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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS HALF HUNDRET OF MELDUNA [MALDON] HUNDRET OF TURESTAPLA [THURSTABLE] In MELDUNA [Maldon *] Robert (Fitz Wimarc held Haifa hide. Now S[uen] holds (it) and Guner' * of him. And in this land the king receives (habet) 4 shillings of cus- tomary due, and (it) does its share (facit ad- jutorium) with the other burgesses in finding a horse for the host (invenire caballum in ex- ercitu) and towards (ad) making a ship.* But Suen receives (habet) the other dues. Then as now (semper) I bordar and i plough. And it is worth 2O shillings. HUNDRET OF TENDRINGE ALMESTEDA [Elmstead] was held by Robert Fitz Wimarc. Now Suen (holds it), and Siric' 4 of him, as i manor and as 8 hides. Then 14 villeins; now 13. Then 31 bor- dars ; now 36. Then 6 serfs ; now I. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne ; now 4. Then 19 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 18. (There is) wood(land) for 500 swine, 22 acres of meadow, and pasture for 60 sheep. Then as now (semper) i mill, and i saltpan. Then 3 rounceys (runcini), and 1 8 beasts (animalia and 30 swine, 150 sheep, 40 goats, and 5 hives of bees ; now 5 rounceys, 10 beasts, 32 swine, 190 sheep, 80 goats, (and) 2 hives of bees. It was then worth 9 pounds ; now FULETUNA [Foulton 8 ], which was held by Bricsi as i hide less 10 acres and as i manor, is held of S[uen] by Odard. This (Bricsi) held this land freely (libere) ; and when the king came into this land 8 he became an out- law, and Rfobert Fitz Wimarc] received his land. S[uen] had (it) afterwards. Now as then (semper) there is there i bordar, and i serf, and I plough. And (there are) 2 acres of meadow, (with) pasture for 100 sheep. He received nothing then ; 7 now (there are) 6 beasts (animalia), and 10 swine, and 20 sheep, and 2 hives of bees. It was then worth 10 shillings ; now 20. 1 This seems to represent the manor of South- ouse and Sayen there. him at Little Totham (below). 9 This passage is discussed in the Introduction, (p. 386). Its construction may be open to ques- tion. (Tany) and West Thorndon, which all descended together. 8 In Ramsey. 7 i.e. there was no live stock on the demesne when it came into Robert's hand*. TOLESHUNTA [Tolleshunt *], which was held by Brun as a manor and as i hides and 40 acres, is held of S[uen] by Odo. Robert fo. 48b had (it) after the king came into this land, 8 and now S[uen] has (it). There arc now there 4 bordars. Then (there were) 2 serfs ; now I. There is wood(land) for 12 swine, (and) pas- ture for 20 sheep. Then 2 beasts (anima/ia), and i rouncey (runcimts), and 20 sheep ; now 12 beasts, 2 rounceys, 12 swine, (and) 80 sheep. It was then worth 20 shillings ; now 25- TOTHAM [(Little) Totham] was held, in King Edward's time, by Gunner 9 ; and he still holds (it) under Suen as 30 acres. Then as now 3 bordars. Then half a plough ; now the same (simi/iter). (There is) wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) pasture for 60 sheep. It is worth 10 shillings. fo. 49 XXV. THE LAND OF EUDO DAPIFER lo HUNDRET OF WITHAM BRACHESTEDA [(Great) Braxted], which was held by a king's thegn as i manor and as 2 hides less 15 acres, is held of E[udo] by Richard. 11 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 5 villeins ; now 6. Then 4 bordars ; now 6. Then 2 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood(land) for 300 swine, (and) 30 acres of meadow. Now half a mill. (There is) i sokeman of 4 acres. Then 2 rounceys (runcini) and 1 4 beasts (animaiia), 40 swine, (and) 80 sheep ; now i rouncey, 6 beasts, 46 swine, 110 sheep, (and) 4 hives of bees. It is worth 8 pounds. HALF HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] HERLAUA [Harlow 1 *], which was held, in 8 This estate has not been satisfactorily identi- fied. 9 See p. 355, note 3, above. 10 I preserve the name in this familiar form, though the meaning of Dafifer is ' seneschal,' which was the office held by Eudes (son of Hu- bert de Ryes). Eudo's manors are difficult in some cases to distinguish because the fief was dislocated at his death (see, for him, Introduction, p. 347). 11 This was Richard de Sackville (see Introduc- tion, p. 379). '* This holding, large though it is, cannot, it seems, be identified. 491
 * This was probably the ' Gunner ' who held of
 * He also held of Suain manors at Stapleford
 * The euphemism for the Norman Conquest.