THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



40 acres. Then as now 2 ploughs. Over them 

 the Saint had commendation and sac and soke 

 and all customs, nor could they ever give or sell 

 their lands without full consent of the Abbot. 

 A church with 2 carucates of land, 4 villeins, 9 

 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs belonging to 

 the church. Then as now 2 ploughs belonging 

 to the men. Then this manor was worth 20//., 

 now 30//. It is 18 furlongs long, and I league 

 broad. And (pays) 20^(^. in geld, whoever may 

 be holder thereof. 



(At) CoTHEFELDA [Cockfield] Saint Edmund 

 held T.R.E. 4^ carucates of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 14 villeins. And then 16 bordars, 

 now 22. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 

 3. And then 12 ploughs belonging to the men, 

 now 6. Then as now 4 serfs. 8 acres of 

 meadow. A winter mill. Now 3 rounceys, 12 

 beasts, 37 swine, and 98 sheep. Now 12 hives 

 of bees. This manor was then worth 6//., now 



In the same (vill are) 21 freemen with 5 

 carucates of land, which {quos) 4 men hold of 



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the Abbot — Berard 3 carucates, and James i, 

 and Coleman i. (There are) 13 bordars, and 3 

 serfs. Then among them all 8 ploughs, now 7. 

 And 16 acres of meadow. Wood(iand) for 6 

 swine. These (men) could all give and sell 

 their land. But by soke and commendation they 

 were under the same Saint, except i man over 

 whom (the Saint) had soke only. Then they 

 were worth 3//., now 4//. This vill is 13 fur- 

 longs long, and I league broad. And (piys) 23|</. 

 in geld. But others have holdings therein. 



(At) Grotena [Groton] T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund held i^ carucates of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 8 villeins, and 5 bordars. Then 

 as now I plough on the demesne. Then as now 

 2 ploughs belonging to the men. And i acre 

 of meadow. Wood(land) for 10 swine. A 

 winter mill. Then as now i rouncey, 6 beasts, 

 16 swine, and 30 sheep. And (there were) 2 

 freemen with half a carucate of land. And they 

 could give and sell their land. 6 bordars. Then 

 as now I plough. And i acre of meadow. 

 Then they were worth 30J., and now 40J. It 

 is 7 furlongs long, and 4 broad. 



In the same (vill are) 12 freemen, and they 

 have I carucate. And this is worth 20s. All 

 these men could give and sell their land T.R.E. 

 Saint Edmund has soke, commendation, and ser- 

 vice. (This pays) "jd. in geld. But others have 

 holdings therein. 



In Prestetune [Preston] T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund held a freeman. Ernulf (now holds 

 him). And he could give and sell his land. 

 And he had 3 carucates of land on the demesne. 

 And then he used to plough with 3 ploughs. 



now with 2. Theii and now 2 villeins, 4 

 bordars. And they used to plough (with) 

 half a plough, i serf. 3 acres of meadow. 

 (There were) 3 sokemen, and they had 2bk 

 acres of land, and half an acre of meadow. And 

 they could give and sell their land. And they 

 then were worth 4//., now 3//. It is 12 furlongs 

 long, and 6 broad. A church with 7 acres. 

 This man and his land King William gave to 

 Saint Edmund and to B[aldwin] the Abbot, and 

 soke and all customs. (This pays) zd. in geld. 

 But others have holdings therein. 



In Lelega [(Brent) Eleigh] "* Saint Edmund 

 held 5 freemen whom the said Arnulf holds of the 

 Abbot. They then as now had 3^ carucates (of 

 land). 5 bordars. 3 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 2 swine. I serf. Then they used to plough 

 with 4 ploughs, and do now. And they could 

 give and sell their land. But soke and sac and 

 commendation were St. Edmund's, and custom. 

 Then they were worth 3//., now 4//'. It is 12 

 furlongs long, and 6 broad. (This pays) T^^d. in 

 geld. But others have holdings therein. 



At SuMERLEDETUNA [Somerton] Saint 

 Edmund held in the same hundred I carucate of 

 land, Frodo (now holds) I villein, 5 bordars. 

 Then they used to plough with 3 ploughs, now 

 the like. And then it was worth 435. less 4^., 

 and now (the same). And King William gave 



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the land to Saint Edmund with soke and com- 

 mendation and all customs. It is 6 furlongs 

 long, and 4 broad. (And pays) '^d. in geld. But 

 others have holdings therein. 



At CoRNERDA [(Great) Cornard] '" Saint 

 Edmund held 2 freemen, and they had 50 acres 

 of land. I acre of meadow. T.R.E. . . . {reg' 

 vaT vi bor\ and now (the same). And they 

 could give and sell their land. But to Saint 

 Edmund belonged soke and all customs. 



At BuRA [Bures] Saint Edmund held 3 soke- 

 men, and they had 8 acres of land, and I of 

 meadow. And those 8 acres were worth \bd. 

 And these men could give (and) sell their land. 

 And by soke and all customs they were and are 

 under the Saint. 



(At) Waldingefelda [Waldingfield) Saint 

 Edmund held 1 1 freemen ; and under them were 

 half a carucate of land, 3 bordars, 2 acres of 

 meadow. And they could give and sell their 

 land. But the soke was the Saint's and the 

 commendation and the service. They were 

 then worth I ox., and now (the same). (They 

 pay) \d. in geld, 



'" The abbey held 3 carucates at Brent Eleigh at 

 the time of the Conquest, according to the list of 

 possessions in Harl. MS. 743. 



'" ' Cornherthe magna ' ; ibid. 



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