THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



now 3 ploughs and 2 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 3 swine. And a freeman holds 3 acres, 

 worth i>d. These belong to the Saint with sac 

 and soke and commendation ; nor could they 

 ever give or sell their lands without the Abbot's 

 licence. A church with 20 acres. This manor 

 was then worth 4//. and ioj., and now 12//'. and 

 \s. It is I league and 9 furlongs long, and I 

 league broad. And (pays) in geld i$d. Others 

 hold land therein. 



In Weibrade [Weybread] Saint Edmund has 

 30 acres. And 2 villeins. And i plough. 

 And 3 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for lO 

 swine. Worth los. 



CORSFORDK [CoSFORd] HaLF HuNDRET 



T.R.E. Saint Edmund held Seamera [Semer] 

 as a manor. Therein are 3J carucates of land, 

 and II acres of meadow. 6 villeins, 13 bordars, 



1 serf. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. 

 And 2 ploughs belonging to the men. i mill. 



2 rounceys, 16 beasts, 24 swine, 97 sheep. Then 

 it was worth 5//., now 6//'. In the same (vill) is 

 a church with 30 acres of land, and i acre of 

 meadow. Then as now i plough belonging to 

 the church. This vill is 9 furlongs long, and 7 

 broad. And pays 2^d. in geld. But others 

 have holdings there. 



Cerleswrda [Chelsworth] T.R.E. Saint Ed- 

 mund held as a manor, then as now 3^ carucates 

 of land. 8 villeins, 10 bordars, and 4 serfs. 

 Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 4 (ploughs) 

 belonging to the men, and now the like. 1 2 acres 

 of meadow. Then and now (and) then as now 

 I mill. Then as now 2 rounceys. Then 10 

 beasts, now 9. Then 16 swine, now 20. Then 

 30 sheep, now 60. This manor was then worth 

 4//., now 5//. It is 7 furlongs long, 6 broad. 

 A church with 30 acres of land and i acre of 

 meadow. And it pays 3f(/. in geld. 



In Lafham [Layham] Saint Edmund T.R.E. 

 held 26 freemen, and they had 2 carucates of 

 land, and 6 acres of meadow. 2 bordars. 

 And then they ploughed with 6 ploughs, now 

 with 4. And they might give or sell their land. 

 But Saint Edmund had soke and sac and com- 

 mendation and all customs except in one case. 

 Then their land was worth 30J., now 40J. And 

 Berard holds half a carucate of land, and i plough. 

 Worth 22i. (included) in the same value. It is 

 6 furlongs long, 4 broad. And pays i^d. in 

 geld. But others have holdings there. 



fol. 369. 



In Watefelda [Whatfield] T.R.E. Saint 

 Edmund held 1 8 freemen and they had 2^ carucates 

 of land, 7 acres of meadow. 6 bordars. Then 

 they ploughed with 4 ploughs, and now (like- 

 wise). Then it was worth 40;., now 50J. And 



of this land the said Berard holds I carucate of 

 land, and 3 freemen, and I plough. Worth 20y. 

 (included) in the same value. Saint Edmund 

 had commendation and soke and sac. It was 

 then 6 furlongs long, and 5 broad. And (paid) 

 5^, in geld. But others have holdings there. 



In the ferding of Ealdham [Aldham] T.R.E. 

 Saint Edmund held 6 freemen and in the other 

 Watefelda [Whatfield] 10. And they had i^ 

 carucates of land. They then as now ploughed 

 with 6 ploughs. 4 bordars. And 6 acres of 

 meadow. And they could give and sell their 

 land. But both soke and commendation and all 

 customs belonged to the Saint (Edmund). Their 

 land was worth 301. then, now 40J. And (pays) 

 5<f. in geld. And of this land Berard holds 40 

 acres. And i plough. Worth ioj. (included) 

 in the same value. These two vills are 6 fur- 

 longs long, and 3 broad, and pay bd. in geld. 

 But others have holdings there. In the same 

 (vill) is a church with 2 acres of land. 



In Blalsega [Lindsey "'] T.R.E. Saint Ed- 

 mund held 20 freemen, and they had i^ caru- 

 cates of land, 16 bordars, and 2 serfs. They 

 then as now ploughed with 5 ploughs, and 

 T.R.E. they could give or sell their land, but 

 Saint Edmund had soke and commendation and 

 all customs. Then it was worth 20J., now 30J. 

 It is 6 furlongs long, and 5 broad, whoever may 

 be the tenant there. A church with 10 acres of 

 land. And (it pays] bd. in geld. 



In Manetuna [Manton ''^J and in Kitel- 

 beornastuna [Kettlebaston] T.R.E. Saint Ed- 

 mund held 4 freemen and they had 2 carucates 

 of land, and 6 acres of meadow, and 8 bordars, 

 (and) 3 serfs. They then as now ploughed with 

 3 ploughs, and could give and sell their land. 

 Saint Edmund had soke and commendation and 

 all customs. Then as now it was worth 6oi. 

 Of this land Gamas (holds) I carucate of land, 2 

 ploughs on the demesne, and Humphrey i caru- 

 cate. Worth 40i. (included) in the same value. 

 Their land is 6 furlongs long, and 4 broad. And 

 (pays) 3^. in geld. But others have holdings 

 there. 



In Bretenhama [Brettenham] and Rescebroc 

 [ ] and in Torpa [Thorp (Morieux)j 



T.R.E. Saint Edmund held 14 freemen, and 

 they had then as now 2^ carucates (of land). 

 8 acres of meadow, 7 bordars. They then ploughed 

 with 5 ploughs, now with 2. Over them Saint 

 Edmund has soke and sac and commendation, 



fol. 369*. 



and all customs. 

 30J. 



Then it was worth 501., 



now 



'" Formerly ' Lelleseye ' ; see Cal. Chart. B.M. 

 "* Manton in Hitcham ; Copinger, Suffl Rec. 



505 



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