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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS a manor and as 3^ hides. Then 8 villeins ; afterwards and now 6. Then as now (semper) 2 bordars. Then 2 serfs ; now i. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now I. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 2. (There is) wood(land) for 40 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. Then I rouncey (runcinus), and 2 swine, and 213 sheep. Now 2 rounceys, and I beast (animai), 32 swine, (and) 200 sheep. Then as now (semper) it was worth 4 pounds. XXVII. THE LAND OF HUGH DE MONTFORT HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] RAMESDANA [Downham 1 ], which was held, in King Edward's time, by 3 free men as a manor and as 2 hides and 40 acres, is held of Hugh by Osbern. Then as now (semper) I plough on the demesne. Then half a plough belonging to the men ; now I. Then 3 bordars; now 5. Then I serf; now none. (There is) wood(land) for 60 swine, (and) 3 acres of meadow. Then 2 beasts (animalia), and 3 swine, and 60 sheep ; now I rouncey (runcinus), and 2 beasts, and 9 swine, and 70 sheep. It is worth 40 shillings. In the same vill are 30 acres which belong to the church and are worth 30 pence. HUNDRET OF WITHAM CHELLEVADANA [Kelvedon],* which was held, by Gudmund, a king's thegn,* as a manor and as 3$ hides, is held of Hugh by William son of Grossa (gross*).* Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, then 4 ploughs belonging to the men ; now I. Then as now (semper) 9 villeins, and 3 serfs, and 5 bordars. (There is) wood(land) for 50 swine, 25 acres of meadow, (and) I mill. Then I rouncey (runcinus), and 4 beasts (animalia), and 7 swine, and 40 sheep ; now 2 rounceys (and) 140 sheep. It was then worth 6 pounds ; now 7. HUNDRET OF BEVENTREU [BECONTREE] LEINTUNA [Leyton] which was held, in King Edward's time, by Alsi as a manor and fo. 53 as 3 hides and 30 acres, is held by Hugh in demesne. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now I. Then I plough belonging to the men; now i. Then 6 villeins; now I priest and I villein. Then 4 bordars ; now 3. Then 2 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood(land) for 1 50 swine, (and) 30 acres of meadow. Then 60 sheep ; now 4 swine, and 60 sheep. It was then worth 30 shil- lings ; now 40. And one of these hides used to pay, in King Edward's time, a cus- tomary due (consuetudinem) to Havelingae [Havering] a manor of the king ; and now it does not pay. 5 HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] PURLAI [Purleigh], which was held, in King Edward's time, by Gudmund, 6 a free man, as a manor and as 4 hides, is held by Hugh in demesne. Then as now (semper) 5 villeins. Then 6 bordars ; now 7. Then 6 serfs ; was held of the Honour of Lisle, in which case it would have descended with Eudo's manor in Arkesden, where Roger also had a manor. As Eudo obtained Roger's manor of Hallingbury, he may have secured other manors of his also. 1 This considerable manor has not hitherto been identified. Morant ignores the entry altogether, and Mr. Chisenhale-Marsh assigned it vaguely to Ramsden. The clue is found in the lists of fees in Hugh de Montfort's honour (that of ' the Con- stable ') owing ward to Dover Castle. Among the Essex ones ' Dunham ' figures as one fee (Red Book of the Exchequer, pp. 6 1 4, 707, 718); and Dun- ham ' is dearly Downham, which adjoins the Ramsdens, and which docs not occur by name in Domesday. This ' Dunham ' is wrongly placed by the editor of the Red Book in Kent (p. 1162) he does not know where. 1 This valuable manor was that of Felix Hall, as it was subsequently named, and seems to have ex- tended into Little Coggcshall, Bradwell, Great Braxted and Inworth. 1 See the Introduction, p. 346. 1 4Q7 now 5. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 2 ; and a third could be employed (fieri). There is wood(land) for 700 swine. Then as now (semper) 3 rounceys (runtini) and 1 6 beasts (animalia). Then 300 sheep ; now 306. Then 30 swine ; now 35. It was then worth 8 pounds ; after- wards and now 7. LACHENTUNA [Latchingdon 7 J was held by 4 See p. 567 below for the aggression of this tenant in conjunction with his lord. He was also under-tenant of Hugh at Dagworth (near Haugh- ley), Suffolk, and at Bonnington in Kent. 6 See p. 430 above for the reference to this un- der Havering. 6 See note 3 above. 7 Latchingdon itself, not, as supposed by Morant, Purleigh (or Latchingdon) Barns in Purleigh (see Introduction, p. 391). It was subsequently granted, 63