A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK of land as a manor. Then as now 3 villeins, and 3 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then and after- wards 2 ploughs on the demesne, now I. And I plough belonging to the men. And the fourth part of a fishery. A church with 15 acres of land. And 4 swine, and 150 sheep. Then it was worth 30J., now 40J. Stou (Stow) Hundret In FiNEBURGA [(Little) Finborough "] Ingelric the predecessor of Count Eustace held T.R.E. 2^ carucates of land in the soke of the King and the Earl. 9 bordars then as now. Then and afterwards 6 serfs, now none. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. And 1 8 acres of meadow. Then i beast, now fol. 303^. 2, and 8 swine. Then and afterwards (worth) 50;., now 100;. In the same (vill) 7 freemen under the said Ingelric by commendation held 30 acres of land in the- King's soke. Then and afterwards 1 plough. Their value is included in the lOOs. above. In BuKESALLA [Buxhall] Ingelric held i^ carucates of land. Then as now 7 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 2 sokemen with 4 acres. And 8 acres of mea- dow. And 1 beast. Then 30 sheep, now 40. Now . 1 1 goats. Then and afterwards worth 40J., now worth 4/;'. Sanfort [Samford] Hundret Heihham [Higham] Ledmar a freeman held I carucate of land for a manor T.R.E. Then as now 2 bordars and I plough on the demesne, and 6 acres of meadow. The fifth part of a church with 4 acres, and 24 . . . Then worth lOs., now 20s. Ralph de Marci holds it of the Count. The soke is in Bercolt [Bergholt]. Stanfelda [ ] Aluric a freeman held I carucate and 15 acres of land for a manor. Now Hato holds it of the Count. Now 4 bor- dars, and I villein. Then as now I plough on the demesne, and I plough belonging to the men, and l^ acres of meadow. Then worth 20s., now 40J. The soke is in Bercolt [Berg- holt]. In Reinduna [Raydon] Ulueru(n), a free- women, held 12 acres T.R.E. Then half a plough. Included in the same valuation. The soke is in Bercolt [Bergholt]. " The Finborough which descended with Buxhall was Little Finborough, FeuJ. Jidj, v, 64. fol. 304. VI. LANDS OF ROBERT MALET IN SUFFOLK Babenberga [Babergh] Hundret Eduardestuna [Edwardstone] Hubert holds of Robert Malet, and Godwin, Alfer's son, held it T.R.E. under the King with the soke as a manor ; 4 carucates of land. A church with 30 acres of free land. Then 10 villeins, after- wards 9, now 6. Then and afterwards 7 bordars, now 13. Then and afterwards 6 serfs, now 4. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. Then and afterwards 6 ploughs belonging to the men, now 3. And 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 10 swine. A winter {hyemaU) mill. Then 2 horses at the hall, now i . Then 17 beasts, now ii. Then 60 swine, now 37. Then 80 sheep, now 22. Then and afterwards it was worth 100s., now 7//. In the same (vill) 9 sokemen (held) half a carucate of land. Then and afterwards i plough, now half a plough. Valued above. This manor is 6 furlongs long, and 6 broad. And (pays) lod. in geld whoever be the tenant thereof. Ciltona [Chilton] Walter son of Aubrey holds of the Earl {sic) and the said Godwin held it with the soke T.R.E. ; 2 carucates of land as a manor. A church with 5 acres of free land. Then as now i villein and 5 bordars. Then 4 serfs, now i. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne, and among the men. And 5 acres of meadow. Now 3 swine. Then 80 sheep, now 40. And 3 freemen under the same Godwin, Robert's predecessor, by commendation and soke (held) 40 acres of land. Then as now I plough among them all. And i acre of meadow. The freemen were then worth i2s., now 7;. The manor was then worth 20J., now 40/. It is 4 furlongs long, and 3 broad. And (pays) ^d. in geld, whoever be holder thereof. Hundret of Stou [Stow] Cratinga [Creeting (St. Peter)] Robert de Glanville holds of Robert Malet, and Lewin a fol. 304A. freeman under Edric the predecessor of Robert Malet held it by commendation only ; I caru- cate of land in the soke of the King and the Earl. Then as now 6 bordars. And then i^ ploughs, afterwards half a plough, now 2 plouglis on the demesne. Then half a plough belonging to the men. 3 acres of meadow. And a fourth share of a mill. Then 2 horses, now none. Now 4 beasts. Now 14 swine. Now 43 sheep. And (there were) 6 freemen under the said Lewin by commendation only with 12^ acres. 444
