A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



In CoTiTUNA [Cotton] 3 freemen in the 

 Abbot's soke and under his commendation (held) 



3 acres. 



In Caldecota [ ] Aluric a free- 



man under sub-commendation (held) 4^ acres, 

 worth I2(^. 



In Thrandestuna [Thrandeston] Uluric 

 by commendation (held) 3 acres, worth bd. 



In WiuERDESTUNA [Wyverstone] 4 free- 

 (men) under commendation (held) 16^ acres, 

 worth y. Richard holds (them). 



In WiCHAM [Wickham] 2 freemen under 

 commendation to Burcard of Melnessam [Men- 

 dlesham], Brunloc and Heruart, (held) 5| acres, 

 worth I od. The King and the Earl (have) the 

 soke. These (freemen) Orger the Abbot's reeve 

 holds. And Aluric, who was reeve before him, 

 appropriated [invaiit) them. 



In Weringheseta [Wetheringsett] (are) 3 

 acres on the Abbot's demesne, worth bd. God- 

 win holds (them). 



fol. 37 li. 



Risebruge [Risbridge] Hundret 



In Poslindewrda [Poslingford] (were) 12 

 freemen under Saint Edmund by commendation 

 and soke and sac T.R.E. And they had 60 

 acres and i bordar and 2 ploughs. Worth lOs. 



In Stanesfelda [Stansfield] 7 freemen (held) 

 75 acres. Then as now 2 ploughs. Saint 

 Edmund (has) commendation and soke. Worth 

 1 1 s. and ■7,d. 



In Thrillauura [Thurlow] 9 freemen held 

 95 acres. 5 bordars. And 4 ploughs. And 



4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 6 swine. 

 Worth 1 5J. Saint Edmund (has) soke and com- 

 mendation. 



In Bradleia [Bradley] 8 freemen (held) 80 

 acres and I bordar. And 2 ploughs. And I 

 acre of meadow. And they were worth 11s. 

 and 3^. 



In the same (vill) 4 freemen (held) 60 acres 

 and I bordar and 2 ploughs, and I acre of mea- 

 dow. Worth lOs. Saint Edmund (has) com- 

 mendation and soke and sac. 



In KiDiTUNA [Kedington] a freeman (held) 5 

 acres. Worth \2d. Saint Edmund (has) com- 

 mendation and soke and sac. 



In Waracatinge [Wratting] a freeman (held) 

 7 acres. Worth \2d. 



In Haverhol [Haverhill] 2 freemen (held) 5 

 acres. Worth jd. Saint Edmund (has) soke 

 and commendation. 



BiscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret 



In HoRANT [Horham] 4 freemen had 30 acres 

 and I plough. Worth 51. Saint Edmund (has) 

 commendation. The soke (is) in Hoxa [Hoxne]. 



SuDHOLDA [Southwold] ^^° is 9 furlongs long 

 and 5 broad. This division (extends) from the 

 sea as far as lersnesmua [Yarmouth]. And (it 

 pays) z\d. in geld. 



Blidinga [Blything] Hundret 



(At) SuDWOLDA [Southwold] Saint Edmund 

 held for the provision of [ad victum) the monks I 

 carucate of land as a manor. And 5 villeins, 

 and 4 bordars. And i plough on the demesne. 

 And 4 belonging to the men. And 4 acres of 

 meadow. And i rouncey, 4 beasts, 3 swine, 

 and 30 sheep. The moiety of a sea-weir {hela 

 maris). And the fourth part of the other moiety. 

 Then it rendered 20,000 herrings, now 25,000. 

 Saint Edmund (has) soke and sac. 



Ugghecala [Uggeshall] Godwin held. The 

 soke [socam) (was) Saint Edmund's. I carucate 

 of land. Then as now 3 villeins, and 12 bor- 

 dars. And I plough on the demesne. And 3 

 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 

 3 swine. And 2 acres of meadow. And 4 

 beasts, i pig, and 80 sheep. And i\ freemen 

 (held) 22^ acres of land by commendation. Then 

 as now I bordar. And i plough. And half an 

 acre of meadow. Saint Edmund (has) the soke. 

 The manor was then as now worth 6o^, and the 

 freemen 45. and ?id. 



In Benagra [Benacre] a sokemen (held) 10 

 acres, worth \bd. 



Hundret of Wildeforda [Wilford] 



In Uffeforda [Ufibrd] a freeman under 

 Saint Edmund's commendation T.R.E. (held) 24 

 acres, and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now i 

 plough. Then and now worth 5*. 



fol. 372. 



(BURY SAINT EDMUNDS) 



In the town where rests enshrined Saint Ed- 

 mund King and Martyr of glorious memory 

 Abbot B[aldwin] held, T.R.E., towards the pro- 

 vision of [ad victum) the monks 118 men ; and 

 they could give and sell their land ; and under 

 them 52 bordars from whom the Abbot can have 

 some little aid (a liquid adjutorii), 54 freemen 

 poor enough (jatis inopa), 43 almsmen ; each of 

 them has i bordar. Now (there are) 2 mills. 

 And 2 stews or fish ponds [vivaria vel piscinae). 



'" This should come with the next entry, under 

 Blything Hundret. 



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