THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



(At) ScoTELEiA [Shotley] Earl Guert held 

 2^ carucates of land, and i acre, worth 2 J. 

 as a manor T.R.E. Then I2 villeins, now 6 ; 

 and then as now 2 bordars ; and then 4 serfs, 

 now I . Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, after- 

 wards and now i. Then 4 ploughs of the men, 

 afterwards and now i ; and 4 ploughs (more) 

 might be furnished, and 4 acres of meadow, and 

 I rouncey and 40 sheep. 



To this manor belonged T.R.E. 210 soke- 

 men. Now there are but 119, and they have 

 22^ carucates of land less 30 acres, and 42 bor- 

 dars. Then 29 ploughs, now 27. And 24^ acres 

 of meadow. Two churches with 62 acres. Of 

 the men who have remained upon this manor, 

 Harold had not even commendation T.R.E. ex- 

 cept of four — Ulnod, Estmunt, Aluric, Wistric 

 — and Guert, Harold's brother, had commenda- 

 tion of two — Man and Alviet. All the others 

 were in commendation to other barons T.R.E. 



fol. 287^. 



Of I Malet's predecessor had commendation, 

 and Robert, son of Wimarc, of 4. But Harold 

 always had soke over the aforesaid manor of 

 Bercolt [Bergholt], to wit, with that which be- 

 longed to it, and with soke of the Hundred and 

 a half (of Samford). It rendered T.R.E. 24//", 

 And Guert's 2 manors aforesaid, which were 

 added to this farm, then rendered 9//. And when 

 Robert Malet had it the whole together rendered 

 60//. by weight, and 8//'. by tale as a fine [de ger- 

 summa) and the same amount the manor rendered 

 to Roger Bigot as the reeve himself says. 

 But Roger says that it rendered 40J. more 

 by tale and one mark of gold. But Alu- 

 ric the reeve contradicts (him) and Roger is 

 willing to prove (his saying) by those men who 

 were present at his agreements. The said 

 Aluric now renders 60//. by weight, and he 

 so holds of the King by such agreement that 

 he is bound to make the King (payment of) 

 60//. out of the profit, and of this he vouches 

 the King to warrant. So he says himself ; and 

 he says too that this does not hold good {non re- 

 manet) in that he does not make that profit. 



Bercolt [Bergholt] in all is i league and 

 2 furlongs in length and i league in breadth, and 

 (pays) id. in geld. And Sceueleia [Shelley] 8 

 furlongs in length and 3 in breadth, and (pays) 

 415^. in geld. And Benetleia [Bentley] i league 

 in length and 3 furlongs in breadth, and (pays) 

 Sd. in geld. And Scoteleia [Shotley] 12\ fur- 

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

 30^. in geld. 



Aubrey de Vere holds i sokeman of Bergholt, 

 having 4 acres, and worth i2d. ; and he holds 

 him as of Aldeham [Aldham]. 



Those freemen who T.R.E. belonged to the 

 soke of Bercolt [Bergholt] each gave freely 



{gratis) to the reeve annually a gratuity of 4</. 

 only, and rendered soke as the law required [fere- 

 bat), and when Roger Bigot first had the shriev- 

 alty his ministers ordered that they should 

 render 15//". annually, which they did not do 

 T.R.E. And when Robert Malet had the 

 shrievalty his ministers increased them to 2o//. 

 And when Roger Bigot had them again in like 

 manner they gave 20//., and now Aluric Wansi 

 holds them by the like custom as T.R.E. 



Canappetuna [ ] is 5 furlongs 



in length and 2 in breadth and pays 6^</. in geld. 

 And Cetessam [Chattisham] is 8^ furlongs in 

 length and 6 in breadth, and (pays) bi^d. in geld. 



fol. 288. 



LANDS OF STIGAND WHICH WIL- 

 LIAM DE NOERS KEEPS IN THE 

 KING'S HAND 



Blidinga [Blything] Hundret 



In Bramtuna [Brampton] a freeman Thurs- 

 tan held T.R.E. 20 acres under commendation 

 to Stigand. Then as now 2 bordars. Then 

 I plough, now half a plough. And half an acre 

 of meadow. Wood(land) for 3 swine and 1 

 rouncey, 2 swine, and 12 sheep. Then as 

 now it was worth 45. (There was) besides 

 I freeman under him with 2 acres of land, 

 worth bd. 



In NoRTHALS [North Hales]^' (were) 2 freemen 

 under Stigand with 32 acres. Then as now 

 I plough. It was worth 4;. 



This all belongs to Bongeia [Bungay], The 

 soke (belonged) to Stigand. 



(Half) Hundret of Cosforda [Cosford] 



In Lafham [Layham] a sokeman (held) 4 

 acres. Worth i2d. 



Wanneforda [Wangford] Hundret 



At Bongeia [Bungay] Stigand held T.R.E. 

 9 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 

 20 villeins, and 1 6 bordars. Then 6 serfs, now 

 3. Then on the demesne 3 ploughs, now 2. 

 Then as now belonging to the men 12^ ploughs. 

 29 acres of meadow. 2^ mills. Wood(land) 

 for 100 swine. Then as now 2 rounceys, 4 

 beasts, 3 swine, 9 sheep, and 60 goats, i church 

 with 5 acres. Then worth 100^., now it renders 

 12//. 



In the same (vill) a freeman Ulmar under 

 Stigand's commendation (held) i carucate of 

 land as a manor. Then as now 3 villeins. 

 And 6 bordars. Then as now on the demesne 



'• Covehithe. 



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