[156] Crondal Records (Baigent), p. 96, Rental of 1287: “Johannes filius Fabri, Stephanus Draghebreck, Rogerus de Hallie, et Willelmus le Hart ... tenent j dimidiam hidatam terræ. Reddendo inde per annum 5s. ad festum S. Mich. et xixd. de Pondpany et ad festum Beati Martini viii gallinas de chersetto, et ii gallinas contra Natale, et x ova contra Pascha, et facient in omnibus omnia sicut Willelmus de Haillie.” P. 125: “William, son of Gonnilda, and Galfrid Levesone, John, son of Matilda, and Emma, a widow, hold one virgate of land containing 27½ acres on paying and doing as the said Robert of Estfelde.” There are many similar entries.
[157] Vinogradoff, Villainage in England, pp. 250–251: “The general arrangement admitted a certain subdivision under the cover of an artificial unity, which found its expression in the settlement of the services and of the relations with the lord.”
[158] Ingoldmells Court Rolls (Massingberd), October 1315 to June 1316.
[159] Crondal Records (Baigent), pp. 152–153. Court Roll of 1282. “Hugh Sweyn gives to the lord 15d. that he may be able to hold 2½ acres of arable land of the tenement formerly Richard Wisdom's, paying therefor yearly 15d. of rent: sureties for the services being Gilbert Swein and Roger Carter.” Nine other tenants take fractions of Richard Wisdom's holding in the same way.
[160] Victoria County History of Suffolk, “Social and Economic History” (Unwin). Professor Unwin has some suggestive remarks on similar developments in other parts of the county.
[161] History of Castle Combe (Scrope), p. 162: “Johannes Pleyslede, nativus domini, cepit de domino unum messuagium et duas virgatas terrae tenendas in bondagio, secundum consuetudinem manerii ... Reddit etiam annuatim sex denarios pro quadam pastura vocata le Hatche, et pro via ad eandem.”
[162] Crondal Records (Baigent), p. 129, Rental of Dupehale (Dippenhall) 1287: “Edmunde de Bosco and William de Bosco hold 2 cotlands which were formed out of one virgate of land which Adam de Bosco formerly held.”
[163] Ibid., p. 153: “Margery Palmer comes and surrenders into the hands of the lord a virgate of land with a house in Crondal, and Galfrid her son comes and gives to the lord 6s. 8d. to have seizin thereof, upon this condition, that the said Margery have the third part, and two pieces more, of the aforesaid tenement, for the term of her life.”
[164] Crondal Records (Baigent), p. 117, Rental of Yateleigh, 1287: “John de la Perke and Thomas Squel hold one virgate of land containing 22 acres, on payment therefor of 2s. 10d. on the Feast of St. Michael and 7½ for Pondpany, and one stoup of honey, and 75 eggs, and shall perform all services like Thomas Kach.... Walter le White and Osbert de la Knelle hold one virgate of land containing 29½ acres.... Roys de Pothulle and John le White hold one virgate of land containing 29 acres.”
[165] Court Rolls of the Lordships, Wapentakes, and Demesne Manors of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster (edited by W. Farrer). Halmote of Colne, 1323: “Thomas le Harper for taverning 3 acres of land, 6d. Roger ... for the same of 2 acres of land, 4d.,” and passim.