A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



19} acres and half a plough and 1^ acresof mea- 

 dow ; and they are included in the valuation 

 of Perham [Parham] ; and in Merlesforda 

 [Marlesford] (there are) 35 acres on the demesne. 

 A church with 16 acres, worth 2 ores. It is i 

 league long, and 4 furlongs broad. And in geld 

 (pays) 15^. 



In CoDETUNA [Cotton] 3 freemen under 

 Burchard's commendation T.R.E. (held) 8 acres. 

 Then as now half a plough. Wood(land) for 

 2 swine. Half an acre of meadow. And they 

 are worth 2s. The King and the Earl have 

 the soke. A church (with) 1 1 acres, worth 2s. 



LAND OF THE KING WHICH PETER 

 DE VALOIGNES HAS IN CHARGE 



Sanfort [Samford] Hundret and a Half 



(At) Herchesteda [Harkstead] Harold held 

 T.R.E. 5 carucates of land, as a berewick of 

 Brictesceseia [Brightlingsea], in the county of 

 Essex. Then 21 villeins, afterwards and now 

 8. Then as now 1 3 bordars. Then 4 serfs, 

 then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 

 8 ploughs of the men, afterwards 2, now I ; and 

 4 acres of meadow. A church. Then as now 

 I rouncey, 3 beasts, 7 swine, and 12 sheep. Then 

 and afterwards it was worth 6/;. by tale, now 

 6//'. by weight and 30J. by tale. It is 12J fur- 

 longs in length and 12 in breadth, and (pays) 

 3oi. in geld. 



LAND OF THE MOTHER OF EARL 

 MORCHAR WHICH WILLIAM THE 

 CHAMBERLAIN AND OTHO THE 

 GOLDSMITH KEEP IN THE KING'S 

 HAND 



TiNGOHU [Thingoe] Hundret 



(At) Sutberie [Sudbury] Earl Morchar's 

 mother held T.R.E., now King William holds in 

 demesne, 3 carucates of land. Then i villein, 

 now 2. And 63 burgesses attached to the hall 

 {ha/le manentes). Then 6 serfs, now 2. Then 

 as now 3 ploughs on the demesne, and 55 bur- 

 gesses on the demesne, and 2 carucates of land. 

 Among them all (were) 4 ploughs. (There is) 

 a Church of St. Gregory with {de) 50 acres of 

 free land, as the Hundred witnesses. And 25 acres 

 of meadow. And i mill. And 2 horses on the 

 demesne of the hall. And 17 beasts, 24 swine, 

 and 1 00 sheep. And 9 acres of meadow belong- 

 ing to the burgesses. And i market. And 

 therein are moneyers. Then worth 18//., 

 afterwards and now 28(//.) by tale. It is 4 fur- 

 longs long, and 3 broad. And pays 5^. in geld. 

 The soke is in the same vill. 



Babenberga [Babergh] Two Hundrets 



Cornierda [Cornard] the mother of Earl 

 Morchar held T.R.E. as a manor, 3 carucates 

 of land. Then 8 villeins, now 10. Then 9 

 bordars, now 25. Then 8 serfs, now 9. 

 Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne, now i . Then 8 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, afterwards and now 10. One mill and 

 14 acres of meadow. Wood(Iand) for 10 swine. 

 A church without land. Then as now 4 horses 

 at the hall, and 1 8 beasts, and 80 swine. Then 

 as now 363 sheep. 



fol. 287. 



In Grotena [Groton] 4 sokemen belonging 

 to this manor (of Cornard held) 100 acres of 

 land and 3 bordars. Among them all (was) 

 I plough. The whole then was worth lo/i., 

 afterwards and now 261. and id. by tale. It is 

 6 furlongs and 3 perches long, and 4J furlongs 

 and 4 perches broad. And (pays) 10^^. in geld. 

 The soke (is) in the same vill. 



LAND OF THE KING WHICH ALURIC 

 WANZ HATH IN CHARGE 



Sanfort [Samford] Hundret and a Half 



(At) Bercolt [Bergholt] Harold held T.R.E. 

 13 carucates of land as a manor. Then 42 vil- 

 leins, now 43. Then 5 bordars, now 22. Then 

 6 serfs, now 4. Then and afterwards 3 

 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. Then 20 

 ploughs of the men, afterwards and now 10. 

 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 1,000 

 swine. Then as now i mill. Then as now 

 I horse, 10 beasts, 29 swine, 85 sheep, and 26 

 goats. To this manor belongs i berewick, 

 Sceueleia [Shelley] (having) 2 carucates of 

 land T.R.E. Then 10 villeins, afterwards and 

 now 6. Then 7 bordars. Then 4 serfs, now 

 2. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards 

 and now i . Then 8 ploughs of the men, after- 

 wards and now 4 ; 16 acres of meadow, and 

 I mill, then as now I rouncey, 4 beasts, 7 swine, 

 and 23 sheep. 



Benteleia [Bentley] Earl Guert held T.R.E. 

 Afterwards Earl Ralph the Staller [Stalra) joined 

 it to this manor in King William's time as a 

 berewick with 2 carucates of land. Then 19 vil- 

 leins, now 13. Then as now 3 bordars. Then 

 4 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, after- 

 wards and now i. Then 8 ploughs of the men, 

 afterwards and now i ; and 8 (more) ploughs 

 might be furnished [restaurart), taking demesne 

 and villeins together. 8 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 12 swine. And 8 beasts, 7 swine, 

 42 sheep, and half a park (dimidius parens). It is 

 worth td. 



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