THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



whose father was seised thereof, and half under 

 commendation to the Abbot, (held) 60 acres as a 



fol. 297*. 



manor. Then as now 7 bordars. Then and 

 afterwards i plough on the demesne, now half a 

 plough. Then as now I plough belonging to 

 the men. And 3 acres of meadow. Worth lOx. 

 Hamo holds (this). It is 8 furlongs long, and 6 

 broad. And (pays) lOi/. in geld. The soke (is) 

 the Abbot's. 



In RiNCHAM [Rendham] Ostula a freeman 

 (held) 40 acres as a manor under commendation 

 to the predecessor of Malet, whose father William 

 was seised thereof. Then as now i villein, 2 

 bordars. And i plough on the demesne. And 

 half a plough belonging to the men. Worth "js. 

 The soke (is) the Abbot's. 



In the same (vill) Hune a freeman under com- 

 mendation to Ralph the Staller (held) 30 acres as 

 a manor. Then as now half a plough. And 

 I acre of meadow. Worth 5^ 



In the same (vill) 9 freemen (held) 91 acres 

 as a manor. Then as now 2 bordars. And 4^ 

 ploughs. And 4 acres of meadow. Then it 

 was worth 20s., now 27^. These men were 

 under commendation to the predecessor of Malet, 

 and his father William was seised of them. The 

 soke (is) the Abbot's. 



In SuESTLiNGAN [Swelling] Osmtmd a free- 

 man under commendation to Malet's predeces- 

 sor (held) 30 acres as a manor in the Abbot's 

 soke. Then as now 3 bordars. And i plough. 

 And 2 acres of meadow. Worth 5x. And 

 William Malet was seised thereof. The soke 

 (is) the Abbot's. 



In the same (vill) 5 freemen held 54 acres. 

 Two of these were under sub-commendation to 

 Malet's predecessor with 10 acres, Aluric and 

 Dot. And one, Buric by name, was under 

 commendation and soke of Ralph the Staller with 

 24 acres.*' Then as now 2 ploughs. And 4 

 acres of meadow. Worth loi. The soke (is) 

 the Abbot's. 



In the same (vill) 14 freemen (held) 94 acres, 

 and 3 bordars. Over 3^ Malet's predecessor 

 had commendation and (over) a half the sub-com- 

 mendation. And William Malet was seised 

 thereof. Then as now 4 ploughs. And 6 acres 

 of meadow. Then it was worth 30J., now 25/. 

 and ^d. The soke (is) the Abbot's. It is i league 

 long, and 6^ furlongs broad. And (pays) 2od. 

 in geld. Others hold land therein. 



In Benehalla [Benhall] 7 freeman held 

 44 acres. And 4 of these were under com- 

 mendation to the predecessor of Malet, and 



" The other two freemen, with zo acres, were in 

 the commendation of St. Etheldreda ; Irtq. El. 149. 



fol. 298. 



his father was seised (thereof), Edric, Brictmar, 

 Tutflet, Magna. Then i^ ploughs, now i plough. 

 Then it was worth 8j., now 6x. and ?,d. The 

 soke (is) the Abbot's. 



In GuEMHAM [Glemham] 2 freemen, Wacra 

 under sub-commendation to Malet's predecessor 

 and Ulveva under commendation to Malet's pre- 

 decessor, (held) 20 acres. Then as now i plough. 

 Worth "js. 



All this Hamo holds of the Count. The soke 

 (is) the Abbot's. 



In Craneforda [Cransford] Olf a freeman 

 held 30 acres as a manor. Now the Count holds 

 in demesne. Then as now i plough. Worth 

 5^. The soke (is) the Abbot's. 



In the same (vill) 2 freemen (held) 4 acres, 

 worth %d. 



In Sueflinga [Swefling] 3 freemen (held) 41 

 acres and i bordar and i plough and an acre of 

 meadow. Then it was worth ds. and 8^^., now 



5^. lod. 



Waineforda [Wangford] Hundret 



In Almaham [Elmham] (are) 40 acres, and 

 they belong to the church of Romburc [Rum- 

 burgh]. And 6 bordars. And i plough. And 

 wood(land) for 6 swine. And they are included 

 in the valuation of the same (church ?). 



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IIII. LANDS OF EARL HUGH 



Claindune [Claydon] Hundret 



(At) Framesdena [Framsden] Adestan, the 

 thegn, held T.R.E. 6 carucates and 40 acres of 

 land as a manor. Then 25 villeins, now 29. 

 And then as now 23 bordars. Then 4 ploughs 

 on the demesne, now 3. Then 20 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men, now 16. 16 acres of 

 meadow. Then wood(land) for 80 swine, now 

 for 40. Then as now l mill. Then 2 rounceys, 

 now 3. Then 6 beasts, now 1 3. Then 20 

 swine, now 31. Then 50 sheep, now 100. 

 Then 7 goats, now 31. A church with 30 acres 

 of free land T.R.E. , with now i plough. Then 

 it was worth 16//., now 20//'. ; and it was set to 

 farm for 25//. It is I league long, and 8 furlongs 

 broad. It renders lod. in geld. The soke (is) 

 the Abbot's. 



In Manuuic [ ] Godric a freeman 



under commendation to the Earl's predecessor 

 held 42 acres as a manor. Then as now i bordar. 

 Then i plough, afterwards half a plough, now 

 none, i acre of meadow. This was then worth 

 20f., now 13J. and \d. 



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