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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Edward's time by Edeva as I (uno) manor and as i hide and 30 acres ; but was not (part) of Ingelric's * fief ; and now Count Eustace has it. It was then worth 16 shillings and 8 pence ; now 23 shillings. Then 2 men dwelt there ; now I priest. HUNDRET OF DoMMAWA [DuNMOW] PLESINCHOU [ ], which was held in King Edward's time by i free man as half a hide is held of the count by Bernard. Then as now (semper) half a plough. Then 2 bor- dars ; now i serf. Wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) 5 acres of meadow. It is worth 10 shillings. HUNDRET OF WENSISTREU [WINSTREE] LANGHOU [Langenhoe] was held in King Edward's time by Ingelric as i (uno) manor and as 7 hides. Now the count holds it in demesne. Then 5 ploughs on the demesne ; afterwards 4 ; now 3. Then and afterwards i^ ploughs belonging to the men ; now 2. Then 5 villeins ; now 9. Then as now (semper) 7 bordars. Then 12 serfs; now 8. Wood(land) for 200 swine, I acre of meadow, fo. a8 and pasture for 500 sheep. (There are) i mill, (and) i saltpan. (There are) 2 beasts (animalia), 300 sheep, 13 swine, and 3 roun- ceys (runcini). To this manor Ingelric added, in King William's time, 2 hides which were held, in King Edward's time, by i free man, and half a hide, which was held, in King Edward's time, by 3 free men ; in these (two) hides and a half there are now as then (sem- per) 2 ploughs ; now 4 bordars ; (there is) pasture for 100 sheep. Then the whole to- gether (simul) was worth 1 7 pounds ; and now 1 7 (pounds) and 5 shillings ; and when received, the same. EDBURGHETUNA [Abberton], which was held in King Edward's time by Siward, a free man, as I (uno) manor and as i^ hides and I virgate, is held of the count by Ralf de Marci. Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne. Then half a plough belonging to the men ; and now the same. Then 4 bordars ; now 3. Then i serf ; now none. Wood(land) for 100 swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. (There are) 4 beasts (animalia), 1 Count Eustace's predecessor. tenement in the Willingales of which the name is now lost (see my proof of this in Essex Arcbito- logual Traniactioitt [n.s.], viii. 333-4, 376). i oo sheep, 30 swine, and 2 rounceys (runcini). It is worth (60 shillings. LEGRA [Layer (De La Hay)] was held, in King Edward's time, by Alric, a free man, as 2^ hides and i virgate. 3 Then i ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then I bordar ; now 3. Then 2 serfs; now i. Wood(land) for 40 swine. Now I mill. Then i roun- cey ; now 2. Then 3 beasts (animalia) ; now 5. Then 38 sheep ; now 146. (There are) 6 hives of bees. It was then worth 4 pounds ; now 3. HUNDRET OF ODELESFORDA [UTTLESFORD] SORTEGRAVA [Shortgrove *] was held, in King Edward's time, by i free man. Now Adelolf (de Merc) holds it of the count as I (uno) manor and as i hide and 30 acres. 5 Then and afterwards I plough on the de- mesne ; now 2. Then and afterwards I villein ; now none. Then and afterwards I bordar; now 3. Then I serf; now none. (There are) 9 acres of meadow. (There are) 3 beasts (animalia 2 rounceys (runcini), 1 1 swine, (and) 90 sheep. It is worth 40 shil- lings. This land was seized (occupavii) by Ingelric in King William's time. HUNDRET OF HIDINCFORDA [HINCKFORD] RIDEWELLA [Ridgwell] was held, in King Edward's time, by i free man, named Goduin, as I (uno) manor and as 2 hides and 3 vir- gates. Then 5 ploughs on the demesne ; afterwards and now 4. (There are) 14 villeins, 14 serfs, and 3 bordars. Wood(land) for 80 swine, and 36 acres of meadow. (There are) 22 beasts (animalia), 44 swine, i O2 sheep, 30 goats, and 2 rounceys (runcini). To this manor belong now as then (adjacent semper) 14 sokemen with (de) 67^ acres, who have i^ ploughs ; there are 6 acres of mea- dow. The whole was then worth 1 8 pounds ; afterwards and now 24. The count holds this in demesne. fo. 8b SORTEGRAVA [Shortgrove*], which was held in King Edward's time by a free man as i (uno) manor and as I hide and 30 acres, is held of the count by Adelolf (de Merc). 5 8 The name of the tenant in 1086 is not given. the two manors in Shortgrove is identical, suggest- ing that an original one had been equally divided ; but the other figures differ considerably. 6 In Newport. 463
 * Not Pleshey, as believed by Morant, but a
 * In Newport.
 * It should be observed that the assessment of