THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In the same (vill) a freeman Ailric under 

 King Edward (held) 25 acres and i bordar. 

 Then and afterwards i plough, now half a plough. 

 Then it was worth 50(/., and it was set to farm 

 for I Of., now it is worth 4^. 



Tn the same (vill) a freeman Blacheman, half 

 under commendation to one himself under com- 

 mendation to Edric, Malet's predecessor, and half 

 under commendation to Saxo, (held) 24 acres as 

 a manor. Then as now i plough. Then it 

 was worth 55., and it was set to farm for 1 51., 

 now it is worth 8s. 



In the same (vill) Godric, a freeman half 

 under commendation to one himself under com- 

 mendation to Edric, Malet's predecessor, and half 

 under commendation to Saxo, (held) 20 acres as 

 a manor. And I bordar. And i plough. And 

 the fourth part of a church with i^ acres of free 

 land. Then it was worth 6s. and 4a'., and it 

 was set to farm for 14^., now it is worth loi. 



In the same (vill) Levestan, a freeman under 

 commendation to one himself under commenda- 

 tion to Edric, (held) 20 acres as a manor. Then 

 as now I plough. And the fourth part of a 

 church (? with i ^ acres) of free land. Then it was 

 worth 6s., and it was set to farm for 1 41., now 

 worth lOs. 



In the same (vill) 11 freemen (held) 71 acres. 

 Over 2^ of them the aforesaid Saxo predecessor 

 of Ranulph Peverel had commendation, and a 

 half (freeman) was under commendation to one 

 himself under commendation to Edric, Robert 

 Malet's predecessor. Among them they had 

 then 2 ploughs, now 3 ; and 2 acres of meadow. 

 And half a church with 3 acres. Then it was 

 worth 20s., now 20J. The King and the Earl 

 (have) soke over the whole. 



In EscARUESTUNA [? Sharpstone '^] 27 freemen 

 under soke and commendation of the Abbot of 

 Ely (held) i carucate of land.'*' Then and after- 

 wards 4 ploughs and now 3. And 2 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now it was worth 40J. 



fol. 376^. 



In Depbeham [Debenham] Godwi a freeman 

 under commendation to Saxo (lield) 40 acres as 

 a manor. Then as now 2 bordars. And i 

 plough. And I acre of meadow. And the 

 fourth part of a church. Saint Mary's, with 10 

 acres. Worth 20J. Saint Etheldreda (has) the 



'*• ' Scarvastona,' which occurs under Bosmere and 

 Claydon Hundreds (fol. 285, 295, 375^), is appa- 

 rently found at a later date as ' Scarfeston ' (Copin- 

 ger, Suf. Rec.) ; Sharpstone in Barham seems to be 

 the modern equivalent. Cf. n. 186. 



'" Inq. El. enters these freemen as held of the 

 Bishop by Roger Bigot (p. 145). It also records 

 them amongst the ' invasiones ' in the list headed 

 ' 'enura Haimoms de S. Clan' (p. 182), which is 

 repeated in the list of Roger Bigot's ' invasiones ' 

 (p. 188). 



soke. And three fourth parts of a church. Saint 

 Andrew's, with i^ acres : and the fourth part 

 of a church, Saint Mary's, with 10 acres. 



In Uluestuna [Ulverston'^^j T.R.E. the 

 same Godwi (held) 15 acres, and in Asfelda 

 [Ashfield] 8 acres. Then as now 3 bordars. 

 And I plough. 



In the same (vill) a freeman Goda, under 

 commendation to one himself under commenda- 

 tion to Edric, Robert Malet's predecessor, (held) 

 15 acres. Then i plough, now half a plough. 

 And I acre of meadow. These three (tenements) 

 make {sunt pro) one manor. Now 4 beasts on 

 the demesne, and 10 swine, 30 sheep, and 12 

 goats. Then as now it was worth 22j. The 

 soke (is) the Abbot's. 



In ULUESTtJNA [Ulverston] Alwm the priest, 

 a freeman a sixth part of whose commendation 

 belonged to one himself under commendation to 

 Malet's predecessor and five sixths to Saxo pre- 

 decessor of Peverel, (held) 40 acres as a manor. 

 Then as now i villein, and I priest, and 2 

 bordars. And 2 acres of meadow. And i 

 plough on the demesne. Then and afterwards 

 it was worth 20j., now \os. The soke (is) the 

 Abbot's. Of the fourth part of this land was 

 William Malet seised, and of the priest who was 

 settled upon it, on the day of his death. 



In the same (vill) Aluric the priest, a freeman, 

 held 30 acres as a manor in the Abbot's soke 

 and commendation. Then I plough. Then 

 it was worth ioj., now 51. 



In the same (vill) 2 freemen under commen- 

 dation to Saxo, Edric and Alnod, (held) 40 acres 

 and I bordar. Then as now I plough. Now 

 2 cows, 12 swine, and 20 sheep. Worth 20f. 



In the same (vill) Thure a freeman (held) 

 40 acres as a manor. And 2 bordars. And • 

 I plough. Then wood(land) for 8 swine, now 

 for 4. Worth 205. The soke and commenda- 

 tion (are) the Abbot's. 



In the same (vill) Lewin Cilt a freeman (held) 

 T.R.E. in the Abbot's soke and commendation 

 40 acres as a manor, and 2 villeins in another 

 hundred. Then I plough. And I acre of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 12 swine. Then 

 it wa^ worth 20;., now 15;. The whole of this 

 Roger Bigot holds of the Bishop, and Ralph de 

 Savigny of him. 



In Depham [Debenham] a freeman Ailric 

 under commendation to Saxo in the Abbot's 

 soke (held) half an acre. Worth 4^. 



fol. 377. 



In Manewic [ ] Wdebrun a freeman 



in the Abbot's soke and commendation (held) 

 27 acres. Then as now I plough. And 3 

 bordars. And half an acre of meadow. Then 

 it was worth 10;., now 6s. 



"' In Debenham. 



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