A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



worth 20S., now los. A church with lo acres 

 of free land. It is lO furlongs long, and 6 broad. 

 And (pays) loi. in geld whoever may be the 

 tenant therein. 



In ToRPE [Thorpe] i6 freemen under 

 (Hugh's) predecessor by commendation only 

 (held) I carucate of land within the soke of the 

 King and the Earl ; and 2 bordars under them. 

 Then and afterwards 3 ploughs among them all, 

 now I. And 3 acres of meadow. Then and 

 afterwards worth 30s. Now worth scarcely 10s. 

 It is 5 furlongs long and 3 broad. And (pays) 

 Sd. in geld whoever may be the tenant there. 



In Ultuna [ ], (now held) in demesne, 



3 freemen under the said Gutmund by commenda- 

 tion only (held) half a carucate of land within 

 the soke of the King and Earl and 13 acres. 

 Then and afterwards 3 bordars, now i . Then 

 as now I plough. And 4 acres of meadow. 

 And I mill. But the Count of Moretaine 

 claims half. And the Hundred testifies (in his 

 favour). Then and afterwards worth i2j., and 

 now a like amount. 



In CiLTUNA [Chilton'"] and in Torstuna 

 [ ] Hugh holds in demesne, by livery 



of seisin as he says, 16 sokemen who used to 

 belong to Tornei [Thorney] King Edward's 

 manor with every (sort of) custom, as the Hun- 

 dred testifies, and they have i carucate of land, 

 and 7 bordars. Then and afterwards 4 ploughs 

 among them all, now 3 ploughs, and 6 acres of 

 meadow. Then and afterwards worth 50J., 

 now 30J. The whole is 4 furlongs long and 

 3 broad. And (pays) Sd. in geld. And all 



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these freemen with commendation and soke were 

 delivered, so all Hugh's men say, as 2 manors of 

 5 carucates of land. 



In Dagaworda [Dagworth] Breme a free- 

 man under King Edward, who was killed at the 

 battle of Hastings, held, and he had I J carucates 

 of land, but (this land) was delivered to Hugh 

 as half a carucate by exchange. And the soke 

 (belonged) to the King and the Earl. Then as 

 now 1 1 bordars, and 3 serfs. Then and always 

 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then and after- 

 wards 2 ploughs belonging to the men, now I 

 plough. Wood(land) for 60 swine. And 9 

 acres of meadow. And I mill. I church with- 

 out land, and half a church with 30 acres of 

 land and i ^ acres of meadow. Then 1 3 beasts, 

 now 10, and 12 swine, 16 sheep, and 40 goats. 

 Then as now worth 601. In the same manor 

 (was) Bremere a freeman by commendation only, 

 and he had 11 J acres, and I bordar. Then and 

 afterwards half a plough, now none. Worth 31. 



•" In Stowmarket. 



William son of Gross holds this manor of Hugh 



de Montfort. 



In Newetuna [(Old) Newton], (now held) in 

 demesne, Alwin de Mellesam [Mendlesham] held 



1 freeman with half a carucate of land, now Hugh 

 holds by exchange ; under him were 2 bordars. 

 Then as now i plough. And i^ acres of 

 meadow. And now 40 sheep, and 3 swine. 

 Then as now worth 40J. 



In the same (vill) Hugh holds in demesne by 

 exchange by livery {ex liheratione) 2 freemen, of 

 whom the soke was in the Hundred, and they 

 have 27 acres. Then as now half n plough. 

 Worth 5/. 



In Dagaworda [Dagworth] Hugh holds half 

 a freeman having 20 acres. Worth 3;. 



In Torneia [Thorney] Roger de Candos 

 holds I carucate of land of Hugh, which was de- 

 mesne land in the King's manor and soke T.R.E., 

 but it was delivered (to Hugh) as i carucate of land. 

 This land Ralph the Staller had in pawn {in 

 vadimonio) from Toli the Sheriff, as the Hundred 

 heard say ; but (the Court) neither saw the writs 

 nor the feoffor {Hberatorem) ; and Ralph (held) on 

 the day of King Edward's death ; and afterwards 

 Ralph his son. And he (Roger) had 4 villeins, 

 and 3 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne, now i. Then as now 2 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. And 4 acres of meadow. 



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And 1 mill. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Now 



10 swine, and 30 sheep. Then as now worth 



60J. 



And in the same (vill) the same (Roger) holds 



2 freemen having 20 acres. Then and after- 

 wards I plough, now half (a plough). Worth 

 \od. This is by exchange. 



Thewardestreu [Thedwastre] Hundret 



In Begatona [Bacton] a freeman under 

 Edith the Rich held 40 acres of land T.R.E. 

 Now Hugh de Montfort holds (them) through 

 exchange. Then as now half a plough. Worth 



Half Hundred of Gepeswiz [Ipswich] 



In the borough Hugh has in demesne i bur- 

 gage {mansura), and it belongs to Nechetuna 

 [Nacton]. The King has all the customs. 



Bosemara [Bosmere] Hundret 



At Betesfort [Battisford] Roger de Candos 

 holds of Hugh the land which Aluric a freeman 

 held T.R.E. as a manor, viz. i carucate of land. 

 Then as now 8 bordars. Then 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne, now I. And half a plough be- 

 longing to the men. 6 acres of meadow. Wood- 



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