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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS ENCROACHMENT OF RICHARD SON OF COUNT GILBERT l Almar of B[ar]lea [Borley], Golstan, Alvric of Alreforda, 1 Ulvric of Branduna [Brundon], these hold half a hide and 6 acres and held (it) in King Edward's time. Now Goismer' * holds them (ens) of R[ichard]. Then as now (semper) i plough, and I bor- dar, and 5 acres (of meadow ?). It is worth now as then (semper) 28 shillings. In PHINCINGEFELDA [Finchingfield] Ernald' 4 holds of R[ichard] 80 acres, which were held by Brictic', a free man, in King Edward's time. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then and afterwards i villein ; now none. Then and afterwards 3 bordars ; now 8. Then as now (semper) 3 serfs. (There was) then wood(land) for 40 swine ; now for 30. Then and afterwards it was worth 40 shillings ; now 60. At (Ad) LACELEA [Lacheley 8 ] Grim, a free man, held half a hide, which is (now) held by Ernald'. 8 Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs. Then and afterwards 4 bordars ; now 8. Then 2 serfs ; now none. Then and afterwards (there was) wood(land) for 80 swine ; now for 60. (There are) 10 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 40 shillings ; now 60. At (Ad) ERSHAM [Hersham 7 ] Brictmar', a free man, held, in King Edward's time, i hide. Wielard * holds (it) now. Then and 1 Alias Richard de Clare. Owing to the number of the places in which he encroached, fos. 102 and 103 are both headed ' Ricardus.' Richard de Clare (p. 478 above). As Borley and Brundon adjoin one another in the Stour valley, near Sudbury, ' Alreforda ' should be in their neighbourhood. mow and Wickham (see pp. 477, 478 above). 8 Now Lashley, a manor in Lin Jscll, which, says Morant (11.446), 'belonged to the Honour of Clare.' But he does not give this entry under it. 8 See note 4 above. 7 Hersham Hall was a manor of which the Hall was in Bumpted Helion, but of which the lands extended into Sturmer, Haverhill and Castle Camps. Morant docs not mention this entry under it, though he knew that ' the manor of Hersham ' (i.e. one of the manors there) belonged to the Clares and was ' holden of the honour of Gloucester' accordingly (ii. 533). 8 For his other encroachment at Hersham see p. 573 below. He was Richard's under-tenant at Bardfield (p. 481). afterwards i plough ; now ij. Then 2 bordars ; afterwards and now 7. (There are) 9 acres of meadow. It was then worth 30 shillings ; afterwards and now 40. In WENINGHOU [? How Hall 9 ] Gcrmund holds 37$ acres, which (quod) were held by fo. 103 Coleman, a free man, in King Edward's time. Then as now (semper) 3 ploughs on the de- mesne. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 3. (There is ?) i serf. (There is) wood(land) for 4 swine, (and) i o acres of meadow. It was then worth 60 shillings ; now 4 pounds and 10 shillings. In GELDEHAM [Yeldham] Burnart holds 40 acres, which (quod) were held by Goduin", a free man, in King Edward's time. Then as now (semper) i plough, and 2 bordars. (There is) wood(land) for 10 swine and 5 acres of meadow. It was then worth 20 shillings ; afterwards and now 30. In BARLEA [Borley] Anschetil holds half a hide and 23 acres, which (quod) were held by Grim and Godeva, free men (homines 10 ), in King Edward's time. Then i plough ; now i$. Then and afterwards 3 bordars; now 5. (There are) 9 acres of meadow. It was then worth 20 shillings ; afterwards 30 ; now 40. In TOPESFELDA [Toppesfield n ] Ralf holds 15 acres, which were held by Alestan', a free man, in King Edward's time. Then as now (semper) i plough. Then and afterwards 4 bordars ; now 7. Then and afterwards 4 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood(land) for 2O swine, and 6 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 20 shillings ; now 30. In TOPESFELDA [Toppesfield] G. holds 15 acres, which were held by Duva (duua). Then as now (semper) i plough on the de- mesne, and i plough belonging to the men, and 3 villeins, and 2 bordars, and 2 serfs. (There is) wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) 8 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 50 shillings ; now 60. 9 See p. 479 above for Germund's other holding there under Richard de Clare. The two holdings together made up 70 (geld) acres. Godeva, of course, was a woman. 11 This and the next holding were probably represented by the manor of Scoteneys there, which was subsequently held of the Clares by the Scoteneys. 571
 * This is the mysterious ' Alreforda ' held by
 * Richard's under-tenant at Great Yeldham.
 * An under-tenant of Richard at Great Dun-