A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK Half Hundret of Ludingaland [Lothingland] (At) DuNESTUNA [ ] Ala under commendation to Mannis (?) (held) 45 acres as a manor, and half a bordar. Then as now half a plough. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Half an acre of meadow. Then worth ioj., now 31. This R. de Vals holds of Roger Bigot. Stou [Stow] Hundret In BuKESSALLA [Buxhall] a freeman under Saint Etheldreda T.R.E. by commendation only, in the soke of the Hundred, held 40 acres of land. Then and afterwards i plough, now none. And 5 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards worth 20s., now I Of. This (land) Roger received to make up {ad perficiendum) (the value of) Belham [Baylham] in another Hun- dred. But the Hundred has seen neither writ nor feoffor {breve nee liheratorem). BOSEMERA [BosMERE] HuNDRET (At) RiGHESHALA [Ringshall] Lewin a free- man under commendation to the Abbot of Ely held a carucate of land and 80 acres as a manor T.R.E. Then and afterwards 2 villeins. Now 4 bordars. Then and afterwards i serf. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards i, now 2. Then i plough belonging to the men, afterwards and now half a plough. And 4 acres of mea- dow. Half a church with 15 acres. Then 3 rounceys, now 4. Then 4 beasts, now 18. Then 20 swine, now 40. Then 40 sheep now 100. And now 30 goats. Then it was worth 301., now 50i. fol. 336^. In the same (vill) Grim a freeman held 100 acres as a manor under commendation to the Abbot of Ely T.R.E. Then and afterwards i^ ploughs, now none. And 4 acres of meadow. Then as now i rouncey, and 3 beasts. Then it was worth 20J., afterwards and now 301. These two manors William de Burnoville holds of Roger. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In the same (vill were) 4 freemen ; Lewin Roger Bigot's predecessor had commendation over two who were called Frodo and Leuric, and the other two are called Lustuin and Edric, of them he had not the commendation. And they had 50 acres and I plough and i acre of meadow. It was worth 12s. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. The said William (de Burno- ville) (now) holds. It is i league long, and half (a league) broad. And (pays) i^d. in geld. Others have holdings therein. In Beteforda [Battisford] a freeman Godric under Harold's commendation held 10 acres. Then as now 2 oxen. And now i bordar. It was worth 2od., now y. The same William (now) holds. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. (At)BELEHAM [Baylham] Mundinga freeman under commendation to the Abbot of Ely held a carucate of land as a manor T.R.E. Now the same William holds of Roger. Then as now I plough. And 2 acres of meadow. And the third part of a mill. And the third part of another mill. And half a church with 12 acres. Then i rouncey, now 2. Then 2 beasts, now 8. Then 20 swine, now 40. Then 20 sheep, now 105. Then it was worth 30;., now 6oj. In the same (vill) Manstan a freeman under commendation to the Abbot of Ely held 60 acres of land as a manor T.R.E. ; now the said William (holds). Then as now half a plough. And I acre of meadow. And the sixth part of a mill. Then and afterwards it was worth 20f., now lOi. In the same (vill) Uluric a freeman under commendation to Robert Malet's predecessor, Edric to wit, held 60 acres as a manor T.R.E. Now the same William (holds). Then and afterwards half a plough, now none. And i acre of meadow. And the sixth part of a mill. Then and afterwards it was worth 20J., now 10;. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. In the same (vill were) 20 freemen with 92 acres. None of these were under commendation to Roger's predecessor. Then and afterwards 4 ploughs, now 2. Then it was worth 40J., now 20s. It is I league long and 8 furlongs broad. And (pays) 15^. in geld. All this William de Burnolville holds. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. fol. 337- In SuMERSAM [Somersham] a freeman, Lefsune, under commendation to Leuric Hobbesune, Bigot's predecessor, held 30 acres as a manor T.R.E. Now the said William (holds it) of Bigot as a manor. Then as now i villein. Then and afterwards half a plough, now 2 oxen. (There is) the fourth part of a church with 7^ acres. Worth 8f. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. (At) Offetuna [Ofiton] LefEcilt, a freeman under commendation to Stigand, held 2 carucates of land as a manor ; now Hugh de Hosdenc (holds) of Bigot. Then and afterwards 2 villeins, now I . Then as now 7 bordars, and 2 serfs. Then 2 ploughs, afterwards i, now none, i acre of meadow. Then half a plough, now i plough. Then i rouncey, 2 beasts, 12 swine, and 40 sheep, now none. Then as now it was worth bos. A church with 1 6 acres, worth 33(/. Stigand (had) the soke. In the same (vill) the said Hugh (holds) of Roger Bigot 10 freemen. Of these one and a 474
