A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK Babenberga [Babergh] Two Hundrets At SiMPLiNGA [Shimpling] Ailith a freewoman under King Edward of glorious memory held 6J carucates of land as a manor. Then 9 villeins, now 12. Then 12 bordars, now 16. Then 3 serfs, now none. Then and afterwards 4 ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Then 7 ploughs be- longing to the men, now 6. Wood(land) for 100 swine. And 17 acres of meadow. Then 4 horses, now 5. Then 7 beasts, now 5. Then 60 swine, now 33. Then 80 sheep, now lOO. Then 16 goats, now 24. A church with 60 acres of free land, and I bordar, and I plough, and half an acre of meadow. Then it was worth 10//., afterwards and now 12//. It is I league long, and half a league broad. And (pays) i S'i- in geld. In the same (vill) a freeman under Ailith by commendation in Saint Edmund's soke (held) 30 acres and I bordar. Then as now I plough and l^ acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 10;. And this Bainard holds by reason of the exchange. fol. 416. XXXIIII. LANDS OF RANULF PEVERELL Lacforda [Lackford] Hundret In Ecclingaham [Icklingham] Seward of Melduna [Maldon] held under King Edward, but in Saint Edmund's soke and sac, 3 carucates of land as a manor. Then as now 6 villeins. Then 2 bordars, now I. Then and afterwards 4 serfs, now 3. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne. And 2 ploughs belonging to the men. And I mill. Then i horse, now none. And then 3 beasts, now 2. Then 30 swine, now 21. Then 250 sheep, now 350. Then and after- wards it was worth 4//., now looj. Saint Ed- mund (has) the soke. Baberga [Babergh] Hundret At Aketona [Acton] Seward of Meldona [Maldon], the thegn, T.R.E. held 12 carucates of land as a manor with soke and sac. Then as now 23 villeins. Then as now 38 bordars. Then as now 1 7 serfs. Then 8 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards and now 6. Then 20 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards and now 14. And 50 acres of meadow. Wood (land) for 40 swine. Then and afterwards 2 mills, now I. Then 8 horses at the hall, now 11. Then 34 beasts, now 31. Then 200 swine, now 160. Then 300 sheep, now 423 sheep. Then 9 hives of bees, now 7. A church to which are attached 30 acres of free land. Then and afterwards it was worth 2o/»., now 30//'. In Aratona [Acton] (were) 4 freemen whom Ranulf received as an estate {terra) of 50 acres. In Walingafella [Waldingfield] 5 freemen (with) 72 acres. In the other Walingafella [Waldingfield] 3 with 50 acres. In Honilega [ ] I with 50 acres. In Manetuna [Manton] "* i freeman with 50 acres. Among them all they had 7 bordars. Then and after- wards 5 ploughs, now 4. These freemen then and afterwards were worth 4//., now bos. Of them all 1 1 could and 4 could not sell their lands ; but of all of them Ranulfs predecessor in title had commendation and soke, except of one who is in Saint Edmund's soke. Ranulf received them all as (one) estate [terra). Achetuna [Acton] is one league long, and i league broad. And (pays) lid. in geld. At AsETONA [Assington] the same Seward, fol. 4i6i. Ranulfs predecessor, held 8 carucates of land as amanor with soke and sac T.R.E. Then and afterwards 14 villeins, now 5. Then and afterwards 21 bordars, now 55. Then and after- wards 14 serfs, now 12. Then and afterwards 7 ploughs on the demesne, now 6. Then and afterwards 13 ploughs belonging to the men, now 12. Wood(land) for 30 swine. And 15 acres of meadow. And I mill. Then 6 horses at the hall, now 5. Then 24 beasts, now 23. Then 1 00 swine, now 60. Then 210 sheep, now 90. Then 14 hives of bees, now 6. Now 12 goat<;. A church with 30 acres of free land. In the same (vill were) 5 freemen under the same Seward by commendation and soke. But they could not sell their lands, still remaining however within the soke. And they had among them all 30 acres of land and i acre of meadow. Then as now i plough. Moreover in the same (vill was) a freeman made over as an estate (iiberatus pro terra), but he does not belong to the manor of which Ranulfs predecessor had commen- dation and soke. And he had 30 acres. Then as now I plough. Then it was worth 10//., and afterwards 12//., now 20/;. But it could not render within loOs. (of that amount). Of these 20//., 20X. are (assessed) upon these freemen. It is I league long, 8 furlongs broad. And (pays) id. in geld. In Clamesforda [Glemsford] Blacuin under Siward's commendation held 30 acres as a manor T.R.E. Worth 6j. Garin holds it. Saint Etheldreda has the soke. In LosAM [Loose'^^] Leustan holds (and) held under King Edward of glorious memory i^ carucates of land. Ofi carucate the soke belonged "' In Hitcham ; Copinger, Suff. Rec.
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