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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS half, Blacsun wholly and Aldwin half, were under commendation to Bigot's predecessor ; from the others he had nothing ; and they used to have I J acres of land ; and the others had i carucate of land and 4 acres. Then 3 ploughs, afterwards and now 2 ploughs. One of these, Blacuin by name, had 40 acres of the same land. Then it was worth 30J., now 20s. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. It is i league long and 5 furlongs broad. And (pays) 6^d. in geld. In Belham [Baylham] Wistric, a freeman under commendation to the Abbot of Ely, held 120 acres of land as a manor T.R.E. Now Ulmar (holds) of Bigot. Then as now 7 bordars. And I plough on the demesne. And I plough belonging to the men. 4 acres of meadow. Now i mill. Then as now i rouncey. Then 2 beasts, now 5- Then 7 sheep, now 30. Then it was worth 20s., now 355. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In the same (vill were) 6 freemen with 20 acres less half an acre. Over them Wistric had fol. 337*. only the commendation. Worth $s. The same Ulmar holds. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In Flochetuna [Flowton] (was) a freeman Bruncart by name, (of whom) Lefcilt had the commendation T.R.E., with 10 acres. Worth 2s. Hugh de Hosdenc (now) holds. In Belham [Baylham] Warenger holds of Roger Bigot a freeman, by name Brun, (who was) reeve of Gypeswiz [Ipswich] and under commendation to the Queen, and he has 17 acres. This belongs to {jacet in) Stanham [Ston- ham] and is included in its valuation. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. At Staham [Stonham] the said Brun held as a manor 60 acres T.R..E. Now Warengar holds of Roger. Then 2 ploughs, afterwards i, now 2. And 2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 80 swine, now for 40. Now 8 beasts. Then 10 swine, now 35, and 80 sheep, and 23 goats. A share {quedam pars) of a mill. Then it was worth 20J., now 405. In the same (vill) were 5 freemen with 16 acres, over whom the aforesaid Brun had com- mendation. Then i plough, now half a plough. Worth 3$. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In the same (vill) 1 7 freemen have been added to this manor in King William's time, from whom Roger Bigot's predecessor had nothing. These freemen Roger de Ramis claims to have held as of his fee before Roger Bigot had received lands in Suffolk. But the Hundred witnesses that Roger Bigot received them first as of his fee. And to this Roger de Ramis offers denial by every kind of lawful procedure {contradictt omni lege). And they have 69 acres. Of these 5 were under commendation to the predecessor of Ranulf Peverel {piperelli), that is to say to Saxo. Then and afterwards 6 ploughs, now 3. And 1 ^ acres of meadow. Worth i bs. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In Belham [Baylham] (were) 3 freemen. Over one who is called Ulbold Roger Bigot's predecessor, that is, Brun, had commendation, and over two, that is to say Lestan {sic) he had nothing ; but the predecessor of Ranulf Peverel had the commendation. All together they had fol. 338. 1 2 acres. Worth 2s. Garengar holds of Roger. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In Langhedena [ ] (was) a free- man Aluric by name under commendation to Brun, Bigot's predecessor, having lo acres, and 2 oxen. Worth 2s. The same (Garengar holds) of Roger. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. CoDENHAM [Coddenham] the said Garengar holds of Roger Bigot, which Wicolf a freeman held, viz. 76 acres as a manor, (Wicolf was) under commendation to Toli the Sheriff T.R.E. Then as now I J villeins, and 3 bordars. Then 2 serfs. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the demesne, now i. Then and afterwards 2 oxen belonging to the men, now none. And 4 acres of meadow. Then wood(Iand) for 30 swine, now 10. Then half a mill, but Hardwin, Earl Ralph's brother, took it away in King William's time. Half a church with 25 acres of land. Then as now it was worth 361. A church with 12 J acres (worth) 25^. Another church with 8 acres, worth ibd. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In the same (vill was) a freeman Wailoff under commendation to the Abbot of Ely having 36 acres as a manor T.R.E. And the same Garengar holds (this). Then half a villein. Then and afterwards I plough, now none. And 4 acres of meadow. Then wood(land) for 30 swine, now for 10. Then as now it was worth 15J. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In the same (vill are) 27 freemen with 75 acres. Of these i 2 were under commendation to Wicolf, Roger Bigot's predecessor, T.R.E., and from the others he had nothing. And the same Garenger holds this. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs, now 2. I acre of meadow. Then it was worth i6j., now 201. and bd. In Hamingestuna [Hemingstone] (was) a freeman with 5 acres, which the said Garenger holds, Farman by name, under commendation to Wicolf. Worth lod. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. All WicolPs land and all these 475