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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS (it) of King William, and claims it (as appertain- ing) to his fee, saying that it was delivered to fol. 355*. him. Then as now 5 bordars, and i serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 2 ploughs belonging to the men. And 3 acres of meadow. Now 2 horses at the hall. Now 1 2 beasts. Then 12 swine, now 4. Then 40 sheep, now 102. Then it was worth 4OJ., now 4//. It is half a league long, and 4 furlongs broad. And pays l^d. in geld. Stou [Stow] Hundret In BuKEssALLA [Buxhall] 25 freemen held 3^ carucates of land in the King's soke, who (with their lands) were delivered to Frodo as a manor (containing) 3^ carucates of land. Then as now 5 1 bordars. And T.R.E. and afterwards 7 ploughs among them all, now 2 on the demesne, and 3 belonging to the men. And 10 acres of meadow. Then 2 rounceys, now i. Then as now 6 beasts. Now 22 swine. Now 36 sheep. Then and afterwards worth 60s., now lOOJ. It is I league long and 8 furlongs broad. And pays 25</. in geld whoever be tenant there. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. XIII. LAND OF GODRIC THE STEWARD {Dapifer) BiscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret In Mendham [Mendham] (is) I bordar with 4 acres. Worth izd. Blidinga [Blything] Hundret (At) Budeforda [Blyford] Edwin a freeman held T.R.E. 2 carucates of land as a manor. Now Godric holds it in demesne. Then as now 5 villeins, and 3 bordars, and 2 serfs. And 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 3 ploughs belonging to the men. And I acre of meadow. Wood(land) for 160 swine. Now I mill. And then as now i rouncey. Then 4 beasts, now 9, and 17 swine, and 3 sheep. A church with 12 acres. Then as now it was worth 4.0s. It is I league long and i league broad. And (pays) 3^^. in geld. The same Godric (has) the soke. fol. 356. In Holetuna [Holton] 3 freemen, Ulmar, Ailmar, Odulf, (held) 33 acres (and) half an acre of meadow. Then as now i plough on the demesne. Worth 5/. Over all Holetuna [Holton] Count Alan has the soke except over Osbert's land. In the same (vill) are 6 freemen with 27 acres and I plough. Worth I ox. In Warle [ ] *" a freeman held 50 acres as a manor. 4 bordars. Then as now 1 plough. 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 12 swine. Worth 71. The soke (is) in the Hundred. In BuLECAMPA [Bulcamp] Thored a freeman held 30 acres of land as a manor. Then as now 2 villeins, and half a bordar. And I plough. I acre of meadow. Wood(land) for 40 swine. Worth 5j. Waineforda [Wangford] Hundret (At) Almaham [Elmham] Godric a freeman under Ralph the Staller {Stalra) held 40 acres as a manor. Then as now 2 villeins, and i bor- dar, and I serf. And I plough on the demesne. And belonging to the men half a plough. Wood(land) for 4 swine. 2 acres of meadow. The fifth part of a mill. A church with 8 acres, and the fifth part of a church with 6 acres, worth izd. Then worth 71., now it renders 20J. And under him 2 freemen (had) 5 acres and half a plough, and are included in the said valuation. In Ilcheteshala [Ilketshall] a freeman Anand under jEdwin's commendation (held) 30 acres, and 5 bordars. Then as now i plough on the demesne. And belonging to the men half a plough. I acre of meadow. Then worth 8j. and 4(f., now lOi, fol. 356* XIIII. SUFFOLK, SAINT EDMUND'S LAND ! Chinhoge [Thingoe] Hundret (At) RisEBi [Risby] T.R.E. Saint Edmund held as a manor 2 carucates of land. Then as now 4 villeins, and 2 bordars. And then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 4. Then as now I plough belonging to the men. And then 3 serfs, now 1. And I acre of meadow. And now 3 rounceys, 1 2 beasts, 30 swine, 90 sheep, and 32 goats. And 7 sokemen with i^ caru- cates of land, I bordar and I serf. Then as now 3 ploughs. Over these men Saint Edmund had sac and soke and commendation and all customs. And they could not give or sell this land without leave of the Abbot ; all (had to bring their sheep) also to (the Abbot's) fold ex- cept one who had a fold for himself In the same (vill) i freeman with half a caru- cate of land which Norman holds of the Abbot. And 4 bordars. And i serf. Then i plough, and now (the like). And I acre of meadow. He could give and sell his land. But sac and '"In 1275 W. de Monchensey held at ' Warsle ' in this hundred : Hun J. R. (Rec. Com ), ii, 147. 491