A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



soke and commendation would remain in the 

 Saint's (possession). Then as now worth loj. 

 A church with 24 acres of free land. This 

 manor — the freeman not included — (was) then 

 worth 4//., now 6//. It is 9 furlongs long, and 

 8 broad. And pays 2oi. in geld. Others have 

 holdings therein. 



(At) HoRNiNGEswoRDA [Horringer] Saint 

 Edmund held T.R.E. 4 carucates of land as a 

 manor. Then as now 3 villeins, and 15 bor- 

 dars. Then as now 4 ploughs on the demesne 

 and 5 ploughs belonging to the men. Then as 

 now 7 serfs. And 3 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 5 swine. And now 5 rounceys. 

 And now 14 beasts, and 30 swine, and 45 sheep. 

 And 15 sokemen with 1 carucate of land, and 

 I bordar. Then as now 4 ploughs. These 

 men are under the Saint by sac and soke and 

 all customs ; and they could not give or sell the 

 land without the Abbot's licence. A church 

 with 6 acres of free land. Then (was) this 

 manor worth 6//., now 8//'. It is 9 furlongs 

 long, and 8 broad. And (pays) 20i. in geld. 

 Others have holdings therein. 



(At) HuEPESTEDE [Whepstead] T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund held 5 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 10 villeins, and i8 bordars. Then 

 as now 4 ploughs on the demesne. Then as 

 now 6 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 

 as now 9 serfe. And 10 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 40 swine. Now 5 rounceys, 1 8 

 beasts, 30 swine, and 100 sheep. And I soke- 

 man with 30 acres of land, 4 bordars and I serf. 

 Then as now i plough. And 2 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 5 swine. Over the 

 man the Saint has sac and soke and commenda- 

 tion and all customs. And without licence of 

 the Abbot he could not give and sell the land. 



In the same (vill were) 6 freemen with i^ 

 carucates of land, which Ralph holds except 30 

 acres, and 4 bordars. Then as now 3 ploughs. 

 And 3 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 3 

 swine. Worth 50J. These men could give and 

 sell the land. But sac and soke and commenda- 



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tion and service would remain to the Saint. 

 Then as now worth 60s. A church with 30 

 acres of free land. This manor, the freemen 

 not included, was then worth 7//'., now 10//. 

 It is 9 furlongs long, and 8 broad. And (pays) 

 20ii. in geld. 



(At) Neotuna [Nowton] T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund held 4 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 10 villeins and 10 bordars. Then 

 as now 4 ploughs on the demesne. And then as 

 now 4 ploughs belonging to the men. And 

 then as now 4 serfs. And 4 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 5 swine. And I mill. And 

 now 4 rounceys, 18 beasts, 23 swine, 80 sheep, 



and 3 hives of bees. And 10 sokemen with 

 half a carucate of land. Then as now 2 

 ploughs. And 4 acres of meadow. Over 

 these men (the Saint) then as now had sac and 

 soke and commendation and all customs. And 

 they could not give or sell the land without the 

 Abbot's licence. A church with 8 acres of free 

 land. Then this manor was worth 5//'., now 

 10//'. It is 10 furlongs long, and 6 broad. 

 And (pays) 6^d. in geld. 



(At) Ceuentuna [Chevington] Saint Edmund 

 held 6 carucates of land as a manor. Then as 

 now 13 villeins and 9 bordars. Then as now 

 4 ploughs on the demesne. And then as now 



4 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 6 serfs, 

 now 7. And 10 acres of meadow. WooJ- 

 (land) for 100 swine. Now 7 rounceys, 22 

 beasts, and 30 swine. And now 140 sheep, and 

 40 goats, and 3 hives of bees. And 1 sokeman 

 with 30 acres of land. 2 bordars. Then as 

 now I plough. And i acre of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 4 swine. Over him the Saint has sac 

 and soke and commendation and all customs. 

 And he could not give or sell the land without 

 licence. A church with 30 acres of free land. 

 This manor was then worth 6 /«., now 10//'. 

 It is 10 furlongs long, and 8 broad. And (pays) 

 6|^. in geld. 



(At) Sexham [Saxham] "' Saint Edmund held 



5 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 

 12 villeins, and 6 bordars. Then as now 3 

 ploughs on the demesne. And then as now 



6 ploughs belonging to the men. Then as now 

 4 serfs. And 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 80 swine. Now 4 rounceys, 15 beasts, 36 

 swine, and 1 00 sheep. Then worth 6//., now 

 io/«. It is I league long, and 5 furlongs broad. 

 And (pays) jd. in geld. 



(At) Leacforda [Lackford] T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund held 5 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 14 villeins and 7 bordars. Then 

 as now 3 ploughs on the derriesne. And then 

 as now 4 ploughs belonging to the men. And 

 then as now 4 serfs. And 30 acres of meadow. 

 And 2 mills. Now 2 rounceys, 9 beasts, 13 

 swine, and 160 sheep. And i sokeman with 

 8 acres of land. Then as now 2 oxen. Over 

 him the Saint has sac and soke and commenda- 

 tion. And he could not give or sell the land 

 without licence. A church with 20 acres of 

 free land. Then this manor was worth 6A., 

 now 8//. It is I league long, and lo furlongs 

 broad. And (pays) 6d. in geld. 



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(At) Hemegretha [Hengrave] *** T.R.E. 

 Saint Edmund held 3 carcucates of land as a 



'" Great and Little Saxham were both held by the 

 abbey : FeuJ. JiJs, v, 44. 



'" Formerly ' Hemegrave ' : ibid. 



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