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A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK commendation (held) I J carucates of land and 1 8 acres. Then as now 2 villeins. Then 7 ploughs, now 6. Wood(Iand) for JO swine. I acre of meadow. A church with 40 acres, worth "js. Several persons have part thereof. Then worth 6oj., now 30J. and 301/. and 3,000 herrings. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In Westuna [Weston] a freeman under the same (Burckard's) commendation, held 16 acres and half a plough. Worth 5;. and 400 herrings. In Wellingaham [Willingham] a freeman under Burckard's commendation, who could not sell nor give his land, (held) 3 acres of free land. Worth 18^. and 100 herrings. In Hatheburgfelda [ ] 6 freemen under commendation to Burcard (held) 60 acres. Then 2 ploughs, now i^. Then worth lOJ., now I is. and id., and 900 herrings. In Warlingaham [Worlingham] 5^ freemen under commendation to Gurth (held) 60 acres. Then as now 2 ploughs. And i bordar. 2 acres of meadow. Then as now worth ioj. and bd. and 1,000 herrings. LuDiNGA [Lothingland] Hundret In Beketuna [ ] on the demesne 6 freemen under Burchard's commendation (held) 50 acres of land. Then i plough, now half a plough. Then worth 4J., now 2IJ. and 4(/. and 1,500 herrings. In Kessingelanda [Kessingland] a freeman under commendation to Edric of Laxfield (held) 30 acres of land as a manor. Then as now i plough. And I acre of meadow. Then worth 5j., now is. fol. 407A. In the same (vill) 4 freemen, i under Edric's commendation and 3 under Burckard's com- mendation, (held) T.R.E. 90 acres, and 2 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs. And i acre of meadow. Then worth lox., now 22s. and 1,000 herrings. In RoDENHALA [? Rotherhall •**] a freeman Aslac under Burcard's commendation (held) 40 acres as a manor. Then as now 4 bordars. Then as now on the demesne i plough. And belonging to the men half a plough. Wood(land) for 3 swine. And i^ acres of meadow. Then worth 5i., now 91. and 600 herrings. The whole (is held) in demesne. In WiMUNDAHALA [ ] 2 free- men under Burckard's commendation (held) 12 »" In Pakefield. acres. Then as now half a plough. Then worth 2i., now 1$. and half a thousand herrings. In GiSLEHAM [Gisleham] 2 freemen under the same (Burckard's) commendation (held) i acres. Worth 2s. and bd. and 200 herrings. In the same (vill) a freeman under the same (Burckard's) commendation (held) 16 acres and half a plough. Worth ^s. and 300 herrings. In HoRNES [ ] a freeman under Gurth's commendation T.R.E. (held) 5 acres. Worth 3;. and 160 herrings. In Carletuna [Carlton (Colville)] 2 freemen under Burchard's commendation (held) 30 acres. Then as now i plough. Worth 31. and 400 herrings. In the same (vill) a freeman under the same (Burchard's) commendation held 30 acres. Then I plough, now none. Half an acre of meadow. Then and now worth ^s, and 300 herrings. In KiRKELEA [Kirkley] a freeman half under Burchard's and half under Ulsi's commendation (held) 12 acres. Then half a plough, now none. Then worth 2s., now 35. and 200 herrings. In RisCEMARA [Rushmere (St. Michael)] a freeman under Gurth's commendation (held) 16 acres. Then 1 plough, now half a plough. Worth 5i. and 300 herrings.1 All this Hugh holds in his demesne. And (there is) the fourth part of a church with I acres, worth i>d. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. (Of) four of the men afore- said the Hundred witnesses that Walter de Douai was seised on the day on which he made forfeiture, and later Earl Hugh (was seised), now Hugh de Montfort. But he does not hold by livery of seisin [per liberationem), as witness the Hundred. And Hugh de Montfort's men say that W(alter) himself held of him. fol. 408. HERTtSMARA [HaRTISMERE] HuNDRET In CoTiNTUNA [Cotton] a freeman Saxwin under Burchard's commendation (held) 20 acres T.R.E. Then i plough, now half a plough. Half an acre of meadow. Wood(land) for 2 swine. And it is included in the valuation of the demesne of Neutuna [(Old) Newton ]. In Wluerthbstuna [Wyverstone] Hcrvcy holds 2 freemen (formerly) under commendation to Burchard with 18 acres. Wood(land) for 2 swine. Worth 4J. and 5 (pence). In Caldecoten [ ] (Hugh) holds in demesne a freeman (with) 2^ acres, worth bd. In Gislingaham [Gislingham] Gilbert holds a freewoman (formerly) under commendation to 544