THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



ploughs, now 3^ ploughs. And 4 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now it was worth 20s. 

 Over the whole hundred Saint Edmund (has) sac 

 and soke. 



In the same (vill) 5 freemen under com- 

 mendation (had) I carucate and 80 acres of 

 land. Then 5 ploughs, now 2. And 3 acres 

 of meadow. Then it was worth 301., now 20s. 

 A church with 80 acres of free land and i plough 

 and 1 acre of meadow. Worth 51. The whole 



fol. 439. 



is 2 leagues long, and 6 furlongs broad. And 



pays 22f(/. in geld. 



(At) Walsam [Walsham] T.R.E. Achi held 

 as a manor 2 carucates of land. Then as now 4 

 bordars. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 

 3. And half a plough belonging to the men. 

 And 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 20 

 swine. Then as now i rouncey. Then 3 

 beasts, now I. Then 40 swine, now 29. Then 

 5 sheep, now 30. Then it was worth 40J., 

 now 60J. 



In the same (vill) 20 freemen under com- 

 mendation (had) I carucate of land. Then as 

 now 2 ploughs. And 2 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 10 swine. Then it was worth 

 I Of., now 20s. 



In the same (vill) 3 J freemen (had) i carucate 

 of land. Then and afterwards 3^ ploughs, now 

 2. And 2^ acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 

 4 swine. Then as now it was worth 20s. Half 

 a church with 10 acres, and an acre of meadow, 

 worth 8ci. It is 2 leagues long, and 6 furlongs 

 broad. And (pays) ijd. in geld. Others have 

 holdings therein. 



(At) Eascefelda [Ashfield '"] Achi held as a 

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

 now 9 bordars. Then 4 ploughs on the demesne, 

 now 3. And 12 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 60 swine. Then as now 2 rounceys, 

 and 2 beasts. Then 60 swine, now 15. Then 

 25 sheep, now 10. And 10 hives of bees. 

 Then as now it was worth 601. 



In the same (vill) were 14 freemen under 

 commendation with 80 acres. Then as now 



1 plough. And 4 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 4 swine. Worth 8j. 



In the same (vill) Ketel a freeman (had) i 

 carucate of land as a manor. Then as now 2 

 bordars, and 2 serfs. And 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne. And 4 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 20 swine. And 3 freemen under him 

 (had) 22 acres and half a plough. Then as now 



2 rounceys. Then 4 beasts. Then 24 swine, 

 now 23. Then 32 sheep, now 100. Then 



'" Fees at both Great and Little Ashfield were 

 held in I 346 by William Criketot, who held also at 

 Ixworth, Walsham, and Langham ; Feui/. Aids, v, 

 71, 72. 



40 goats, now 12. Then as now it was worth 

 30J. Over him Robert's predecessor had com- 

 mendation. William holds (him) of Robert. 



In the same (vill) 3 freemen under com- 

 mendation (had) I carucate of land and 60 acres, 

 and I bordar. Then as now 3 ploughs, and 4 

 acres of meadow. Wood (land) for 4 swine. 



fol. 439*. 



Then as now it was worth 30^. These men 

 2 knights {mi/ites) hold. A church with 9 

 acres. It is 1 1 furlongs long, and 1 1 broad. 

 And (pays) S^d. in geld. Others have holdings 

 therein. 



(At) "Wicam [Wyken] Aki held T.R.E. as a 

 manor i carucate of land. Then 3 bordars. 

 Then 3 serfs, now 2. Then as now 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne. And 3 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 10 swine. Then I rouncey, 

 now 2. Then as now 1 beast. Then 12 

 swine, now 23. Then 25 sheep, now 38. 

 Then as now it was worth 30^. 



And 5 J freemen under commendation (had) 



1 carucate of land. Then as now 2 bordars. 

 And under them (were) 2 freemen with 4 acres. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs. And 6 acres of mea- 

 dow. And the fourth part of a mill. Then it 

 was worth 20s., now 13^. 



In Sapestuna [Sapiston] 2 freemen under 

 King Edward (held) 1 8 acres. Worth 3^. 



(At) Langham [Langham] Haret a freeman 

 over whom Saint Edmund had commendation 

 T.R.E. held 3 carucates of land. Then i vil- 

 lein. Then as now 3 bordars, and 3 serfs. 

 Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne, 

 now 2. Then half a plough belonging to the 

 men. 12. acres of meadow. Wood (land) for 6 

 swine. Then 7 rounceys, now i. Then 8 

 beasts, now 2. Then 30 swine, now 16. Then 

 140 sheep, now 12. Then it was worth 8oj., 

 now 60s. 



In the same (vill) 2 freemen under commenda- 

 tion (had) 20 acres. Then half a plough, now 



2 oxen. Worth 31. It is 7 furlongs long, and 

 6 broad. And (pays) lod, in geld. 



In Hepworda [Hep worth] a half freeman 

 (had) 40 acres, and i bordar. Then as now 

 half a plough. And half an acre of meadow. 

 Worth I ox. 



In WicA [Wyken] a freeman under com- 

 mendation (had) 60 acres, and I bordar. Then 

 as now I plough. Worth ioj. 



In IcsEWRDA [Ixworth] a freeman (had) 40 

 acres. Then as now i plough. Worth 51. 



As to his holding over all these freemen he 

 vouches the King to warrant. 



Saint Edmund has soke and sac over the whole 

 of them. 



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