A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



Saint Edmund held Niwetuna [Newton] as a 

 manor T.R.E., and now Aelons holds it of the 

 Abbot. Therein were then as now 2 carucates 

 of land. Then as now 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne. And i^ ploughs belonging to the 

 men. Then 2 serfs, now none. Then 3 

 beasts, now 7. Then 40 swine, now 29. Then 

 97 sheep, now 102. Then as now 3 villeins. 

 Then 4 bordars, now 10. Now 14 goats, then 

 none. Then 16 hives of bees, now 9. Wood- 

 (iand) then for 8 swine, now 6. Then as now 

 2 acres of meadow. This manor is 6 furlongs 

 long, and 3 broad. Then it was worth 2//., now 

 2^/;. And (pays) 4J. less i farthing in geld. 



In SoMERLEDETONA [Somerton] a freeman 

 under Saint Edmund (held) 30^ acres of land. 

 Now Frodo holds him of the Abbot. Worth 2s. 



In Mellinga [Milden '**] a freeman (with) 15 

 acres of land, and 3 oxen. Worth 2s. 



Stohu [Stow] Hundret 



In Wederdena [Wetherden] 20 freemen under 

 Saint Edmund T.R.E. (held) 2 carucates of land. 

 Ralph holds half a carucate, and Ernulf 40 acres. 

 And (there are) 13 bordars. Then 5 ploughs, 

 now 7. And 8 acres of meadow. And half a 

 church with 15 acres and i acre of meadow. 

 Then worth 30/., now 40J. 



In Heroluestuna [Harleston] were 2 free- 

 men under Saint Edmund T.R.E. with i caru- 

 cate and 20 acres of land. Now Aelons holds 

 of the Abbot, Peter holds 20 acres. Then as 

 now 2 villeins, and 1 1 bordars and 2 serfs. 

 Then and now among them i^ ploughs. And 

 Sk acres of meadow. And under them are II 

 freemen with 23 acres. Then 2 ploughs among 

 them, now half a plough. A church with 25 



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acres of free land. The entire holding then as 

 now was worth 26s. 



In Anhus [Onehouse] a freeman under Saint 

 Edmund held half a carucate of land and 3 

 bordars. Then as now i plough and 4 acres of 

 meadow. And then and now worth 20s. 

 T.R.E. sac and soke and commendation over 

 all these men belonged to Saint Edmund of the 

 gift of King Edward as his writs and seals show, 

 which the Abbot has. Afterwards King William 

 allowed the gift (concessit). But the King's 

 reeve had 4;. on account of the soke of one of 

 them, whether it was rightly or wrongly, neither 

 the Abbot nor his ministers knowing. And the 

 Hundred testifies that they did not know Saint 

 Edmund to have been at a later time dis- 

 seised (of the soke) after King Edward gave it. 



Formerly 'Mildinges' ; FeuJ. Aids, y, 43. 



BOSEMERA [BoSMERB] HuNDRET 



(At) Mulcelfel [Mickfield] Saint Edmund 

 held T.R.E. 60 acres as a manor. Then as 

 now 2 villeins, and 3 bordars, and i serf. And 

 I plough on the demesne. And i plough be- 

 longing to the men. And 3 acres of meadow. 

 And 5 beasts, 10 swine, 27 sheep, and 21 goats. 

 Then it was worth lox., now 151. The King 

 and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In the same (vill) Ailric a freeman held 60 

 acres of land. Saint Edmund (had) commenda- 

 tion. And I villein, and I bordar. And i 

 plough. And 2 acres of meadow. A church 

 with 8 acres, and half a plough. Then it was 

 worth lOJ., now 1 51. This land the Abbot so 

 holds, because this Ailric T.R.E. took a wife 

 who held this land fi-eely in the King's soke ; 

 but the Abbot claims [revocat) the soke of the 

 King's gift. Berengar holds it of the Abbot. 

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

 (pays) 2d. in geld. 



(At) Stanham [Stonham] Ulwar a freeman 

 in the soke of the King and the Earl held 60 

 acres as a manor. And then as now 4 bordars. 

 And I plough on the demesne. And 1 acre of 

 meadow. Wood(Iand) for 5 swine. And I 

 rouncey, 2 beasts, and 16 sheep. Worth 10;. 

 Ailbold the priest holds this land. The Abbot 

 has it in pledge for the sum of two marks of gold 

 by the grant of Engelric when the Englishmen 

 redeemed (their lands). 



Claindune [Claydon] Hundret 



In ToRP [Thorpe] 2 freemen under com- 

 mendation held 6 acres of land. Worth i6d. 

 Saint Edmund (has) the soke over one, and Saint 

 Etheldreda over the other. 



PlUMESGATK [PlOMESGATE] HtJNDRET 



In Gliemham [Glemham] (was) a freeman, 

 Aluric, and 6J freemen under commendation, 

 with 21 acres and 2 acres of meadow. Then 

 as now I plough. Wor^h 5^. The soke (is) 

 the Abbot's. Norman holds of the Abbot. 



Hertesmera [Hartismere] Hundret 



(At) Reg[r]aua [Redgrave] Saint Edmund 

 held T.R.E. 6 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 10 villeins, and 19 bordars. Then 

 8 serfs, now 6. Then as now 4 ploughs on the 

 demesne. And 6 ploughs belonging to the 

 men. 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 

 120 swine. A church with 30 acres of free 



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land and half a plough. And 2 rounceys, 12 

 beast^, 30 swine, 60 sheep, and 30 goats. Then 

 as now worth 10//. 



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