THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



manor. Then as now 2 villeins. And then 

 2 bordars, now 6. Then as now 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne. And then as now 3 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. Then as now 3 serfs. 

 And I acre of meadow. And I mill. Now 

 2 rounceys, 12 beasts, 20 swine, and 60 sheep. 

 And 8 sokemen with 60 acres of land. Then 

 as now I plough. Over them (the Saint) has 

 sac and soke and commendation as to all customs. 

 And they could not give or sell the land without 

 licence of the Abbot. A church with 30 acres 

 of free land. Thpn this manor was worth 50J., 

 now 6oi. It is 6 furlongs long, and the like 

 6 broad. And (pays) 10^. in geld. 



(At) FoRNHAM [Fornham (All Saints)] T.R.E. 

 Saint Edmund held I carucate of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 4 bordars. Then as now I plough 

 on the demesne. And then as now 1 plough 

 belonging to the men. Then as now 1 serf. 

 And 4 acres of meadow. And i mill. And 

 then as now 2 lounceys, 14 beasts, 30 swine, 

 and 60 sheep. And 3 sokemen with 30 acres 

 of land. Then as now half a plough. These 

 men hold under the Saint with sac and soke and 

 commendation and all customs. And then could 

 not give or sell the land without licence. 



In the same (vill were) 2 freemen with 

 i^ carucates of land. i villein. 3 bordars. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs. These men could 

 give and sell the land. But the sac and soke 

 and commendation would remain under the 

 Saint. They were then as now worth 40J. A 

 church with 12 acres of free land. This manor, 

 the freemen not included, was then as now 

 worth 40i. It is 8 furlongs long, and 5 broad. 

 And (pays) lod. in geld. 



Saint Edmund held Kkewortha [Ickworth] 

 T.R.E. as 3 carucates of land. Then as now 

 9 villeins, and 3 bordars. Then as now 2 

 ploughs on the demesne. Then as now 4 

 ploughs belonging to the men. Then as now 



4 serfs. And 6 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 24 swine. I mill. And 2 rounceys, 16 

 beasts, 30 swine, and 80 sheep. A church with 

 half an acre of land. Then this manor was 

 worth 3//'., now 4//. It is 8 furlongs long, and 



5 broad. And (pays) -j^d. in geld. 



In Sexham [Saxliam] Albert and Fulcher 

 hold of the Abbot 3 freemen with 2^ carucates 

 of land. 8 bordars. Then as now 4 ploughs. 

 And 3 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 5 

 swine. And half a mill. Two of these men 

 could give and sell the land. But the sac and 

 soke and commendation would remain under the 

 Saint. And the third could not (sell) without 

 the Abbot's (licence). They were then as now 

 worth 8oi. Two (third) parts of a church with 



6 acres of land. It is 8 furlongs long, and 5 

 broad. And pays "jd. in geld. Others have 

 holdings therein. 



In Flemingtuna [Flempton] Ulward holds 

 of the Abbot 10 sokemen with I carucate of 



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land. 6 bordars. Among them all then as 

 now 3 ploughs. And i acre of meadow. And 



1 mill. These men are under the Saint by sac 

 and soke and commendation. And they owe 

 service at Riseby [Risby], and at Leacforda 

 [Lackford], and at Hemegretha [Hengrave]. 

 And they could not give or sell the land with- 

 out the Abbot's licence. They were then as 

 now worth 40J. A church with 8 acres of free 

 land. It is 6 furlongs long, and 4 broad. And 

 (pays) bd. in geld. 



In Haldsteda [Hawstead] (are) 28 freemen 

 with 4 carucates of land. And Odo holds I 

 carucate. And 2 clerics Albold and Peter 



2 carucates. And Agenetus 20 acres. Then 

 as now 3 villeins and 2 1 bordars. Then as now 

 13 ploughs. And 2 serfs. And 16 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 3 swine. These 

 men could give and sell the land. 'But the sac 

 and soke and commendation would remain under 

 the Saint. They were then as now worth 4//. 

 A church with 30 acres of free land. It is 

 8 furlongs long, and 6 broad. And (pays) 135^. 

 in geld. 



In Broclega [Brockley] Tebald and Robert 

 hold of the Abbot 3 freemen with 2 carucates 

 of land. 3 villeins, and 6 bordars, and 6 serfs. 

 Then as now among them 4 ploughs. And 5 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 24 swine. 

 Two of these men could give and sell the land. 

 But the sac and soke and commendation would 

 remain under the Saint. The third cannot give 

 or sell land without the Abbot's licence. They 

 were then as now worth 4/;. A church with 

 6 acres of free land. It is 8 furlongs long, and 

 5 broad. And pays 7^. in geld. Others have 

 holdings therein. 



In Manestuna [Menston] Garin has of the 

 Abbot I sokeman with 20 acres of land. 

 I bordar. Then as now half a plough. And 

 I acre of meadow. Wood(land) for 2 swine. 

 Over him the Saint has sac and soke and com- 

 mendation ; and he owes him (the Saint) service. 

 And he could not give or sell the lands without 

 the Abbot's licence. Then as now worth 4$. 

 It is 3 furlongs long, and 2^ furlongs broad. 

 And (pays) bd. in geld. Others have holdings 

 therein. 



In Reoda [Rede] Henry has of the Abbot 

 I sokeman with half a carucate of land. 4 bor- 

 dars. And I serf. And then as now I plough. 

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

 swine. Over him the Saint has sac and soke 

 and commendation. And he could not give or 

 sell the land without the Abbot's licence. Then 

 worth 20J., now 40J. 



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