A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



Worth l^d. The King and the Earl (have) half 

 the soke, and Saint Etheldreda the other moiety. 

 This Aluric held this land in pawn {in vadimonio), 

 and thereof has no warrant. 



The above are in the King's hand. 



In Westrefelda [Westerfield] 6 freemen, 

 Alwin, Flint, Alwin, Edric, Uleric,Alestan, (held) 

 among them 15 acres and I plough. Worth 

 2od. One of them, Flint by name, gave a 

 pledge for that he said that they gave farm in 

 Gipeswiz [Ipswich] ; and the Sheriff proved that 

 he lied ; and the same Sheriff is surety {fidejussor). 

 The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In TuROLUESTUNA [Thurlston] a freeman 

 Godwin under commendation to Stigand (held) 

 10 acres. Worth 2od. 



In this Hundred the King has 30 freemen with 

 147^ acres,and a church inWiDiTUNA [Whitton] 

 with 10 acres. Then as now 3 ploughs. And i 

 acre of meadow. Worth 40J. and /^d. These 

 are their names : Aistan, Godric, Godwin, OfFa, 

 Rictan, Gadinc, Aluric, Estrat, Aluric, Touilt, 

 Lewin, Aluric, Gunequata, Uluric, Turchetel, 

 Godric, Edied, Dirsi, Brictmar, Leveva, Aluric, 

 Uluric, Norman, Lewric, Saxlef, Alwin, Ulwin, 

 Edric, Sigar. These men the Sheriff holds in 

 hand for the King. The King and the Earl (have) 

 the soke. 



In Westrefelda [Westerfield) Aluric the 

 priest held then as now 12 acres, and 2 acres 

 of meadow. Worth y. The King and the 

 Earl (have) the soke. 



In TuRUESTUNA [Thurlston] 2 freemen, 

 Uluric and Ormar, (held) 6 acres. Worth izd. 

 The soke is the King's. The Sheriff keeps (them) 

 in hand for the King. 



fol. 447. 



In CoDENHAM [Coddenham] Friebern, a priest, 

 (holds) half an acre in alms. Worth id. 



LXXV. THESE ARE THE FREEMEN 



OF SUFFOLK WHO REMAIN IN 



THE KING'S HAND 



Brademera [Bradmere] Hundret 



In ToRP [(Ixworth) Thorpe] a freeman (had) 

 30 acres T.R.E. Then and afterwards half a 

 plough, now 2 oxen. Worth 2s. and bd. Him 

 Robert Blund held, supposing him to belong to 

 the Abbot's fee, and the same man gave assurance 

 to Robert that he belonged to the Abbot's fee. 

 But the Abbot is not his warrant for this. Now 

 at length Robert has made recognizance that he 

 does not belong to the Abbot's fee, he has remitted 

 him into the King's hand, and has given security 

 thereupon. 



In IcsEWRDA [Ixworth] a freeman (had) 1 2 

 acres worth 2s. Saint Edmund had half the 

 commendation T.R.E. , and soke and sac, and 

 the predecessor of Peter de Valoignes had half the 

 commendation. Over him Richard the man of 

 Robert Blund held, and gave security. Robert 

 is not his warrant. 



Hundret of Biscopes [Bishop's] 



In HoRAN [Horham] a freeman held 6 acres 

 worth i2d. Him Herbert Blacun held in hand 

 for the King by order of Bishop Arfast, but 

 Juchel the priest claims him of the King's gift, 

 and thereof was he seised. And his predecessor 

 had the commendation T.R.E. The soke (is) in 

 Hoxa [Hoxne]. 



In Isteda [Instead""] (is) a freeman, over 

 whom Bishop Ailmer had commendation, with 

 10^ acres. And the fourth part of a mill. And 

 I bordar. And then half a plough, now 2 oxen. 

 Worth 2s. This William Malet held, (as did) 

 afterwards Robert his son, supposing it to belong 

 to his father's fee. 



fol. 44 7^. 



In Badingafelda [Bedingfield] (are) 2 free- 

 men who remain in the King's hand through 

 respite of the plea between the Bishop of Bayeux 

 and Robert Malet's mother. One was under 

 commendation to Stigand and the other, half 

 under Leuric, Robert Malet's predecessor, and 

 the other moiety (belonged to) Saxo ; and they 

 have 40 acres and 3 bordars. Then as now I 

 plough. Wood(land) for 20 swine. Worth lOi. 

 The soke is in Hoxa [Hoxne]. 



LXXVI. ENCROACHMENTS 

 {INFJSIONES) UPON THE KING 



RiSEBRUGE [RisBRIDGE] HuNDRET 



Richard son of Count Gislebert. 



In Bradeleia [Bradley] (were) 4 freemen, Ul- 

 win, Leuric, Ulwin. And they have 15 acres. 

 And the fourth was Bundo ; And he has i carucate 

 of land. Then as now 2 ploughs. And 5 acres 

 of meadow. Worth 2 2 J. and 6d. From them 

 his (Richard's) predecessor never had commenda- 

 tion. Malvoisin {ma/us vicinus) holds the carucate. 

 Saint Edmund (has) the entire soke. 



Babenberga [Babergh] Two Hundrets 



In Grotena [Groton] Richard son of 

 Gilbert holds a freeman (formerly) under 

 Robert son of Wimarc, by commendation only, 

 with 60 acres of land. Then 4 bordars, now I. 

 T'.ien and afterwards i plough, now none. And 



In Weybread. 



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