THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 30 acres. Then i plough, now half a plough. And I acre of meadow. Worth ^s. A church with 16 acres, worth 2s. It is i league long and 8 furlongs broad. And (pays) y^d. in geld. The soke is in Hex [Hoxne] the Bishop's manor. BUDIGGA [BlYTHING] HuNDRET (At) Meaila [Mells "'] Manning a freeman held as a manor", and now Robert has in de- mesne, 3 carucates of land. Then as now 8 villeins. Then as now 12 bordars. Then as now 3 serfs. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 100 swine. 5 acres of meadow. Then i mill, now none. Then as now 2 roun- ceys, 7 beasts, 30 swine, 16 sheep. Then it was worth 50J., now 60s. It is 10 furlongs long, and 7 broad. And renders 2d. in geld. (At) GoKESFORD [Yoxford] Manning (held) as a manor, now Robert holds in demesne, 5 caru- cates of land. Then 12 villeins, now 9. Then 2 bordars, now none. Then as now I serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 3 belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 30 swine. 20 acres of meadow. Then as now I rouncey, 7 beasts, 30 swine. And then it was worth 40J., now bos. It is 10 furlongs long, and 7 broad. (And pays) 3^. in geld. fol. 430. XLV. LAND OF WALTER GIFART Perreham [Parham] Half Hxjndret In Blachessala [Blaxhali] a free(man) Cod- ric,^^" half under commendation to the prede- cessor of Malet and half to the Abbot of Ely, (held) 10 acres, worth 20<^. Ralph de Langhetot holds. The soke is the Abbot's. Plumesgata [Plomesgate] Hundret (At) GuEMHAM [Glemham] Starlinc held 180 acres '^' as a manor T.R.E. under commendation half to the Abbot of Ely and half to William Malet, and he (Malet) was seised thereof. Then as now 1 1 bordars. And 2 ploughs on the de- mesne. And I plough belonging to the men. And I acre of meadow. Then as now 2 roun- ceys. Then 16 swine, now 26. Then 30 sheep, now 50. Then it was worth 405., now 60J. And there have been added 24 freemen under commendation with 100 acres. Then as now 3 ploughs. Worth 40J. It is i league long, "' In Wenhaston. ""'Godric'; Itif. £/. 151. •*' 'l^ carucates of land'; Itij. El. 153. This <hows that the carucate contained 1 20 acres. and half (a league) broad. And pays lod. in geld. In Straffort ^^ [Stratford (St. Andrew)] the same Starlinc held 1 carucate of land as a manor T.R.E. Then as now 5 bordars. And i plough on the demesne. Half a plough belong- ing to the men. And 4 acres of meadow. And 1 mill. Worth 40J. In the same (vill) 13^ freemen under com- mendation then as now (held) 64 acres, and i^ ploughs. Worth fs. Ralph de Langhetot holds the whole. The soke (belongs to) the Abbot of Ely. fol. 430A. XLVL LANDS OF THE COUNTESS OF ALBAMARLE Babenberga [Babergh] Two Hundrets In SiMPLiNGA [Shimpling] Uluric, King Ed- ward's thegn, held 5 carucates of land as a manor. Now the Countess of Albamarle holds it. Then 5 villeins, now 3. Then and afterwards 4 bor- dars, now 10. Then as now 6 serfs. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. Then as now 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 8 swine. And 10 acres of mea- dow. Then as now i horse. Then 14 beasts, now 6. Then 40 swine, now 24. Then 120 sheep, now 100. A church with 30 acres. In the same (vill) 5 freemen under Uluric by com- mendation — and Saint Edmund had soke and sac T.R.E., now the Countess has them — (held) i carucate of land, and I bordar, and I serf. Then as now 2 ploughs. And 2 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 9//. It is I league long, and half a league broad. And (pays) 5</. in geld. At Scerdacra [Chadacre^^] the same Uluric T.R.E. held i carucate of land as a manor. Then as now I villein, and 3 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now none. Then as now i plough belonging to the men. And 3 acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 6oi. It is 4 furlongs long and 2 broad. And (pays) 7.d. in geld. Sanfort [Samford] Hundret and a Half (At) Belesteda [Belstead] Aluric de Weinhou held 3 carucates and 40 acres of land as a manor. Then as now 12 villeins and 3 bordars. Then 5 serfs, now i. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now I. Then 8 ploughs. Afterwards and now 5, and 6 acres of meadow. Then wood(land) for 30 swine, now 20. A church with 34 acres of free land. Now 27 swine, and 35 sheep. Then "' ' Strattuna ' ; ibid. In Shimpling. 565
