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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Then as now (semper) I plough on the demesne, and i bordar, and I serf. Wood- (land) for 20 swine, and 9 acres of meadow. There are 3 beasts (animalia) (and) 1 9 (swine ?). 1 It was then worth 20 shillings ; now 40. PHINCINGHEFELDA [Finchingfield] was held by Ulvric, a free man, in King Edward's time. Now the same Guy holds it of the count as 37 acres. Then as now (semper) i plough. Then i serf ; now 2 bordars. Then wood(land) for 20 swine ; now for 5. (There are) 4 acres of meadow (and) i mill. It is worth 1 6 shillings. SMEDETUNA [Smeeton (Hall)*], which was held, in King Edward's time, by i free woman as I manor and as 3 hides, is held of the count by Raner. Then 4 ploughs on the demesne ; afterwards and now 2. Then and afterwards i ploughs belonging to the men ; now i. Then and afterwards 4 villeins ; now 3. Then as now (tem- per) 14 bordars and 2 serfs. Wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) 20 acres of meadow. It was then worth 7 pounds ; now 8. These manors were held by Ingelric. 8 TOPESFELDA [Toppesfield ], which was held, in King Edward's time, by i free man as 15 acres, is held of the count by Bernard. Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne, and (there are) i villein, and I bordar. Then i serf; now none. Wood- (land) for 10 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. It is worth 2O shillings. HUNDRET OF WlTBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] MELDUNA [Maldon], which was held, in King Edward's time, by I free man, as i^ hides and 30 acres, and afterwards by Ingelric, is held of the count by St. Martin of London.* (There were) then as now (sem- per) 6 bordars and 2 serfs and 2 ploughs. Wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) pasture for 100 sheep. On the demesne (there are) 2 cows, 6 14 swine, (and) 100 sheep. It was fo. 9b then worth 4 pounds; now 100 shillings. There also (In eadem) 30 acres were held in King Edward's time by i free man, whom Ingelric annexed St. Martin holds (it) now 1 The word is omitted in the MS. 8 The count's predecessor. It is not clear to how many of the above manors the phrase ap- plies. St. Martin-le-Grand, Ingelric's foundation. 6 See p. 464, note 10, above. of the count with (et) another free man who had (de) 30 acres. Ingelric attached (pofuit) these men to his hall. 8 In their land there is and was (est semper) I plough ; and it is worth 20 shillings. ULEHAM [Uleham 7 ], which was held in King Edward's time by i free man, and by Ingelric afterwards, as i hide, is held of the count by Robert. It was then worth 8 shillings and 4 pence ; now 14 shillings. HUNDRET OF LASSENDENA [LEXDEN] TEIA [(Great) Tey] was held, in King Edward's time, by i free man as 3$ hides. Now Count Eustace (holds it). (There were) then 6 villeins ; now 2. Then 16 bordars; now 35. Then 9 serfs ; now 10. Then 4 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. Then 6 ploughs belonging to the men (inter homines') ; now 4. (There is) wood(land) for 1 60 swine, (and) 2O acres of meadow. There are 3 rounceys (runcini), 7 beasts (animalia), 68 swine, 80 sheep, (and) 34 goats. To this manor belongs an outlying estate (jacet una berewita) of i^ hides less IO acres ; then as now (semper) i bordar and 2 serfs (were there) ; then 2 ploughs on the demesne, (and) now i ; woodland for 24 swine. And (there are) in this manor 17 sokemen holding 2 hides and 5 acres, which land is now held by 16 sokemen. Under them (there were) 6 bordars then as now (semper) ; (and) then 2 serfs, (and) now none. Then 6 ploughs between them, (and) now 4. (There is) wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) 12 acres of meadow; and these soke- men could not withdraw themselves (recedere) from this manor. And there also belongs (jacet) to this manor i house in Colchester (colecestra). This manor was then worth 16 pounds ; and the same when received. It is now worth 22 pounds blanch (Candidas).* There also (In eadem) 5 free men held 60 acres and 28 acres (sic), which (free men) did not belong to (erant de) this manor, (and) whom the count now has because his prede- cessor 9 was seised (of them) ; and the value of this land is (included) in the above value (of the manor). BOCCHESTEDA [Boxted] was held by Alvric as 4^ hides. Now the count (holds it) in 7 Now Ulehams farm in Lawling. 8 i.e. assayed by fire. Compare Diahgui de Scaccario [Clarendon Press, 1902], pp. 34-5. But there are four instances here (pp. 465-7), not three as there stated. 9 i.e. Ingelric. 465 59
 * In Hulmcr.
 * This phrase is of importance.