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 A HISTORY OF ESSEX ploughs on the demesne ; now i. (There is) now I plough belonging to the men. Then as now (semper) 4 villeins. (There are) now 2 bordars. Then 2 serfs ; now none ; and none (nee) when he received (it). (There is) wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) 1 6 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it fo. 6a was worth 40 shillings ; now 4 pounds. SCELGA [Shellow (Bowells)], which was held by i free man as 35 acres in King Edward's time, is held of G[eoffrey] by William. (There is) wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. It was then worth 5 shillings; now 10. This estate (terra) belonged to Rodinges [Roding], 1 a manor of Eudo Dapifer, in King Edward's time, and the Abbot of Ely claims, with the Hundret (court) as his witness (teste kundret), both the estate (terram) and the manor of Rodinges. In DOMMAUA [Dunmow] Geoffrey holds in demesne 30 acres, which were held by a sokeman of Ansgar. Then as now (semper) half a plough. Then i bordar ; now 3. (There is) wood(land) for 10 swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. It was then worth 7 shillings; now IO. RODINGES [(White) Roding *], which was held, in King Edward's time, by Ansgar, and by a certain woman, Leuid', under Ansgar, as half a hide, is held (of Geoffrey) by (Geoffrey?) Martell'. (There are) 4 acres of meadow. It was then worth 10 shillings ; now 12. HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] FENNE [Stow Maries ? *], which was held by Friebern, a free man, in King Edward's time, as a manor and as 4 hides in King Edward's time, 3 is held of G[eoffrey] by Hugh. Then as now (semper) 4 villeins. Then 2 bordars ; now 7. Then 2 serfs ; now none. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then i plough belonging to the men ; now a half. (There is) wood- (land) for 40 swine, (and) pasture for 30 sheep. Now as then (semper) it is worth 60 shillings. The same Hugh has also i hide which was held by a free man (and was) 1 See p. 492, and p. 505, note 2, above. 2 See Introduction, p. 394. This is a duplicate entry (ibid p. 410). 8 These words are repeated as above in the MS. worth 2O shillings. And he also (Idem) has 37 acres, which were held by I free man ; then half a plough (was there, and) now none ; it is worth 5 shillings. HUNDRET OF UDELESFORDA [UTTLESFORD] WALEDANA [(Saffron) Walden], which was held by Ansgar as a manor and as 1 9^ hides in King Edward's time, is held by GJeoffrey] in demesne. Then and afterwards 8 ploughs on the demesne ; now 10. Then as now (semper) 22 ploughs belonging to the men. Then and afterwards 66 villeins ; now 46. Then and afterwards 1 7 bordars ; now 40. Then and afterwards 1 6 serfs ; now 2O. Then and afterwards (there was) wood(land) for 1,000 swine ; now for 800. And (there are) 80 acres of meadow. Then as now (semper) i mill. To this manor there used to belong, in King Edward's time, 13 soke- men (there are) now 14 holding 6^ hides; fo. 6zb then and afterwards 8 ploughs (were there) ; now 8; then and afterwards 10 bordars; now 14 ; then and afterwards (they had) wood(land) for 50 swine ; now for 30 ; (there are) 2O acres of meadow, (and) the third part of a mill. Then 6 rounceys (run- cini), II beasts (animalia), 2OO sheep, HO swine, 40 goats, (and) 4 hives of bees ; now 9 rounceys, 10 beasts, 243 sheep, 100 swine, 20 goats, (and) 30 hives of bees. Then and afterwards it was worth 36 pounds ; it is now worth 50 pounds. Of this manor Odo holds i hide and i virgate, and Renald' I hide less 12 acres; and 2 ploughs (are there), and 13 bordars; and (this) is worth 50 shillings in the above valuation (in eodem pretio).* CISHELLA [(Great) Chishall B ], which was held by Ulfeih, a free man, as a manor and as 2^ hides in King Edward's time, is held of G[eoffrey] by William Garden. 6 Then 3 ploughs on the demesne ; afterwards and now 2. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men ; afterwards and now none. Then and afterwards 9 villeins ; now none. Then as 4 This great and valuable manor was the seat of the other Mandeville castle (see p. 301 above). Here again we have two small holdings of Norman followers, pointing to a baron's residence ; and, as at Pleshey (p. 509, note 6, above), there is great increase in the bee hives. 5 i.e. the manor of Gardens there, which derived its name from its Domesday under- tenant or his heirs. See also pp. 451, 471 above and p. 569, note 8, below. 512