THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In Cratingas [Greeting] 24 freemen (held) 

 I carucate of land and i virgate. Then 3 ploughs, 

 now 1^ ploughs. Worth 20s. A church with 

 12 acres. Nieutuna [Newton] is 6 furlongs 

 long, and 3 broad. And (pays) $d. in geld. 

 The King and the Earl (have) soke over the 

 whole. 



In Uledana [Olden ^'] Alwin (holds) 2 free- 

 men with 1 1 acres. Then half a plough, now 

 none ; (included) in the same valuation. 



XXIIII. LANDS OF THE ABBEY OF 

 CHATERIS 



Half Hundret of Cosfort [Cosford] 



(At) Caresea [Kersey] Saint Mary T.R.E. 

 held 3 J carucates of land. Then as now 6 vil- 

 leins, and 18 bordars, and 1 serf. And 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne, and 4 ploughs belonging to the 

 men. And 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 60 swine. And i mill. And i rouncey, 

 10 beasts, 36 swine, 140 sheep, and 3 hives of 

 bees. A church with 3 acres. And i soke- 

 man with 2 acres, and i freeman with 20 acres, 

 and I plough, and i acre of meadow. Then 

 this manor was worth 4//., now 1 00s., and the 

 freemen 41. less ^.d. It is 8 furlongs long and 6 

 broad, and (pays) J^d. in geld. 



fol. 389^. 



XXV. LAND OF RICHARD SON OF 

 COUNT GILBERT 



RiSEBRUGE [RiSBRIDGE] HuNDRET 



(At) Clara [Clare] Aluric held as a manor 

 24 carucates of land T.R.E. Then 40 villeins, 

 afterwards 35, now 30. Then and afterwards 

 10 bordars, now 30. Then as now 20 serfs. 

 Then 12 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards 6, 

 now 7. Then 36 ploughs belonging to the men, 

 afterwards 30, now 24. 37 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 12 swine. Then as now I mill. 

 Now 5 arpents of vineyard. Then as now 6 

 rounceys. Then 10 beasts, now 14. Then 12 

 swine, now 60. Then 60 sheep, now 480. 

 And 12 hives of bees. Then as now a market. 

 Now 43 burgesses. Aluric son of Wisgar gave 

 this manor to Saint John T.R.E., his son con- 

 senting thereto, and put in [imposuit) Ledmar the 

 priest and others with him. Having also made 

 a charter he committed the church and the whole 

 place into the hands of Leustan the Abbot to 

 keep, and into the keeping of Wisgar his own 

 son.^*' But the clerks could neither give nor alien- 



«' See n. 2. 



' ' ' The celebrated Earl ^Ifric son of Wlgar gave 

 Melford to St. Edmund and built the church of St. 

 Jjhn the Baptist at Clare and appointed {collocavit) 

 clerb there and gave that manor to the church : and 



ate [forts facere) this land away from Saint John. 

 However, after King William came he seized it 

 into his own hand. To this manor then as now 

 belonged 5 sokemen with all customs, (having) 

 i^ carucates of land. Then as now i^ ploughs. 

 6 acres of meadow. Then worth 40//'., and now 

 the like. It is 2 leagues long, and i broad. And 

 (pays) i$d. in geld. 



(At) HuENENDANA [Hundon] T.R.E. Wisgar 

 (held) as a manor 25 carucates and 20 acres of 

 land. Then as afterwards 54 villeins, now 41, 

 Then as now 30 bordars, and 14 serfs. Then 

 9 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards 4, now 7. 

 Then 31 ploughs belonging to the men, after- 

 wards and now 23. And 45 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 160 swine. Then as now i mill. 

 A church with half a carucate of free land, and 

 another church with 4J acres ; then as now i 

 plough and 3 acres of meadow. Then 2 rounceys, 

 now 6. Then 14 beasts, now 31. Then 130 

 swine, now 160. Then 80 sheep, now 480. 

 Now 1 7 hives of bees. Then worth 30A'., after- 

 wards and now 40//'. and 45. It is 2 leagues and 



fol. 390. 



2 furlongs long, and i league broad. And (pays) 

 1 5^. in geld. Others hold (land) there. 



(At) Deselinga [Desning] *°' Wisgar held 

 as a manor T.R.E. 20 carucates of land. 

 Then as now 28 villeins, and 91 bordars, and 

 20 serfs. And 10 plot g'ls on the demesne. 

 And 32 ploughs belonging to the men. And 15 

 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 80 swine. 

 Then 5 mills, now 4. Two churches with ij 

 carucates of land, and i^ ploughs. Then 8 

 rounceys, now 5. Then 18 beasts, now 40. 

 Then 100 swine, now 80. Then 840 sheep, 

 now 960. And 9 hives of bees. Then worth 

 3oA'., afterwards and now 40//. But yet he gave 

 it to a certain steward to farm for 65//'. But the 

 manor could not bear it. It is 2^ leagues long, 

 and I league broad. And (pays) 37^/. in geld in 

 two hundreds."* 



In Danerdestuna [Denston] (was)a sokeman 

 (Robert holds him) with 2 carucates of land and 

 I o acres as a manor. And 3 bordars, and 2 serfs. 

 Then 3 ploughs, now 2. And 2 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 10 swine. Now 2 rounceys, 

 13 beasts, 28 swine, 32 sheep, and 4 goats. Then 

 and afterwards worth 40s., now 50J. 



In Cleptuna [Clopton] (were) 2 sokemen 

 (with) I carucate and 81^ acres of land. And 

 9 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on the 



the son of ^Ifric dwelt in a certain tower (turrim ?), 

 where the hospital now is, by leave of Abbot Leofstan, 

 and gave the said Melford to the use of the sick.' 

 Add. MS. 14847, fol. 24. 



'" In Gazeley. 



*" Presumably Risbridge and Lackford, see below. 



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