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 A HISTORY OF ESSEX fo. 63b XXXII. THE LANDS OF ROBERT GRENO [GERNON] HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] RAMESDANA * [Ramsden], which was held, in King Edward's time, by 3 free men as a manor and as 3^ hides and 30 acres, is held by Robert in demesne. Then as now (sem- per) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and I plough belonging to the men. Then 3 villeins ; now 2. Then 3 bordars; now 13. Then 3 serfs; now 4. (There is) wood(land) for 90 swine. Then I rouncey (runcinus') ; now 2. Then 2 beasts (animalia) ; now 10. Then as now (semper) 60 sheep and 40 swine. (There are) now 2 hives of bees. It is worth 50 shillings. RAMESDUNA 1 [Ramsden], which was held by Alvric freely (libere) as a manor and as 2 hides, is held of Robert by Anschetil. Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne, and half a plough belonging to the men. Then 2 villeins ; now i. Then as now (semper) 6 bordars. Then 2 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood (land) for 40 swine. Then as now (semper) I rouncey (runcinus). Then 7 swine ; now 2O. (There are) now 6 beasts (animalia). Then 20 sheep ; now 80. (There are) 2 hives of bees. It is worth 30 shillings. HUNDRET OF WITHAM WITHAM [(Powers Hall in) Witham*], which was held by Burcard, a free man, as I manor and as 4 hides in King Edward's time, is held of R[obert] by Hugh. Then 4 ploughs on the demesne ; now 2. (There are) now 2 ploughs belonging to the men,* and 2 villeins, and 6 bordars. Then 6 serfs ; now 3. (There are) 6 acres of meadow and i mill. Then i rouncey (runcinus), and 2 beasts (animalia), and 80 sheep, and 12 swine; now i rouncey, and 4 beasts, and 100 sheep, and 2O swine, and 3 hives of bees. It is worth now as then (semper) 4 pounds. HOBRUGE [Hubbridge (Hall) 4 ], which was held by Brictmar' as a manor and as z hides in King Edward's time, is held of R[obert] by Richard. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and i plough belonging to 1 These manors have not been satisfactorily identified. 3 This is an interesting change in the distribu- tion of the ploughs. The text leaves it rather uncertain whether the villeins and bordars had been on the land previously or not. 4 A manor in Witham. the men, and 2 villeins, and 6 bordars. Then 6 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood(land) for 40 swine, 1 1 acres of meadow, (and) I mill. Then 2 beasts (animalia} ; now 4. Then I rouncey (runcinus) ; now none. Then 12 swine ; now 40. Then 30 sheep ; now 54. (There are) now 24 goats. It is worth 40 shillings. RIWEHALA [Rivenhall 6 ], which was held by Alestan, a free man, as a manor and as half a hide in King Edward's time, is held of R[obert] by Ascelin'. Then as now (semper) I plough on the demesne. Then i bordar ; now 8. Then i serf; now none. (There is) wood(land) for 10 swine, (and) 8 acres of meadow. There are now 8 swine. It is worth 20 shillings. fo. 64 HUNDRET OF HERLAUA [HARLOW] MATCINGA [Matching], which was held by Alvric Cild, a free man, as a manor and as i hide in King Edward's time, is held of Robert by Hugh. Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne. Then half a plough belonging to the men ; now none. Then I villein ; now none. Then I bordar ; now 4. Then 3 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood(land) for 40 swine, (and) 8 acres of meadow. Then i rouncey (runcinus) and 8 swine ; now 1 6 swine, and 1 2 sheep, and 8 goats, and 4 beasts (animalia). It was then worth 2O shillings ; now 30. HUNDRET OF WALTHAM CINGEFORT [Chingford 6 ], which was held by I free man as a manor and (as) 5 hides in King Edward's time, is held of Robert by Orgar the thegn (teinnus). And it renders 10 pence to Waltham as payment for soke (de soka). Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now i. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 7 villeins, and 6 bordars, and 4 serfs. (There is) wood(land) for 500 swine, (and) 50 acres of meadow. Then as now (semper) I mill 7 and 4 fisheries. And 2 ploughs more could be added to the stock, one (of them) on the demesne, and the other to the villeins. Then I 1 beasts (animalia) ; now none. Then 30 swine ; now 21. It is worth now as then (semper) 70 shillings. 6 i.e. the manor of Archers in Rivenhall, Brad- well and Great Braxted. 6 i.e. the manor of Earl's Chingford. 7 There is still a water-mill on the Lea close to Chingford Hall.
 * Alias Witham Parva.