A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Worth 12s. 

 The soke is the King's and the Earl's. 



In Ulkesala [Uggeshall] Godric (held) as a 

 manor 2 carucates of land. Then as now 5 vil- 

 leins. Then as now 5 bordars. 3 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men, i acre of meadow. Then 

 as now it was worth 20x. And now R. de Cur- 

 cun holds this under Roger Bigot. And of this 

 land was William Malet seised. 



In HoLETUNA [Holton] Godric a freeman 

 held 30 acres and 2 bordars. Worth 45. This 

 Godric the steward {dapifer) holds of Roger 

 Bigot. 



(At) Pesenhala [Peasenhall] Norman held as 

 2 manors 2 carucates of land T.R.E. ; the same 

 Norman now holds. Then as now 8 villeins, 

 and 10 bordars, and 2 ser^. And 2 ploughs on 



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the demesne. And 5 ploughs belonging to the 

 men. And 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 

 200 swine. Then it was worth 60J., now 8of. 



In the same (vill) 4 freemen under commen- 

 dation (had) 40 acres. Then as now i ^ ploughs. 

 Wood(land) for 8 swine. Worth 6f. 



The said Norman (has) the soke of the manor 

 and of 2 of the freemen and the King and the 

 Earl of the other 2. 



In Warabetuna [ ] ** (was) a free- 



woman T.R.E. over whom Norman had com- 

 mendation, and she had 100 acres : of them 

 Robert Malet holds 30 acres : and Norman 

 holds the remainder of Roger Bigot as a manor. 

 Then as now 2 villeins, and 2 bordars, and i serf. 

 And 2 acres of meadow. Then it was worth 

 8x., now i2s. The King and the Earl (have) 

 the soke. 



In Nordhalla [North Hales] Norman now 

 as then holds 6 acres. Valued in Pesehalla [Pea- 

 senhall]. 



In EvELiNCHAM [Heveningham] Stanwin a 

 freeman under commendation T.R.E. to Harold, 

 as the Hundred testifies, but he himself alone 

 offers proof by ordeal (Juditium), saying that he 

 was the man of Robert Malet's predecessor Edric, 

 held I carucate of land as a manor, now Ans- 

 kettle holds of Roger. Then as now 6 villeins, 

 and 4 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne, now i. Then as now i^ ploughs 

 belonging to the men. 3 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 40 swine, i rouncey, 4 beasts, 

 and 10 swine. Then 16 sheep, now 22. Then 

 it was worth 40J., now 20s. It is half a league 

 long and 4 furlongs broad. And (pays) ^.^d. in 

 geld. 



•• See n. 



24. 



In CiDESTANEs [Chediston] Godwin a freeman 

 under the Queen held 55 acres T.R.E. as a 

 manor. Now Robert de Vals (holds). Then as 

 now 2 villeins, and 2 bordars. And i plough 

 on the demesne. And i plough belonging to 

 the men. And I ^ acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 30 swine. And 2 beasts, 12 swine, and 

 20 sheep. Worth 10s. 



In CiDESTAN [Chediston] (was) a freeman Ulsi 

 with 13 acres over whom one who was himself 



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under commendation to Robert Malet's prede- 

 cessor had half commendation, and the Queen 

 (had) the other half T.R.E. 



In the same (vill was) a freeman, Anant by 

 name, with 1 3 acres in like manner, and another 

 freeman, Ulf, with 13 acres under commenda- 

 tion to the Queen T.R.E. ; among them they 

 had then i carucate, now (they have) half a caru- 

 cate, (and) I acre of meadow. Worth 4;. The 

 King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In the same (vill is) a freeman Edric, over 

 whom Robert Malet's predecessor had half com- 

 mendation, and the Abbot of Ely the other 

 moiety, T.R.E. ; and he has 100 acres as a 

 manor. Then as now 2 villeins, and 5 bordars. 

 Then as now i plough on the demesne. Then 



2 ploughs belonging to the men, now i. And 



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

 And I beast, 4 swine, 22 sheep, and 7 goats. 

 And five parts of a church with 16 acres. Then 

 as now worth 30^. Of this was William Malet 

 seised when he went on the King's service (to 

 the place) where he died. 



In the same (vill were) 2 freemen, Ledman 

 and Stavard. And they were under commenda- 

 tion to the King and Queen T.R.E., with 30 

 acres as a manor and i bordar. Then i plough. 

 Wood (land) for 20 swine, i acre of meadow. 

 Worth 5j. 



In the same (vill) a freeman Leuric (held) 

 26 acres as a manor T.R.E., over whom Baign- 

 ard's predecessor had commendation. Then as- 

 now I villein, and 2 bordars. And I plough.. 

 And 3 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 12 

 swine. And 2 beasts, 4 swine, and 20 sheep. 

 Worth 10s. 



In the same (vill was) a freeman Couta with 

 1 5 acres, over whom Robert Malet's predecessor 

 had commendation. Then half a plough. 

 Worth 2s. William Malet was seised thereof. 



In the same (vill was) a freeman, Lewin by 

 name, with 14 acres, over whom Robert Malet's 

 predecessor had commendation, and William. 

 (Malet) his father was seised. Then half a 

 plough. Worth 2s. and ^.d. 



All this Robert de Vals holds. Over it all 

 the King and the Earl (have) the soke. It is 

 I league long, and 5 furlongs broad. And (pays), 

 Sy. in geld. 



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