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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS This town was then worth lo/i., now 20//. It is I ^ leagues in length, and as much in breadth. And when a pound is levied on the hi nired for geld {quango in hundreto sohiitur ad geltum j Jiiram), then there go from the town 6oi. to- wards the sustenance of the monks. But this refers to {est de) the town as (it was) T.R.E. as if (it was still) so ; for now the town is contained in a greater circle, including [de) land which then used to be ploughed and sown ; whereon there are 30 priests, deacons, and clerks together [inter); 28 nuns and poor persons who daily utter prayers for the King and for all Christian people : 80 less 5 bakers, ale brewers, tailors, washerwomen, shoemakers, robe makers [parmentarii), cooks, porters, agents {dispensa tores) together. And all these daily wait upon the Saint, and the Abbot, and the Brethren. Besides whom there are 13 reeves over the land who have their houses in the said town, and under them 5 bordars. Now 34 knights, French and English together, and under them 22 bordars. Now altogether (there are) 342 houses on the demesne on land of Saint Edmund's which was under the plough T.R.E. fol. 372*. XV. LANDS OF ARCHBISHOP LAN- FRANC FOR THE MONKS' FOOD RiSEBRtJGE [RisBRIDGE] HuNDRET (At) MuLETUNA [Moulton] Stigand held as a manor T.R.E. 7 carucates of land. Then 32 villeins, now 22. Then 7 bordars, now 16. Then 6 serfs, now 2. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. And 6 ploughs belonging to the men. And 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 20 swine. And 2 rounceys, 2 beasts, 40 swine, 270 sheep, and 4 hives of bees. And then worth 15//., now 12/i. It is I league long, and 7 furlongs broad. And (pays) I3|<^. in geld. Stigand had soke and sac and all customs. Half Hundret of Cosforda [Cosford] (At) Hetlega [Hadleigh] Holy Trinity T.R.E. held 5 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 22 villeins. Then 26 bordars, now 19. Then as now 2 serfs, and 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 1 5 ploughs belonging to the men, now 10. Then as now 2 mills, and 16 acres of meadow. Now 2 rounceys, 12 beasts, 120 sheep, and 20 swine. Then it was worth 12/i., now 15//. A church with i caru- cate of free land, and i plough, and i mill, worth I2J. And (there was) a sokeman with 60 acres T.R.E. Now on the same land dwell 3 sokemen. Then as now they had i plough, and I acre of meadow. And I freeman T.R.E. (held) 60 acres under commendation and soke. On the same land now dwell 3 freemen, and they have I plough, and 2^ acres of meadow. Then it was worth 8f., now ioj. The whole (vil!) is I league long, and 7 furlongs broad. And pays 115^. in geld. In ToPESFELDA [Topesfield] a certain free- woman, Leveva by name, held 2 carucates ot land as a manor. Then 2 bordars, now 5, and I serf. And 2 ploughs. And 5 acres of meadow. And I mill. Then 7 sheep, now 34, and 3 beasts and i rouncey. Then it was worth 40;., now 60J. Of this land this Leveva gave half a carucate to Holy Trinity after her death in return for another half carucate which she had of the Archbishop in her lifetime. This agreement was made T.R.E. and Leveva was living in King William's time, and was seised thereof. This land, John, nephew of Waleran, claims. And of all this land Saint Edmund held soke and sac. In ToPESFELDA [Topesfield] (was) a freeman with 20 acres, over which Uluric, the predecessor of the Abbot of Saint Edmund, had commenda- tion T.R.E. and soke. Then as now half a plough. Worth 31, and ^d. fol. 373. B'binberga [Babergh] Two Hundrets (At) Illeleia [(Monks) Eleigh] Holy Trinity held T.R.E. 5 carucates of land as a manor with soke and sac. Then 21 villeins, now 13. Then 13 bordars, now 12. Then 4 serfs, now 3. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 21 ploughs belonging to the men, now 13. Then 12 acres of meadow. Then as now i mill. Now 2 horses. Now 19 beasts. Now 20 swine. Now 160 sheep. A church with 22 J acres. Then it was worth 15//., now 20//'. It is I league long, and 5 furlongs broad. And pays 14^. in geld. XVL LANDS OF THE BISHOP OF BAYEUX Risebruge [Risbridge] Hundret In Haverhella [Haverhill] a freeman (holds) 24 acres and half a plough. And he is worth 3^. Him Tihell holds of the Bishop. His (the Bishop's) predecessor T.R.E. (had) commendation. Saint Edmund (had) the six forfeitures. Hundret of Carleford [Carlford] In Sekeforda [Seckford] Aluric son of Ulviet, under commendation to Harold, held T.R.E. 2 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 4 villeins. Then 13 bordars, now 15. Then as now on the demesne 2 ploughs, a third might be made up ; and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. I o acres of meadow. I mill. Then I rouncey, now none, and 4 beasts. Then 30 509