THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



(it) of King William, and claims it (as appertain- 

 ing) to his fee, saying that it was delivered to 



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him. Then as now 5 bordars, and i serf. Then 

 as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 2 

 ploughs belonging to the men. And 3 acres of 

 meadow. Now 2 horses at the hall. Now 1 2 

 beasts. Then 12 swine, now 4. Then 40 

 sheep, now 102. Then it was worth 4OJ., now 

 4//. It is half a league long, and 4 furlongs 

 broad. And pays l^d. in geld. 



Stou [Stow] Hundret 



In BuKEssALLA [Buxhall] 25 freemen held 3^ 

 carucates of land in the King's soke, who (with 

 their lands) were delivered to Frodo as a manor 

 (containing) 3^ carucates of land. Then as now 

 5 1 bordars. And T.R.E. and afterwards 7 

 ploughs among them all, now 2 on the demesne, 

 and 3 belonging to the men. And 10 acres of 

 meadow. Then 2 rounceys, now i. Then as 

 now 6 beasts. Now 22 swine. Now 36 sheep. 

 Then and afterwards worth 60s., now lOOJ. It 

 is I league long and 8 furlongs broad. And 

 pays 25</. in geld whoever be tenant there. 

 The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



XIII. LAND OF GODRIC THE 

 STEWARD {Dapifer) 



BiscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret 



In Mendham [Mendham] (is) I bordar with 

 4 acres. Worth izd. 



Blidinga [Blything] Hundret 



(At) Budeforda [Blyford] Edwin a freeman 

 held T.R.E. 2 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Now Godric holds it in demesne. Then as 

 now 5 villeins, and 3 bordars, and 2 serfs. And 

 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 3 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. And I acre of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 160 swine. Now I mill. And 

 then as now i rouncey. Then 4 beasts, now 9, 

 and 17 swine, and 3 sheep. A church with 

 12 acres. Then as now it was worth 4.0s. It 

 is I league long and i league broad. And (pays) 

 3^^. in geld. The same Godric (has) the soke. 



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In Holetuna [Holton] 3 freemen, Ulmar, 

 Ailmar, Odulf, (held) 33 acres (and) half an acre 

 of meadow. Then as now i plough on the 

 demesne. Worth 5/. Over all Holetuna 

 [Holton] Count Alan has the soke except over 

 Osbert's land. 



In the same (vill) are 6 freemen with 27 

 acres and I plough. Worth I ox. 



In Warle [ ] *" a freeman held 50 



acres as a manor. 4 bordars. Then as now 



1 plough. 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 

 12 swine. Worth 71. The soke (is) in the 

 Hundred. 



In BuLECAMPA [Bulcamp] Thored a freeman 

 held 30 acres of land as a manor. Then as now 



2 villeins, and half a bordar. And I plough. 

 I acre of meadow. Wood(land) for 40 swine. 

 Worth 5j. 



Waineforda [Wangford] Hundret 



(At) Almaham [Elmham] Godric a freeman 

 under Ralph the Staller {Stalra) held 40 acres as 

 a manor. Then as now 2 villeins, and i bor- 

 dar, and I serf. And I plough on the demesne. 

 And belonging to the men half a plough. 

 Wood(land) for 4 swine. 2 acres of meadow. 

 The fifth part of a mill. A church with 8 

 acres, and the fifth part of a church with 6 

 acres, worth izd. Then worth 71., now it 

 renders 20J. And under him 2 freemen (had) 

 5 acres and half a plough, and are included in 

 the said valuation. 



In Ilcheteshala [Ilketshall] a freeman Anand 

 under jEdwin's commendation (held) 30 acres, 

 and 5 bordars. Then as now i plough on the 

 demesne. And belonging to the men half a 

 plough. I acre of meadow. Then worth 8j. 

 and 4(f., now lOi, 



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XIIII. SUFFOLK, SAINT EDMUND'S 



LAND 

 ! 

 Chinhoge [Thingoe] Hundret 



(At) RisEBi [Risby] T.R.E. Saint Edmund 

 held as a manor 2 carucates of land. Then as 

 now 4 villeins, and 2 bordars. And then 2 

 ploughs on the demesne, now 4. Then as now 

 I plough belonging to the men. And then 

 3 serfs, now 1. And I acre of meadow. And 

 now 3 rounceys, 1 2 beasts, 30 swine, 90 sheep, 

 and 32 goats. And 7 sokemen with i^ caru- 

 cates of land, I bordar and I serf. Then as 

 now 3 ploughs. Over these men Saint Edmund 

 had sac and soke and commendation and all 

 customs. And they could not give or sell this 

 land without leave of the Abbot ; all (had to 

 bring their sheep) also to (the Abbot's) fold ex- 

 cept one who had a fold for himself 



In the same (vill) i freeman with half a caru- 

 cate of land which Norman holds of the Abbot. 

 And 4 bordars. And i serf. Then i plough, 

 and now (the like). And I acre of meadow. 

 He could give and sell his land. But sac and 



'"In 1275 W. de Monchensey held at ' Warsle ' 

 in this hundred : Hun J. R. (Rec. Com ), ii, 147. 



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