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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 54 bordars, and 4 serfs ; this addition is worth 1 6 pounds, (and) was then worth 20. DANTUNA [Dunton], which was held by a priest a free man (presbyter liber homo) in King Edward's time as 7 hides and 40 acres, is held by the bishop in demesne. Then 4 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 4 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 7 villeins ; now 2, and 6 bordars. Then 5 serfs ; now 2. There are 2 rounceys (runcini), 2 beasts (animalia), 15 swine, 34 sheep. It was then worth 12 pounds; now 7. BERDESTAPLA [Barstable (Hall)], 1 which was held by a free man as 5$ hides and 30 acres is held of the bishop by (Ralf) the son of Turold. And (there are) 30 acres of wood- (land) * (and) pasture for i oo sheep.* Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the demesne, and 2 belonging to the men. (There are) 6 villeins (and) 1 1 bordars. It was then worth 4 pounds ; now 100 shillings. (There were) then in the demesne 2 rounceys (runcini), 5 beasts (animalia), 1 8 swine, (and) 36 sheep ; now i rouncey (runcinus), 9 beasts (animalia'), 24 swine, (and) 80 sheep. INGA [Ingrave], which was held in King Edward's time by a free man as 2 hides, is held of the bishop by (Ralf) the son of Turold. Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne, and i plough belonging to the men. (There is) I villein. Then i bordar ; now 5. (There are) 3 serfs, and i^ hides of fo. 93 wood(land). 8 (There are) 3 rounceys (runcini), (and) 8 beasts (animalia). Then 30 swine ; now 58. Then 40 sheep ; now 76. Then 32 goats; now 14. It was then worth 60 shillings ; now 70. To this manor have been added in King William's time 7 free men with (de) 8 hides ; then as now (semper) 5 ploughs (were there) ; (there are) i hides of wood(land), 1 1 bordars, (and) 4 acres of mea- dow;* this was then worth 4 pounds; now 40 shillings. RAMESDANA [Ramsden (Cray B )] is held of 1 A manor in Basildon. ' This woodland and pasture clause is interlined here, but seems to be misplaced. 3 Here again this reckoning of the woodland in hides should be observed. the ' hides ' of woodland. 6 The only ground I can find for this identifi- cation by Morant is that Ramsden Belhoute was all held by the Bishop of London. the bishop by 2 knights, and was held as 3 hides by 2 free men ; and, according to the English (jurors), Ravengar took away the land from one of them, and Robert Fitz Wimarc the land (alteram terram) from the other, and now they know not how it came to the bishop. (These men) had then 2 ploughs ; now there is no plough there. Then 5 bordars ; now 7. (There is) half a hide of wood(land), (and) pasture for 100 sheep. It was then worth 3 pounds ; now 4. In WATELEIA [Wheatley *] and in WINC- FORT [Wickford] Pointel and Osbern hold 2 hides which were held in King Edward's time by 2 free men. Then 2 ploughs ; now i. (There are) 4 bordars. (There is) i hide of wood(land), 25 acres of meadow, (and) pasture for 40 sheep. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 30. And this land was taken away from the free men by Ravengar ; and now the English know not how it has come into the bishop's hand(s). WICFORT [Wickford], which was held in King Edward's time by 5 free men as 2 hides and 48 acres, is held of the bishop by (Ralf) the son of Turold. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs, 5 bordars, and 2 serfs. Woodland for 30 swine. It is worth 40 shillings. WICFORT [Wickford] is held of the bishop by Teher, and was held in King Edward's time by Godric, a free man, as I hide. Then as now (semper) 1 plough. Then I bordar ; now 2. Wood(land) for 30 swine, and 8 acres of meadow. It is worth 20 shillings. HASINGHEBROC [Hassingbroke 7 ], which was held in King Edward's time by 16 free men as 12 hides and 13^ acres, is held by (Ralf) the son of Turold. Then 1 1 ploughs ; now 7. There are now 14 bordars (and) 20 sokemen (sac'). Wood(land) for 200 swine, 1 6 acres of meadow, and pasture for 400 sheep. It is worth 10 pounds. CELDEWELLA [Chadwell], which was held by Edwolt, a reeve of King Edward, as i^ hides, is held of the bishop by the same Ralf. Then as now (semper) i^ ploughs on the demesne, (and) half a plough belonging to the men. Then 6 bordars ; now 7. Then 2 serfs ; now I. (There is) a (quidam) sokeman 6 A manor in Rayleigh, and therefore within Rochford Hundred now. But both here and on p. 484 below it is entered as then in Barstable Hundred. 7 In Stanford-le-Hopc. 455
 * Here the order should be observed as well as