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 A HISTORY OF ESSEX 100 sheep, (and) 15 swine. It was then worth 60 shillings ; now 4 pounds. HANINGEFELDA [(West) Hanningfield], which was held, in King Edward's time, by Godric scipri as I manor and as 2 hides less 30 acres, is held of William by Ranulf. Then 2 serfs ; now none. Then as now (semper) I plough. (There are) 3 acres of meadow. It was then worth 30 shillings ; now 40. BORHAM [Boreham], which was held by Anschill as a manor and as half a hide, is held by William in demesne. Then as now (sem- per) i bordar. Then i serf ; now none. Then i plough ; now a half. (There are) 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 20 swine. It is worth 10 shillings. BELESTEDA [Belstead (Hall) *], which was held by Godric poinc as a manor and as I hide less 10 acres, is held of William by Richard. Then 2 serfs ; now i. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now I. (There are) 6 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 20 swine. It is worth 40 shillings. fo. 38 HUNDRET OF UoELESFORT [UTTLESFORD] WENDENA [(Little) Wenden], which was held by Uhnar as a manor and as i^ hides and 30 acres, is held of William by Richard. And this is (William's) by exchange (pro escangio). Then as now (semper) 2 villeins and 7 bordars. Then and afterwards i plough on the demesne ; now i. Then as now (semper) i^ ploughs belonging to the men. (There are) 16 acres of meadow. Then 1 7 swine ; now none. Then as now (semper) 50 sheep. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 60. EINESWRDA [Eynsworth *], which was 1 In Broomfield. 8 Morant identifies this as Wood Hall in Arkes- den, but the Arkesden manors are difficult to dis- tinguish, and their names have been changed or lost. I have had to ascertain their identity through charters entered in the cartulary of (Saffron) Wai- den (Harl. MS. 3697). We have there a grant by Ralf de Arden, Kt., in 24 Hen. III. (1239-40) of ' totum tenementum de Eynesworth in parochia de Arkesden de feodo domini Comitis Warennae ' (fo. 140), references to the ' capella de Eynes- worth' and its endowment (fos. I34d, 139), and lastly mention of an acre of meadow ' in villa de Eynesworth,' abutting on the road from Arkesden to 'Wyggefosse' (fo. 13 3d). Now ' Wyggefosse ' can be definitely identified as another manor in Arkesden, which appears in Domesday as ' Wigghe- pet ' and which is now represented by Rockell's. held by Ulmar as a manor and as 2^ hides, is held (of William) by the same R[ichard]. Then 4 villeins ; now 3. Then 3 bordars ; now 8. Then 2 serfs. Then i^ ploughs on the demesne ; and none (nichlf) when (the manor was) received ; now ploughs. Then as now (semper) i ploughs belonging to the men. (There are) 10 acres of meadow. There was no stock on the manor when received (Tune nichil recepit) ; now (there are) 32 swine, 52 sheep, 2 beasts (anima/ia), and 3 hives of bees. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 60. In CISHELLA [(Great) Chishall 4 ] 8 free men held i hide and 45 acres. 5 Now William de War[enne] (holds it) by ex- change ; and the same R[ichard] of him. Then 3 ploughs ; now 2 ; and when (it was) received, none (nichil). (There are) 2 acres of meadow. It is worth 30 shillings. HUNDRET OF ROCHEFORT [ROCHFORD] In PACHESHAM [Paglesham e ] William de Gar[enne] 7 holds in demesne I hide, which was held by i free man in King Edward's time. Then as now (semper) I plough on the demesne. Then 4 serfs ; now 3. (There is) pasture for 100 sheep. It is worth 20 shillings. In PLUMBERGA [Plumberow 8 ] Ranulf holds of W[illiam] 30 'acres, which were held by i free man in King Edward's time. Then half a plough ; now i. Then (it was worth) 5 shillings ; now 10. He claims (that he obtained) these estates in exchange for (lands in) Normandy. 9 HUNDRET OF LEXSENDENA [LEXDEN] In FORHAM [Fordham] Alvric held freely (libere) 25 acres. Now William holds them in virtue of the same exchange (pro eodem Consequently the road spoken of is that along the Wenden Water, and ' Eineswrda,' therefore, can- not have been Wood Hall, and is probably repre- sented by Chardwell (see also p. 391, note 2 above). 3 The figure is omitted in the MS. 4 i.e. the manor of Tewes or Lisles there. 6 Here again William is found in possession of an estate which had been held by a number of free men, and alleging exchange as his title. 6 i.e. the manors of East Hall and South Hall therein. 7 i.e. Warenne. 8 In Hockley. 9 ' has terras reclamat pro escangio de Nor- mannia.' 476