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 A HISTORY OF ESSEX man as a manor and as half a hide in King Edward's time. 1 Then and afterwards i^ ploughs ; now I. Then as now (semper) I villein and 3 bordars. Then and afterwards 2 serfs ; now i. (There is) wood(land) for 8 swine, (and) 1 1 acres of meadow. Then (there were) 2 rounceys (runcini) and 12 beasts (anima/ia), and 60 swine, and 53 sheep, and 3 goats; now 10 beasts, and 8 swine, and 53 sheep, and 20 goats, and 5 hives of bees. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 50. In ASSEWELLA [Ashwell (Hall)] * Felaga held half a hide as a manor ; now Walter (holds it). Then 3 bordars ; now 7. Then I ploughs ; now I. (There is) wood(land) for 60 swine, (and) 1 1 acres of meadow. Then (there were) i cow, and 30 swine, and 5 sheep ; now 4 beasts (anima/ia 3 ) and 8 swine, and 53 sheep. It was then worth 40 shillings ; now 60. LXVIII. THE LAND OF MODUIN * HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] WICFORT [Wickford] was held by Eduin' Grut 5 freely as a manor and as half a hide. Then as now (semper) I plough, and I bordar. (There are) 4 acres of meadow. It is worth 10 shillings. HUNDRET OF WITHAM In WITHAM M[oduin] holds i hide which was held by Harold. Then as now (semper) i plough. Then I bordar ; now 2. (There is) wood(land) for 12 swine. (There were) then 8 acres of meadow ; now 4 ; and Geoffrey Baignard 6 took away the rest (tulit alias). Then (there were) 4 swine ; now 7. Then 20 sheep ; now 40. Then 4 beasts (animalia) ; now 10. 1 This is suggestive of the identity of this hold- ing with the half hide of ' soke ' recorded, under the main manor of Shalford (p. 43 1 above), to have passed into the possession of Walter son of Guibert, who would, in that case, be Walter the cook. 3 This seems to be one of the cases in which animalia represent cows. 4 This is an English name. A note below will show that its bearer had possibly held land in Essex under the Confessor. 5 The predecessor of Robert Gernon in a manor to the north-west in Chelmsford Hundred. 6 This ' Goiffridus Baignard ' must be the ' Gaos- fridus Bainard ' who occurs in Norfolk as a consider- able under-tenant of Ralf Bainard (fos. 247^, 248, 249, 250, 25 1, 253). We must infer therefore from this entry that he was under-tenant of the land held by Ralf Bainard in Witham (see p. 429 above). (There are) now 2 rounceys (runcini). It is worth 20 shillings. HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DENGIE] CRICCHESEIA [Cricksea] was held by Alward' as a manor and as i hide in King Edward's time. Then 2 bordars ; now i. Then as now (semper) i plough. (There is) pasture for 40 sheep. (There are) now 85 sheep. It is worth now as then (semper) 30 shillings. HUNDRET OF WENSISTREU [WINSTREE] LEGRA [Layer r ] was held by a free man as a manor and as 2 hides in King Edward's time. fo. gsb Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the de- mesne. Then 5 bordars ; now 4. Then as now (semper) 2 serfs. (There is) wood(land) for 2O swine. Then (there were) 32 sheep ; now 100. Then i cow with a calf; now 10 beasts (animalia}. (There are) now 40 goats, and 2 rounceys (runcini}. Then 7 swine; now 10. It is worth now as then (semper} 60 shillings. HUNDRET OF LASSENDENA [LEXDEN] CREPINGES [Creping (Hall) 8 ] was held by Alward' as i virgate of land. 9 Now Moduin' holds (it). Then i plough ; now a half. (There are) 2 acres of meadow, (with) wood(land) for 40 swine. It is worth 10 shillings. It was held by I free man. In DUNILANDA [(East) Donyland] Laghe- mann' held i virgate. Moduin' holds (it) now. 10 Then as now (semper) i bordar. Then and afterwards half a plough ; now none. It was then worth 10 shillings ; now 6. HUNDRET OF TENDRINGA TENDRINGA [Tendring 11 ] was held by Alvric' as 1 5 acres. Now Mod[uin'] holds it as a manor and for as much. 18 Then 2 serfs ; now i . Then as now i plough. It is worth 20 shillings. (There was) then as now (semper} i rouncey (runcinus) ; now (there are) 4 swine, and 4 goats, and IO sheep, and 6 beasts (animalia) ; this (stock) is on (in) the demesne. 7 This is one of the holdings in the Layers that cannot be satisfactorily identified. 8 A manor in Wakes Colne. 9 The addition of terra to virgate, as mere sur- plusage, should be noted. 10 'Moduin" occurs below (p. 561) as a former tenant of land here, which is in accordance with his possession of an English name. u One of the unidentified holdings there. 12 i.e. the same assessment. 560
 * A manor in Finchingfield.