A HISTORY OF ESSEX S[uen] by Odo ; and Robert Fitz Wimarc (IFimarce) had (it), after King Edward's death, 1 as I manor and as I hide and 30 acres. Then i villein ; now 2. Then 4 bordars ; now 6. Then 4 serfs ; now i. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and i plough belonging to the men. There is pasture for 100 sheep. Then I rouncey (runcinus), and 7 beasts (anima/ia), 19 swine, (and) 68 sheep ; now 6 beasts, 34 swine, 160 sheep, and 2 hives of bees. It was then worth 40 shillings ; afterwards and now 60. ROCHEFORT [Rochford], which was held, in King Edward's time, by i free man as a manor and as 2^ hides, is held of Suen by Alvred. Then as now (semper) 5 villeins. Then 4 bordars ; now 12. Then 2 serfs ; now 3. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; now 3. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men ; now 4. And i free man holds 30 acres. And there belong (jacenf) further to this manor 2 acres of meadow, wood(land) for 20 swine, (and) i mill. Then i rouncey (runcinus), and 8 swine, and 1 1 sheep ; now 3 rounceys, and 2 colts (pulli), and 10 beasts (animalia), and 21 swine, and 160 sheep and 23 sheep. 2 It was then worth 100 shillings ; now 7 pounds. STANBRUGE [(Great) Stambridge s ], which was held, in King Edward's time, by i free man as i manor and as i^ hides and "j acres, is held of S[uen] by Wiard. Then as now (semper) 2 bordars, and i serf. And half a plough (was there) then ; now i . (There is) pasture for 100 sheep. It was then worth 10 shillings ; now 25. ESSOBERIA [Shoebury *], which was held, in King Edward's time, by i free man as I manor and as 4 hides, is held of S[uen] by Walter. Then as now (semper) 4 villeins. Then 6 bordars ; now 8. Then 2 serfs ; now none. Then 2 ploughs on the de- mesne ; now 3. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs belonging to the men. (There is) wood(land) for 12 swine. The fourth hide 1 See p. 485, note 9, above. 8 This entry is very suggestive of the sheep being reckoned by the ' long score ' of 24. In that case ' 160' means 8 score, i.e. 192. But it is quite possible that the scribe here made one of his slips, and that his 23 'sheep' are goats, for at Prittlewell above we find that goats had been added since the Conquest. 3 i.e. the manor of Barton Hall there. 4 See p. 485, note 8, above. of the four (ex f>') is held by I free man. 5 (There is) pasture for 100 sheep. Then I fo. 45 rouncey (runcinus), and 2 beasts (animalia), and 40 sheep ; now I rouncey, and 6 beasts, I pig, (and) 115 sheep. Then and afterwards it was worth 6 pounds ; now 8. WACHERINGA [(Little) Wakering], which was held, in King Edward's time, by i free man as a manor and as 2 hides, is held by S[uen]. And this was held by Robert Fitz Wimarc (Wimarcce) after King Edward's death. 6 Then i bordar, and 1 5 serfs 7 ; now 10 bordars. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and i plough belong- ing to the men. (There is) pasture for 300 sheep. Then 2 beasts (animalia), and 100 sheep. Now i rouncey (runcinus), and 2 beasts, 115 sheep, and I hive of bees. It was then worth 3 pounds ; afterwards and now 4. Of this same manor Robert holds 1 hide and Godric a half, and (this is) worth 40 shillings in the above valuation (in eodem pretio). SUTTUNA [Sutton], which was held, in King Edward's time, by 2 free men as a manor and as 2 hides and 30 acres, is held of S[uen] by Ascelin. (There are) now 8 bordars. Then 4 serfs ; now none. Then as now (semper) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and half a plough belonging to the men. (There is) pasture for 300 sheep. Then 2 rounceys (runcini) and 40 swine, (and) 200 sheep ; now 7 beasts (anima/ia), (and) 1 60 sheep. Then and afterwards it was worth 60 shillings ; now 4 pounds. PLUMB[ER]GA [Plumberow 8 ], which was held by Robert Fitz Wimarc (Wimarcte) as a manor and as i hide, is held of S[uen] by the same A[scelin]. Then i bordar and I serf; now 8 bordars. Then i ploughs on the demesne ; now I, (and) half a plough belonging to the men. (There is) wood(land) for 30 swine, (and) pasture for 100 sheep. (There is) now i mill. Then I rouncey (runcinus), 7 beasts (anima/ia), 30 swine, 100 sheep, (and) 40 goats ; now 2 rounceys and i colt (pu//us), 3 beasts, 2O swine, 100 sheep, (and) 23 goats. It was then worth 20 shil- lings ; now 40. 6 This entry is obviously misplaced. 6 See note i above. 7 This number is so exceptionally large as to excite suspicion. 8 A manor in Hockley. 486
