A HISTORY OF ESSEX Moreover from each house (are paid) yearly 6 pence, which can be devoted (reddere potest) to the support (victum) of the king's soldiers (solidariorum) or to war service (expetitionem) by land or sea ; and this does not belong (est) to the (king's) ferm. 1 And let this be so (sit) whether the king has soldiers (soldarios) or calls for war service (expetitionem fecerit). 3 And in addition to (propter] 3 ) these (payments of) 6 pence the whole city (civitas) used to render from all dues (debitis) in King Edward's time, 1 5 pounds and 5 shillings and 3 pence each year, of which the moneyers used to render 4 pounds in King Edward's time. It now renders 80 (' iiii xx ') pounds and 4 ststiers (sextarios) of honey or 40 shillings 4 ; 4 and, besides this, 100 shillings to the sheriff for fine (dt gersuma) ; 6 and 10 shillings and fo. I07b 8 pence for feeding (pascendos) the preben- daries. And besides this the burgesses of Colchester and of Maldon (meldona) render 1 See p. 577, note 15, above.
- For this difficult passage see the Introduction.
3 I read this as an error foe prater.
- 'xl. sol. iiii.' The text is evidently corrupt.
6 Gersuma was an offering of some kind, usually consideration money paid for a lease. 2O pounds for the mint (moneta) ; and Waleram arranged (const ituit) this ; and they vouch (advocant) the king to warranty (ad turtorem} that he remitted to them 10 pounds, and (the holder ?) Bishop Walchelin 8 demands (querit) from them 40 pounds. In Colchester is a certain church of St. Peter, which was held, in King Edward's time, by 2 priests in almoine of the king (in elemaiina [sic] regis), (and) to which be- long (adjacent) 2 hides of land, on (in) which there were and (are) now, 2 ploughs ; (there were) then 3 bordars, (and) now 4 ; then 3 serfs, (and) now 2 ; then and now 12 acres of meadow ; then and now i mill ; then and now 2 houses in the borough (burgo). Then the whole was worth 30 shillings ; now 48 shillings. Of this endowment (elemosina) Robert son of Ralf de Hatinges 7 claims (reclamat) three quarters, and Eudo ' dapifer ' holds the fourth ; 8 and in King Edward's time they rendered (reddebant) customary due ; and now it does not (non reddit), 6 The word ten' precedes Walchelin', but here again the text is corrupt. 7 Clearly an error for ' Hastinges.' The MS. has ' dehatingis.' 8 See p. 576, note 14, above. 578
