THE HOLDERS OF LANDS In Cratingas [Greeting] 24 freemen (held) I carucate of land and i virgate. Then 3 ploughs, now 1^ ploughs. Worth 20s. A church with 12 acres. Nieutuna [Newton] is 6 furlongs long, and 3 broad. And (pays) $d. in geld. The King and the Earl (have) soke over the whole. In Uledana [Olden ^'] Alwin (holds) 2 free- men with 1 1 acres. Then half a plough, now none ; (included) in the same valuation. XXIIII. LANDS OF THE ABBEY OF CHATERIS Half Hundret of Cosfort [Cosford] (At) Caresea [Kersey] Saint Mary T.R.E. held 3 J carucates of land. Then as now 6 vil- leins, and 18 bordars, and 1 serf. And 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 4 ploughs belonging to the men. And 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 60 swine. And i mill. And i rouncey, 10 beasts, 36 swine, 140 sheep, and 3 hives of bees. A church with 3 acres. And i soke- man with 2 acres, and i freeman with 20 acres, and I plough, and i acre of meadow. Then this manor was worth 4//., now 1 00s., and the freemen 41. less ^.d. It is 8 furlongs long and 6 broad, and (pays) J^d. in geld. fol. 389^. XXV. LAND OF RICHARD SON OF COUNT GILBERT RiSEBRUGE [RiSBRIDGE] HuNDRET (At) Clara [Clare] Aluric held as a manor 24 carucates of land T.R.E. Then 40 villeins, afterwards 35, now 30. Then and afterwards 10 bordars, now 30. Then as now 20 serfs. Then 12 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards 6, now 7. Then 36 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards 30, now 24. 37 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 12 swine. Then as now I mill. Now 5 arpents of vineyard. Then as now 6 rounceys. Then 10 beasts, now 14. Then 12 swine, now 60. Then 60 sheep, now 480. And 12 hives of bees. Then as now a market. Now 43 burgesses. Aluric son of Wisgar gave this manor to Saint John T.R.E., his son con- senting thereto, and put in [imposuit) Ledmar the priest and others with him. Having also made a charter he committed the church and the whole place into the hands of Leustan the Abbot to keep, and into the keeping of Wisgar his own son.^*' But the clerks could neither give nor alien- «' See n. 2. ' ' ' The celebrated Earl ^Ifric son of Wlgar gave Melford to St. Edmund and built the church of St. Jjhn the Baptist at Clare and appointed {collocavit) clerb there and gave that manor to the church : and ate [forts facere) this land away from Saint John. However, after King William came he seized it into his own hand. To this manor then as now belonged 5 sokemen with all customs, (having) i^ carucates of land. Then as now i^ ploughs. 6 acres of meadow. Then worth 40//'., and now the like. It is 2 leagues long, and i broad. And (pays) i$d. in geld. (At) HuENENDANA [Hundon] T.R.E. Wisgar (held) as a manor 25 carucates and 20 acres of land. Then as afterwards 54 villeins, now 41, Then as now 30 bordars, and 14 serfs. Then 9 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards 4, now 7. Then 31 ploughs belonging to the men, after- wards and now 23. And 45 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 160 swine. Then as now i mill. A church with half a carucate of free land, and another church with 4J acres ; then as now i plough and 3 acres of meadow. Then 2 rounceys, now 6. Then 14 beasts, now 31. Then 130 swine, now 160. Then 80 sheep, now 480. Now 1 7 hives of bees. Then worth 30A'., after- wards and now 40//'. and 45. It is 2 leagues and fol. 390. 2 furlongs long, and i league broad. And (pays) 1 5^. in geld. Others hold (land) there. (At) Deselinga [Desning] *°' Wisgar held as a manor T.R.E. 20 carucates of land. Then as now 28 villeins, and 91 bordars, and 20 serfs. And 10 plot g'ls on the demesne. And 32 ploughs belonging to the men. And 15 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 80 swine. Then 5 mills, now 4. Two churches with ij carucates of land, and i^ ploughs. Then 8 rounceys, now 5. Then 18 beasts, now 40. Then 100 swine, now 80. Then 840 sheep, now 960. And 9 hives of bees. Then worth 3oA'., afterwards and now 40//. But yet he gave it to a certain steward to farm for 65//'. But the manor could not bear it. It is 2^ leagues long, and I league broad. And (pays) 37^/. in geld in two hundreds."* In Danerdestuna [Denston] (was)a sokeman (Robert holds him) with 2 carucates of land and I o acres as a manor. And 3 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then 3 ploughs, now 2. And 2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 10 swine. Now 2 rounceys, 13 beasts, 28 swine, 32 sheep, and 4 goats. Then and afterwards worth 40s., now 50J. In Cleptuna [Clopton] (were) 2 sokemen (with) I carucate and 81^ acres of land. And 9 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on the the son of ^Ifric dwelt in a certain tower (turrim ?), where the hospital now is, by leave of Abbot Leofstan, and gave the said Melford to the use of the sick.' Add. MS. 14847, fol. 24. '" In Gazeley.
- " Presumably Risbridge and Lackford, see below.
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