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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS the count by Garner. 1 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 2 villeins ; now none. Then 7 bordars ; now 12. fo. rib Then 2 serfs; now 3. (There are) 12 acres of meadow, (and) pasture for 60 sheep. (There are) 2 cows, 10 swine, (and) no sheep. Besides this (there are) 15 acres belonging to the church in almoine (ad e/emosinam ecclesiit). It was then worth 60 shillings ; now 50. SCENEFELDA [Shenfield], which was held in King Edward's time by Bodd', a free man, as I manor and as 2 hides, is held of the count by Roger. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now i. Now half a plough belonging to the men. Then i bordar ; now 6. There 2 serfs ; now none. Wood- (land) for 40 swine. (There are) 2 beasts (animalia), 2O swine, (and) 15 goats. It is worth 60 shillings. DORSEDA [Orsett *], which was held in King Edward's time by the Bishop of London, (and) which Ingelric 3 held of (his) church, 4 is held by the count. Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne ; and I priest has there I plough. It is worth 20 shillings. This hide does not belong to (jacet ad) his hundred manors (c man'). 6 GRAVESANDA [Gravesend ? *] was held by Harold, and by Ingelric of him, as a manor and as i hide. Then as now (semper) I plough. Then i villein ; now 2. It was then worth 10 shillings ; now 20. And this hide does not belong to (adjacet) his hundred manors (c maneriii). 7 HUNDRBT OF WlTHAM NUTLEA [(White) Notley], which was held by Harold in King Edward's time, is held * 1 Garneriiu]. The name is the same as Warner.' 6 The same observation is made on this hide where it is mentioned under Orsett above (p. 438). The allusion to the count's 100 manors is obscure and has not been explained. ' It is not known what place is represented by ' Gravesanda.' Gravesend in Kent is not men- tioned under that name in Domesday (compare p. 409 above. 7 See note 5 above. English name) first wrote 'tenuit,' but altered it of the count by Alvric the thegn as I (uno) manor. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then and afterwards 5 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 3. Then and afterwards 10 villeins ; now 6. Then 3 bordars ; afterwards and now 16. Then 9 serfs ; now 4. Then wood(land) for 200 swine ; now for i oo. (There are) 30 acres of meadow (and) pasture for 100 sheep. 9 (There are) now 2 mills. (There are) 5 cows (vacai), 14 swine, 100 sheep, 7 goats, and 3 horses (equoi). From this manor Ralf de Marci took 30 acres, and they arc (jacent) in the fief of (Hamon) the son of Hamon. 10 Then as now (semper) it was worth 10 pounds. COGHESHALA [Coggeshall], which was held in King Edward's time by Colo, a free man, is held by the count in demesne as I (uno) manor and as 3$ hides and 33 acres. Then as now (semper) u 3 ploughs on the demesne ; and when he received the land (earn) i plough. Then 1 6 ploughs belonging to the men ; afterwards and now 14. Then 1 1 villeins ; afterwards and now 9. Then 22 bordars ; now 31. Now 4 serfs. Then wood(land) for 600 swine ; now for 500. (There are) 38 acres of meadow, and ten pence worth of pasture. 11 Then as now (semper) i mill. (There are) I rouncey (runcinus), 15 swine, 4 goats, 4 hives of bees. To this manor belong 1 1 sokemen, and I priest, and i swineherd, and I hired servant (mercennarius). 13 To this estate (terra) have been added 38 (acres) which I free man holds (tenet) of the fo. 17 king. This manor was then worth 10 pounds ; now 14 ; but it renders 2O pounds neverthe- less ; and the abovesaid 38 acres are worth IO shillings. RUENHALE [Rivenhall], which was held by Queen Edeva u in King Edward's time as I (uno) manor and as 2 hides, is held by the count in demesne. Then 3 ploughs on to ' tenet ' on realizing that Alvric was the under- tenant at the time of the Survey. 9 This is a remarkable feature in a manor so far from the sea. 10 They are duly entered under the fief of Hamon (dapifer) at White Notley (p. 500 below). 11 It should be observed that semper is here used strictly in the sense of ' then as now,' the inter- mediate stage being denoted by quando earn rtcepit. u Tantum pasture qua valet xd. IS This occurrence of the word appears to be unique in Domesday. 14 Eadgyth, wife of Edward the Confessor. 4 6l
 * i.e. the manor of Loft Hall there.
 * The count's predecessor.
 * i.e. as the bishop's tenant.
 * The scribe (doubtless misled by the tenant's