THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



but it was (let) to farm for 6oj. It is i league 

 in length and 8 furlongs in breadth, and (pays) 

 TjOd. in geld. Others have holdings there. In 

 the same (vill) Alwin a freeman (held) 60 acres 

 as a manor. Then i bordar. Then as now 



1 plough, and 4 acres of meadow. The fifth 

 part of a church with 5 acres. Now 4 beasts, 

 13 swine, and 36 sheep. Then worth 20j., 

 now 151. 



In the same (vill) Smeri a freeman (held) 30 

 acres as a manor T.R.E. by commendation to 

 Aluric Capin, the predecessor of Eudo Dapifer. 

 Then as now l bordar. Then half a plough. 



2 acres of meadow. Worth 51. In the same 

 (vill) I freeman Ulwin (held) 30 acres. Then 

 as now I bordar. Then half a plough, now 

 2 oxen. And 2 acres of meadow. Worth 55. 

 In the same (vill) Aluric a freeman (held) 30 

 acres as a manor. Then as now half a plough, 

 and 2 acres of meadow. Then worth 5s., now 

 lox. The soke (is) in Bercolt [Bergholt]. 



In Reindune [Raydon] i freeman Aluric 

 (holds) 5 acres ; and (this) is (included) in the 

 valuation of Raydon. 



In Belesteda [Belstead] Aluric a freeman 

 held 30 acres as a manor and 2 bordars. Then 

 1 plough. Worth 51. 



In Brantham [Brantham] (were) 3 free- 

 men, Brun, Siric, Godestan ; and in Belenei 

 [ ] I freeman, Burcheric ; and in 



Hecham [Higham] i freeman, Edric ; holding 

 fjjabentei) 60 acres and I bordar. Then 2 ploughs, 

 now I. Then worth lOi., now 141. 



In Boituna [Boyton] Godwin a freeman held 

 T.R.E. 60 acres as a manor. 3 villeins. And 

 I plough on the demesne, and I plough belong- 

 ing to the men. Wood(land) for 10 swine. 

 The fourth part of a church (having) 6 acres. 

 Worth 20J. 



(At) Alsildestuna [ ] Alnold, a 



freeman, held T.R.E. 2 carucates of land as a 

 manor. Then i bordar, now 5. Then 2 

 ploughs on the demesne, now i, and i^ acres of 



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meadow. Then as now i mill. Worth 255. 

 It is 6 furlongs long and 3 broad, and pays 2}id. 

 in geld. 



In Tatituna [Tattingstone] Turgot, a free- 

 man, held 60 acres as a manor. Then i plough, 

 and i^ acres of meadow. Then worth ioj., 

 now 4^. All this Roger Bigot holds of the 

 Bishop, and of all the soke (is) in Bercolt [Berg- 

 holt]. 



In Gypeswiz [Ipswich] i house with half an 

 acre, and in Toft [Toft] Edwi a freeman, (with) 



2^ acres. Worth dd. Roger Bigot (holds). 

 Tiie soke (is) in Bercolt [Bergholt]. 



Hertesmara [Hartismere] Hundret 



In EsPALA [Aspall] Levcva, under commen- 

 dation to the Abbot of Ely and in his soke, held 

 20 acres, worth 41. This Roger Bigot holds, 

 and Ralph de Savigny under Roger. 



In the same (vill) are 12 acres of the demesne 

 of Dephenham [Debenham] and 5 bordars. 

 (Included) in the same valuation. 



XVII. LAND OF SAINT BENEDICT 

 OF RAMSEY 



Two Hundrets of Babenberga [Babergh] 



(At) Lawessela [Lawshall] T.R.E. Saint 

 Benedict held 8 carucates of land as a manor 

 with soke. Then 14 villeins, now 16. Then 

 12 bordars, now 10. Then 4 serfs, now 5. Then 

 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Then as 

 now 10 ploughs belonging to the men. 8 acres 

 of meadow. Then as now i rouncey. Now 

 10 beasts and 30 swine, 100 sheep, and 12 

 goats. A church with 30 acres of free land. 

 Then it was worth 8//'. now i lit. It is I league 

 long, and half a league broad. And pays i <,d. 

 in geld. 



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XVIII. LANDS OF WILLIAM BISHOP 



OF THETFORD 



BiscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret 



(At) HoxANA [Hoxne] Bishop Ailmar held 

 T.R.E. as a manor 9 carucates of land. Then 

 40 villeins, now 20. Then 15 bordars, now 51. 

 Then 4 serfs. Then as now 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne. Then 40 ploughs belonging to the 

 men, now 22^. And 40 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 250 swine. Then as now 2 

 mills. And 2 rounceys, 12 beasts, 80 swine, 

 17 sheep, and 40 goats. In this manor there 

 used to be a market T.R.E. and (it went on) 

 after King William came hither ; and it was set 

 up [sedebat) on Saturdays. And William Malet 

 made his castle at Eia [Eye], and on the same 

 day as the market used to be held on the Bishop's 

 manor William Malet made another market in 

 his castle and thereby the Bishop's market has 

 been so far spoilt that it is of little worth ; 

 and now it is set up on Fridays. But the 

 market at Heia [Eye] is set up on the Saturday. 

 Now Robert holds it by the King's gift. In 

 this manor there is a church, (which was) the 

 seat of the Bishopric of SuflFolk T.R.E. This 

 manor was then worth 28//., now 20//. ; but to 

 Arfast it rendered 30//. It is i league long, and 

 8 furlongs broad. And (pays) 22^d. in geld. 



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