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 A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK Saint Edmund held Niwetuna [Newton] as a manor T.R.E., and now Aelons holds it of the Abbot. Therein were then as now 2 carucates of land. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And i^ ploughs belonging to the men. Then 2 serfs, now none. Then 3 beasts, now 7. Then 40 swine, now 29. Then 97 sheep, now 102. Then as now 3 villeins. Then 4 bordars, now 10. Now 14 goats, then none. Then 16 hives of bees, now 9. Wood- (iand) then for 8 swine, now 6. Then as now 2 acres of meadow. This manor is 6 furlongs long, and 3 broad. Then it was worth 2//., now 2^/;. And (pays) 4J. less i farthing in geld. In SoMERLEDETONA [Somerton] a freeman under Saint Edmund (held) 30^ acres of land. Now Frodo holds him of the Abbot. Worth 2s. In Mellinga [Milden '**] a freeman (with) 15 acres of land, and 3 oxen. Worth 2s. Stohu [Stow] Hundret In Wederdena [Wetherden] 20 freemen under Saint Edmund T.R.E. (held) 2 carucates of land. Ralph holds half a carucate, and Ernulf 40 acres. And (there are) 13 bordars. Then 5 ploughs, now 7. And 8 acres of meadow. And half a church with 15 acres and i acre of meadow. Then worth 30/., now 40J. In Heroluestuna [Harleston] were 2 free- men under Saint Edmund T.R.E. with i caru- cate and 20 acres of land. Now Aelons holds of the Abbot, Peter holds 20 acres. Then as now 2 villeins, and 1 1 bordars and 2 serfs. Then and now among them i^ ploughs. And Sk acres of meadow. And under them are II freemen with 23 acres. Then 2 ploughs among them, now half a plough. A church with 25 fol. 360*. acres of free land. The entire holding then as now was worth 26s. In Anhus [Onehouse] a freeman under Saint Edmund held half a carucate of land and 3 bordars. Then as now i plough and 4 acres of meadow. And then and now worth 20s. T.R.E. sac and soke and commendation over all these men belonged to Saint Edmund of the gift of King Edward as his writs and seals show, which the Abbot has. Afterwards King William allowed the gift (concessit). But the King's reeve had 4;. on account of the soke of one of them, whether it was rightly or wrongly, neither the Abbot nor his ministers knowing. And the Hundred testifies that they did not know Saint Edmund to have been at a later time dis- seised (of the soke) after King Edward gave it. Formerly 'Mildinges' ; FeuJ. Aids, y, 43. BOSEMERA [BoSMERB] HuNDRET (At) Mulcelfel [Mickfield] Saint Edmund held T.R.E. 60 acres as a manor. Then as now 2 villeins, and 3 bordars, and i serf. And I plough on the demesne. And i plough be- longing to the men. And 3 acres of meadow. And 5 beasts, 10 swine, 27 sheep, and 21 goats. Then it was worth lox., now 151. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In the same (vill) Ailric a freeman held 60 acres of land. Saint Edmund (had) commenda- tion. And I villein, and I bordar. And i plough. And 2 acres of meadow. A church with 8 acres, and half a plough. Then it was worth lOJ., now 1 51. This land the Abbot so holds, because this Ailric T.R.E. took a wife who held this land fi-eely in the King's soke ; but the Abbot claims [revocat) the soke of the King's gift. Berengar holds it of the Abbot. It is I league long, and 8 furlongs broad. And (pays) 2d. in geld. (At) Stanham [Stonham] Ulwar a freeman in the soke of the King and the Earl held 60 acres as a manor. And then as now 4 bordars. And I plough on the demesne. And 1 acre of meadow. Wood(Iand) for 5 swine. And I rouncey, 2 beasts, and 16 sheep. Worth 10;. Ailbold the priest holds this land. The Abbot has it in pledge for the sum of two marks of gold by the grant of Engelric when the Englishmen redeemed (their lands). Claindune [Claydon] Hundret In ToRP [Thorpe] 2 freemen under com- mendation held 6 acres of land. Worth i6d. Saint Edmund (has) the soke over one, and Saint Etheldreda over the other. PlUMESGATK [PlOMESGATE] HtJNDRET In Gliemham [Glemham] (was) a freeman, Aluric, and 6J freemen under commendation, with 21 acres and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now I plough. Wor^h 5^. The soke (is) the Abbot's. Norman holds of the Abbot. Hertesmera [Hartismere] Hundret (At) Reg[r]aua [Redgrave] Saint Edmund held T.R.E. 6 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 10 villeins, and 19 bordars. Then 8 serfs, now 6. Then as now 4 ploughs on the demesne. And 6 ploughs belonging to the men. 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 120 swine. A church with 30 acres of free fol. 361. land and half a plough. And 2 rounceys, 12 beast^, 30 swine, 60 sheep, and 30 goats. Then as now worth 10//. 496