A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



commendation. Then as now half a plough. 

 And I bordar. And an acre of meadow. And 

 a church with 6 acres. It was worth ^od. 

 The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In the same vill 4^ freemen held 40 acres. 

 Then as now i plough. 2 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 6 swine. Worth I2s. The 

 King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In Opituna [ j ^ Bond a freeman 



held 60 acres as a manor, over whom Toli had 

 commendation. Then 3 bordars, now none. 

 Then i plough on the demesne. And half 

 a plough belonging to the men, now I plough. 

 And 2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 2 

 swine. Then as now it was worth 16;. The 

 King and the Earl (have) the soke. And half 

 a church with 4 acres and half an acre (of 

 meadow), worth 3/^. 



In FoRLEi [Fordley *»] 1 5 freemen held 1 1 5 

 acres of land. And of these 15 Norman had 

 commendation over 13. And over 2 the 

 predecessor of Robert Malet had half com- 

 mendation, and Norman half. Half a bordar. 

 Then as now 4^ ploughs. 2 acres of meadow. 

 Then as now it was worth 24.S. The King 

 and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In MiDELTUNA [Middleton] Liuric the dea- 

 con, a half freeman, held 3 acres, over whom 

 Toli the Sheriff had a moiety of the commenda- 

 tion. Worth i2d. The King and the Earl 

 (have) the soke. 



In MiLSEMERE [Minsmer] (were) 4 freemen 

 with 45 acres. But 3 were under commenda- 

 tion to Norman and the fourth under com- 

 mendation to one himself under commendation 

 to Norman. Then as now i plough. Worth 

 13J. and 4d. The King and the Earl (have) 

 the soke. 



In Cnotesheale [Knoddishall] (was) a free- 

 man with 30 acres, Boti by name ; he was 

 King Edward's man ; then as now i plough. 

 Worth 8f. And Robert Malet has soke, and 



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William Malet was seised on the day of his 

 death. 



In FoRLEi [Fordley] (are) 20 acres which 

 belong to Chylesheala [Kelsale] and are included 

 in the same valuation. And in SryKELANnK 

 [Stickland] "" (are) 9 acres which belong to the 

 same (vill). 



In Diresham [Darsham] Ansketil the priest 

 holds I carucate of land which did belong (fuit) 

 to 7 freemen. Of these 7 men i was Toll's 



" See above, n. 62. *' In Middleton. 



" In Yoxford ; see Ca/. of Chart, in B.M. 



man. Then 2 bordars, now 11. Then half a 

 plough on the demesne, now i plough. And 

 then as now 2 ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Leuric Cobbe, over whom Agelward the King's 

 reeve had a moiety of the commendation. And 

 Turketel, over whom the said Agelward had 

 half commendation. And Alnoth, Norman the 

 Sheriff's man. And Brumanbeard, half Norman's 

 and half Brimer's man. And Wluric the dea- 

 con, the man of Godwin son of Algar. And 

 Hosmund, Edric of Laxfield's man. 



And (there are) 16 acres and i rood which 

 Alviva a freewoman held T.R.E. over whom 

 Norman had commendation. And 24 acres 

 less I rood which Blakeman held T.R.E., 

 and the said Blakeman was Edric of Laxfield's 

 man ; and William Malet was seised on the day 

 of his death. 



And all this Ansketil Roger Bigot's chaplain 

 holds. Worth 2 5 J. And of this land Robert 

 Malet claims 6 acres, which a certain man of 

 his gave with his daughter whom a man of 

 Roger Bigot's married in King William's time. 

 And Alnoth holds 24 acres in the manor of 

 Kireshala [Kelsale]. Worth 55., and they are 

 included in the same valuation. The King and 

 the Earl (have) the soke. 



Stikelande [Stickland ""J Suartling a free- 

 man held T.R.E., now Cus and Akile Sufreint 

 2 freemen hold of Roger Bigot ; 80 acres as a 

 manor. Then as now i plough on the demesne. 

 And 6 bordars. And i plough belonging to the 

 men. 2 acres of meadow. 4 beasts, 8 swine, 

 24 goats. Then as now it was worth 16;. 

 And this land is i league long, and 5 furlongs 

 broad, whoever holds the land there. And (it 

 pays) "j^d. in geld. The King and the Earl 

 have) the soke. 



In the same vill (are) 5 freemen who were 

 Ulf's men : Gode, Alfwin his brother, Aluric 

 son of Bund, Osketel, Bunde the smith. Those 

 5 hold 60 acres. Then as now i bordar. 



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Then as now 2 ploughs. 2 acres of meadow. 

 And (there was) i freewoman in the same vill 

 over whom Norman had commendation, and 

 she held 20 acres. Then as now i bordar. 

 Then as now half a plough. One acre of 

 meadow. And (there was) a half freeman with 

 8 acres of land. And a church with 24 acres, 

 and I acre of meadow. And this was worth 

 19J. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 

 Hugh de Curbun holds it of Roger Bigot. 



In Tornintuna [Thorington] Norman holds 

 30 acres of Roger Bigot, and under him held 

 Alveva a freewoman. A moiety of the com- 

 mendation was Norman's and a moiety of the 

 commendation was Edric's. Then as now 

 I villein. And half a plough on the demesne. 



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