A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



19 acres of land. Then 3 ploughs, now 3^ 

 ploughs. 2 acres of meadow. Then as now 

 worth 405. The Bishop (had) soke and sac. 

 This Othem holds of the Bishop. 



In Brom [Brome] a freeman under commen- 

 dation to one himself under commendation to 

 Bishop Aylmar (held) 6 acres worth iiJ. 



Half Hundret 



In Flixtuna [Flixton] Saint Michael held in 

 alms T.R.E. i carucate of land. Then 13 bor- 

 dars, now 8. Then and now on the demesne 

 I plough. Then belonging to the men 3 ploughs, 

 now I. Wood(land) for 8 swine. 4 acres of 

 meadow. Half a mill. Then as now worth 

 20s. The soke (belonged to) Stigand. 



XX. LANDS OF THE BISHOP OF 

 ROCHESTER 



Lacforda [Lackford] Hundret 



(At) Frakenaham [Freckenham] Orth, 

 Harold's thegn, held T.R.E. 10 carucatesof land 

 as a manor, and afterwards Lanfranc by the 

 King's command decided [derationatus est) that 

 they should belong to the bishopric of Rochester. 

 Then as now 16 villeins, and 8 bordars, and 

 6 serfs. And then as now 5 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne. And 6 ploughs belonging to the men, 

 but 8 might be stocked. And 20 acres of mea- 

 dow. And I mill. And 2 fisheries. A church 

 with 20 acres. And 3 horses, 13 beasts, 40 

 swine, 230 sheep, and 6 hives of bees. Then it 

 was worth 12//'., now 14//. It is i league long, 

 and half a league broad. And in geld (pays) 20^. 

 To this manor Earl Ralph added 4 freemen, 

 whom he appropriated [invasit), with 8 acres of 

 land. Then as now half a plough. Worth Sd. 

 The said Bishop had the soke of this manor, and 

 Saint Edmund has the soke of the freemen. 



fol. 381*. 



XXI. LANDS OF SAINT ETHELDREDA 



Thewardestreu [Thedwastre] Hundret 



Saint Etheldreda held Ratesdane [Rattlesden] 

 T.R.E. as 6 carucates of land. Then as now 

 18 villeins. Then 20 bordars, now 27. Then 

 6 serfs, now 4. Then as now 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne. Then 12 ploughs belonging to the 

 men, now 3.'" Wood(land) for 24 swine. And 

 1 6 acres of meadow. Then as now 5 rounceys. 

 Then and now 12 beasts, 90 sheep, 40 swine. 

 Now II goats.'" Then as now worth lo//.''" 

 I church (with) 24 acres. And 15 acres Hun- 



'" 'now 6' ; Inf. EI. I 53. 

 '" ' 2 hives of bees ' ; ibid. 

 i« 'Then it was worth 8//., novv' 10//'.'; ibid. 



frid, William de Warenne's man, holds, and 

 Goscelin, the Count of Moretaine's man, (holds) 

 2. It is 16 furlongs**' Iong> and 10 broad. 

 And (pays) 20(/. in geld. The soke is Saint 

 Etheldreda's. 



In the same (vill) a freeman under Saint 

 Etheldreda by commendation and soke T.R.E. 

 held 3 acres. Worth 6d. 



In Ratesdana [Rattlesden] a freeman under 

 Saint Etheldreda by soke and sac (held) 8 acres. 

 Worth 2s. Falco, Saint Edmund's man, had 

 these 8 acres while the Abbey of Saint Etheldreda 

 was in the King's hand, and has held them up 

 to this time ; but he denies that he withheld 

 the service. 



At Drincestona [Drinkstone] Saint Ethel- 

 dreda held T.R.E. 2 carucates of land. A 

 church (with) 12 acres. Then 15 bordars, now 

 jia Then 6 serfs, now 4. Then as now 2 

 ploughs on the demesne. Then 3 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men, now i. Wood(land) for 

 100 swine. And 6 acres of meadow. Then as 

 now 2 horses at the hall,'*' 10 beasts, 32 swine, 

 30 sheep, 8 goats. Then worth 40J., now 

 60X. ; but it was (let) to farm at looj-., and 

 could not render (so much). It is 8 furlongs 

 long, and 7 broad. And (pays) iirf. in geld. 



Thingohou [Thingoe] Hundret 



In Reda [Rede] (are) 20 acres in demesne. 

 And 4 bordars. 2 acres of meadow. And half 

 a plough. The soke and sac (are) Saint Ethel- 

 dreda's. Worth 4J. 



Lacforde [Lackford] Hundret 



(At) Brandona [Brandon] Saint Etheldreda 

 held T.R.E., and now (holds) as a manor 5 

 carucates of land. Then as now 8 villeins, and 

 4 bordars,"" 7 serfs. Then as now 3 ploughs on 

 the demesne. Then 4 ploughs belonging to the 

 men, now 3. And 3 acres of meadow."* And 

 I fishery."' And 2 asses, 1 1 beasts, 200 sheep, 



fol. 382. 



and 20 swine. A church with 30 acres. Then 

 it was worth 6//., now 8/;'. It is I league long, 

 and half a league broad. And in geld (pays) 2od, 



(At) Laringahetha [Lakenheath] Saint 

 Etheldreda held T.R.E. as a manor 3 carucates 

 of land. Then as now 6 villeins, and 5 bordars,'" 

 and 4 serfs. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne, 



'" ' I league and 4 furlongs ' ; ibid. 



'now 8 ' ; ibid. 



154. 



518 



'" ' 2 rounceys ' ; ibid. 



'«' ' and I in Wanforda [Wangford] ' ; ibid. 



"' ' 4 acres of meadow. Half a mill ' ; ibid. 



"" ' Then as now 2 rounceys ' ; ibid. 



'" ' 4 bordars ' ; ibid. 



