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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS for 100 swine, now for 60. A church with 8 acres. 2 rounceys, 4 beasts, 20 swine, and 50 sheep. Ther it was worth 4//., now 4//'. and I ox. And Alsi, a freeman added to this nnanor, (has) 30 acres as a manor in the Abbot's soke and commendation. Then as now 2 bordars. And I plough. Worth los. It is 1 league long and 3 furlongs broad. And (pays) 13^^. in geld. In Westrefielda [Westerfield] Aseret a soke- man under the Abbot held 25 acres.'** Then as now I plough. And i acre of meadow. Worth 51. Hervey holds of the Abbot by the King's command. In the same (vill) Turchil a freeman under commendation (held) 8 acres. Worth i6i/. Hervey held of the King, and now (he holds) of the Abbot, by the King's command as he says. The soke is the King's. fol. 384. In Petehaga [Pettaugh] the said Turchil under commendation, half to the Abbot T.R.E. and half to Gurth, (held) 20 acres and i acre of meadow and i villein and half a plough. Worth 5i. This also Hervey held of the King, and now of the Abbot, by the King's command, as he says. Half the soke was the Abbot's and (half belonged) to Hugh's predecessor.'** In Depleham "" [Debenham] a half freeman by soke and commendation held 4 acres. Worth 8d. Him Robert Malet held of the King, now (he holds) of the Abbot. In AssEFELDA [Ashfield] a freeman by soke and commendation (held) 3 acres. Worth 8</. In Henlea [Henley] a freeman by commen- dation and soke (held) half an acre. Worth id. In ToRP [Thorpe] Alsi a freeman by soke and commendation (held) 10 acres. Worth lod. In ScARUETUNA [? Sharpstone '"] a freeman by soke and commendation (held) 2 acres. Worth 4^. Walter '"• holds. Pereham [Parham] Half Hundret In Blachessala [Blaxhall] 5 freemen in the soke and commendation of the Abbot (held) 26 acres. Then as now half a plough."^ Worth 4/. In Wantesdena [Wantisden] (are) 12 acres belonging to the demesne ofSutburne [Sudbourne], worth 24</. "■ ' and he could not sell his land ' ; I»f. El. 1 60. '" ' Half the soke (is) the Abbot's and half the Earl's ' ; ibid. ">' ' Debenham ' ; ibid. '" See n. 140. '•" 'Walter the Deacon' ; Inq. EI. 161. '" ' I plough' ; ibid. 1 65. I 5 In the same (vill) Morwin a freeman held 2 acres, worth d. The said Morwin holds of the Abbot. Plumesgata FPlomesgate] Hundret (At) SuDBURNA [Sudbourne] Saint Ethel- dreda held T.R.E. as a manor 6 carucates of land. Then as now 1 4 villeins. Then 1 5 bordars, now 2 1 .'" Then 2 serfs."* Then 3 ploughs on the demesne, now l. Then 12 ploughs belonging to the men, now 6 ;'" and 6 might be re-stocked. 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 1 2 swine. Then i rouncey, now 2. Then as now 7 beasts, 17 swine, and 120 sheep. Then as now it was worth 7//."° A church with 8 acres. It is i league long, and half (a league) broad. And (pays) 20^. in geld. fol. 384*. Hertesmara [Hartismere] Hundret At Weringheseta [Wetheringsett] Saint Etheldreda held T.R.E. 4 carucates of land as a manor, now Ralph de Savigny holds the fourth '" of Ranulph Peverell. Then as now lo villeins. And 9 bordars. Then 4 serfs, now 2. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 3 ploughs belonging to the men. And 4 acres of meadow. Then wood(land) for 500 swine, now for 400. A church with 16 acres and half a plough. And 2 rounceys,"* 8 beasts, 30 swine, 107 sheep, and 1 8 goats. Then worth loA'., and the like now. In the same (vill) 4 freemen under commen- dation, Gotwin, Brictmar, Osulf, Derolf, (held) 40 acres. Then as now 2 ploughs. Worth ioj. Saint Etheldreda (had) the soke. It is i^ leagues long, and i league broad. And (pays) 9^. in geld. Others have holdings therein. RiSEBRUGE [RiSBRIDGE] HuNDRET (At) Cedeberia [Chedburgh] 2 freemen T.R.E. held 2 carucates of land as 2 manors. Then 2 bordars, now 5. Then as now 4 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 4. And half a plough belonging to the men. 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for I2 swine. This Frodo holds of the Abbot. When he took it over (there were) 4 rounceys, now none. Then 8 beasts, now 14. Then 20 sheep."' All this land belonged to [jacebat in) the demesne of the '"' ' now 22 ' ; ibid. "* ' now none ' ; ibid. "* ' now 5 ' ; ibid. Here Dom. Bk. is evidently the more accurate, as the loss of the 6 ploughs which ' might be restocked ' would leave 6. 196 < Then worth 6//., now 7/;.' ; ibid. Here the advantage of accuracy would seem to lie with the Inj. '" ' one of them ' ; ibid. 166. '" ' 2 rounceys at the hall ' ; ibid. '"'now none'; ibid. 155. 21 66