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 A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK T.R.E. used to pay scot towards the King's geld. In the same borough Alnulf the priest has a church, Holy Trinity, to which belong 26 acres fol. 290*. in alms. And one Culling a burgess has a church, St. Mary's, with 26 acres. Tumbi a church, St. Mary's, with 2 acres. Lestan the priest a church, St. Augustine's, with II acres. Ulwin the priest a church, St. Michael's, with 8 acres. In Turuestuna [Thurlston] in Claindune [Claydon] Hundred, Godric (has) a church, St. Botulf's, with i acre. Turchil and Edric have held {tenent) a church, St. Lawrence's, with 12 acres, half a year last St. John's Day [ad festum Set. Johis. fuit dlmidius annus). One Lefflett a freewoman held this church T.R.E., which Count Alan claims as having belonged to the fee of Earl Ralph, and vouches Ivo Taille- bois as having made the livery. But Turchil and Edric vouch to warrant Roger the Sheriff saying that through him they had this church, and Roger stands to them as such warrant as any sheriff could rightfully be T.R.E. Ascer i church, St. Peter's, with i acre. Godric a church, St. Stephen's, with I acre. All this rendered T.R.E. 15//. and 6sextars of honey, and 4$. towards the custom of honey, and 8j. to the prebendaries. And Roger the Sheriff gave the whole to farm for 40//. (payable) at the feast of St. Michael. Afterwards he could not have (this) rent, and of it he excused [condonavit) 60s. It now renders 37//. And the moneyers used to render annually T.R.E. 4//. for the mint. Now they ought to render 20//'. But for four years they have rendered only 27//. And the Earl now as then has the third part. fol. 291. II. LANDS OF ROBERT COUNT OF MORTAIN IN SUFFOLK Thewardestreu [Thedwastre] Hundret In Rengestuna " [Drinkstone] a freeman under Saint Etheldreda by commendation, in Saint Edmund's soke (held) i carucate of land. And 8 bordars. Then 2 serfs, now i. Then as now i^ ploughs. And 4 acres of meadow. Worth 16s. In Rachestdena" [Rattlesden] a freeman under commendation to and in the soke of Saint Etheldreda (held) i carucate of land. And i bor- dar. And then as now i plough. Worth los. In Bradefella [Bradfield] a freeman under commendation to Bishop Aylmer, in Saint Ed- " ' Drincestona ' ; Inj. El. I42. " ' Ratesdena ' ; ibid. mund's soke (held) 20 acres of land. Then half a plough, now i ox. Worth 2s. In Telueteham [Welnetham] a freeman under commendation to Bishop Aylmer in Saint Edmund's soke (held) 40 acres of land. Then I plough, now 2 oxen. Then worth los.y now 20J. In Stanfella [Stanningfield] a freeman under commendation to Bishop Aylmer in Saint Ed- mund's soke (held) 60 acres of land. Then 1 plough, now half a plough. Then worth lOi., now 30;. ; but it scarcely returns (so much). All this was delivered to Count Brien, predecessor of Count Robert as 2 carucates and 40 acres of land. Stou [Stow] Hundret Cambas [Combs] Ulnoth, a freeman, held under King Edward as 2 carucates of land. Then and afterwards as now 12 villeins 8 bor- dars. Then and afterwards 6 serfs, now 2. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then 5, afterwards 3 ploughs belonging to the men, now I. Then and now 2 mills. Wood(land) for 16 swine. And 12 acres of meadow. Then as now 2 horses. Then as now 24 beasts and 1 6 swine. Then as now 121 sheep and 60 goats. Therein are 50 freemen of the same Ulnoth, and they have i mill, afterwards under Brien predecessor of Count Robert as to commendation only, (and) in the King's soke. And under them are 7 bordars, and they have among them all 8 carucates of land. Then 16 ploughs, and afterwards and now 8. But T.R.E. there were 62 freemen. Then and afterwards the manor of Cambas [Combs] was worth i oU. ; now it renders 16/;'., but can scarce yield that rent. And these 50 freemen were worth then and afterwards 16//., now 31//'. But they can- not endure it {suff'erri) without ruin [confusioni). After Count Brien the predecessor of Robert acquired this manor, it rendered no customary dues in the Hundred. Cambas [Combs] is 2 leagues long and I broad. And (pays) 37|</. in geld. Hugh de Montfort holds half a mill. And it belonged to a freeman (holding) of this manor in Brien's time. And he (Hugh) claims (it by) livery (liberatorem) as to the fee of his pre- decessor. But by the witness of the Hundred it never (so) belonged. Anuhus [Onehouse] Withmer held it under King Edward as i carucate of land. Then 3 bordars, afterwards and now 6. Then and afterwards 2 serfs, now none. Then as now I plough on the demesne. And 4 acres of mea- dow. And 2 sokemen with 3 acres of land. But they could sell (their land) without licence. In the same (vill) a freeman held 9 acres, whom Nigel held under Count Robert, but Frodo was seised before him, and claims livery 430