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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Then lo ploughs, now 5. 2 acres of meadow. Wood{land) for 2 swine. A church with 6 acres. It is half a league long and 2 furlongs broad. And (pays) lod. in geld. In Leuentona [Levington] (were) 3 freemen with 20 acres under commendation to the said (Guthmund). Then 2 ploughs, now i. In CuLUERDESTUNA [ ] (were) 5 freemen under commendation to the same with 21^ acres. Then 2 ploughs, now i. It is 3 furlongs long, and 2 broad. (Pays) 2d. in geld."' In IsTEUERTONA *" [ ] were 4 freemen under commendation to the same with 1 8 acres. Then 2 ploughs, now i. And i acre of mea- dow. Worth 4//. and i os,*"' Over all this land Saint EthelJreda (has) the soke. ibl. 406^. In Waletuna [Walton] was a freeman Lure by name under commendation to the said Nor- man with 24 acres. Worth 4/. Norman holds of Hugh. Saint Etheldreda (has) the soke. And the aforesaid manor of Nachetuna [Nacton] Gutmund held, on the day on which King Edward died, of Saint Etheldreda so that he could not sell or give it from the church by the agreement that after his death it ought to return to the church in demesne. And this the Hundred "** testifies. HuNDREr OF Carleforda [Carlford] In BiscHELEA [Bixley] on the demesne 3 free- men under commendation to Gudmund T.R.E. (held) 29 acres, and i plough and i acre of mea- dow, and they are (included) in the valuation of Brithtoluestuna [ ]. In Burg [Burgh] (was) a freeman under com- mendation T.R.E. half to Saint Etheldreda, and half to the predecessor of Robert Malet. Now (there are) 3 men (with) 20 acres of land.'" Then i plough, now half a plough. 2 acres of meadow. Then it was worth I Of., now 51. In the same (vill was) a freeman under com- mendation half to Saint Etheldreda, and half to Edric Grim with 1 9 acres ** of land and i '* Measures and geld omitted ; ibid. See n. 297. "' ' Misdeuetona,' ' Isdeunetuna ' ; ibid. ' Isdeue- tune' ; ibid. 1 86.

  • " 'AH these freemen are worth 4//. 10/.' Then

are entered the measures and geld of ' Brixtewolde- stona ' ; ibid. 143. ' Sdeuetona (Isdeuetona) ii 3 furlongs long and 2 broad. And (pays) zd. in geld ' ; ibid. 144. "" ' and the shire ' ; Inq. El. 144. '•• ' a half-fireeman Stanhard under commendation to St. Etheldreda (with) 20 acres ' ; ibid. I 50. »«"l6 acres' ; ibid. bordar. Then i plough, now half a plough, i acre of meadow. Worth 4*. and g^.** In Parva Belinges [Little Bealings] a free- man under commendation half to Saint Ethel- dreda and half to Edric (held) 4 J acres. Worth 8^.303 In Clopktuna [Clopton] 2 J freemen *" under commendation like the others as above (held) 14 acres. Then half a plough, now none. Worth 2J. and "jd.^* Hundret of Wileford [Wilford] In Keresfelda [Charsfield] on the demesne 10 freemen, half under Edric's commendation and half under Saint Etheldreda's,^' (held) 60 acres and i acre of meadow. Then 2 ploughs, now 1. Then worth 24J., now 22s. and S^.*"* Hundret of Losa [Loes] In Ceresfelda [Charsfield] 2 freemen *" under commendation of Saint Etheldreda, and over i Hugh de Montfort's predecessor had half com- mendation, (teld) 7 acres, worth ltd. In Gretingaham [Cretingham] Roger de Candorso (now) holds ; Aluric a freeman under Harold held T.R.E. 2^ carucates of land and 15 acres. Then as now 6 villeins, and 21 bordars. Then 2 serfs. And on the demesne 2 ploughs. And 6 ploughs belonging to the men. And 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 8 swine, i fol. 407. mill. Then i rouncey, 2 beasts, 20 sheep, and 20 swine. Then it was worth lOOf., now 8//. and an ounce of gold. It is i league long, and 3 furlongs broad. And in geld (pays) d. Others have holdings therein. In the same (vill were) 10 freemen under commendation of the same (Harold) with 46 acres. 9^ acres William de Arcis claims and 2 half (free)men. Then as now i plough. Worth 20s. One of these was under commendation of Edric of Laxfield, and William Malet was seised thereof on the day on which he died. This R[oger de Candos] holds of Hugh. Wanneforda [Wangford] Hundret In WiLLiNGAHAM [Willingham] on the demesne 15 freemen T.R.E. under Burcard's »' ' Worth 4f.' ; ibid. •" ' Worth 6d: ; ibid. "* ' 2 freemen ' ; ibid. •"'Worth 2^/. '; ibid. ""'11 freemen, one wholly and the others half under St. Etheldreda's commendation ' ; ibid. 151. «» ' Worth 20/.' ; ibid. •»' < 1 freeman half under commendation to St. Etheldreda ' : ibid. 543