THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



Then as now 3 bordars. Then ij ploughs, 

 now 2. Then it was worth 2$!., now 40/. 

 And it is i league in length and 5 furlongs in 

 breadth. And pays in geld 2jd. 



In the same (vill) 17 freemen under Edric's 

 commendation T.R.E. (held) 60 acres of land. 

 Then 3 ploughs, now i^ ploughs. 4 acres of 

 meadow. Then worth lOs., now 12s. 



In Hou [? Hoo] (is) a freeman with the fourth 

 part of an acre worth 2d. 



In Alretuna [Alderton] were 31 freemen 

 T.R.E. , now there are 34, (they were) under 

 Edric's commendation. Over 2^ of these Godric 

 the predecessor of Suene used to have commenda- 

 tion, but William Malet was seised of them, i 

 carucate of land and 80 acres and ij bordars. 

 Then 6 ploughs, now 5. 20 acres of meadow. 

 Then worth 40J., now lOOs. One church with 

 24 acres and i acre of meadow. Worth 31. 



In HoLESLEA [HoUesley] i mill worth 12s. 

 All this Robert de Glanville holds of Robert 

 Malet. 



In Baldeseia [Bawdsey] 12^ freemen under 

 commendation to Edric T.R.E. (held) 72 acres. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs. One acre of meadow. 

 Then worth 12s., now 30J. A church with 20 

 acres, worth 31. 



This Robert Malet's mother holds of him. 



fol. 318. 



In Alretuna [Alderton] 2 freemen under 

 commendation to Edric (held) 32 acres. Then 

 as now I plough. Half an acre of meadow. 

 Then worth 4J., now lo^. This W(alter) de 

 Caen holds of Robert Malet. 



In LiTELCROS [ ] (are) 7 villeins 



with 40 acres. Then 2 ploughs, now 1. 3 

 acres of meadow. Then worth 5^., now lOs. 

 Robert holds the soke of the King. 



In Alretuna [Alderton] (was) a freeman 

 with 12 acres*" under commendation to Edric, 

 worth 2s. 



In SuTTUNA [Sutton] W(alter) de Caen holds 

 of Robert Malet half a freeman, Godwin by 

 name, (who was formerly) under commendation 

 to Edric'* with 12 acres as a manor. Half a 

 bordar. Then half a plough, now the like. 

 One acre of meadow. And 3 beasts. 60 sheep. 

 Then worth 2s., now $s. 



In the same (vill) 9 freemen under him (P God- 

 win) and I freeman under commendation to 



"'12 acres of the demejne (of St. Etheldreda) ' ; 

 Inf. EL 162. 



" The other half of his conunendation apparently 

 belonged to Ely ; ibid. 



Halden •» T.R.E. (held) 40 acres of land. Then 

 I plough, now I. Half an acre of meadow. 

 Then worth 4^., now "js. 



In Capbles [Capel (St. Andrew)] 3 " freemen 

 under commendation of Godwin (held) 15 acres 

 of land. Then i plough, now a half. Then it 

 was worth 21., now 41. It is i league long, and 

 half (a league) broad. And (f)ays) 2']d. in geld. 

 Others hold (land) therein. 



In ScoTESHAM** [Shottisham] i\ freemen 

 under commendation to the same (Godwin) (held) 



7 acres, worth i2d. 



In Brameswella [Bromeswell] i^ freemen 

 under commendation to the same (Godwin) (held) 



8 acres. Half a plough. Worth idd. 



This the same Walter (de Caen) holds of 

 Robert Malet. 



In Bredefelda [Bredfield] the same W(alter 

 de Caen) holds of Robert Malet 3 whole freemen 

 and 3 half freemen and I quarter freeman with 

 24 acres. Then 2 ploughs, now half a plough, 

 and they are worth 6x. and 2dP And as to this 

 Godwin of Sutton, Menard makes claim that 

 Earl Ralph was seised of him one year before 

 he made forfeiture ; and the Hundred bears wit- 

 ness that Robert Malet was seised thereof. 



In SuTTUNA [Sutton] the same Walter (de 

 Caen) holds of Robert Malet 2 freemen (for- 

 merly) under commendation to Edric (with) 61 

 acres, and under one of them (were) 5 freemen. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs, i^ acres of meadow. 

 Then worth -js., now i$s. A church with 20 

 acres. (Included in) the valuation above. 



fol. 318*. 



In Wileford [Wilford] Robert Malet holds 

 in demesne i sokeman jEdi (formerly) under 

 Edric's commendation with 60 acres. Then as 

 now 2 bordars. And then i plough, now none. 

 4 acres of meadow. Then worth i6j., now 

 loj. It is I league long, and half (a league) 

 broad. And (pays) in geld I3^<^. 



BoiTUNA [Boyton] Humfrey son of Robert 

 holds of Robert Malet, which Stanwin under 

 commendation to Edric held T.R.E., viz. 2 

 carucates of land as a manor. Then 3 villeins, 

 now none. Then 18 bordars, now 15. Then 

 on the demesne 2 ploughs, now i. Then 4 

 ploughs belonging to the men, now i ; but there 

 might be (3 more). 10 acres of meadow. Then 

 2 rounceys, now none. Then 9 beasts, now i. 



* All these ten freemen had been in the soke and 

 commendation of St. Etheldreda ; Inj. El. 162. 

 "'3i';ibid. 



" ' Eissestesham,' ' Escestesham ' ; ibid. 162, 178. 

 '•'Worth -JS. zd.' ; ibid. 162. 



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