THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



half, Blacsun wholly and Aldwin half, were 

 under commendation to Bigot's predecessor ; 

 from the others he had nothing ; and they used 

 to have I J acres of land ; and the others had i 

 carucate of land and 4 acres. Then 3 ploughs, 

 afterwards and now 2 ploughs. One of these, 

 Blacuin by name, had 40 acres of the same land. 

 Then it was worth 30J., now 20s. The King 

 and the Earl (have) the soke. It is i league long 

 and 5 furlongs broad. And (pays) 6^d. in geld. 



In Belham [Baylham] Wistric, a freeman 

 under commendation to the Abbot of Ely, held 

 120 acres of land as a manor T.R.E. Now 

 Ulmar (holds) of Bigot. Then as now 7 

 bordars. And I plough on the demesne. And 

 I plough belonging to the men. 4 acres of 

 meadow. Now i mill. Then as now i 

 rouncey. Then 2 beasts, now 5- Then 7 

 sheep, now 30. Then it was worth 20s., now 

 355. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In the same (vill were) 6 freemen with 20 

 acres less half an acre. Over them Wistric had 



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only the commendation. Worth $s. The same 

 Ulmar holds. The King and the Earl (have) 

 the soke. 



In Flochetuna [Flowton] (was) a freeman 

 Bruncart by name, (of whom) Lefcilt had the 

 commendation T.R.E., with 10 acres. Worth 

 2s. Hugh de Hosdenc (now) holds. 



In Belham [Baylham] Warenger holds of 

 Roger Bigot a freeman, by name Brun, (who 

 was) reeve of Gypeswiz [Ipswich] and under 

 commendation to the Queen, and he has 17 

 acres. This belongs to {jacet in) Stanham [Ston- 

 ham] and is included in its valuation. The 

 King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



At Staham [Stonham] the said Brun held as 

 a manor 60 acres T.R..E. Now Warengar 

 holds of Roger. Then 2 ploughs, afterwards i, 

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

 for 80 swine, now for 40. Now 8 beasts. 

 Then 10 swine, now 35, and 80 sheep, and 23 

 goats. A share {quedam pars) of a mill. Then 

 it was worth 20J., now 405. 



In the same (vill) were 5 freemen with 16 

 acres, over whom the aforesaid Brun had com- 

 mendation. Then i plough, now half a plough. 

 Worth 3$. The King and the Earl (have) the 

 soke. 



In the same (vill) 1 7 freemen have been added 

 to this manor in King William's time, from 

 whom Roger Bigot's predecessor had nothing. 

 These freemen Roger de Ramis claims to have 

 held as of his fee before Roger Bigot had received 

 lands in Suffolk. But the Hundred witnesses 

 that Roger Bigot received them first as of his fee. 

 And to this Roger de Ramis offers denial by 



every kind of lawful procedure {contradictt omni 

 lege). And they have 69 acres. Of these 5 

 were under commendation to the predecessor of 

 Ranulf Peverel {piperelli), that is to say to Saxo. 

 Then and afterwards 6 ploughs, now 3. And 



1 ^ acres of meadow. Worth i bs. The King 

 and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In Belham [Baylham] (were) 3 freemen. 

 Over one who is called Ulbold Roger Bigot's 

 predecessor, that is, Brun, had commendation, 

 and over two, that is to say Lestan {sic) he had 

 nothing ; but the predecessor of Ranulf Peverel 

 had the commendation. All together they had 



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1 2 acres. Worth 2s. Garengar holds of Roger. 

 The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In Langhedena [ ] (was) a free- 



man Aluric by name under commendation to 

 Brun, Bigot's predecessor, having lo acres, and 



2 oxen. Worth 2s. The same (Garengar holds) 

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

 soke. 



CoDENHAM [Coddenham] the said Garengar 

 holds of Roger Bigot, which Wicolf a freeman 

 held, viz. 76 acres as a manor, (Wicolf was) 

 under commendation to Toli the Sheriff T.R.E. 

 Then as now I J villeins, and 3 bordars. Then 

 2 serfs. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, now i. Then and afterwards 2 oxen 

 belonging to the men, now none. And 4 acres 

 of meadow. Then wood(Iand) for 30 swine, 

 now 10. Then half a mill, but Hardwin, Earl 

 Ralph's brother, took it away in King William's 

 time. Half a church with 25 acres of land. 

 Then as now it was worth 361. A church with 

 12 J acres (worth) 25^. Another church with 8 

 acres, worth ibd. The King and the Earl 

 (have) the soke. 



In the same (vill was) a freeman Wailoff 

 under commendation to the Abbot of Ely having 

 36 acres as a manor T.R.E. And the same 

 Garengar holds (this). Then half a villein. 

 Then and afterwards I plough, now none. And 

 4 acres of meadow. Then wood(land) for 30 

 swine, now for 10. Then as now it was worth 

 15J. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In the same (vill are) 27 freemen with 75 

 acres. Of these i 2 were under commendation to 

 Wicolf, Roger Bigot's predecessor, T.R.E., and 

 from the others he had nothing. And the same 

 Garenger holds this. Then and afterwards 3 

 ploughs, now 2. I acre of meadow. Then it 

 was worth i6j., now 201. and bd. 



In Hamingestuna [Hemingstone] (was) a 

 freeman with 5 acres, which the said Garenger 

 holds, Farman by name, under commendation to 

 Wicolf. Worth lod. The King and the Earl 

 (have) the soke. All WicolPs land and all these 



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