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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS suetudinem l ) but (such as) ' commendation ' (gave him). 1 Then 4 bordars ; now 6. Then as now (semper) i plough. (There is) wood(land) for 20 swine, 4 acres of meadow, (and) now i mill. It is worth 20 shillings. In CREPINGA [Creping (Hall)*] Alward 4 held 68 acres, 6 freely (libere), which (quod) Rfichard] now holds like the rest (aliam). Under him (there were) then 4 bordars ; now (there are) 6. Then as now (semper) I plough. (There is) wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) 2 acres of meadow. It is worth 2O shillings. And Alwi' the huntsman 8 held freely (libere) half a hide and 26^ acres. Now R[ichard] holds (them), in BERCOLT [(West) Bergholt], 7 like the rest (aliam). Then 2 bordars ; now 6. Then as now (itmper) I plough. (There is) wood(land) for 1 5 swine, (and) 2 acres of meadow. (There was) then half a mill ; now none. It was then worth 2O shillings ; now 36. In COLUN [Colne 8 ] Ulvric' held freely (libere) 5 acres. Now R[ichard] (holds them) like the rest (alias). They are worth 2 shillings. In FORHAM [Fordham] Tovillda held 3 acres. Now R[ichard] (holds them) like the rest (alias) ; and they are worth 7 pence. In BERCOLT [(West) Bergholt] Coding' held 6 acres ; now R[ichard] (holds them). Then half a plough (was there) ; now 2 oxen. 9 There is I acre of meadow. It was then worth 32 pence ; now 5 shillings. fo. 103 In HALSTEDA [Halstead] a free man held 2$ acres in King Edward's time ; and they are worth 30 pence. Alvret, R[ichard]'s 1 Strictly, a customary due. tion, pp. 358-9). 4 He had also held the other portion of ' Crep- inga ' in which he had been succeeded by Mod- wine in 1086 (p. 560 above). ' bt. acras iiii. acras et iiii. acras et dimidiam.' 6 His name is one of the omissions in Ellis' Indexes to Domes Jay. 7 The name of the locality should have followed after ' acres.' See p. 572, note 14, above. 9 i.e. a quarter of a plough-team. reeve, has received these pence I0 ; and he has given pledge concerning it (indededit vadem). 11 In HERSHAM [Hersham(hall) '*] a free woman held 30 acres. Now Wielard' holds them, as he says, of the king ; but the Hun- dret (court) does not testify (in his favour) ; and Richard son of Count Gilbert has had the service (from the land). Then half a plough (was there) ; now none. (There are) now 2 bordars. It is worth 10 shillings. In BRANCHETREU [Braintree] 3 free men held, in King Edward's time, 30 acres, which Letmar* the reeve claimed as belonging to (reclamavit ad) Richard's fief; but his (illius) men do not testify (in the reeve's favour). And he has given pledge concerning it (inde dedit vadem ts ). And it is worth 3 shillings. 14 In CEAURIDE [Chawreth 16 ] (are) 30 acres, which were held by Ulvric, a free man, in King Edward's time. Now Garner', a man of Richard, holds (them), and vouched to warranty (vocavit ad tutorem) Ilbodo, 18 and afterwards failed to adduce a warrantor (nan adduxit tutorem). And it is worth 8 shillings. In the same vill 2 free men held half a hide in King Edward's time. Ailmar, Richard's reeve, seized this land, and vouched him to warranty (revocavit turn ad tutorem) ; but Richard failed (defu'tf) him ; and he has given pledge concerning it (ex hoc dedit ille vadem 13 ). It is worth 16 shillings. 17 The monks of Canterbury hold in LALINGA [Lawling 18 ] i hide, which was held by 3 free men in King Edward's time. Then as now (semper) l plough. It is worth 2O shillings. This land has been added to that manor I9 in King William's time. 10 This passage is important as implying that 30 pence was the actual rent received, and not a mere valuation. 11 See p. 566, note 10, above. >* See p. 571, note 7, above. 11 See p. 566, note 10, above. 11 This is virtually a duplicate entry (see p. 570, note 20, above). 18 Overlooking these entries Morant asserted that Chawreth w not mentioned in Domesday 16 See p. 561 above. It is not clear what he had to do with Chawreth. 17 Richard's encroachments end here. 18 In Latchingdon. 19 The monks had a large and valuable manor at Lawling (p. 437 above). 573
 * ' Nii commendationem ' (compare Introduc-
 * A manor in Wakes Colne.