THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



At Saham [Soham] Anand a freeman by 

 commendation under Saint Edmund T.R.E. 

 held 4 carucates of land as a manor ; now the 

 Count holds it in demesne. Then as now 

 15 villeins. Then 8 bordars, now 21. Then 

 2 serfs, now i. Then as now on the demesne 

 2 ploughs. Then 6 ploughs belonging to the 

 men, now 5. Wood(land) for loO swine. 

 1 2 acres of meadow. Then as now 2 rounceys, 

 4 beasts, 30 swine, 42 sheep, and 60 goats. 

 Then it was worth lo//. and afterwards 16//., 

 now 18//. and 131. and ^d. It is i league long, 

 and half (a league) broad. And in geld (pays) 

 8K 



In Gretingaham [Cretingham] 5 freemen 

 under commendation to Anand (held) 24 acres. 

 Then as now i plough. 2 acres of meadow. 



In Dallingahou [Dallinghoo] a half free- 

 man under the said Anand's commendation 

 (holds) I acre. All these are included in the 

 valuation of Saham [Soham]. 



A church with 29 acres and 2 acres of mea- 

 dow. 



In Gatagrava [Gedgrave] 2 villeins and 

 8 bordars '' (held) 50 acres and \\ ploughs. And 

 they are included in the valuation of Carletuna 

 [Carlton]. 



In BuTELEA [Butley] 2 freemen under com- 

 mendation of Edric Grim (held) 8 acres. And 

 they are included in the said valuation. 



In Gategrava [Gedgrave] 3 freemen under 

 commendation of Edric Grim (held) 15 acres 

 and half a plough. 



In Mertlega [Martley] a church with 12 

 acres, worth 2s. 



In the same (vill) 2 freemen under com- 

 mendation to Edric Grim (held) 2 acres. 



Moreover 5 freemen under the same (Edric's) 

 commendation (held) 45 acres. Then as now 

 I plough. 



All this is included in the valuation of 

 Cetelbirig [Kettleburgh]. 



In Brumfella [? Bromeswell] a freeman 

 under Uluric's commendation (held) 2 acres 

 included in the same valuation. 



Half Hundret of Ludingalanda [Loth- 

 ingland] 



In DuNSTUNA [? Blundeston] a freeman Tored 

 held 15 acres, worth 30^^. 



Half Hundret of Gepeswiz [Ipswich] 



In the town of Gepeswiz [Ipswich] Earl 

 Gurth {Gurei) T.R.E. held a grange to which 



" ' Under commendation of Edric Grim ' ; Inj. El. 

 148. 



belong 2 carucates of land. (There were) then 

 as now 7 bordars. Then and afterwards i 



fol. 294^. 



plough, now none. Then as now 3 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. 4 acres of meadow. 

 The third part of a mill. This land is 4 fur- 

 longs long and 4 broad. Then it was worth 

 100/. with the third penny of the borough, and 

 it was delivered {liberatum) as (of the value of) 

 20//. with the third penny of the borough, and 

 with the third penny of the two hundreds ; now, 

 however, it renders but 15//. 



Bosemera [Bosmere] Hundret 



At Netlesteda [Nettlestead] Gouti a freeman 

 held T.R.E. 5 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Now Halanalt holds of the Count. Then as now 

 7 villeins, and 6 bordars, and 4 serfs. Then 5 

 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards half a plough, 

 now I. Then as now 2 ploughs belonging to 

 the men. 8 acres of meadow. And i mill. 

 Now I rouncey, 27 swine, and 36 sheep. A 

 church with 8 acres. And Earl Ralph added 

 34 freemen : over 26 only had his predecessor 

 the commendation only T.R.E. and they have 

 2^ carucates of land. Then 8 ploughs, now 6. 

 And 3 acres of meadow.^ A church with 70^ 

 acres. The manor was. then as now worth 7/;. 

 and lOi. ; and the freemen 505. It is i league 

 long, and half a league broad. And pays ^d. in 

 geld. 



In the same (vill) a freeman (held) 60 acres as 

 a manor, which Humphrey holds of the Count. 

 Then as now i bordar. And i plough. And 

 5 acres of meadow. Then it was worth loj., 

 now 20s. 



In Dermodesduna [Darmsden] Kenric a free- 

 man held 30 acres as a manor. Now Nardred 

 holds of the Count. Then i bordar, now 3. 

 Then as now i plough. 3 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth lOj. The Abbot of Ely has the 

 soke.^" From this land Roger Bigot took 5 acres 

 of demesne which William holds of him : he 

 was, however, seised thereof when Ralph made 

 forfeiture. 



In Hamingestuna [Hemingstone] the Count 

 has in demesne a sokeman with 15 acres. 

 Then as now i plough. It was worth 2f. and 

 dd. 



In Stanham [(PEarl) Stonham] Ulmar holds 

 of the Count 5 freemen with 48 acres, and they 

 hold 1 2 acres belonging to the Count's demesne. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs. Wood(land) for 6 

 swine. An acre of meadow. It was worth 1 2f. 

 To the aforesaid land which Humphrey holds be- 

 longed on the demesne 28 acres, part woodland 

 and part clear land {inter silvam et planum), which 



" ' Sac and soke and commendation ' ; ibid. 143. 



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