A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



freemen, whom Warenger holds of Roger 

 Bigot, Roger de Ramis claims, and he said that 



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livery thereof was made to him before Roger 

 Bigot ; and the Hundred cannot say the truth 

 of this ; because that Garenger held of each of 

 them : but however that Warenger vouches (the 

 holding to belong) to Roger Bigot's fee ; and 

 Roger de Ramis offers to deny this by all kinds 

 of lawful procedure {omnibus legibus). 



CoDEHAM [Coddenham] is i league long, and 

 8 furlongs broad. And (pays) zod. in geld. 



Plumesgatb [Plomesgate] Hundret 



At Saxmondeham [Saxmundham] T.R.E. 

 Norman held 140 acres as a manor. Then 

 as now 2 villeins, and 3 bordars. And 2 

 ploughs on the demesne. And 2 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men. And 3 acres of meadow. 

 A church with 15 acres. Worth 30J. The 

 said Norman has the soke, and holds this of 

 Roger. This (is) one manor of three which the 

 King gave back to Norman, and now he holds 

 it of Roger. 



At Samundeham [Saxmundham] Algar King 

 Edward's thegn held as a manor T.R.E. 2 caru- 

 cates of land and 40 acres. Then as now 5 vil- 

 leins, and 10 bordars. Then 3 serfs, now i. 

 Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then 

 3 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards and 

 now 2^ ploughs. 5 acres of meadow. 2 

 churches with 24 acres and half a plough. 

 Then as now 2 rounceys. Then 3 beasts. 

 Then 16 swine, now 30. Then as now 80 

 sheep. And (there is) a berewick Chenotessala 

 [Knoddishall] with 80 acres and it is in another 

 hundred. And (there is) another berewick 

 Pesehala [Peasenhall] with 60 acres in another 

 hundred. The whole was then worth 7//., and 

 it was set to farm for 9//. and i oj. ; now it is 

 valued at 7//. Ranulf holds (it) of Roger. The 

 soke (is) the Abbot's. 



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

 to this manor (who were formerly) under com- 

 mendation to Algar, with 48 acres. One, Ulnod 

 by name, was under commendation of Malet's 

 predecessor. The same Ranulf now holds. 

 Then and afterwards 3 . . . now 2. And 4 

 acres of meadow. Then it was worth 101. and 

 4^., now lOJ. The soke (is) the Abbot's. 



In Becclinga [ ] a sokeman (holds) 



20 acres, and he belongs to Cheressala [Kel- 



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sale] and is worth 2s. And Ranulf holds this in 

 demesne. The soke (is) the Abbot's. 



At Buresiart [Bruisyard] Uluric under 

 commendation to Harold held 80 acres as a 



manor T.R.E., and 4 bordars. Then and after- 

 wards i^ ploughs on the demesne, now i plough. 

 And half a plough belonging to the men. And 



4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 40 swine. 

 Then i rouncey. Then 3 beasts. Then 4 

 swine, now 20. And 24 sheep. Then 6 goats, 

 now 12. Then it was worth 20i., now 30J. 

 Ralph de Turlaville holds of Roger. 



In Saxmondeham [Saxmundham] are 30 

 acres, and they belong to Cheresala [Kelsale] 

 demesne. 



Hertesmera [Hartismere] Hundret 



(At) Brom [Brome] Goda a freewoman held 

 T.R.E. under commendationtoStigand 2 carucates 

 of land as a manor, one in Brom [Brome] and the 

 other in Acle [Oakley]. Then as now i villein, 

 and 7 bordars. Then i serf. Then as now on the 

 demesne 2 ploughs. And half a plough belonging 

 to the men. 8 acres of meadow. And i roun- 

 cey, 10 swine, and 40 sheep. Then worth 30J., 

 now 6n. And half a church with 14 acres 

 worth 2s. 



In the same (vill) 25 freemen and 3 half 

 freemen under commendation of the said (Stigand) 

 (held) 4 score and 16 acres. And 2 acres of 

 meadow. Then 3 ploughs, now ij ploughs. 

 Then it was worth 30J., now 20s. This 

 William Scutet holds of Roger Bigot. And it is 



5 furlongs long and 4 broad. And in geld 

 (pays) 3^ 



In the same (vill) Hugh holds of Roger Bigot 



1 freeman Aluric under Gurth's commendation 

 T.R.E. with 60 acres as a manor. Then as now 3 

 bordars. Then as now on the demesne i plough. 

 Then and now half a plough belonging to the 

 men. 3 acres of meadow. Then as now it was 

 worth lOJ. And a freeman under commendation 

 to Aluric (held) 8 acres, worth ibd. The wife 

 of this freeman was under commendation to 

 Robert Malet's predecessor. This Hugh de 

 Corbun holds of Roger Bigot. 



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Hundret of Colenese [Colneis] 



At Waletuna [Walton] Norman held T.R.E. 

 and now he holds under Roger 2 carucates of 

 land as a manor. Then 14 villeins, now 6. 

 Then 6 bordars, and now the like. Then on the 

 demesne 2 ploughs, and now 2^. Then as now 



2 ploughs belonging to the men. 4 acres of 

 meadow. And now i mill. A church with 8 

 acres, worth ibd. Then a fishery, now none. 

 And 6 rounceys, 26 swine, and 140 sheep. 



To this manor (belongs) Faltenham [Falken- 

 ham] as a berewick, i carucate of land. Then 

 as now 3 bordars. And i plough on the 

 demesne. And half a plough belonging to the 

 men. 2 acres of meadow. And i rouncey, and 



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