A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



In WiNESTUNA [Winston] 2 freemen iinder 

 commendation to one (who was himself) under 

 commendation to Edric (held) 19 acres T.R.E. 

 Then i plough, now half a plough. And an 

 acre of meadow. And 2 bordars. Worth \s. 

 William Gulafra (now holds). The soke is the 

 Abbot's. 



In Depbenham [Debenham] Ulviet a freeman 

 under commendation to Edric held 10 acres. 

 Then as now half a plough. Worth 2s. The 

 same William (now holds). The soke is the 

 Abbot's. 



In Depbenhan [Debenham] half a freeman 

 under commendation to one (himself) under 

 commendation to Edric (held) 2 acres. Worth 



In Henleia [Henley) a freeman under com- 

 mendation to Stanwin held 3 acres under Harold. 

 Worth 8</. Humfrey now holds. The soke 

 is the Abbot's. 



In Depbenham [Debenham] Robert has two 

 parts of the church of St. Mary with 20 acres 

 to answer for {ad defendendum\ and the fourth 

 part of the church of St. Andrew, and the fourth 

 part of (its) land. 



In Manwic [ ] Sistric held 27 



acres and could not sell his land. Then as now 

 I plough. Worth 265. and 8^. Goscelin" now 

 holds of Robert Malet. The Abbot (has) half 

 the soke, and Earl Hugh the other moiety. 



In the same (vill) a freeman under commen- 

 dation (held) 13^ acres. Worth 5;. Gilbert 

 now (holds). 



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In Assefelda [Ashfield] 3 freemen under 

 commendation (held) 15 acres. Then as now 

 half a plough. It was worth 5^. The same 

 Gilbert (now holds). The Abbot and Earl 

 Hugh (have) the soke. 



In ToRP [Thorpe] a freeman imder commen- 

 dation (held) 3 acres. Worth lod. The soke 

 (is held) in the same way. The same Gilbert 

 (now holds). 



In Assefelda [Ashfield] Turbern held 20 

 acres, and could not sell them. And this is 

 included in the valuation of Saham [Soham]. 

 The soke (is held) in the same way. 



In ToRP [Thorpe] a freeman under sub- 

 commendation (held) 5 acres. Then half a 

 plough, now 2 oxen. Worth \6d. The 

 Abbot of Ely has the soke. Tiger (now) holds. 



" *In Maneuuic tenet Gotselmus dominium ab- 

 batis;' Inq. EL 194. Cf. n. 50. 



In Westrefelda [Westerfield] a freeman 

 under commendation (holds) 10 acres. Worth 

 2s. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In ToRP [Thorpe] a freeman under sub- 

 commendation (held) 10 acres. Worth 2od, 

 William Gulafra (now) holds. The Abbot (has) 

 the soke. 



Sanfort [Samford] Hundret and a Half 



Godwin Alsies Sone, Queen Edith's thegn, 

 held Belesteda [Belstead] ; 2 carucates of land 

 for a manor. Then as now 8 villeins, and 3 

 bordars. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 

 I. Then as now 4 ploughs belonging to the 

 men. 10 acres of meadow. Then i mill. 

 Then 2 rounceys, now i,and n swine. Then 

 100 sheep, now 30. Then worth 4//., now 

 lOOJ. The same Godwin (had) the soke. It 

 is half a league long, and 4 furlongs broad, and 

 pays 4^<i. in geld. 



The same Godwin held Brantham [Bran- 

 tham] ; I carucate and 20 acres of land for a 

 manor, 3 bordars. Then 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, afterwards and now i. 2 acres of 

 meadow. Worth 20s. The same Godwin 

 (had) soke. Hubert holds it of Malet. 



Perreham [Parham] Half Hundret 



At Brutge [ ] Edric of Laxfield 



held 40 acres as a manor T.R.E. Then as 

 now I plough. And 3 acres of meadow. The 

 fourth part of a church with 6 acres. Now 6 

 beasts, 14 swine, 20 sheep, and 8 goats. Then 

 worth 14J. and ^d. and the like now. Walter 

 de Risboil holds of Robert. The soke (belongs) 

 to the Abbot of Ely. 



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In the same (vill) 5 freemen (were) added 

 (thereto) by commendation, in the Abbot's soke, 

 (they held) 20 acres. The wife of one was 

 under commendation to Norman. Worth 41. 

 The same Walter (de Risboil) holds. 



In Blachessala [Blaxhall] 6 freemen by 

 commendation (held) 6i acres; (they are) in 

 the Abbot's soke. Then as now 2 ploughs. 

 Worth I ox. Gilbert holds. 



In the same (vill) 3 freemen under commen- 

 dation (held) 30 acres. Then i plough. 2 

 acres of meadow. Worth 5^. The soke (is) 

 the Abbot's. 



In Wantesdana [Wantisden] (are) 22 free- 

 men under commendation ; (they are) in the 

 Abbot's soke. (There is) half a church with 

 20 acres of free land. (There are) 121 acres. 

 Then and afterwards 10 ploughs, now 5. And 

 I serf. Then as now worth 30;. Of them 



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