THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



30 acres. Then i plough, now half a plough. 

 And I acre of meadow. Worth ^s. A church 

 with 16 acres, worth 2s. It is i league long and 

 8 furlongs broad. And (pays) y^d. in geld. 

 The soke is in Hex [Hoxne] the Bishop's 

 manor. 



BUDIGGA [BlYTHING] HuNDRET 



(At) Meaila [Mells "'] Manning a freeman 

 held as a manor", and now Robert has in de- 

 mesne, 3 carucates of land. Then as now 8 

 villeins. Then as now 12 bordars. Then as 

 now 3 serfs. Then as now 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne. 3 ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Wood(land) for 100 swine. 5 acres of meadow. 

 Then i mill, now none. Then as now 2 roun- 

 ceys, 7 beasts, 30 swine, 16 sheep. Then it 

 was worth 50J., now 60s. It is 10 furlongs 

 long, and 7 broad. And renders 2d. in geld. 



(At) GoKESFORD [Yoxford] Manning (held) as 

 a manor, now Robert holds in demesne, 5 caru- 

 cates of land. Then 12 villeins, now 9. Then 



2 bordars, now none. Then as now I serf. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 



3 belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 30 

 swine. 20 acres of meadow. Then as now I 

 rouncey, 7 beasts, 30 swine. And then it was 

 worth 40J., now bos. It is 10 furlongs long, 

 and 7 broad. (And pays) 3^. in geld. 



fol. 430. 

 XLV. LAND OF WALTER GIFART 



Perreham [Parham] Half Hxjndret 



In Blachessala [Blaxhali] a free(man) Cod- 

 ric,^^" half under commendation to the prede- 

 cessor of Malet and half to the Abbot of Ely, 

 (held) 10 acres, worth 20<^. Ralph de Langhetot 

 holds. The soke is the Abbot's. 



Plumesgata [Plomesgate] Hundret 



(At) GuEMHAM [Glemham] Starlinc held 180 

 acres '^' as a manor T.R.E. under commendation 

 half to the Abbot of Ely and half to William 

 Malet, and he (Malet) was seised thereof. Then 

 as now 1 1 bordars. And 2 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne. And I plough belonging to the men. 

 And I acre of meadow. Then as now 2 roun- 

 ceys. Then 16 swine, now 26. Then 30 

 sheep, now 50. Then it was worth 405., now 

 60J. And there have been added 24 freemen 

 under commendation with 100 acres. Then as 

 now 3 ploughs. Worth 40J. It is i league long, 



"' In Wenhaston. 

 ""'Godric'; Itif. £/. 151. 



•*' 'l^ carucates of land'; Itij. El. 153. This 

 <hows that the carucate contained 1 20 acres. 



and half (a league) broad. And pays lod. in 

 geld. 



In Straffort ^^ [Stratford (St. Andrew)] the 

 same Starlinc held 1 carucate of land as a manor 

 T.R.E. Then as now 5 bordars. And i 

 plough on the demesne. Half a plough belong- 

 ing to the men. And 4 acres of meadow. And 

 1 mill. Worth 40J. 



In the same (vill) 13^ freemen under com- 

 mendation then as now (held) 64 acres, and i^ 

 ploughs. Worth fs. Ralph de Langhetot holds 

 the whole. The soke (belongs to) the Abbot of 

 Ely. 



fol. 430A. 



XLVL LANDS OF THE COUNTESS 

 OF ALBAMARLE 



Babenberga [Babergh] Two Hundrets 



In SiMPLiNGA [Shimpling] Uluric, King Ed- 

 ward's thegn, held 5 carucates of land as a manor. 

 Now the Countess of Albamarle holds it. Then 

 5 villeins, now 3. Then and afterwards 4 bor- 

 dars, now 10. Then as now 6 serfs. Then and 

 afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. 

 Then as now 3 ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Wood(land) for 8 swine. And 10 acres of mea- 

 dow. Then as now i horse. Then 14 beasts, 

 now 6. Then 40 swine, now 24. Then 120 

 sheep, now 100. A church with 30 acres. In 

 the same (vill) 5 freemen under Uluric by com- 

 mendation — and Saint Edmund had soke and sac 

 T.R.E., now the Countess has them — (held) i 

 carucate of land, and I bordar, and I serf. Then 

 as now 2 ploughs. And 2 acres of meadow. 

 Then and afterwards it was worth 9//. It is I 

 league long, and half a league broad. And (pays) 

 5</. in geld. 



At Scerdacra [Chadacre^^] the same Uluric 

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

 as now I villein, and 3 bordars, and 2 serfs. 

 Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now none. 

 Then as now i plough belonging to the men. 

 And 3 acres of meadow. Then as now it was 

 worth 6oi. It is 4 furlongs long and 2 broad. 

 And (pays) 7.\d. in geld. 



Sanfort [Samford] Hundret and a Half 



(At) Belesteda [Belstead] Aluric de Weinhou 

 held 3 carucates and 40 acres of land as a manor. 

 Then as now 12 villeins and 3 bordars. Then 

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

 now I. Then 8 ploughs. Afterwards and now 

 5, and 6 acres of meadow. Then wood(land) for 

 30 swine, now 20. A church with 34 acres of 

 free land. Now 27 swine, and 35 sheep. Then 



"' ' Strattuna ' ; ibid. 



In Shimpling. 



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