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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS held of the bishop by Ralf son of Turold. Then as now (semper) half a plough. Now 2 bordars. It was then worth 16 shillings ; now '5- HUNDRET OF HlDINCFORT [HlNCKFORD] NEPSTEDA [(Little) Maplestead ? *], which was held in King Edward's time by 8 free men as 22^ acres, is held of the bishop by Aubrey's wife. Then as now (semper) i plough. Wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. Then as now (semper) it was worth 30 shillings. In this Hundret Tihel de Herion * holds 22 free men with (de) 2 hides and 13^ acres. Then as now (semper) 5 ploughs (were theirs). Then and afterwards I bordar ; now 9. Then as now (semper) i serf. Wood(land) for 4 swine, and 3 1 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 60 shillings ; now 4 pounds. HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] DANESEIA [Dengie], which was held in King Edward's time by Siric as 2$ hides, is (now) held by one of the bishop's knights. Then as now (semper) 2 villeins. Now 6 bordars. Then as now (semper) 3 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the demesne and i plough belong- ing to the men. Pasture for 160 sheep. It was then worth 4 pounds ; now 1 00 shillings. In the demesne are 150 sheep, i rouncey (runcinus), and 13 swine. There belonged (erant) to this manor in King Edward's time 2 free men with (de) 47 acres, of whom the above knight of the bishop has taken posses- sion (occupavit) ; then as now (semper) it was worth 4 shillings. HACFLET [ ], which was held by Alward, a free man, as 2 hides and 30 acres, is (now) held by one of the bishop's knights. Then 4 bordars; now 10. Then as now (semper) i plough. (There is) pasture for 260 sheep, (and) i fishery. The church holds 40 acres. It was then worth 60 shillings ; now 4 pounds and 1 1 shillings. In this ill was a free man with (de) 30 acres, who was out- lawed (et udlagavif) ; now Suen's men have 1 Thii place seems to be clearly identical with the ' Mappcstcda ' entered on p. 569 below as held by Aubrey's wife. This was Tihel 'the Breton,' who held Bumpstead Helion and other manors in the neigh- bourhood (see p. 541). His surname ('Herion' or ' Helion ') appears here only in the survey of Estez. taken (acceptrunt) the land and are still holding it. HUNDRET OF LASSENDENE [LEXDEN] ALDEHAM [Aldham] was held by Leueva as i hide less 5 acres in King Edward's time. Now the wife of Aubrey holds it of the bishop. Then i villein ; now none. Then as now (semper) 4 serfs and 2 ploughs on the demesne. Wood(land) for 12 swine, (and) 3 acres of meadow. (There are) i rouncey (runcinus) (and) 6 beasts (animalia). Then and afterwards it was worth 30 shillings ; now 60. HUNDRET OF ANGRA [ONGAR] KELENDUNA [Kelvedon (Hatch)], which was held by Algar, a free man, as half a hide and 20 acres, is held of the bishop by (Ivo) the nephew of Herbert. 6 Then as now (semper) 4 bordars and I plough. Wood(land) fo. 146 for 60 swine, and 7$ acres of meadow. (There are) I beast (animal), 5 swine, and 47 sheep. It is worth 2O shillings. HUNDRET OF CEFFEORDA [CHAFFORD] UPMUNSTRA [Upminster], which was held by Ulwin as i^ hides, is held of the bishop by Mauger. 9 Then 2 bordars, and now the same. Then as now (semper) i plough. It was then worth 20 shillings ; now 30. ALVITHELEA [Aveley], which was held by Edward, a free man, as I hide and 30 acres, is held by the same Mauger. Then as now (semper) 6 bordars, and i plough on the de- mesne, and I plough belonging to the men. It was then worth 20 shillings ; now 30. TUROCHA [Thurrock 7 ], which was held adjoined a manor of Suain of Essex, who held in this Hundred Iltney and ' Hainctone ' (which latter I identify with Ashcldham). But the action may have been taken when Suain was sheriff. 6 ' Ivo nephew of Herbert ' was a considerable under-tenant of the bishop in Beds and in Kent. held of the bishop at Orpington and some other places in Kent. 7 This and the two other manors of the bishop at ' Thurrock ' must have been in West Thurrock or Grays (Thurrock), as they were in Chafford Hundred. Morant placed them in West Thur- rock, but (as is often the case with Odo's manors) this can only be conjectural. Moreover I have proved that the Count of Eu's great manor was at West Thurrock, not, as Morant guessed, at Grays. 457
 * See Introduction, p. 395.
 * This might suggest that ' Hacflet ' must have
 * Doubtless the same as the Mauger who