THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



I league long, and 9 furlongs *** broad, 

 (pays) 7.']d. in geld. 



In the same Baldereseia [Bawdsey] 5 free- 

 men '*^ (held) 19 acres of land. Then the Abbot 

 of Ely (had) commendation. Then as now 

 worth ^od. 



In Hoi^*' [Hoo] (was) a freeman with 19 

 acres of land. Then as now half a plough. One 

 acre of meadow. Then as now worth 5^. 



In HuNDESTUF *** [ ] (was) a freeman 



with 6 acres of land. The Abbot of Ely (had) 

 commendation. Worth i2d. 



In Brumesuelle [Bromeswell] (were) 2 free- 

 men with 10 acres of land. And the Abbot of 

 Ely (had) commendation. Worth i2d. In the 

 same (vill) a church with 16 acres, worth 2s. 

 And this is (upon) the Abbot's demesne. 



And in the same vill Hervey holds 70 free- 

 men from whom the Abbot had commendation 

 soke and sac and all customs ; of these the pre- 

 decessor of Roger Bigot had commendation over 



1 with 6 acres ; and now (there are) 45 (with) 



2 carucates of land and 16 acres. Then 12 

 ploughs, now 6. And 3 acres of meadow. 

 They were then worth 40J., and now 6ox. 



In the same (vill) 4 freemen under commenda- 

 tion to the Abbot (held) 76 acres of land. Then 

 4 ploughs, now 3. And 4 acres of meadow. 

 And 2 rounceys, 6 swine, 57 sheep. Then 

 worth 20J., and now a like amount. 



In Berdesfella ^''^ [Bredfield] (were) 3 free- 

 men under commendation to the Abbot with 76 

 acres**" of land. Then 3 ploughs, now 2. And 

 under them (were) 3 freemen with 5 aCres.**' 

 Half an acre of meadow. Then worth 151., 

 now 20s. 



In Berdefelda [Bredfield] (are) 6 acres, 

 which Robert Malet's predecessor held ; now 

 Hervey de Berruarius (holds) of the Abbot, 



All this Hervey holds of the Abbot. 



Moreover in the same (vill is) a church with 

 3 1 acres of free land and 2 acres of meadow, 

 worth 5j. 



In Bromeswella [Bromeswell] Hervey (now 

 holds) 2 freemen under Saint Etheldreda's com- 

 mendation with 22 acres. Then 2 ploughs, 

 now half a plough, i^ acres of meadow. Then 

 worth 4J., now $s. 



"' ' 9I furlongs ' ; Ing, El. 161. 

 "' ' To the same manor belong 5 freemen who 

 dwell in Baldreseia ' ; ibid. 

 "' ' Hou ' ; ibid. 



"« 'Hundtoft,' 'Hundestost' ; ibid. 

 •" ' Bradesfelda ' ; ibid. 

 ""71 acres'; ibid. 

 '" ' and 2 bordars ' ; ibid. 



And fol. 388. 



In Bradefelda [Bredfield] Hervey holds 2 

 freemen under Saint Etheldreda's commendation 

 with 4. acres, worth izd. 



In Brumeswella [Bromeswell] Robert Malet 

 (now) holds 3 freemen under Saint Etheldreda's 

 commendation with 4 acres, worth 2s. 



In Scotesham [Shottisham] (is) i acre,**' 

 worth 2d. 



In Ufforda [U£Ford] Almar a freeman 

 T.R.E. under commendation half of Edric and 

 half of Saint Etheldreda held as a manor 60 

 acres. Then 4 bordars, now 2. Then i^ 

 ploughs, now half a plough. 4 acres of meadow. 

 And I mill. Then as now worth ioj. 



In the same (vill were) 9 freemen *" under 

 commendation of the same (Almar) except 2, who 

 {ipsi) were under Saint Etheldreda's commenda- 

 tion, with 25 (acres of land) and 2 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now i plough. Then as now 

 worth \s. 



In LuDHAM [Loudham] a half freeman 

 Morewin under Saint Etheldreda's commendation 

 (held) 20 acres, half a bordar. Half a plough.*" 

 And 7 freemen under him with 20 acres. 2^ 

 acres *" of meadow. Then i plough, now half a 

 plough. Then as now worth ioj. 



In HoRAPOLA [Harpole] (were) 2 half free- 

 men with 13 J acres,*" worth 2od. 



In Meltuna [Melton] (was) a freeman under 

 Saint Etheldreda (with) 2 acres, worth /^d. 



In HoREPOLO [Harpole] (was) a half freeman 

 under Saint Etheldreda (with) 15 acres. Then 

 half a plough, now none. Worth 3^. 



HUNDRET OF LoSA [LoEs] 



(At) Hou [Hoo] Saint Etheldreda held 

 T.R.E. as a manor 3 carucates of land. Then 

 18 villeins, now 10. Then i bordar, now 16, 

 Then 6 serfs, now 2. Then on the demesne 

 3 ploughs, now 2. Then 6 ploughs belonging 

 to the men, now 5. Wood(land) for 20 swine, 

 7 acres of meadow. I mill. And 7 beasts, 24 

 swine, 30 sheep, and 40 goats. Then it was 

 worth looj., now 4/;. And W. de Buville 

 took one of these carucates before its possession 

 was decided {derationata est) by the King's pre- 

 cept and seisin given to the church : but he 

 vouches his lord [dominum suum) Geoffrey de 

 Magnaville as guarantor {ad tutorem) ; and he 



"' ' of demesne (land) ' ; ibid. 162. 

 "''II freemen ' ; ibid. 



"" ' 60 acres, I bordar. Then as now I plough ' ; 

 ibid. 163. 



'"' ' 5 acres ' ; ibid. "''12 acre) ' ; ibid. 



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