A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



other side (of the river) towards Suthfolc [Suffolk] 

 there is half a league of land in length and half 

 in breadth ; of this land a third part belongs to 

 the earldom {est ad comitatum) (with) 4 acres of 

 meadow. All this land is arable, and 4 ploughs 

 can till it. In the borough, moreover, there 

 were T.R.E. 943 burgesses : of these the king 

 has all the custom. Of those men 36 were so 

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much King Edward's own [domin'tce) that they 

 could not be the men of anyone else without 

 the king's leave. All the others could be the 

 men of anyone else, but in all cases [semper) 

 nevertheless the custom remained the king's 

 except heriot {herigete). Now there are 720 

 burgesses and 224 empty messuages. Of these 

 burgesses 21 have 6 plough(land)s and 60 acres, 

 which they hold of the king, and it is in the soke 

 of St. Edmund. Besides this, 2 burgesses have 

 I mill. All this above T.R.E. was worth 

 20 pounds by tale, and 10 pounds by tale to 

 the use of the earl {consulis). Now it renders to 

 the king 50 pounds by weight and to the earl 

 20 pounds blanch and 6 pounds by tale. Now 

 also it renders to the king 40 pounds from the 

 mint [de moneta), and then as now 16 shillings 

 to [ad) 2 pensioners [prehendar'ws). It used to 

 render also T.R.E. 4 quarts of honey and 

 40 pence and 10 goatskins and 4 ox-hides. In 

 the borough the abbot of St. Edmund has I church 

 and I house free [libere). The abbot of Ely 

 (holds) 3 churches and i house freely and 2 mes- 

 suages by custom [in consuetudine), ' on one (of 

 which) there is a house. ^ And the bishop (holds) 

 20 houses freely and i mill and half a church : 

 R[oger] Bigot I house freely and I monastery 

 and 2 bordars belonging to [ad) the monastery. 



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LANDS OF THE KING WHICH 

 GODRIC KEEPS 



HUNDRET OF GrENEHOU [GrEENHOE, (SoUTh)], 



OF 14 Leets 



Sparle [Sporle] was held by King Edward, 

 and this manor was of the royal demesne [de regno). 

 But King Edward gave it to Ralf the earl. Then 

 and afterwards (there were) 32 villeins, now 20; 

 now 3 bordars. Then and afterwards 2 serfs, 

 now 6. Then and afterwards 1 plough on the 

 demesne, now 4. Then lo ploughs amongst 

 the men, and afterwards; now 3. Then I mill, 

 now the same [similiter). Wood(land) for 

 60 swine. Then 6 beasts and 2 rounceys and 

 60 swine and 180 sheep, and i freeman (with) 

 half a plough(land) ; and this land is I league in 

 length and half (a league) in breadth. To this 

 manor belongs i outlying estate which is called 

 Paggrava [Palgrave (in Sporle)]. Then and 

 afterwards 13 villeins, now 11. Then and 



' Omitted by I.E. {I.C.C. p. 136). 



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always [semper) 2 bordars. Then as now 2 serfs. 

 Then I plough, and I when Godric received it, 

 and now. Then 2, and always since [semper) 

 I plough belonging to the men. Then as now 



1 mill. Then 2 beasts and 12 swine and 

 36 sheep. This land is half a league in length 

 and 5 furlongs in breadth. There is also further 

 [adhuc) another outlying estate which is called 

 AcRA [Acre, (South)]. Then as now 6 vil- 

 leins. Then and afterwards 2 men, now 4 ; 

 now I plough. Then and afterwards the villeins 

 (had) 3 ploughs, now 2. Then as now 2 mills, 

 and this (land) is I league in length and half (a 

 league) in breadth. 



Another outlying estate (is called) Pichenham 

 [Pickenham, (? South ')]. Then 14 villeins, and 

 when (Godric) received it I, now 4 bordars. 

 Then 3 serfs, now 2. Then on the demesne 



2 ploughs, and afterwards I ; now 2. Then 



4 ploughs amongst the men. Wood(land) for 

 6 swine. Then as now i mill, 8 acres of 

 meadow and 8 sokemen on this land, and 

 among them then 5 ploughs and afterwards 3 and 

 24 (acres) of land : now 5 ploughs. Then as 

 now I mill, 4 acres of meadow. Then 2 beasts 

 and 12 swine and I rouncey, 20 sheep, 20 goats ; 

 and this (land is) half a league in length and 



5 furlongs in breadth. In Sparle [Sporle] 

 and in Pagrava [Palgrave] 18 pence was ren- 

 dered when the hundred was taxed at [scotabat) 

 20 shillings, and in Acra [Acre, (South)] 6 pence 

 and in Pichenham [Pickenham] 12 pence whoso- 

 ever may be holding there. This whole manor 

 together T.R.E. was worth 10 pounds, and 

 when G[odric] received it 22 (pounds) ; now 

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24 pounds and 2 shillings, (and) besides that it 

 renders 60 shillings for a fine [de genumma). 



NiEUTUNA [Newton (by Castle Acre)] was held 

 by Osmund T.R.E. and afterwards by R[alf], now 

 it is in the king's hand. Then 8 villeins, and after- 

 wards when G[odric] received it 8, now 2. Then 

 and afterwards 7 bordars, now 1 1 . Then as now 



4 serfs. Then as now on the demesne 2 ploughs. 

 Then and afterwards 6 ploughs belonging to the 

 men ; now 2^. Then as now 2 mills. Then as 

 now half a salt-pan ; and 6 freemen dwelt there ;' 

 and when G[odric] received it he found 9 beasts 

 and I rouncey, 30 swine, 30 sheep ; and (it is) 



5 furlongs in length and 5 in breadth and pays 



9 pence in geld. Then it was worth 4 pounds, 

 now 8. 



Cleia [Cley, (Cockley)] was held by 2 free- 

 men (T.R.E.) and afterwards by R[alf] ; now 

 it is in the king's hand. Then (there were) 



10 villeins, and afterwards ; now 8. Then as 



' See Feudal Aids, iii, 447, 448, where Edmund 

 Fitz Alan holds in S. Pickenham and Palgrave. 

 Libi [sic) is apparently a mistake for ibi. 



