A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



HUNDRET OF BuDINGA [BlYTHING] 



In WisETA [Wissett], Count Alan's manor, 

 belonged a freeman with 4 acres which are 

 attached to Northala [North Hales], worth 8d. 

 This Robert de Curcun encroached upon. 

 This (freeman) Earl Ralph held when he made 

 forfeiture. Of this he gave security. 



In the same (vill) was a freeman worth i6(/. 

 over whom the predecessor of William de 

 Warenne had commendation T.R.E. And he 

 has it as part of his land by reason of the 

 exchange. These two Robert encroached upon 

 with the 4 acres aforesaid. 



In Wggessala [Uggeshall] were 2 freemen, 

 Norman and Ketel, with 18 acres and half a 

 plough, worth 3^. This Berengar, Saint 

 Edmund's man, encroached upon ; and he is in 

 the King's mercy. He was sick. He could 

 not come to the plea. Now (the lands) are in 

 the Sherififs custody. 



(Baeergh Two Hundrets) 



In Kanauadisc [Cavendish] Ralph de Limesi 

 holds a freeman (formerly) under Harold (with 

 land) which Edric the deacon, who died with 

 him (i.e. Harold) in the battle, held. And (the 

 freeman) was delivered to Baynard as an estate. 

 Edgar added this to Cavendish after Baynard 

 lost it. Now Ralph de Limesi holds it in the 

 hall demesne. 



In Lauen [Lavenham (?)] Aubrey de Vere 

 holds 3 freemen (formerly) under Ulwin, Aubrey 

 de Vere's predecessor, by commendation only, 

 in the soke of Saint Edmund, and (the free- 

 men) have 50 acres. Then among them all 

 were 2 ploughs, now i. Then as now it was 

 worth 6s. 



In KoDENHAM [Coddenham '"] Walter de 

 Saint Valery's predecessor held by commendation 



fol. 449*. 



only 2 freemen. Now Roger de Ramis holds 

 (them). But the Hundred knows not by what 

 title. Nor was there anyone on his behalf who 

 could say by what title. And (the freemen) 

 have 20 acres of land. Then and afterwards it 

 was worth loi., now nothing. 



Hertesmera [Hartismere] Hundret 



In EiAM [Eye] Robert Malet held i freeman 

 Swartric by name, (who was formerly) under 

 commendation to Harold and in his soke, with 

 1 20 acres as a manor. Then as now 4 bordars. 

 And I plough on the demesne. And 4 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 13 swine. Worth 

 2 Of. 



•" In Boxford. 



fol. 450. 



CONCERNING THE CLAIMS IN DIS- 

 PUTE BETWEEN THE BISHOP 

 OF BAYEUX AND ROBERT 

 MALET'S MOTHER 



Hertesmera [Hartismere] Hundret 



In AcoLT [Occold] Brictere a freeman under 

 Stigand held 20 acres. Then as now i bordar. 

 Worth 40^. This land Stigand gave to Robert 

 Malet's mother ; and she afterwards held it of 

 the Queen. Now the bishop holds it {m°. e.). 



In the same (vill) Cheric a freeman, half 

 under sub-commendation to the predecessor of 

 Robert Malet and half under commendation to 

 Saxo the predecessor of Ranulph Peverel, held 

 20 acres and 2 bordars and 1 plough. Worth 

 40i. 



BiscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret 



In Badingefelda [Bedingfield] the aforesaid 

 Brictere and Cheric (held) 40 acres in manner 

 aforesaid. Then i plough, now half a plough. 

 Wood(land) for 40 swine. And a freeman 

 under commendation to Brictred (held) 5 acres. 

 The whole was worth lis. 



Hertesmara [Hartismere] Hundret 



In Aspala [Aspall] 4 freemen, Derulf under 

 commendation to the Abbot of Ely, and Thurs- 

 tan under commendation to Saxo, and Marculf 

 under commendation to Edric, Robert Malet's 

 predecessor, and Grunulf under sub-commenda- 

 tion to Robert Malet's predecessor, (held) 86 

 acres and 7 bordars. Then as now 3 ploughs. 

 2 acres of meadow. They were then as now 

 worth 40f. Of this land William Malet was 

 seised, so the Hundred witnesses, before the 

 Bishop of Bayeux ; and afterwards came Hubert 

 de Port and adjudged the land free and seised 

 the Bishop of this land because the freemen used 

 to hold it ; and on the day on which Earl 

 Ralph made forfeiture Robert Malet's mother 

 was seised thereof, so witnessas the Hundred, 

 and up to the date of the plea (held) at Hodiham 

 [Odiham] ; now it is held, as the King ordered, 

 in pace Regis between the Bishop and Robert's 

 mother. 



IN the year one thousand and 



eighty-six 



from the incarnation of the lord, 



and the 



twentieth of the reign of WILLIAM, 



WAS THIS 



SURVEY {Deicriptio) MADE, NOT ONLY 



THROUGHOUT THESE THREE COUNTIES, 



BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE OTHERS. 



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