THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



fol. 419. 



longs in breadth. And pays 5/f. in geld. Ulwin 

 had the soke. Adelalm holds the whole (of this) 

 of Aubrey. 



Half Hundret of Cosfort [Cosford] 



In Ialdham [Aldham] Ulwin held T.R.E. 

 5^ carucates' of land as a manor. Then 7 vil- 

 leins, now 4. Then 6 serfs, now 2. Then 

 4 ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Then 6 

 ploughs belonging to the men, now 4. 7 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) for 8 swine. Then 

 as now 2 mills and 3 rounceys. Then 10 beasts, 

 now 18. Then 80 swine, now 60. Then 140 

 sheep, now 60. A church with 7 acres. Then 

 it was worth 8//., now 15//. 



In the same (vill) a freeman held 5 acres by 

 commendation only. Saint Edmund (had) the 

 soke. Worth lod. It is 8 furlongs long and 

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



Hertesmera [Hartismere] Hundret 



In BuRGATA [Burgate] (there was) a free- 

 woman Milda, and in Wordam [Wortham] 

 (were) 9 freemen, Beso, Alwin, Godwin, Ulviet, 

 Boti, Ordric, Stanart, Godric. 



In Strandestuna [Thrandeston] 2 freemen, 

 Fulcard, Alwin. In Metles [Mellis] 4J free- 

 men, Leuric, Godric, Ulward, Lewin benne 

 (and) Furcard the half (freeman). In Torham 

 [Thornham] i freeman, Ulmar. In Richinge- 

 hala [Rickinghall] i freeman, Brictmar. In 

 GiSLiNGEHAM [Gislingham] a freeman, Edric. In 

 WoRDHAM [Wortham] I freeman, Coleman. 

 In Metles [Mellis] i freewoman, Menleva, and 

 she had 14 acres of free land, and T.R.E. she 

 gave that land to Saint Edmund. Altogether 

 the others have 90 acres. Then as now 

 6^ ploughs. And i acre of meadow. Then as 

 now worth bos. Adelalm holds the whole under 

 Aubrey. Over these freemen Aubrey's pre- 

 decessor had soke and commendation T.R.E. 



In Gislingeham [Gislingham] (were) 3 free- 

 men, Ulmar, Lestan, Lefquena with 23 acres 

 and I plough, worth 4.S. and 8d, The said 

 Adelalm holds under Aubrey. 



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XXXVI. LAND OF ROBERT GRENON 



Sanfort [Samford] Hundret and a Half 



(At) Cercesfort [Churchford] Scapi, Harold's 

 thegn, held as a manor I carucate of land T.R.E. 

 Now William de Alno holds it of Robert. Then 

 6 villeins, now 4. Then 4 bordars, now 3. 

 Then 2 serfs, now i. Then 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, now 1. Then i^ ploughs belonging to 



the men, now i. 7 acres of meadow, now 



1 mill. Then 2 rounceys, 6 beasts, and 140 

 sheep, now nothing. Then and afterwards worth 

 60J., now 40J. It is 6 furlongs long, and 2 

 broad, and (pays) ^.d. in geld. Scapi had the soke 

 under Harold. 



(At) Stotuna [Stutton] the same Scalpi held 

 T.R.E. 2 carucates of land as a manor. Then 

 8 villeins, now 5. Then 4 bordars, now 5. 

 Then 6 serfs, now 3. Then and afterwards 



2 ploughs on the demesne, now I. Then as 

 now 2 ploughs belonging to the men. 5 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) for 16 swine. Then 

 as now 1 mill, and 2 salt-pans. Half a church 

 having 15 acres. Then 2 rounceys. Then 16 

 beasts, now 2. Then 40 swine, now 14. Then 

 190 sheep, now 35. Then and afterwards worth 

 6//., now 60J. It is 6 furlongs long, and 4 broad, 

 and (pays) 4a'. in geld. The same William (holds 

 it). The soke (was held) in the same way. 



In Brantham [Brantham] i freeman, Mawa 

 (held) by commendation only 5|^ acres worth 

 i2d. The same William (holds it). Harold 

 (had) the soke. 



Manesfort [ ] Saint Benet, of 



Ramsey,'^' held in demesne T.R.E. Now the 

 same William holds as a manor I J carucates of 

 land. Then as now 2 villeins. Then 4 bordars, 

 now 5. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, now I. Then as now I plough be- 

 longing to the men. 3 acres of meadow, and 

 I mill. Then 2 rounceys. Then 5 beasts, 

 now 3. Then 15 swine, now 5. Then as 

 now 30 sheep. Then and afterwards worth 40^., 

 now 20J. It is 6 furlongs long, and 3 broad, 

 and (pays) 2^d. in geld. Saint Benet (had) the 

 soke. 



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In Alsildestuna [ ] Alwin, a 



freeman, (held) in commendation to Aluric, 

 Robert's predecessor, 30 acres of land as a manor 

 T.R.E. Then as now half a plough, worth 

 4J. Harold (had) the soke. The same William 

 (holds it). 



(At) Turchetlestuna [ ] 



Grim, a freeman, held in commendation to Guert 

 I carucate of land as a manor T.R.E. Then as 

 now 2 villeins and 2 bordars. Then and after- 

 wards I plough, now nothing. And 2 parts of 

 a fishery. Then as now i plough belonging to 

 the men. Then worth 40J., now 38^. The 

 same William (holds it). This Robert claims by 

 exchange with Hugh de Montfort's land. Harold 

 (had) the soke. 



'" There is no mention of this manor in the 

 Chronicle or Cartulary of Ramsey (Rolls Ser.). 



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