A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



In the same (vill) Berard holds of the Abbot 

 7 freemen with half a carucate and 50 acres of 

 land. Then as now 2 ploughs. And 3 acres 

 of meadow. Wood (land) for 6 swine. These 

 men could give and sell lands. But the sac and 

 commendation and service would remain under 



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the Saint. They were then as now worth 30J. 

 It is 8 furlongs long, and 4 broad. And (pays) 

 •]d. in geld. Others have holdings therein. 



In Westlea [Westley] (are) 1 1 freemen with 

 2 carucates of land. Peter holds I of the Abbot. 

 5 bordars. Then as now 3 ploughs. And I J 

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

 These men could give and sell the lands. But 

 the sac and soke and commendation and service 

 would remain to the Saint. Then they were 

 worth 30J., now 40/. One third share in a 

 church, with 4 acres of land. It is 7 furlongs 

 long, and 5 broad. And pays (>y. in geld. 

 Others have holdings therein. 



Leacforde [Lackford] Hundret 



(At) Hyrningwella [Herringswell] T.R.E. 

 Saint Edmund held as a manor 4 carucates of 

 land. Then as now 7 villeins, and 6 bordars, 

 and 1 serf. Then as now 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne. Then as now 3 ploughs belonging to 

 the men. And 4 acres of meadow. Then 

 I mill, now 2. And i rouncey, 5 beasts, 12 

 swine, and 80 sheep. And 2 sokemen with 

 54 acres of land. Then as now i^ ploughs. 

 And I acre of meadow. Over them the Saint 

 then as now had sac and soke and commendation 

 with all customs. But they could give and sell 

 their lands without the Abbot's licence. A 

 church with 30 acres of free land. This manor 

 was then worth 6//., now 7//. It is i league 

 long, and 6 furlongs broad. And in geld (pays) 

 20d. Several persons hold (land) therein. 



(At) Wamforda [Wangford] Saint Edmund 

 held as a manor 2 carucates of land. Now 

 Ulwart holds of the Abbot. Then as now 

 4 villeins, and 4 bordars, and 5 serfs. Then as 

 now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And then as 

 now I plough belonging to the men. And 8 

 acres of meadow. And now 5 rounceys, 18 

 beasts, 26 swine, 413 sheep, and now 2 hives 

 of bees. A church with 15 acres of free land. 

 Then it was worth 40^., now bos. It is I league 

 long, and 5 furlongs broad. And in geld (pays) 

 bd. Others hold (land) therein. 



(At) Eluedena [Elveden] Saint Edmund held 

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

 as now 4 villeins, and 4 bordars, and i serf. 

 Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now i. Then 

 as now I J ploughs belonging to the men. And 

 now 2 rounceys, 4 beasts, I2 swine, 260 sheep, 



and 1 3 goats. And the fourth part of a fishery. 

 A church with 15 acres of free land. And 

 4^ freemen with I carucate of land, (and) 3 

 bordars. Then 3 ploughs, now 2. They 

 could give and sell their lands. But sac and 

 soke and commendation and the service remained 

 in the Saint's possession. They were then worth 

 lOj., now 15J. This manor, the freemen ex- 

 cepted, was then worth 30J., now 40/. It is I 

 league long, and likewise I league broad. And 

 in geld (pays) 20d. Several persons hold (land) 

 therein. 



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(At) Dunham [Downham] Saint Edmund 

 held 3 carucates of land as a manor. Frodo "* 

 now holds it. Then as now i bordar. Then 

 5 serfs, now 3. Then as now 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne. And 5 acres of meadow. And I 

 fishery. And I ox, 21 swine, and 900 sheep. 

 And 9 free men with 2^ carucates and 60 

 acres of land and 3 bordars. Then 8 ploughs, 

 now 4|- among them all. And 4 acres of 

 meadow. These men could give and sell. But 

 sac and soke and commendation and all customs 

 remained in the Saint's possession. They were 

 then worth 351., and now the like. A church 

 with 20 acres of land. This manor, the free- 

 men excepted, (was) then (worth) 8//'., now 11//. 

 It is I league long, and 8 furlongs broad. And 

 (pays) in geld 2od. Others hold (land) therein. 



In Liuelmera [Livermere] Fulcher holds of 

 the Abbot 2 freemen with 20 acres of land (and) 



1 bordar. Then as now half a plough. And 

 half an acre of meadow. These men could 

 give and sell their lands. But sac and soke and 

 commendation remained in the Saint's possession. 

 They were then as now worth 3^. 



Babenberga [Babergh] Two Hundrets 



(At) Melaforda [Melford] T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund held 12 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Forty acres of this land Walter holds of the 

 Abbot. Then as now 37 villeins. And then 

 25 bordars, and now 10. Then 8 ploughs on 

 the demesne, now 6. Then 20 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men, now 13. Then as now 16 

 serfs. And 50 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 60 swine. And 2 mills. Now 3 rounceys. 

 Then as now 30 beasts. Now 300 sheep. Then 

 as now 140 swine. Now 12 hives (of bees). 

 And 40 forest mares {cqiiae, iilvatlcae) now. And 



2 sokemen (there were) with 80 acres of land. 

 The same Walter held of the Abbot one with 



'" Abbot Baldwin obtained from the Conqueror 

 ' ad opus ecclesie et fratris sui ' the whole fee of 

 Brithus son of Leomar, namely the manors of Chenen- 

 tone, Saham, Dunham, Tostok, and Somerledeston, 

 and of them Frodo, the abbot's brother, was enfeoffed : 

 Add. MS. 14847, fol. 23 d. 



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