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XXXIII. LANDS OF RALPH 

 BAIGNARD 



RiSEBRUGE [RiSBRIEKJE] HuNDRET 



(At) KiDiTUNA [Kedington] Ailad held T.R.E. 

 as a manor 5 carucates of land. Then and 

 afterwards 13 villeins, now II. Then and 

 afterwards 1 bordar, now 2. Then and after- 

 wards 9 serfs, now none. Then and afterwards 

 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. Then and 

 afterwards 8 ploughs belonging to the men, now 

 2^ ploughs. 20 acres of meadow. Then I 

 mill. Then 4 rounceys, now 3. Then 15 

 beasts, now 4. Then 27 swine, now 18. Then 

 52 sheep, now 150. Now 6 hives of bees. 

 Then worth 6/1., now 7//. and 5^. 



In the same (vill) 25 freemen (held) 2 caru- 

 cates of land. And 5 bordars, and 2 serfs. 

 Then as now 1 1 ploughs. And 6 acres of 

 nealow. Worth 40J. His (Ralph Baignard's) 

 predecessor had commendation and soke and sac 

 except as to the six forfeitures of Saint Edmund. 

 And of one the predecessor of Richard son of 

 Count Gilbert had commendation. But Baig- 

 nard claims the whole by exchange. A church 

 with 40 acres of free land and i ^ acres of mea- 

 dow worth 6j. It is 12 furlongs long, and 6 

 broad. And (pays) i2d. in geld. Others hold 

 (land) therein. 



In PosLiNGEWRDA [Poslingford] (were) 3 free- 

 men. Of two of these his (Baignard's) prede- 

 cessor had commendation T.R.E., and soke and 

 sac, except the six forfeitures belonging to Saint 

 Edmund, and the same Saint Edmund (had) com- 

 mendation over the third T.R.E. And the 

 King granted him the land. About this we 

 have seen the writ. And they have I carucate 

 and 20 acres of land. And 7 bordars. And i^ 

 ploughs. Wood(land) for 5 swine. Then as 

 now worth 3IJ. 



In the same (vill) a freeman (held) i^ caru- 

 cates of land. Then as now 6 bordars. Apd i 

 plough on the demesne. This Noriolt holds. 

 Then' 2 rounceys, and now the like, and 6 beasts, 

 16 swine, and 20 sheep. Then worth 20^., now 

 255. 



In the same (vill) a freeman (held) i^ caru- 

 cates of land. And 3 bordars. And li ploughs. 

 And 4 acres of meadow. Now 2 rounceys, 4 

 beasts, 20 swine, and 29 sheep. This Walter 

 holds. Worth 30J. 



In the same (vill) 2 freemen held 160 acres. 

 And 8 bordars. And i plough. Worth 26s. 



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and Sd. This Richer holds. A church with 

 40 acres of free land, wort'i 6s. Saint Edmund 

 (has) the six forfeitures. Baignard (has) the soke. 

 It is 13 furlongs long, and 1 2 broad. And (pays) 

 i^d. in geld. Others hold (land) therein. This 

 is on account of the exchange. 



(At) WiTESKEOU [Wixoe] Godwin the thegn 

 held as a manor 3 carucates and 15 acres of land 

 T.R.E. Then as now 6 villeins. Then 4 

 bordars, now 5. Then 6 serfs, now 4. Then 

 as afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. 

 Then as now 2^ ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Wood(land) for 10 swine. 12 acres of meadow. 

 Then as now i mill. Now 2 rounceys. Then 



24 beasts, now 12. Then 40 swine, now 12. 

 Then 60 sheep, now 40. And 5 hives of bees. 

 A church with 5 acres. And 2 freemen (held) 



25 acres, I plough and I acre of meadow. His 

 (Baignard's) predecessor (had) commendation and 

 soke. Saint Edmund (had) the six forfeitures. 

 Then and afterwards worth 831., and the like 

 now. It is half a league long, and 3^ furlongs 

 broad. And pays 3^. in geld. Others hold 

 (land) there. 



BiDINGA [BlYTHING] HuNDRET 



(At) Reinduna [Reydon] Toret held 5 caru- 

 cates of land. Then and afterwards 14 villeins, 

 now 5. Then and afterwards 16 bordars, now 

 20. Then 2 serfs, now i . Then and afterwards 

 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. Then and after- 

 wards 1 1 ploughs belonging to the men, now 7. 

 Wood(land) for 60 swine. Then 3 rounceys, 

 now I. Then 12 beasts, now 5. Then 40 

 swine, now 30. Then as now no sheep. Now 



15 goats. Then it was worth 1005., now 7//. 

 and 10s. 



In the same (vill) 30 freemen held 2 ciru- 

 cates of land and 5 acres and 2 bordars. Then 

 and afterwards 8 ploughs, now 6. It was worth 

 12/i. and loj. Over these his predecessor (had) 

 commendation and soke and sac T.R.E. 



In the same (vill) 2 freemen by commenda- 

 tion (held) 16 acres and half a plough. It was 

 worth 10s. The King and the Earl (have) the 

 soke. This is by way of exchange. It is i 

 league and 6 furlongs long, and I league and 3 

 perches broad. And pays 6|^. in geld. 2 churches 

 with I carucate of land are worth lor. 



In Brantuna [Brampton] 1 1 freemen by 

 commendation T.R.E., now 10, (held) 2 caru- 



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cates of land and 60 acres. Then 2 villeins, now 

 I. Then 8 bordars, now 17. Then 9 ploughs, 

 now 7. Wood(land) for 20 swine. And 2 acres 

 of meadow. Then it was worth 30J., now 4OJ. 

 The King and the Earl (have) the soke. (This 

 he holds) by way of exchange. 



In the same (vill) a sokeman holds 2 carucates 

 of land. And 2 villeins, and 8 bordars. And 

 3 ploughs. Wood(land) for 3 swine. And 2 

 acres of meadow. Worth 30J. A church with 



16 acres, worth 161J. The King and the Earl 

 (have) the soke. 



At Froxedena [Frostenden] Toret held as a 

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



550 



