture for 300 sheep, (and) I fishery. (There are) 3 beasts (anima/ia), 20 swine, (and) 216 sheep. It was worth 40 shillings ; now 70. In the same (vill) are 3 1 i.e. St. Walery's (or Warish) Hall in Takeley. error. duction, p. 392). free men with (tie) i hides; i plough (is) there ; it is worth 20 shillings. DANESEIA [Dengie] was held by the same (Turchill) as 2^ hides. There are 4 villeins. Then i bordar ; now 8. Then as now (semper) 4 serfs and 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 2 ploughs belonging to the men. (There is) pasture for 200 sheep. Then (it was worth) 4 pounds ; now 100 shillings. In the fo. lib same vill 50 acres are held by 4 free men and are worth 5 shillings. XV. THE LAND OF THE HOLY TRINITY OF CAEN 6 HUNDRET OF HIDINGFORT [HINCKFORD] PHENSTEDA [Felstead] was held in King Edward's time by Earl Algar 7 as 5 hides, (and is) now held by the Holy Trinity as 4 hides. Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the demesne, and 16 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 22 villeins ; afterwards and now 2O. Then and afterwards 23 bordars ; now 33. Then as now II serfe. Wood(land) for 600 swine, 36 acres of meadow, and 2 mills. (There are) 21 beasts (animalia), 200 swine, 58 sheep, 30 goats, (and) I rouncey (runcinus). To this manor belonged in King Edward's time 55 acres, which were held by 3 sokemen, (and are) now (held) by 4 ; then 2 ploughs (were there), and now 3 ; there are now 2 bordars ; wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) 1 2 acres of meadow. It was then worth 20 pounds ; afterwards 30 ; now 32. The fifth hide is not now (belonging) to this manor, for King William gave to Roger ' God save the ladies ' (dominus iaheet dominas) 3 virgates and to Gilbert son of Salomon the 4th. 8 HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORDA [CHELMSFORD] BADUUEN [(Great) Baddow] was held by Earl Algar 7 as I manor and as 8 hides. Now the Holy Trinity holds it for as much. Then as now (semper) 1 6 villeins. Then 8 bordars; 8 The Abbaye aux Damet. 7 Earl ^Elfgar of Mercia, son of Leofric. 8 Both these holdings will be found below (pp. 562, 563) under the names of these two men respec- tively. The first is there entered as ' half a hide and 30 acres,' and as having been held by 'Ulsius' under Earl vElfgar, while the latter is entered as 30 acres, and as having been held by a free man. It should be observed that these Felstead entries well illustrate the fact that 30 acres were reckoned to the virgate and 4 virgates to the hide in the geld assessment (see p. 334, note 4, above). 453
 * i.e. Prior's Hall in Widdington.
 * 'Ov[es]' in the MS. an obvious scribal
 * ' iii ' is interlined above ' xxx.'
 * i.e. the manor of East Hall there (see Intro-