A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



In MenlessAM [Mendlesham] a freeman with 

 3 acres belonging to Tornei [Thorney]. And 

 (this) is worth 6<f. The soke and sac are in 

 the Hundred. 



BOSEMERA [BoSMERE] HuNDRET 



In Staham [Stonham] (are) 5 sokemen with 

 18 acres — and the soke (is) in the hundred of 

 BosEMERA [Bosmere] belonging to Melnesham 

 [Mendlesham]. Then as now I plough. Half 

 an acre of meadow. It is worth 4.S. To the 

 same have been added 3 freemen (with) 1 2 acres 

 w'lo now belong to Melnesham [Mendlesham], 

 I plough. Half an acre of meadow. It is 

 worth 31. 



In Blacham [Blakenham] (were) 5 freemen 

 in the soke and commendation of Edith the Fair 

 {faire) with 60 acres. And they have been 

 dded (to the manor) in Norturna [Norton]. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs. And 2 acres of mea- 

 low less I rood {virga). Then it was worth 

 1 25. and 4^., now 1 6s. and ^d. 



In Langhedena [ ] (were) 



3 freemen with 72 acres and ij ploughs and 

 3 acres of meadow. It was worth 1 2s. and ^.d. 



In Offetuna [Offton] (were) 2 freemen and 

 50 acres. Then as now i plough. And then 

 it was worth 20s., now iii. and 4</. In the 

 church, however, (there are) 16 acres. 



In Badelea [Badley] (is) a freeman with 

 30 acres. Then as now i plough. And 2^ acres 

 of meadow. Worth js. and 8d. And i soke- 

 man with 20 acres. Worth 45. 



In Dermodesduna [Darmsden] (is) a freeman 

 with 60 acres as a manor. Then i plough. 

 3^- acres of meadow. Then i mill, and now. 

 Then it was worth i6j., now <)s. and ^.d. 



In ScARVERSTONA [? Sharpstone "] (is) a free- 

 man with 2 acres. Worth 2d, 



In EssA [Ashbocking] Alma, a freeman (held) 

 93 acres and 20 acres of pasture as a manor. 

 Then 3 bordars, now 6. Then as now i 

 plough. 3 acres of meadow. And half a 

 church with 16 acres. Then it was worth 

 30X., now 20s. and 6d. A church with 

 3 acres, worth 6d. Over all these Edith the 

 Fair had soke and commendation T.R.E. And 

 they render 4//. to the farm of Nortuna [Nor- 

 ton], and they were added in the time of Earl 

 Ralph. 



Claindune [Claydon] Hundret 



In Codenham [Coddenham] Almar a freeman 

 held 8 acres. Worth i6d. The soke is the 

 Kind's and the Earl's. 



" In Barham ; see below, n. 140. 



Perreham [Parham] Half Hundret 



(At) Perreham [Parham] Thurmot held 

 2 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 

 4 bordars. Then 2 serfs, afterwards and now i. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 

 I plough belonging to the men. 8 acres of 

 meadow. Then wood(land) for 20 swine, now 

 for 10. And then 50 swine, now 30. Then 

 as now 5 beasts. Then 24 sheep, now 38. 

 Then 50 goats, now 58. Then it was worth 

 lOOi., afterwards 7//., now io(//.) blanch money 



fol. 285*. 



and 201. by tale as a fine {de gersumma). 



In the same (vill) 6 freemen (held) 24 acres. 

 Then as now half a plough. They are included 

 in the above valuation. Over the manor Thur- 

 mot had soke and over 3 freemen, and the Abbot 

 of Ely, over 3. It is 11 furlongs long and 6 

 broad. And (pays) 40^. in geld. 



Hertasmera [Hartismere] Hundret 



(At) Melnessam [Mendlesham] Burchart held 

 7 carucates and 42 acres of land as a manor. 

 Then 33 villeins afterwards 27, now 24. Then 

 as now 19 bordars. Then 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne, afterwards and now 2. Then 

 15^ ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards 

 and now 1 3. And 1 2 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 1,000 swine, afterwards and now 800. 

 And 2 rounceys, 11 beasts, 90 swine, and 35 

 goats. And there was a berewick of 26 acres 

 and I bordar and i plough. A church with 

 40 acres and i plough. Then worth 25//., 

 when Godric took it over 20A., now it renders 

 25//. blanch by tale (and) 40;. as a fine {de ger- 

 summa). It is I league and 6 furlongs long, and 

 I league broad. And (pays) Sd. in geld. Bur- 

 chard (had) the soke. 



In CoTTUNA [Cotton] i8 freemen — over one, 

 Alwin by name, with 10 acres the Abbot had 

 half commendation ; — (they were) added to this 

 manor, (with) I carucate and 15 acres of land. 

 Then as now 3 ploughs. And i acre of meadow. 

 They were then worth ioj., now 6s. and Sd.y 

 and they are included in the above valuation. 

 The King and the Earl have the soke. It is 

 6 furlongs and 8 perches long, and 6 (furlongs) 

 broad. And (pays) I2d. in geld. 



And the Hundred bears witness that in truth 

 the King and the Earl had soke and sac T.R.E. ; 

 but the men of that vill bear witness that Bur- 

 chard had soke in like manner over the freemen 

 as over his own villeins ; and they, have not any 

 testimony except themselves ; and yet they are 

 willing to prove it by any means [volunt probare 

 omni modo). 



In WicCHAM [Wickham (Skeith)] 8 bordars 

 (have) 18 acres of the Melnessam [Mendlesham] 

 demesne and i plough. And 2 half freemen 



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