A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



In j:,uestuna [Euston] Adelund holds 2 free- 

 men of the Abbot with i carucate of land. 

 4 villeins. Then as now 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne. And half a plough belonging to the 

 men. And 3 acres of meadow. And 2 mills. 

 These men could give and sell their land. But 

 sac and soke and commendation remained in the 

 Saint's possession. Then as now (it was worth) 

 30J. It is I league long, and 5 furlongs broad. 

 And (pys) n^^. in geld. Others hold land 

 there. 



In Gnedeshalla [Knettishall] Fulcher holds 

 of the Abbot 4 freemen with I carucate and 



30 acres of land and 6 bordars. Then as now 

 3 ploughs among them. And I mill. And 



2 acres of meadow. These men could give and 

 sell rheir land. But sac and soke and commen- 

 dation would remain in the Saint's possession. 

 Then as now they were worth 20s. A church 

 with 12 acres of land. It is 8 furlongs long, 

 and 3 broad. And (pays) 1 1 ^^. in geld. Others 

 hold (land) there. 



At IxEWORD [Ixworth] Robert Blund {Blon) 

 holds of the Abbot i carucate of land, and 5 men. 



3 acres of meadow. Then as now 2 ploughs. 

 And they were then as now worth los. These 

 men could all give their land T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund has sac and soke and commendation. 



In ToRP [(Ixworth) Thorpe] the same Robert 

 Blund {Blon) holds 9 freemen of the Abbot with 

 I carucate of land. Then as now 2 bordars. 

 And 2 ploughs. And I acre of meadow. And 

 I mill. Worth 205. These men could give 

 and sell their land. But sac and soke remained 

 in the Saint's possession. And it is i league 

 long, and half a league broad. And (pays) ()d. 

 in geld. 



In the same (vill) the same Robert holds of 

 the Abbot i freeman with 60 acres, and i bor- 

 dar. Then as now I plough. And 4 acres of 

 meadow. It was worth lOf. This land the 

 Abbot put in pledge to {invadiavit contra) the 

 King's Barons, viz. William the Bishop, Engelric 

 and Ralph the Staller for loos. This man could 

 sell and give his land. But soke and sac would 

 remain in the Saint's possession. 



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BiscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret 



(At) Saham [Soham] Saint Edmund held 

 T.R.E. as a manor 4 carucates of land with its 

 soke. Then as now 8 villeins, and 1 1 bordars. 

 Then 2 serfs, now I. Then as now 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne. Then as now 6 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men. And 6 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 40 swine. Now I horse, 5 beasts, 



31 swine, 31 sheep, and 21 goats. A church 

 with 50 acres of land. This manor was then 

 worth 4//., now 5/z'. (It is) 7 furlongs long, and 



6 broad. In geld (it pays) lod. Others have 

 holdings therein. 



( At ) Wyrlingwortha [ Worlingworth ] 

 T.R.E. Saint Edmund held as a manor 6 caru- 

 cates of land with its soke. Then as now 16 

 villeins, and 14 bordars, and i serf. Then as 

 now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then as now 

 12 ploughs belonging to the men. And 16 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 100 swine. 

 Then as now 2 horses, 8 beasts, 24 swine, 25 

 sheep, and 33 goats. And now 6 hives of bees. 

 And (there was) a sokeman with 20 acres. A 

 church with 10 acres of free land. This manor 

 was then worth 6//., now 8//'. It is i league 

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

 lod. 



In Bedingefelda [Bedingfield] (were) 10 

 freemen with half a carucate of land. Then as 

 now 2 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs among 

 them all. Wood(land) for 8 swine. One of 

 these with 30 acres of land never could give or 

 sell the land without the full consent of the 

 Abbot : and to this the Hundred bears witness : 

 and the 9 could give and sell their lands. The 

 whole was then worth 51., now 8;. It is i 

 league long, and 6 furlongs broad. And in geld 

 (pays) i$d. Others have holdings therein. 



(At) Cybenhalla [Chepenhall] T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund held as a manor I ^ carucates of land 

 with the soke. Then as now 6 villeins, and 12 

 bordars. Then I J ploughs on the demesne, 

 now 2 ploughs. Then 3 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, now 5. And 10 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) then for 160 swine, now for lOO.'" 

 Then as now I rouncey. Now 16 beasts, 16 

 swine, and 30 goats. Half a church with 20 

 acres. This manor was then worth 40X., now 

 60J. It is i^ leagues long, and I league broad. 

 And in geld (pays) i^d. Others have holdings 

 therein. 



(At) Mendham [Mendham] Frodo holds of 

 the Abbot what Saint Edmund held as a manor, 

 2 carucates and 19 acres of land. Then as now 

 2 villeins. Then 1 8 bordars, and now 26. And 



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I serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. 

 Then 6 ploughs belonging to the men, now 8. 

 And 18 acres of meadow. And I mill. Wood- 

 (land) then for 360 swine, now for 300. Then as 

 now I rouncey. And now 10 beasts, 41 swine, 

 40 sheep, and 36 goats. And (there were) 6 

 sokemen with half a carucate of land and then as 



"' Mannig Sparc ngesone gave Chepenhall to the 

 abbey ; his son Ulf revoked the gift, but, being bitten 

 by a snake, offered the monks the choice of this 

 manor or Silham ; they chose Chepenhall, ' because 

 it abounded in woods' : Add MS. 14847, fol. 24. 



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