A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



a plough, and (there was) a freewoman with half 

 an acre. Then as now it was worth 41. 



XXX. LAND OF WILLIAM THE 



BROTHER OF ROGER DE OTBUR- 



VILLE 



BOSEMARA [BoSMERE] HuNDRET 



At RiNGESHALA [Rlngshall] Godwi a free- 

 man held I carucate of land and 40 acres as a 

 manor. Then i villein. Then 2 ploughs, now 

 half a plough. And 4 bordars. And 6 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 8 swine. Half a 

 church with 12 acres. Then 4 rounceys, now 

 I, and 13 swine, 60 sheep, and 32 goats. Worth 

 47J. Of this estate one under commendation to 

 the Abbot of St. Edmund's held 1 1 acres T.R.E. 

 Of this manor Hugh holds 40 acres. And they 

 were worth 5^., (which sum is included) in the 

 above valuation. 



In the same (vill) a freeman Uluric held 80 

 acres as a manor. Then i plough. And 4 

 acres of meadow. Then it was worth 20J., now 

 8j. Fulcho holds of William. The King and 

 the Earl (have) the soke. 



fol. 405*. 



In the same (vill) Trumwin a freeman under 

 the King held 18 acres T.R.E. Now William 

 holds on the demesne. Then half a plough. 

 It was worth y. 



In RiNGESHALA [Ringshall] Edric a freeman 

 imder commendation to William's predecessor 

 held 5 acres. Now William (holds) on the 

 demesne. Worth izd. 



In Brieseta [Bricett] Fulcho holds of Wil- 

 liam ; Anschill a freeman under commendation 

 to Leuric Hobbeson held 60 acres, T.R.E., as 

 a manor. Of these William has 40 acres, but 

 it was all delivered to him together. On this 

 estate (terra) is i bordar. And then as now 

 I plough. Worth 10s. The King and the 

 Earl (have) the soke. Of the above 60 acres 

 Hugh de Hosdenc took away 20 acres as Wil- 

 liam says, and as the Hundred (says) ; but 

 Hugh is himself a prisoner in the King's hands 

 {est in captione regit) and so he could not give an 

 answer. 



XXXI. LANDS OF HUGH DE MONT- 

 FORT 



Brademara [Bradmere] Hundret 



In Berham [Barnham] on the demesne (are) 

 9 freemen with 16 acres and half a plough. 



In Watefelda [Wattisfield] on the demesne 

 (are) 9 freemen with 16 acres and half a plough. 



Worth i5i. Saint Edmund (has) the soke. 

 Two of these were under Saint Edmund as to 

 their commendation T.R.E. and 7 under Earl 

 Hugh's predecessor. 



BisscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret 



At Saham [Soham] Oslac the thegn held 

 T.R.E. as a manor i carucate of land. Roger 

 de Candos holds it. Then as now i villein, and 

 3 bordars, and I serf. And i plough on the 

 demesne. And half a plough belonging to the 

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

 for 10 swine. Then 10 swine, now 12. And 



fol. 406. 



5 beasts. Then 4 sheep, now 12. Then as 

 now worth 20J. The soke (is) the Bishop's. 



In HoRANT [Horham] the same (Roger de 

 Candos) holds a freeman by commendation (with) 

 14 acres and half a plough, worth 3*. 



InBADiNGAFELDA [Bedingfield] the same (holds) 

 5 freemen by commendation (with) 60 acres and 

 2 bordars and i J ploughs and 2 acres of meadow, 

 worth 10s. The Bishop (has) the soke. 



In Badingafelda [Bedingfield] the same 

 (holds) 7 villeins (with) 60 acres and 1^ ploughs. 

 Wood(land) for 40 swine. This lies in Acolt 

 [Occold] and is included in its valuation. The 

 soke (is) the Bishop's. 



In Blidinga [Blything] Hundret 



In Stouone [Stoven] Hugh de Montfort holds 

 in demesne 50 acres of land which 4 freemen 

 held T.R.E., and now 3. Half an acre of mea- 

 dow. And 1 plough on the demesne. It was 

 worth then as now J^s., and 1 00 herrings. 

 And the King and the Earl had soke and sac 

 over these 4 men. 



Hundret of Colonesse [Colneis] 



In Nachetuna [Nacton] Gutmund held in 

 demesne T.R.E. 2 carucates of land as a 

 manor. Then as now 6 villeins. Then as 

 now on the demesne 2 ploughs. Then 3 

 ploughs belonging to the men, now 2. Wood- 

 (land) for 8 swine. 2 acres of meadow. Then 

 I mill, now none. Then 4 rounceys, now i, 

 and I beast. Then 8 swine, now none. Then 

 23 sheep, now 123. Then 30 goats, now none. 

 Then as now it was worth and is worth 70/.*" 

 It is I J leagues long, and i league broad. And 

 in geld (pays) 2d. 



In BRiHTOtUESTUNA [ ] (were) 1 8 



freemen under commendation to Guthmund with 

 I carucate of land and 20 acres. 4 bordars."* 



"^ 'it is worth 4/S' ; Inj. El. 143. 

 "* ' 3 bordars ' ; ibid. 



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