THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



T.R.E. to give and sell their lands, but the soke 

 ov6r the land would always remain in the Saint's 

 possession, and all services. To the (Saint's) fold 

 too they all belong. Worth I Of. and 8c/. To 

 the church (belong) 15 acres in alms. This 

 berewick was then and is now worth 3//. It is 

 9 furlongs long and 6 (broad). And (pays) i id. 

 in geld. But several persons have holdings 

 therein. 



In Drencestuna [Drinkstone] (were) 1 1 free- 

 men with I carucate of land. And they had 6 

 bordars, and 3 ploughs, and 8 acres of meadow. 

 T.R.E. they could give and sell their lands. But 

 so that the soke over the land remained in the 

 Saint's possession. They were worth 10s. and 8d. 



In Eteseta [Hessett] (were) 60 freemen with 

 5 1 carucates of land. And 6 bordars. Berard 

 holds half a carucate of land, and 2 bordars, and 

 I plough. He is charged {super eum) 20s. Among 

 them all then as now 6 ploughs. 5 acres of 

 meadow. They could sell and give their lands 

 T.R.E. But the soke remained in the Saint's 

 possession, and they owe all services in Ruhham 

 [Rougham]. To the (Saint's) fold too they all 

 belong except 6. Worth 40J. To the church 

 (belong) 12 acres. It is 8 furlongs long and 7 

 broad. And (pays) 18^. in geld whoever have 

 lands there. 



In Fealsham [Felsham] (were) 25 freemen 

 with 3 carucates of land, i villein, and 5 bor- 

 dars. Adelelund (holds) i^ carucates of land. 

 And 8 freemen hold 4 carucates, and are worth 

 50*. Then as now among them 8 ploughs, and 

 5 acres of meadow. They (could) give and sell 

 their lands. . . . (The soke) would remain in 

 the Saint's possession. Then worth 305., now 

 6oi. A church with 10 acres of free land in 

 alms. It is 8 furlongs long and 6 broad. (And 

 pays) 5</. to a geld. 



In Bradefelda [Bradfield] (were) 10 freemen 

 with 2^ carucates of land. Roric holds of the 



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Abbot i^ carucates of land. And Falc half a 

 carucate. 4|^ ploughs. Under them 54 soke- 

 men {soF). And they have 12 bordars. Then 

 as now 6 ploughs. And 8 acres of meadow. 

 They could give and sell their lands, so how- 

 ever that the soke would remain in the Saint's 

 possession. Worth T.R.E. 2//., now 3/;. This 

 vill is 10 furlongs long, 3 broad. And (pays) $d. 

 in geld. 



In Geldinga [Gedding] (were) 13 freemen 

 with 55 acres of land. Among them all half a 

 plough. They also could give and sell their land. 

 But the soke would remain in the Saint's posses- 

 sion. Then worth ibd., now 2s. A church 

 with 6 acres of free land in alms. It is 3 fur- 



longs long and 2 broad. And (pays) 5^. in 

 geld. Others have holdings therein. 



In Ratlesdena [Rattlesden] (was) a freeman 

 with half a carucate of land. And 4 bordars 

 then and now have I plough, and 2 acres of 

 meadow. And wood(land) for 4 swine. Then 

 worth loj., now 20s. Peter holds of the Abbot. 

 He (the freeman) had power to give or sell his 

 lands, so however that the soke would remain in 

 the Saint's possession. 



In Huelfiham [Welnetham] were 41 free- 

 men with 6 carucates of land. Of these 6 caru- 

 cates Ernulf holds I carucate of land from the 

 Abbot. He is charged {super eum) 20s. And 

 Robert (holds) 20 acres. 12 bordars. Then as 

 now 16 ploughs among them all. And 13 acres 

 of meadow. And wood(land) for 10 swine. 

 They could all sell and give their land, so how- 

 ever that the soke would remain in the Saint's 

 possession. (Worth) T.R.E. 2//., now 3//. and 

 lOi. Two churches with 40 acres of free land 

 for alms. This vill is i league long, 6 furlongs 

 broad. And (pays) to a geld lod. 



In TiMWRTHA [Timworth] (were) 29 free- 

 men with 3^ carucates of land. John holds of 

 the Abbot 6 freemen with i carucate of land and 

 2 ploughs. Worth 20J. On the Abbot's de- 

 mesne (were) 8 bordars and 5 ploughs, and 6 

 acres of meadow. They could all give or sell 

 their land ; so however that the soke would re- 

 main in the Saint's possession, and the service. 

 Then worth i//'. and loj., now 20J. A church 

 with 30 acres of free land in alms. It is 8 fur- 

 longs long and 6 broad. (Pays) 14*/. in geld. 



In Hametuna [Ampton] (were) 22 freemen 

 with 2 carucates of land. Robert (holds) of the 

 Abbot half a carucate of land and i plough. 

 Worth 20J. On the Abbot's demesne (were) 

 then as now 5 ploughs. And 2 acres of meadow. 

 And these men could give and sell their land, so 

 however that the soke would remain in the 

 Saint's possession, and the service at Ingham. 



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Then worth 20J., now 30J. A church with 8 

 acres of free land as alms. It is 6 furlongs long, 

 4 broad. And (pays) yd. to a geld. 



In ToTSTOCHA [Tostock] T.R.E. the Saint 

 held as a manor I carucate of land, now Frodo '^° 

 holds of the Saint. Then 2 bordars, now I. 

 Then as now i plough on the demesne. And 

 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 8 swine. 

 And I rouncey. Worth 20^ ij^ freemen 

 with I carucate of land. And they have 3 bor- 

 dars. Then 3 ploughs among them, now 2. 

 And 2 acres of meadow. And they could give 



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