A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK In CoTiTUNA [Cotton] 3 freemen in the Abbot's soke and under his commendation (held) 3 acres. In Caldecota [ ] Aluric a free- man under sub-commendation (held) 4^ acres, worth I2(^. In Thrandestuna [Thrandeston] Uluric by commendation (held) 3 acres, worth bd. In WiuERDESTUNA [Wyverstone] 4 free- (men) under commendation (held) 16^ acres, worth y. Richard holds (them). In WiCHAM [Wickham] 2 freemen under commendation to Burcard of Melnessam [Men- dlesham], Brunloc and Heruart, (held) 5| acres, worth I od. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. These (freemen) Orger the Abbot's reeve holds. And Aluric, who was reeve before him, appropriated [invaiit) them. In Weringheseta [Wetheringsett] (are) 3 acres on the Abbot's demesne, worth bd. God- win holds (them). fol. 37 li. Risebruge [Risbridge] Hundret In Poslindewrda [Poslingford] (were) 12 freemen under Saint Edmund by commendation and soke and sac T.R.E. And they had 60 acres and i bordar and 2 ploughs. Worth lOs. In Stanesfelda [Stansfield] 7 freemen (held) 75 acres. Then as now 2 ploughs. Saint Edmund (has) commendation and soke. Worth 1 1 s. and ■7,d. In Thrillauura [Thurlow] 9 freemen held 95 acres. 5 bordars. And 4 ploughs. And 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 6 swine. Worth 1 5J. Saint Edmund (has) soke and com- mendation. In Bradleia [Bradley] 8 freemen (held) 80 acres and I bordar. And 2 ploughs. And I acre of meadow. And they were worth 11s. and 3^. In the same (vill) 4 freemen (held) 60 acres and I bordar and 2 ploughs, and I acre of mea- dow. Worth lOs. Saint Edmund (has) com- mendation and soke and sac. In KiDiTUNA [Kedington] a freeman (held) 5 acres. Worth d. Saint Edmund (has) com- mendation and soke and sac. In Waracatinge [Wratting] a freeman (held) 7 acres. Worth d. In Haverhol [Haverhill] 2 freemen (held) 5 acres. Worth jd. Saint Edmund (has) soke and commendation. BiscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret In HoRANT [Horham] 4 freemen had 30 acres and I plough. Worth 51. Saint Edmund (has) commendation. The soke (is) in Hoxa [Hoxne]. SuDHOLDA [Southwold] ^^° is 9 furlongs long and 5 broad. This division (extends) from the sea as far as lersnesmua [Yarmouth]. And (it pays) zd. in geld. Blidinga [Blything] Hundret (At) SuDWOLDA [Southwold] Saint Edmund held for the provision of [ad victum) the monks I carucate of land as a manor. And 5 villeins, and 4 bordars. And i plough on the demesne. And 4 belonging to the men. And 4 acres of meadow. And i rouncey, 4 beasts, 3 swine, and 30 sheep. The moiety of a sea-weir {hela maris). And the fourth part of the other moiety. Then it rendered 20,000 herrings, now 25,000. Saint Edmund (has) soke and sac. Ugghecala [Uggeshall] Godwin held. The soke [socam) (was) Saint Edmund's. I carucate of land. Then as now 3 villeins, and 12 bor- dars. And I plough on the demesne. And 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 3 swine. And 2 acres of meadow. And 4 beasts, i pig, and 80 sheep. And i freemen (held) 22^ acres of land by commendation. Then as now I bordar. And i plough. And half an acre of meadow. Saint Edmund (has) the soke. The manor was then as now worth 6o^, and the freemen 45. and ?id. In Benagra [Benacre] a sokemen (held) 10 acres, worth bd. Hundret of Wildeforda [Wilford] In Uffeforda [Ufibrd] a freeman under Saint Edmund's commendation T.R.E. (held) 24 acres, and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now i plough. Then and now worth 5*. fol. 372. (BURY SAINT EDMUNDS) In the town where rests enshrined Saint Ed- mund King and Martyr of glorious memory Abbot B[aldwin] held, T.R.E., towards the pro- vision of [ad victum) the monks 118 men ; and they could give and sell their land ; and under them 52 bordars from whom the Abbot can have some little aid (a liquid adjutorii), 54 freemen poor enough (jatis inopa), 43 almsmen ; each of them has i bordar. Now (there are) 2 mills. And 2 stews or fish ponds [vivaria vel piscinae). '" This should come with the next entry, under Blything Hundret. 508
