A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK In j:,uestuna [Euston] Adelund holds 2 free- men of the Abbot with i carucate of land. 4 villeins. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And half a plough belonging to the men. And 3 acres of meadow. And 2 mills. These men could give and sell their land. But sac and soke and commendation remained in the Saint's possession. Then as now (it was worth) 30J. It is I league long, and 5 furlongs broad. And (pys) n^^. in geld. Others hold land there. In Gnedeshalla [Knettishall] Fulcher holds of the Abbot 4 freemen with I carucate and 30 acres of land and 6 bordars. Then as now 3 ploughs among them. And I mill. And 2 acres of meadow. These men could give and sell rheir land. But sac and soke and commen- dation would remain in the Saint's possession. Then as now they were worth 20s. A church with 12 acres of land. It is 8 furlongs long, and 3 broad. And (pays) 1 1 ^^. in geld. Others hold (land) there. At IxEWORD [Ixworth] Robert Blund {Blon) holds of the Abbot i carucate of land, and 5 men. 3 acres of meadow. Then as now 2 ploughs. And they were then as now worth los. These men could all give their land T.R.E. Saint Edmund has sac and soke and commendation. In ToRP [(Ixworth) Thorpe] the same Robert Blund {Blon) holds 9 freemen of the Abbot with I carucate of land. Then as now 2 bordars. And 2 ploughs. And I acre of meadow. And I mill. Worth 205. These men could give and sell their land. But sac and soke remained in the Saint's possession. And it is i league long, and half a league broad. And (pays) ()d. in geld. In the same (vill) the same Robert holds of the Abbot i freeman with 60 acres, and i bor- dar. Then as now I plough. And 4 acres of meadow. It was worth lOf. This land the Abbot put in pledge to {invadiavit contra) the King's Barons, viz. William the Bishop, Engelric and Ralph the Staller for loos. This man could sell and give his land. But soke and sac would remain in the Saint's possession. fol. 368. BiscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret (At) Saham [Soham] Saint Edmund held T.R.E. as a manor 4 carucates of land with its soke. Then as now 8 villeins, and 1 1 bordars. Then 2 serfs, now I. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then as now 6 ploughs be- longing to the men. And 6 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 40 swine. Now I horse, 5 beasts, 31 swine, 31 sheep, and 21 goats. A church with 50 acres of land. This manor was then worth 4//., now 5/z'. (It is) 7 furlongs long, and 6 broad. In geld (it pays) lod. Others have holdings therein. ( At ) Wyrlingwortha [ Worlingworth ] T.R.E. Saint Edmund held as a manor 6 caru- cates of land with its soke. Then as now 16 villeins, and 14 bordars, and i serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then as now 12 ploughs belonging to the men. And 16 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 100 swine. Then as now 2 horses, 8 beasts, 24 swine, 25 sheep, and 33 goats. And now 6 hives of bees. And (there was) a sokeman with 20 acres. A church with 10 acres of free land. This manor was then worth 6//., now 8//'. It is i league long, and 5 furlongs broad. And in geld (pays) lod. In Bedingefelda [Bedingfield] (were) 10 freemen with half a carucate of land. Then as now 2 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs among them all. Wood(land) for 8 swine. One of these with 30 acres of land never could give or sell the land without the full consent of the Abbot : and to this the Hundred bears witness : and the 9 could give and sell their lands. The whole was then worth 51., now 8;. It is i league long, and 6 furlongs broad. And in geld (pays) i$d. Others have holdings therein. (At) Cybenhalla [Chepenhall] T.R.E. Saint Edmund held as a manor I ^ carucates of land with the soke. Then as now 6 villeins, and 12 bordars. Then I J ploughs on the demesne, now 2 ploughs. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men, now 5. And 10 acres of meadow. Wood(land) then for 160 swine, now for lOO.'" Then as now I rouncey. Now 16 beasts, 16 swine, and 30 goats. Half a church with 20 acres. This manor was then worth 40X., now 60J. It is i^ leagues long, and I league broad. And in geld (pays) i^d. Others have holdings therein. (At) Mendham [Mendham] Frodo holds of the Abbot what Saint Edmund held as a manor, 2 carucates and 19 acres of land. Then as now 2 villeins. Then 1 8 bordars, and now 26. And fol. 368*. I serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 6 ploughs belonging to the men, now 8. And 18 acres of meadow. And I mill. Wood- (land) then for 360 swine, now for 300. Then as now I rouncey. And now 10 beasts, 41 swine, 40 sheep, and 36 goats. And (there were) 6 sokemen with half a carucate of land and then as "' Mannig Sparc ngesone gave Chepenhall to the abbey ; his son Ulf revoked the gift, but, being bitten by a snake, offered the monks the choice of this manor or Silham ; they chose Chepenhall, ' because it abounded in woods' : Add MS. 14847, fol. 24. 504
