A HISTORY OF ESSEX mesne. Then I bordar ; now 2. Then 2 serfs ; now 3. Then I mill ; now none. Then as now (semper) I rouncey (rundnus) and 7 beasts (anima/ia), and I pig. Then (there were) 55 sheep ; now 45. It is worth now as then (semper) 30 shillings. HUNDRET OF L.AXENDENA [LEXDEN] PARVA BRICCEIA [Little Birch l ] was held by Wlward as a manor and as half a hide and 15 acres in King Edward's time. Hugh holds (it) now, of the queen's gift, for as much (fro tantundem). (There is) wood(land) for IO swine, (and) 4 acres of meadow. Then i bordar, and i serf ; and now the same. Then as now (semper) i rouncey (rundnus), 7 beasts (animalia), 25 swine, 53 sheep. Then and afterwards it was worth 2O shillings ; now 1 6. LXI. THE LAND OF EDMUND SON OF ALGOT * HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] HORNINDUNA [Horndon-on-the-hill 3 ] was held by 2 free men as a manor and as 2^ hides and 15 acres in King Edward's time. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne; now 2. Then 2 ploughs belonging to the men ; now i. Then as now (semper) i villein. Then 14 bordars ; now 16. Then 3 serfs; now none. (There is) pasture for 50 sheep, (and) 12 acres of meadow. Then (there were) 5 beasts (animalia'), I rouncey (rundnus), 2O swine, 150 sheep; now (there are) 35 sheep. It is worth 50 shillings. There also (in eadem villa) there is a certain deacon who has 30 acres and a fourth part of the church ; and it is in the king's gift (jacet ad elemosinam regis). MATCINGE [Matching 4 ], which was held by Almar Holefest 6 as i hides and as a 1 Morant assumed this to be the whole manor of Little Birch, but his whole' account is here mistaken (see Introduction, p. 389). 8 This is one of the rare instances of an English tenant-in-chief. It will be seen, however, that his lands had previously belonged to others. 3 See Introduction, p. 398. Morant makes it 'West Horndon,' i.e. West Thorndon, but it must be one of the manors in Horndon-on-the-hill.
- Morant placed this entry tentatively under
Mucking, but the form of the name makes it cer- tain that Matching is meant, and that the scribe has omitted the Hundredal heading assigning it to Harlow. 5 This must have been the ' Holefest ' whose estate of Housham Hall in Matching had been secured by William de Warenne (p. 473 above). The case is parallel to that of Ralf Baignard being also entered simply as ' Baignard.' manor in King Edward's time, is held by E[dmund]. Then 2 ploughs on the de- mesne ; now I . Then 3^ ploughs belonging to the men ; now 3. Then 7 villeins ; now 9. (There are) now 4 bordars. Then 4 serfs ; now none. (There is) wood(land) for 50 swine, (and) 8 acres of meadow. Then (there were) 7 cows, i pig, 100 sheep less 5, 40 goats, I rouncey (rundnus), and 6 hives of bees ; now 4 beasts (anima/ia), 6 9 swine, 24 fo. 94 sheep, (and) 2 hives of bees. It is worth now as then (semper) 100 shillings. LXII. THE LAND OF ROGER THE MARSHAL HUNDRET OF BERDESTAPLA [BARSTABLE] NEZENDENA [Newenden 7 ] was held by Alward Dore as a manor and as 40 acres in King Edward's time. It is now held by R[oger]. Then half a plough ; now none. It is worth now as then (semper) 4 shillings. And in NUTLEA [Notley 8 ] (are) 5 acres which were held by Cola, a free man, and are worth 4 shillings. BERTUNA [ 9 ] was held by Ulwin Hapra as a manor and as half a hide. Now R[oger] (holds it). Then i plough ; now a half. (There is) i acre of meadow. It was then worth 10 shillings; now 5. LOHOU [ 9 ] was held by Alwin as a manor and as 40 acres. Now R[oger] (holds it). Then as now (semper) half a plough. (There is) wood(land) for 3 swine. It is worth 5 shillings. LXIII. THE LAND OF ADAM SON OF DURAND MALSOUER (MALIS OPERIBUS 10 ) HUNDRET OF DOMMAWA [DUNMOW] WILLINGHEHALA [Willingale n ] was held 6 This appears to be a case in which the ' beasts ' represent or include the cows. 7 Corruptly ' Nevendon.' 8 Black and White Notley are in Witham Hun- dred, far away from Newenden. 9 These small holdings of Roger have not been identified. 10 This curious Latinization of a name must be construed in light of the fact that Fulcher ' mala opera,' who is entered under Rutland, can be identified as the ancestor of the family who gave name to ' Thorpe Malsor ' in Northamptonshire, which was held by him as 'Alidetorp' in 1086. 11 It has not been ascertained in which of the Willingales this small estate lay. 558
