THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



sheep, now 300. And 5 freemen (with) 40 

 acres. Over these Roger's predecessor had 

 commendation T.R.E. And this the said Stan- 

 nard holds. Saint Edmund has soke and sac. 

 The manor was then worth 30J., now 40J. ; and 

 the freemen 35, It is 12 furlongs long, and 10 

 broad. And (pays) iif*;^. geld. 



Half Hundret of Cosfort [Cosford] 



In Watesfelda [Whatfield] (is) a freeman, 

 over whom Saint Edmund T.R.E. had {habet) 

 commendation and soke complete. And he has 

 15 acres. Worth 2s. and td. This (Hugh) 

 de Hosdene holds. 



BiscopEs [Bishop's] Hundret 



Carahalla [ ? Kelsale *'] Roger Bigot holds in 

 demesne, which Norman held T.R.E. ; 4 caru- 

 cates of land. Then and afterwards 10 villeins, 

 now 15. Then and afterwards 7 bordars, now 

 17. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. 

 And 10 ploughs belonging to the men. And 5 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 60 swine. 

 And now 3 rounceys, 2 beasts, and 30 swine. 

 Then 25 sheep, now 100. A church with 30 

 acres and i plough. Then worth lOOj. 



In the same (vill) Ulveva held 2 carucates of 

 land as a manor, which Roger holds in demesne. 

 Then 5 villeins, now 7. Then 4 bordars, now 

 9. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. 

 And 5 ploughs belonging to the men. And 3 

 acres of meadow. Then worth bos. 



In this manor which Norman used to hold 

 are 35 freemen having power to sell and give 

 their lands, whom Roger holds in demesne by 

 soke and sac and all customs. And they have 3 

 carucates of land. Then as now 12 ploughs. 

 And I acre of meadow. And now a market of 

 the King's gift. The freemen were then worth 



fol. 331. 



4//'. The manor with the freemen is now worth 

 24//'., and the other manor 8//. The whole is 

 I J leagues long, and i league broad. And (pays) 

 42</. in geld. Roger Bigot (has) soke and sac. 



Delham [Denham] Aitard holds of Roger 

 Bigot, which Stigand held ; i^ carucates of land. 

 Then as now 3 villeins. And 1 1 bordars. And 

 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 2 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men. And 2 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 30 swine. And 2 beasts, 10 

 swine, 30 sheep, and 20 goats. A church with 

 12 acres. And a sokeman belongs {pertinet) to 

 this estate [terrae), which the said Ettard holds, 

 and (his land) lies in Horam [Horham], with 40 

 acres and i bordar and i plough and 2 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 6 swine. Then worth 

 40J., now 50J. 



" Kelsale was one of the Bigot fees in 1 3 1 6 ; 

 Feud. Aids, v, 37. It occurs below (fol. 339) as 

 ^ Cheressala.' 



In the same (vill is) i freeman of Stigand's 

 whom [quam) the same Ettard holds, with 30 

 acres, and 2 bordars, and i plough, and i acre 

 of meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Worth 

 41. This is through the exchange with Isaac's 

 land. In length it is half a league and 3 furlongs 

 broad. And (pays) "j^d. in geld. 



In the same (vill is) a freeman with 10 acres. 

 Stigand (had) commendation. Worth ^s. This 

 is through the same exchange. And the said 

 Ettard holds (it). The whole of this Bishop 

 Ailmar had after the King came. 



In Budigga [Blything] HOndret 



HiNETUNA [Hinton]''* iEgelward a freeman 

 held as a manor T.R.E. ; now Robert of Blide- 

 burh [Blythburgh] holds under Roger Bigot ; 

 50 acres of land. 2 bordars. Then as now 

 I plough on the demesne. And i rouncey, 4 

 beasts, 4 swine, 50 sheep. Worth 8/. And of 

 that land Robert of Blythburgh holds 12 acres 

 by way of alms from the King, to wit of the 

 church of Blythburgh, and this the Hundred 

 testifies. To this manor have been added 6 

 freemen over whom Roger's predecessor had 

 commendation. And they have 50 acres of land. 

 Then as now i plough, i acre of meadow. 

 Worth 4J. 



(At)BRiNGAS [? Bridge"] Ulsi held T.R.E. 

 as a manor 1^ carucates of land. Then 2 vil- 



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leins. And 8 bordars, and now 10 bordars. 

 Then 4 serfs, now i. Then 4 ploughs on the 

 demesne, and now 2. And a third could be 

 made up. Then 2 ploughs belonging to the 

 men, now \\ ploughs. Wood(land) for 8 swine. 

 18 acres of meadow. 2 mills, i salt-pan. 11 

 swine, and 20 goats. Worth 30J., now 40J. 

 And 3 acres of land in Duneuuic [Dunwich] 

 belong to this manor. And the soke is Robert 

 Malet's. Worth 221^. To this manor have 

 been added 4 freemen with 60 acres of land. 

 Then 2 ploughs, now i. It was worth 8i. 

 And this Robert de Curcun holds of Roger 

 Bigot. It is 9 furlongs long, and 7 broad. And 

 renders \\d. in a King's geld. The soke is the 

 King's and the Earl's. 



Brantuna [Brampton] Padda held T.R.E. as 

 a manor ; now Robert de Curcun holds of R. 

 Bigot ; 2 carucates of land. Then 4 villeins, 

 now 2. Then 4 bordars, now 6. Then as 

 now I serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne. And 2 ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Wood(land) for 6 swine. 1 acre of meadow. 14 

 swine. Four score sheep. Then as now it 

 was worth 40J. And to this manor have been 

 attached 9 J freemen with 100 acres. Then 5 



"* A hamlet of Blythburgh. 

 " Adjoining Dunwich. 



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