A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



And in Becles [Beccles] (are) 82 acres and 

 5 villeins and i plough. 



And of Becles [Beccles] market the King 

 has the fourth part and (so) of all customs. 



All this, except the 2 carucates, was worth 

 T.R.E. 10//., now it renders 27//. 



This (half hundred) is 6 leagues long and 2^ 

 leagues and 2 furlongs broad. And in geld 

 (pays) I ox. 



Moreover in Sumerledetuna [Somerleyton] 

 (are) 90 acres and these belong to Gorlestuna 

 [Gorleston]. 



And there arc 20 freemen in Gorlestuna 

 [Gorleston] with 90 acres belonging as to all 

 customs to the manor, and (included) in the 

 value of the manor. Then 7 ploughs, now 5. 



And Abecles [at Beccles] (are) 12 freemen 

 with 48 acres and i plough. And these (belong) 

 in like manner. 



All this is within the valuation of the manor. 



In LuNDA [Lound] Alric a freeman under 

 Gurth held i^ carucates of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 2 villeins, and 3 bordars. Then 

 and now I plough. And belonging to the men 



1 plough. Wood(land) for 30 swine. 3 acres 

 of meadow. 2 rounceys, 5 beasts, 12 swine, 

 and 50 sheep. Then worth los., now 20s. 

 And under him were 4 freemen with i carucate 

 of land. Then 2 ploughs, now i^ ploughs. 

 Wood(land) for 10 swine. Then as now 

 worth lOJ. 



Moreover in Karetuna [Corton] the same 

 freeman Alric under Gurth's commendation (lield) 



2 carucates of land. Then as now 5 bordars. 

 On the demesne 2 ploughs, and belonging to 

 the men i plough. Then 2 rounceys, 5 beasts, 

 12 swine, and 50 sheep. Then and now worth 

 20s. And under him 15 freemen (held) 80 

 acres. Then 4 ploughs, now 3. Wood(land) 

 for 3 swine. Then and now worth 105. 



In LuNDA [Lound] a freeman Ulsi under the 

 same Gurth's commendation (held) I carucate of 

 land as a manor and 3 bordars. Then as now 

 on the demesne i plough, and belonging to 

 the men i plough. Wood(land) for 12 swine. 

 And 2 rounceys, 5 beasts, 15 swine, 60 sheep, 

 and 2 hives of bees. Then worth i ox., now the 

 like. And under him 3 freemen (held) 40 acres 

 of land. Then i plough, now half a plough. 

 Worth 5*. 



In Flixtuna [Flixton] a freeman Hacun 

 fol. 284. 

 under Gurth's commendation (held) T.R.E. 



3 carucates of land as a manor. Then and now 

 2 villeins, 14 bordars, and 4 serfs. Then on the 



demesne 3 ploughs, now 3. Then belonging 

 to the men 3 ploughs, now 2. Wood(Iand) for 

 10 swine. 3 acres of meadow. And 2 

 rounceys, 6 beasts, 15 swine, 160 sheep, and 

 20 goats. Then as now worth 30J, And 

 under him 21 freemen (held) 3 carucates of land 

 and 6 bordars. Then 10 ploughs, now 8. 

 Wood(land) for 10 swine. 4 acres of meadow. 

 Then as now worth 40J. 



In Sumerledetuna [Somerleyton] a freeman 

 Ulf under the said Gurth's commendation (held) 

 2 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 

 4 villeins and 4 bordars. Then and now 2 

 ploughs. Then as now belonging to the men 

 half a plough. Wood(land) for 1 5 swine. One 

 acre of meadow. And 2 rounceys, 6 swine, and 

 80 sheep. Then as now worth 20J. And 5 

 freemen under him (held) 40 acres. Then as 

 now I plough. Wood(land) for 4 swine. 

 Worth 31. 



In Fridetuna [Fritton] a freeman Godwin 

 under the said Gurth's commendation (held) 

 2 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 

 2 villeins, 2 bordars, and 3 serfs. On the 

 demesne 2 ploughs, and belonging to the men 



1 plough. Wood(land) for 20 swine. And 



2 rounceys, 8 beasts, 16 swine, 160 sheep, 3 

 goats, and 3 hives of bees. Then as now worth 

 20s. And under him 2 freemen (held) 60 acres. 

 Then as now i plough. Then as now worth 



In Flixtuna [Flixton] a freeman Edric (held) 

 2 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 

 2 villeins. And 6 bordars. Then as now on 

 the demesne 2 ploughs. Then belonging to the 

 men 2 ploughs, now i^ ploughs. Wood(land) 

 for 6 swine. 2 acres of meadow. And 6 swine 

 and 40 sheep. Then as now worth 30J. 



In the same (vill were) 2 freemen under Edric 

 with 5 acres, worth lod. 



In the HoTUNA [Hopton] a freeman Turgar 

 under Gurth's commendation (held) 80 acres as 

 a manor T.R.E. Then as now I bordar. 

 Then as now on the demesne i plough. Wood- 

 (land) for 10 swine. 3 acres of meadow. And 

 I rouncey, 5 beasts, 8 swine, 60 sheep, and 3 

 hives of bees. Then as now worth 5^- 



In the same (vill) a freeman Siric under the 

 said Gurth's commendation (held) 60 acres as 

 a manor and i bordar and I serf and i plough. 

 Wood(land) for lO swine. I J acres of meadow. 

 And I rouncey, 4 beasts, 8 swine, and 69 sheep. 

 Then as now worth $5. 



And under Turgar and Siric 8 freemen (held) 

 80 acres. Then 3 ploughs, now 2 ploughs. 

 Two acres of meadow. Then as now worth 



lOS. 



In Sumerledetuna [Somerleyton] a freeman, 

 Wihtred the priest, (held) 40 acres as a manor. 



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