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 A HISTORY OF ESSEX WILLINGEHALA [Willingale (Doe) J ], which was held by Siward 2 as a manor and as i hide and i virgates in King Edward's time, is held of R[anulf] by Rauenot. Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then half a plough belonging to the men ; now i. Then I villein ; now 3. Then as now (semper) 6 bordars. Then 6 serfs ; now 4. (There is) wood(land) for 120 swine, (and) 12 acres of meadow. Then 3 rounceys (runcini), 1 6 beasts (animalia), 30 swine ; now 3 rounceys, 4 colts, 16 beasts, 100 sheep, 65 swine, (and) 5 hives of bees. It was then worth 100 shillings ; and when received, 6 pounds ; now 10. To this estate (terra) has been added i sokeman, who was held by R[anulf] Peverel's predecessor ; and he is still (adkuc) held by R[anulf], and of him by Rauenot. And there have further (adhuc] been added to this estate, in King William's time, 30 acres which were held by a free man in King Edward's time, (and are) worth 10 shillings. cows, 4 calves, 140 sheep, (and) 29 swine. It is worth now as then (semper) 12 pounds. 3 HALESHEIA [Hazeleigh 4 ], which was held by Serlo as a manor and as 4^ hides, is held of R[anulf] by the same Serlo. Then as now (semper) 4 villeins. Then 4 serfs ; now 3. Then 2 ploughs (on the demesne) ; now i. Then I plough belonging to the men ; now a half. (There is) wood(land) for 60 swine. Then 2 rounceys (runcini), 2 cows, 2 calves, 60 sheep, (and) 5 swine ; now 2 rounceys (runcini), 4 cows, 100 sheep, (and) 9 swine. It is worth 4 pounds. fo. 73b HALESLEIA [Hazeleigh 6 ], which was held by Ailmar', 6 a free man, as half a hide and 20 acres in King Edward's time, is held of R[anulf] by Godric. Then as now (semper) 1 villein. Then 2 bordars ; now none. Then as now (semper) i plough on the de- mesne. There is wood(land) for 80 swine. It is worth 20 shillings. HUNDRET OF WlBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] HuNDRET OF WfiNSISTREU [WlNSTREEJ ODEHAM [Woodham (Mortimer)], which was held by Siward 8 as a manor and as 5 hides in King Edward's time, is held by R[anulf] in demesne. Then as now (semper) 4 villeins. Then 9 bordars ; now 8. Then 5 serfs ; now 2. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 4 ploughs belonging to the men ; now i|. (There are) 3 acres of meadow, (with) wood(land) for 200 swine. Then 2 rounceys (runcini), 6 cows, 4 calves, 60 sheep, 20 swine, (and) 45 goats ; now 3 rounceys, 2 colts (pulli), 4 cows, 4 calves, 135 sheep, 46 swine, (and) 5 goats. It is worth now as then (semper) 100 shillings. MELDONA [(Little) Maldon], which was held by Siward * as a manor and as 5^ hides and 10 acres, is held by Ranulf in demesne. Then 16 villeins ; now 9. (There are) now 10 bordars. Then as now (semper) 3 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then i o belong- ing to the men ; now 5. (There are) 10 acres of meadow. (There is) wood(land) for 50 swine, (and) I mill. Then 2 rounceys (run- cini) ; now the same. And (there are) now 3 1 Alias Willingale Rokele. Temp. Hen. HI. ' the heirs of William de Rokele ' held i J fees in Willingale of the Honour of Peverel (Red Book oj the Exchequer, p. 740), which proves the identity (see my note on Willingale Doe in Essex Arch. 'Trans, n.s. vii. 375). 8 See Introduction, p. 346. LEGRA [Layer 7 ], which was held by A. 8 (sic) as a manor and as I hide less 12^ acres, is held of R[anulf] by Turold". Then as now (semper) i plough on the demesne. (There is) now half a plough belonging to the men. Then i bordar ; now 4. Then 4 serfs ; now I . (There is) wood(land) for 1 6 swine. Then I rouncey (runcinus), 5 cows, 5 calves, (and) 1 00 sheep ; now 2 rounceys, 4 cows, 5 calves, (and) 103 sheep. It was then worth 30 shillings ; now 20. 3 See the other Maldon entry on p. 531 below. to be the ' Great ' and ' Little ' Hazeleigh which were held of the Honour of Peverel, under John, as 2 fees and fee respectively. 5 This is what was known as ' Little ' Hazeleigh (see preceding note). In the Red Book of the Ex- chequer (p. 741) we read : 'Terra Hardekyn I quarter' in Harleslega in Essexa'; and though the editor queries the identity of this as Hazeleigh, the point is settled absolutely by the Testa de Nevill (p. 267) : ' Hardekinus de Hailesl[ea] tenet Hailesl[eam], set nescimus quomodo, et valet 20 solidos.' An interesting Essex plea of 1 3 Ed. I., cited by Morant (i. 342), reveals the fact that Hardekin held his land by the tenure of rearing one of the king's hounds. As the plea describes it as in Woodham Mortimer it was probably in the two parishes. 6 This was possibly the Ailmar' who had pre- ceded Ranulf at Langford and Tolleshunt. 7 It has not been ascertained in which of the Layers this manor was situated. Probably <A[ilmarus].' 28
 * This and the manor which follows it appear