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A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK ham] was worth lo//., now 25//. It is 16 fur- longs long, and i league broad. And (pays) I3^</. to a geld. (At) T.R.E. cate of bordars. FoRNHAM [Fornham (St. Martin)'"] Saint Edmund held as a manor I caru- land. Then as now 3 villeins, and 4 Then i plough on the demesne, now 2. fol, 362. And then as now 2 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 4 serfs, now 3. And 2 rounceys. And then as now 4 beasts. And now 12 swine, and 80 sheep. And 10 freemen and 6 bordars (held) 30 acres of land. Then as now i plough. They were (and) are wholly under the Saint as to all customs, and as to the fold. In the same (vill was) a freeman with 12 acres of land. He could give and sell the land, so however that sac and soke and commendation would remain in the Saint's possession. To the church of this vill belong 16 acres of free land in alms. This manor T.R.E. was worth 3//., now 4/;'. It is 9 furlongs long, 7 broad. And (pays) 6Ji. to a geld. At RuHHAM [Rougham] T.R.E. Saint Ed- mund held as a manor 5 carucates of land. Then as now 15 villeins, and 4 bordars. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. And 2 ploughs be- longing to the men. Then as now 6 serfs. And 4 acres of meadow. And 3 rounceys, 22 beasts, 25 swine, and 55 sheep. And (there are) 90 freemen, and 1 1 bordars, and i serf. And 5 carucates of land. Then as now 18 ploughs. And 3 acres of meadow. These also always were and are under the Saint by commendation and all customs, and as to the fold. To the church of this vill belong 40 acres of free land in alms. Then worth 14//., now 16//'. It is 16 furlongs long, and I league broad. And (pays) 2od. in geld. (At) Bradefelda [Bradfield] T.R.E. Saint Edmund held as a manor 3 carucates of land. Then as now 15 villeins, and 18 bordars. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Then as now 4 ploughs belonging to the men. Then I serf, now 6. And 7 acres of meadow. And 3 rounceys, 10 beasts, 28 swine, and 99 sheep. And now 80 goats. And (there were) 3 free- men with 24 acres of land. And then as now I plough. And i acre of meadow. Over them the Saint had commendation, and sac and soke as to all customs. And they could not give or sell their land without the Abbot's I'cence. In the same (vill were) 9 freemen with i carucate of land. 2 bordars. Then as now among them 3 ploughs. And 2 acres of meadow. Worth 6s. They had power to give and sell their lands. But the soke would remain in the Saint's possession, and the service (also), whoevet might buy the land. To the church of this vill belong io|- acres of free land as alms. This manor T.R.E. was worth 6//'., now 8//. It is i league long, and 4 furlongs broad. And (pays) 5^. to a geld. (At) Genonefae Forham [Fornham St. Genevieve] T.R.E. St. Edmund held as a bere- wick 2 carucates of land. Peter has of these 2 carucates 40 acres. He holds of the Abbot. 2 villeins (and) 2 bordars have I carucate of them. And the hall to which they belong is in another Hundred. Ralph holds from the Abbot 12 acres of the 2 carucates. Then as now 8 villeins, and 3 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Then as now 3 serfs. And 4 acres of meadow. And then as now 3 mills. And I rouncey, and 100 sheep. And 6 freemen and i villein and 5 fol. 362*. bordars have i carucate of land. And then as now 3 ploughs. These men had power to give or sell their lands ; but the soke would remain in the Saint's possession over the land, and the service. They are worth loj. There is a church with 14 acres of free land for alms. This berewick was then as now worth 4//. It is 9 furlongs long, and 4 broad. And (pays) 8d. to a geld. Then as now 8 ploughs. Wood(land) for 3 swine. Worth 40^. And the They could give and "• See list in HarL MS. 7+3- (At) Thurstuna [Thurston] T.R.E. Saint Edmund held as a manor i^ carucates of land. Then 6 bordars, now 8. Then as now 2 ploughs. And I plough belonging to the men. And now I serf. And 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 8 swine. And now i rouncey. Then as now 5 beasts, and 32 swine, and 52 sheep. And (there were) 28 freemen with 2^ carucates of land. Richard holds of the Abbot i carucate of land. And he has 8 freemen and 12 bordars. And 5 acres of meadow. And . . . (medietafl oint). Abbot's other men I2j. sell their lands ; but the soke over the land would remain in the Saint's possession, and the service. Worth 2//. A church with 30 acres of free land in alms. This manor, these freemen excepted, was then and now worth i^li. It is 10 furlongs long, and 6 broad. And (pays) i (>d. to a geld. But several persons have holdings therein. (At) Wlfpeta [Woolpit] Saint Edmund hcW T.R.E. as a berewick 3 carucates of land. And the hall to which it belongs is in another Hun- dred. Then as now 17 villeins, and 3 bordars. Then as now 3 ploughs belonging to the men. In demesne 4 acres of meadow. Wood(lan<J) for 20 swine. And (there were) 40 fireemen with I carucate of land. Then as now 6 ploughs. 3 acres of meadow. And they all had power 498