THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



This town was then worth lo/i., now 20//. It 

 is I ^ leagues in length, and as much in breadth. 

 And when a pound is levied on the hi nired for 

 geld {quango in hundreto sohiitur ad geltum j 

 Jiiram), then there go from the town 6oi. to- 

 wards the sustenance of the monks. But this 

 refers to {est de) the town as (it was) T.R.E. as 

 if (it was still) so ; for now the town is contained 

 in a greater circle, including [de) land which then 

 used to be ploughed and sown ; whereon there 

 are 30 priests, deacons, and clerks together [inter); 

 28 nuns and poor persons who daily utter prayers 

 for the King and for all Christian people : 80 

 less 5 bakers, ale brewers, tailors, washerwomen, 

 shoemakers, robe makers [parmentarii), cooks, 

 porters, agents {dispensa tores) together. And all 

 these daily wait upon the Saint, and the Abbot, and 

 the Brethren. Besides whom there are 13 reeves 

 over the land who have their houses in the said 

 town, and under them 5 bordars. Now 34 

 knights, French and English together, and 

 under them 22 bordars. Now altogether (there 

 are) 342 houses on the demesne on land of Saint 

 Edmund's which was under the plough T.R.E. 



fol. 372*. 

 XV. LANDS OF ARCHBISHOP LAN- 

 FRANC FOR THE MONKS' FOOD 



RiSEBRtJGE [RisBRIDGE] HuNDRET 



(At) MuLETUNA [Moulton] Stigand held as a 

 manor T.R.E. 7 carucates of land. Then 32 

 villeins, now 22. Then 7 bordars, now 16. 

 Then 6 serfs, now 2. Then as now 3 ploughs 

 on the demesne. And 6 ploughs belonging to 

 the men. And 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 20 swine. And 2 rounceys, 2 beasts, 40 

 swine, 270 sheep, and 4 hives of bees. And then 

 worth 15//., now 12/i. It is I league long, and 

 7 furlongs broad. And (pays) I3|<^. in geld. 

 Stigand had soke and sac and all customs. 



Half Hundret of Cosforda [Cosford] 



(At) Hetlega [Hadleigh] Holy Trinity 

 T.R.E. held 5 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 22 villeins. Then 26 bordars, 

 now 19. Then as now 2 serfs, and 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne. Then 1 5 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, now 10. Then as now 2 mills, and 

 16 acres of meadow. Now 2 rounceys, 12 

 beasts, 120 sheep, and 20 swine. Then it was 

 worth 12/i., now 15//. A church with i caru- 

 cate of free land, and i plough, and i mill, 

 worth I2J. And (there was) a sokeman with 

 60 acres T.R.E. Now on the same land dwell 

 3 sokemen. Then as now they had i plough, 

 and I acre of meadow. And I freeman T.R.E. 

 (held) 60 acres under commendation and soke. 

 On the same land now dwell 3 freemen, and they 

 have I plough, and 2^ acres of meadow. Then 



it was worth 8f., now ioj. The whole (vil!) is 

 I league long, and 7 furlongs broad. And pays 

 115^. in geld. 



In ToPESFELDA [Topesfield] a certain free- 

 woman, Leveva by name, held 2 carucates ot 

 land as a manor. Then 2 bordars, now 5, and 

 I serf. And 2 ploughs. And 5 acres of meadow. 

 And I mill. Then 7 sheep, now 34, and 3 

 beasts and i rouncey. Then it was worth 40;., 

 now 60J. Of this land this Leveva gave half a 

 carucate to Holy Trinity after her death in return 

 for another half carucate which she had of the 

 Archbishop in her lifetime. This agreement 

 was made T.R.E. and Leveva was living in King 

 William's time, and was seised thereof. This 

 land, John, nephew of Waleran, claims. And of 

 all this land Saint Edmund held soke and sac. 



In ToPESFELDA [Topesfield] (was) a freeman 

 with 20 acres, over which Uluric, the predecessor 

 of the Abbot of Saint Edmund, had commenda- 

 tion T.R.E. and soke. Then as now half a 

 plough. Worth 31, and ^d. 



fol. 373. 



B'binberga [Babergh] Two Hundrets 



(At) Illeleia [(Monks) Eleigh] Holy Trinity 

 held T.R.E. 5 carucates of land as a manor with 

 soke and sac. Then 21 villeins, now 13. Then 

 13 bordars, now 12. Then 4 serfs, now 3. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 

 21 ploughs belonging to the men, now 13. 

 Then 12 acres of meadow. Then as now i mill. 

 Now 2 horses. Now 19 beasts. Now 20 swine. 

 Now 160 sheep. A church with 22 J acres. 

 Then it was worth 15//., now 20//'. It is I 

 league long, and 5 furlongs broad. And pays 

 14^. in geld. 



XVL LANDS OF THE BISHOP OF 

 BAYEUX 



Risebruge [Risbridge] Hundret 



In Haverhella [Haverhill] a freeman 

 (holds) 24 acres and half a plough. And he is 

 worth 3^. Him Tihell holds of the Bishop. 

 His (the Bishop's) predecessor T.R.E. (had) 

 commendation. Saint Edmund (had) the six 

 forfeitures. 



Hundret of Carleford [Carlford] 



In Sekeforda [Seckford] Aluric son of 

 Ulviet, under commendation to Harold, held 

 T.R.E. 2 carucates of land as a manor. Then 

 as now 4 villeins. Then 13 bordars, now 15. 

 Then as now on the demesne 2 ploughs, a third 

 might be made up ; and 3 ploughs belonging to 

 the men. I o acres of meadow. I mill. Then 

 I rouncey, now none, and 4 beasts. Then 30 



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