THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



the demesne, and half a plough belonging to the 

 men. And i acre of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 8 swine. Worth 20*. 



fol. 370*. 



In AcLE [Oakley] (Part) of Hartismere Hun- 

 dred. In AcLE [Oakley] a freeman, Coding the 

 reeve, under commendation to Saint Edmund 

 T.R.E. (held) 90 acres of land. And he could 

 not sell nor give (the land). Then as now 5 

 bordars. And i plough on the uemesne. And 

 half a plough belonging to the men. Wood(Iand) 

 for 5 swine. 2 acres of meadow. And i mill. 

 And I rouncey, 2 beasts, and 5 sheep. Then 

 as now it was worth 20s. And under him 10 

 freemen (held) 30 acres. Then as now i^ 

 ploughs. And 2 acres of meadow. Worth lOf. 

 Saint Edmund (had) soke and sac and commen- 

 dation. Two (third) parts of a church with 12 

 acres, worth i6d. 



In ToRNHAM [Thornham] 5 freemen under 

 the Abbot's soke and commendation held 44^^ 

 acres. Then as now 1 1 ploughs. 2 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Then as 

 now worth 8t. 



In FiNiNGAHAM [Finningham] 11 freemen 

 under Saint Edmund's soke and commendation 

 (held) 68 acres. Then as now i J ploughs. And 

 2 bordars. 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 8 swine. Then as now worth 12s. A church 

 with 26 acres, worth 4;. 



In West Torp [Westhorpe] 8 freemen under 

 the Abbot's soke and commendation (held) 60 

 acres. Then as now i^ ploughs. 2 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Then as 

 now worth 10s. 



In the same (vill) a man (held) 7 acres, worth 

 I4<f. And he could not sell. 



And in Finingaham [Finningham] a (free- 

 man) in like manner held 8 acres worth ltd. 



In Wiuerthestuna [Wyverstone] 6 freemen 

 under the Abbot's soke and commendation (held) 

 75 acres, i villein and 2 bordars. Then as now 

 i^ ploughs. Wood(land) for 4 swine. 1 acre 

 of meadow. Then as now worth i 3;. 



In KoDETUN [Cotton] l villein (held) 8 acres, 

 worth i6d. And (this) belongs to Escefella 

 [Ashfield]. 



In Kaldecotes [ ] a freeman (held) 



6 acres under the Abbot's soke and commenda- 

 tion, worth I2</. 



All these perform their customary duties 

 {fac'tunt consuetudines) at Rifcingahala [Ricking- 

 hall]. 



Moreover the Abbot has in Acle [Oakley] 

 and in Stutestuna [Stuston] 15 freemen under 



soke and commendation with i carucate and 10 

 acres of land. Then as now 1 1 bordars. And 

 3 ploughs. Wood('and) for 2 swine. 6 acres 

 of meadow. A church with 24 acres, worth 4;. 

 And with half an acre of meadow. Then as 

 now worth 201. 



In Acle [Oakley] Gotselin holds a freewoman 

 by name Leuseda (with) 30 acres, but (?she) 



fol. 371. 



could neither sell nor give (the land). And 3 

 bordars. Then as now half a plough. Wood- 

 (land) for 4 swine. 2 acres of meadow. 

 Worth 32fl'. 



In Frandestuna [Thrandeston] Anselm 

 holds of the Abbot 2 carucates of land as a 

 manor. Then as now 6 bordars. And on the 

 demesne 2 ploughs. And belonging to the men 

 I plough. 8 acres of meadow. And 2 roun- 

 ceys, 2 beasts, 12 swine, and 55 sheep. And 

 1 2j freemen (held) 42 acres. But they could 

 sell. A church with 8 acres, worth idd. Then 

 as now 3 ploughs. Wood(iand) for 4 swine. 

 I acre of meadow. Then worth 40J., now 6oj. 

 The Saint had soke and commendation. It is 

 8 furlongs long, and 7 broad. And in geld 

 (pays) 8^. 



In Melles [Mellis] a freeman under Saint 

 Edmund's commendation and soke (held) i^ 

 acres, worth ()d. 



In Brom [Brome] a freeman under (Saint) 

 Edmund (held) i acre, worth ^d. 



In West Torp [Westhorpe] a freeman under 

 Saint Edmund held i acre, worth 2d. 



In Torneduna [Thorndon] 6 freemen under 

 the Abbot's soke and commendation (held) 16 

 acres, worth 3/. 



In AcoLT [Occold] (are) 3 acres on the 

 demesne. 



In Cebbenhala [Chepenhall] (are) 12 acres, 

 worth 2s. 



In Stoches [Stoke (Ash)] T.R.E. Buchard the 

 Abbot's sokeman held 14 acres, worth 3*. This 

 land Robert Fardenc, the man of Godric the 

 steward, claims as belonging to the King's 

 manor of Melinessam [Mendlesham] : and he 

 says that Walter de Dol held it when he made 

 forfeiture ; and this he will prove against the 

 whole hundred by all kinds of lawful procedure 

 {omnibus legibus). 



In the same (vill) 8 freemen under commen- 

 dation and soke (held) 24 acres. Then as now 

 I plough. And 2 acres of meadow. Worth 51. 



In Thornham [Thornham] a freeman by 

 soke and commendation (held) 2 acres, worth 4//. 



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