A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK abbey T.R.E. with every kind of custom except Saint Edmund's six forfeitures. Then worth 40^., now 60J. It is half a league long, and 3 fur- longs broad. And (pays) i^. in geld. Others hold land therein. In CoPLETUNA '^ [Clopton] 3 freemen (held) 20 acres. Saint Etheldredahad soke and sac and commendation. And they were worth 2s. Saint Edmund (held) the 6 forfeitures. Half Hundret of Cosforda [Cosford] (At) Hecham [Hitcham] Saint Etheldreda held T.R.E. 11 carucates of land. Then 30 vil- leins, now 36. Then 1 8 bordars, now 26. Then as now 8 serfs. Then 4 ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Then 20 ploughs belonging to the men, now 16, and 16 acres of meadow. Wood(land) fol. 385. for 20 swine. Then as now 1 1 rounceys, 30 beasts, 175 sheep, 60 swine, 42 goats, and 2 hives of bees. A church with 2 acres. Then it was worth 20//'.,*" now 40//. It is i league and 4 furlongs long, and i league broad. And (pays) I $d. in geld. Others have holdings there. (At) NiEDiNGA [Nedging] T.R.E. Saint Ethel- dreda held 3 carucates of land. Then 8 villeins, now 6. Then 6 bordars, now 9. Then 3 serfs, now 1 . Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then 2 ploughs belonging to the men, now i . 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 6 swine. And 1 mill. And 2 rounceys, 14 beasts, 100 sheep, and 20 swine. A church with 7 ** acres. And2sokemen with 14 acres. Then i plough, now 2 oxen. Then it was worth 4/;'., now 8//. It is I league long, and 3 furlongs broad. And (pays) 2^d. in geld. In Hecham [Hitcham] 5 sokemen (held) 60 acres. Then 2^ ploughs now i, and 3 acres of meadow. Worth 10;. Roger Bigot holds (this). In the same (vill are) 123 acres of demesne land, and 3 bordars, and i plough, and i^ acres of meadow. Worth los. In the same (vill) I sokeman (held) 40 acres. Worth $5. This Richard, son of Count Gilbert, holds. BisscoPEs [Bishop's] Hundret (At) Wineberga [? Wingfield ^^] a freeman over whom Saint Etheldreda had commendation T.R.E. held 2 carucates of land, and 7 bordars.""* Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now i . Then as now 2 ploughs belonging to the men. 1 1 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 140 swine. Then 2 rounceys, now 1. And i beast. Then 60 swine, now 20. And 20 sheep. And 2 hives (of bees). A church with 24 acres. Worth 4.S. And 13 freemen with 80 acres. Over one Robert Malet's predecessor had commendation. Then 4 ploughs, now 3. Then worth 4//. and 1 3f. and 4.d., now 4//. This Roger Bigot claims as of the King's gift : but the Abbot of Ely proved his right against him: now Roger holds **" on account of the respite of plea {per respectum). The soke (is) in Hoxa [Hoxne]. It is i league and 2 furlongs long, and 4 furlongs broad. And (pays) iid. in geld. Others hold land therein. In Saham [Soham] a freeman by commendation (held) I carucate of land and 2 villeins and 3 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs. And 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 10 swine. Then
- " Cloptuna ' ; Inj. El. 155.
"' 'Then v?orth iSR.' ; ibid. 156. "^ ' 8 acres ' ; ibid. «" '8 bordars'; /nf. El. 156. •"Seen. 81. fol. 385A. worth 20;., now 25/. The soke is in Oxa [Hoxne]. This Robert Malet held of the King: the Abbot proved his right, and Robert holds it of him. In Blidinga [Blything] Hundret Saint Etheldreda held at Alnet'ne *"' [ ] as a manor T.R.E. 2 carucates of land. Then 9 villeins, now 7. Then as now 13 bordars. Then as now i serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. And 3 ploughs belonging to the men. And half a church with 2 acres. Wood(land) for 6 swine. 2 acres of meadow. And I rouncey, 8 beasts, 28 sheep, 8 swine, 16 goats. To this manor belong 80 burgesses in Dunewic [Dunwich], and they dwell upon 14 acres. Then as now it was worth lOOs. In the same (vill) * belong 3 freemen dwelling in Besemera [ ] *"' with 1 4 acres and I plough. Worth y. Saint Etheldreda (has) soke and sac. Hundret of Colenesse [Colneis] In Morestuna [Moston *"*] (was) a freeman Ulviet"" with 5 acres under commendation to Saint Etheldreda T.R.E. Worth idd. Robert Malet holds him of the Saint. In Tremlega [Trimley] (was) a freeman Lewric with 40 acres as a manor under the Abbot's commendation T.R.E. Roger Bigot holds him of the king. The Abbot proved his right, and Roger (now) holds of him. And i plough. And 3 bordars. One acre of meadow. And a freeman under him with 4 acres. Worth 20y. "» 'of the abbot' ; ibid.
- " ' Ernetune,' ' Ernetherne ' ; ibid.
- " ' To this manor ' ; ibid.
- " ' dwelling in Besmera ' omitted ; ibid.
"' In Trimley St. Martin. 'Wlfgiet'; Inq.El. 1 58. 522
