Page:VCH Suffolk 1.djvu/547

 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS sheep, now 300. And 5 freemen (with) 40 acres. Over these Roger's predecessor had commendation T.R.E. And this the said Stan- nard holds. Saint Edmund has soke and sac. The manor was then worth 30J., now 40J. ; and the freemen 35, It is 12 furlongs long, and 10 broad. And (pays) iif*;^. geld. Half Hundret of Cosfort [Cosford] In Watesfelda [Whatfield] (is) a freeman, over whom Saint Edmund T.R.E. had {habet) commendation and soke complete. And he has 15 acres. Worth 2s. and td. This (Hugh) de Hosdene holds. BiscopEs [Bishop's] Hundret Carahalla [ ? Kelsale *'] Roger Bigot holds in demesne, which Norman held T.R.E. ; 4 caru- cates of land. Then and afterwards 10 villeins, now 15. Then and afterwards 7 bordars, now 17. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. And 10 ploughs belonging to the men. And 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 60 swine. And now 3 rounceys, 2 beasts, and 30 swine. Then 25 sheep, now 100. A church with 30 acres and i plough. Then worth lOOj. In the same (vill) Ulveva held 2 carucates of land as a manor, which Roger holds in demesne. Then 5 villeins, now 7. Then 4 bordars, now 9. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 5 ploughs belonging to the men. And 3 acres of meadow. Then worth bos. In this manor which Norman used to hold are 35 freemen having power to sell and give their lands, whom Roger holds in demesne by soke and sac and all customs. And they have 3 carucates of land. Then as now 12 ploughs. And I acre of meadow. And now a market of the King's gift. The freemen were then worth fol. 331. 4//'. The manor with the freemen is now worth 24//'., and the other manor 8//. The whole is I J leagues long, and i league broad. And (pays) 42</. in geld. Roger Bigot (has) soke and sac. Delham [Denham] Aitard holds of Roger Bigot, which Stigand held ; i^ carucates of land. Then as now 3 villeins. And 1 1 bordars. And 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 2 ploughs be- longing to the men. And 2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 30 swine. And 2 beasts, 10 swine, 30 sheep, and 20 goats. A church with 12 acres. And a sokeman belongs {pertinet) to this estate [terrae), which the said Ettard holds, and (his land) lies in Horam [Horham], with 40 acres and i bordar and i plough and 2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 6 swine. Then worth 40J., now 50J. " Kelsale was one of the Bigot fees in 1 3 1 6 ; Feud. Aids, v, 37. It occurs below (fol. 339) as ^ Cheressala.' In the same (vill is) i freeman of Stigand's whom [quam) the same Ettard holds, with 30 acres, and 2 bordars, and i plough, and i acre of meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Worth 41. This is through the exchange with Isaac's land. In length it is half a league and 3 furlongs broad. And (pays) "j^d. in geld. In the same (vill is) a freeman with 10 acres. Stigand (had) commendation. Worth ^s. This is through the same exchange. And the said Ettard holds (it). The whole of this Bishop Ailmar had after the King came. In Budigga [Blything] HOndret HiNETUNA [Hinton]''* iEgelward a freeman held as a manor T.R.E. ; now Robert of Blide- burh [Blythburgh] holds under Roger Bigot ; 50 acres of land. 2 bordars. Then as now I plough on the demesne. And i rouncey, 4 beasts, 4 swine, 50 sheep. Worth 8/. And of that land Robert of Blythburgh holds 12 acres by way of alms from the King, to wit of the church of Blythburgh, and this the Hundred testifies. To this manor have been added 6 freemen over whom Roger's predecessor had commendation. And they have 50 acres of land. Then as now i plough, i acre of meadow. Worth 4J. (At)BRiNGAS [? Bridge"] Ulsi held T.R.E. as a manor 1^ carucates of land. Then 2 vil- fol. 331*. leins. And 8 bordars, and now 10 bordars. Then 4 serfs, now i. Then 4 ploughs on the demesne, and now 2. And a third could be made up. Then 2 ploughs belonging to the men, now ploughs. Wood(land) for 8 swine. 18 acres of meadow. 2 mills, i salt-pan. 11 swine, and 20 goats. Worth 30J., now 40J. And 3 acres of land in Duneuuic [Dunwich] belong to this manor. And the soke is Robert Malet's. Worth 221^. To this manor have been added 4 freemen with 60 acres of land. Then 2 ploughs, now i. It was worth 8i. And this Robert de Curcun holds of Roger Bigot. It is 9 furlongs long, and 7 broad. And renders d. in a King's geld. The soke is the King's and the Earl's. Brantuna [Brampton] Padda held T.R.E. as a manor ; now Robert de Curcun holds of R. Bigot ; 2 carucates of land. Then 4 villeins, now 2. Then 4 bordars, now 6. Then as now I serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the de- mesne. And 2 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 6 swine. 1 acre of meadow. 14 swine. Four score sheep. Then as now it was worth 40J. And to this manor have been attached 9 J freemen with 100 acres. Then 5 "* A hamlet of Blythburgh. " Adjoining Dunwich. 469