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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS But Grim gave the king 30 shillings in his place ( pro eo), and holds the land by permis- sion (licentiatn) of Hubert de Port (portu) 1 , and it is worth 20 pence. LXXXIIII. THE LAND OF ULVEVA WIFE OF PHIN HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] In PICESEIA [Pitsea*] there were in King Edward's time 3 hides, which are held by Ulveva. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, fo. 98b and i villein with (de) half a plough, and 4 serfs, and i mill. (There is) pasture for 60 sheep, (and) half a hide of wood(land). 4 Now (there are) 2 ploughs on the demesne, 3 bordars, and 5 serfs. It is worth 60 shillings. To these (3) hides there are now added 3 other hides with (*f) 30 acres of wood(land), on (in) which dwell 8 free men with 2 ploughs ; there is pasture for 130 sheep. In all (inter totum) it is worth 60 shillings ; 5 and these three hides remain in the Icing's hands (remanent regi). HUNDRET OF WITBRICTESHERNA [DBNGIE] LACENDUNA [Latchingdon 8 ] was held by Phin, a free man, as a manor and as 5 hides and 15 acres in King Edward's time. Now 1 He held Mapledurwell, Hants, in chief, and is found in the eastern counties acting as an officer of the Crown (see p. 518, note 9). The mention of the Englishman who had lost his land through not being able to pay the fine he had incurred for an offence is of much interest. which afterwards belonged to St. John's, Colches- ter, by the number of its hides. The cartulary of St. John's contains a charter explaining how it passed to Eudo, the founder of St. John's. 4 The pasture and woodland (see p. 376) are here inserted out of place in the entry. valuation probably refers to the second ' 3 hides.' 1 The identity of this manor is obscure, and the obscurity is increased by Morant's confusion. He makes it to be Tiled Hall in Latchingdon, which, on his own showing, paid castle-guard rent to Dover, a proof that Montfort had held it. And the same proof applies to what he termed ' the king's manor' of Latchingdon (i. 353). Yet he assigned Montfort's Domesday manor of ' Lachcn- tuna ' to what he termed ' Lachendon Barnes ' in Purlcigh (i. 348), though it was not held of Mont- fort's Honour. Domesday's manors at Latchingdon are Ulveva's (5 h. ov. 15 a.), Hugh de Montfort's (3 h. 2 v. zo a), Christchurch, Canterbury (2 h. 6 v. 6 a.), and the king's, which seems to have been under 2 hides. U[lveva] holds (it). Then 6 villeins ; now 3 bordars. Then 4 serfs ; now 5. Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the demesne, 7 rounceys (runcint), 13 beasts (animaJia), 31 swine, (and) 245 sheep. It is worth now as then (semper) 4 pounds. LXXXV. In the Hundret of CEFFEURDA [Chaffbrd] Edward son of Suan held half a hide. 7 Now Edeva (who was) his wife holds it. 8 Then i plough ; now half (a plough). (There is) pasture for 30 sheep. It is worth 10 shillings. LXXXVI. THE LAND OF TURCHIL THE REEVE (PREPOSITI) HUNDRET OF CELMERESFORT [CHELMSFORD] In WALFARAM 9 [Walkfares 10 ] Tfurchil] holds I hide less 10 acres. Then as now (semper) 3 bordars, and I serf, and i plough on the demesne. Then half a plough among the men. 11 (There is) wood(land) for 40 swine, (and) 6 acres of meadow. It was then worth 20 shillings ; now 30. And a certain servant (famu/us) of the king holds 8 acres, and (this) is worth 2 shillings. LXXXVII. 1 * And a certain free man, Stanard' by name, held and holds of the king 30 acres, and they belong to WITHERESFELDA [Wethersfield is j. Then as now (semper) 3 bordars. Then I plough ; now half (a plough). (There is) wood(Iand) for 8 swine, 7 acres of meadow, and now as then (semper) I mill. It is worth 8 shillings. LXXXVIII. And Goduin the deacon held and holds 9 acres, and (this) is worth 16 pence. text. The scribe must have taken it straight from the roll of the Hundred. 8 See Introduction, p. 355. 8 The final m is indicated by the usual abbre- viation, but the scribe probably inserted it, from habit, in error after ' In.' 10 A manor in Boreham. 11 Presumably there was none at the time of the survey. 11 All these entries follow consecutively, without a break, from the land of Turchil the reeve to the bottom of the folio ; but numerals are placed against those which relate to Stanard and to Godwine, and their names are rubricated. 18 There seems to be no allusion to this holding in the entry of the royal manor of Wethersfield on p. 431 above. 565
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