A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



Half Hundret of Ludingaland 

 [Lothingland] 



(At) DuNESTUNA [ ] Ala under 



commendation to Mannis (?) (held) 45 acres as a 

 manor, and half a bordar. Then as now half 

 a plough. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Half an 

 acre of meadow. Then worth ioj., now 31. 

 This R. de Vals holds of Roger Bigot. 



Stou [Stow] Hundret 



In BuKESSALLA [Buxhall] a freeman under 

 Saint Etheldreda T.R.E. by commendation only, 

 in the soke of the Hundred, held 40 acres of 

 land. Then and afterwards i plough, now 

 none. And 5 acres of meadow. Then and 

 afterwards worth 20s., now I Of. This (land) 

 Roger received to make up {ad perficiendum) (the 

 value of) Belham [Baylham] in another Hun- 

 dred. But the Hundred has seen neither writ 

 nor feoffor {breve nee liheratorem). 



BOSEMERA [BosMERE] HuNDRET 



(At) RiGHESHALA [Ringshall] Lewin a free- 

 man under commendation to the Abbot of Ely 

 held a carucate of land and 80 acres as a manor 

 T.R.E. Then and afterwards 2 villeins. Now 

 4 bordars. Then and afterwards i serf. Then 



2 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards i, now 2. 

 Then i plough belonging to the men, afterwards 

 and now half a plough. And 4 acres of mea- 

 dow. Half a church with 15 acres. Then 



3 rounceys, now 4. Then 4 beasts, now 18. 

 Then 20 swine, now 40. Then 40 sheep now 

 100. And now 30 goats. Then it was worth 

 301., now 50i. 



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In the same (vill) Grim a freeman held 100 

 acres as a manor under commendation to the 

 Abbot of Ely T.R.E. Then and afterwards i^ 

 ploughs, now none. And 4 acres of meadow. 

 Then as now i rouncey, and 3 beasts. Then 

 it was worth 20J., afterwards and now 301. 

 These two manors William de Burnoville holds 

 of Roger. The King and the Earl (have) the 

 soke. 



In the same (vill were) 4 freemen ; Lewin 

 Roger Bigot's predecessor had commendation 

 over two who were called Frodo and Leuric, and 

 the other two are called Lustuin and Edric, of 

 them he had not the commendation. And they 

 had 50 acres and I plough and i acre of meadow. 

 It was worth 12s. The King and the Earl 

 (have) the soke. The said William (de Burno- 

 ville) (now) holds. It is i league long, and half 

 (a league) broad. And (pays) i^d. in geld. 

 Others have holdings therein. 



In Beteforda [Battisford] a freeman Godric 

 under Harold's commendation held 10 acres. 



Then as now 2 oxen. And now i bordar. It 

 was worth 2od., now y. The same William 

 (now) holds. The King and the Earl (have) the 

 soke. 



(At)BELEHAM [Baylham] Mundinga freeman 

 under commendation to the Abbot of Ely held 

 a carucate of land as a manor T.R.E. Now 

 the same William holds of Roger. Then as 

 now I plough. And 2 acres of meadow. And 

 the third part of a mill. And the third part of 

 another mill. And half a church with 12 acres. 

 Then i rouncey, now 2. Then 2 beasts, now 

 8. Then 20 swine, now 40. Then 20 sheep, 

 now 105. Then it was worth 30;., now 6oj. 



In the same (vill) Manstan a freeman under 

 commendation to the Abbot of Ely held 60 

 acres of land as a manor T.R.E. ; now the said 

 William (holds). Then as now half a plough. 

 And I acre of meadow. And the sixth part of 

 a mill. Then and afterwards it was worth 20f., 

 now lOi. 



In the same (vill) Uluric a freeman under 

 commendation to Robert Malet's predecessor, 

 Edric to wit, held 60 acres as a manor T.R.E. 

 Now the same William (holds). Then and 

 afterwards half a plough, now none. And i 

 acre of meadow. And the sixth part of a mill. 

 Then and afterwards it was worth 20J., now 10;. 

 The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In the same (vill were) 20 freemen with 92 

 acres. None of these were under commendation 

 to Roger's predecessor. Then and afterwards 4 

 ploughs, now 2. Then it was worth 40J., now 

 20s. It is I league long and 8 furlongs broad. 

 And (pays) 15^. in geld. All this William de 

 Burnolville holds. The King and the Earl (have) 

 the soke. 



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In SuMERSAM [Somersham] a freeman, Lefsune, 

 under commendation to Leuric Hobbesune, 

 Bigot's predecessor, held 30 acres as a manor 

 T.R.E. Now the said William (holds it) of 

 Bigot as a manor. Then as now i villein. 

 Then and afterwards half a plough, now 2 oxen. 

 (There is) the fourth part of a church with 7^ 

 acres. Worth 8f. The King and the Earl 

 (have) the soke. 



(At) Offetuna [Ofiton] LefEcilt, a freeman 

 under commendation to Stigand, held 2 carucates 

 of land as a manor ; now Hugh de Hosdenc 

 (holds) of Bigot. Then and afterwards 2 villeins, 

 now I . Then as now 7 bordars, and 2 serfs. 

 Then 2 ploughs, afterwards i, now none, i 

 acre of meadow. Then half a plough, now i 

 plough. Then i rouncey, 2 beasts, 12 swine, 

 and 40 sheep, now none. Then as now it was 

 worth bos. A church with 1 6 acres, worth 33(/. 

 Stigand (had) the soke. 



In the same (vill) the said Hugh (holds) of 

 Roger Bigot 10 freemen. Of these one and a 



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