A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 6 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men, afterwards and now 2h 

 Then wood(land) for 6o swine, now 20, and 8 

 acres of meadow. Then as now I mill. Then 



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as now 6 beasts and 30 swine, 12 goats. Then 

 it was worth 60 shillings, afterwards and now 8 

 pounds blanch, and it is li leagues in length and 

 half (a league) and 3 perches in breadth. And 

 (it pays) for geld 10 pence. 



In Radanahalla [Redenhall] 2 freemen with 

 100 acres. Then as now i plough : Bishop 

 William claims {calumpnlatur) 20 acres, of these 

 (as to) 10 the hundred also testifies,^ and Agneli 

 holds 80 acres. 



In Aldeberga [Alburgh] (there were) 15 

 freemen of Rada's and Ulmar's T.R.E. in com- 

 mendation with [de) 60 acres of land. Then as 

 now 3 ploughs and 3 acres of meadow. 



In Sterestuna [Starston] 12 freemen, 9 be- 

 longing to Rada [Rade) in commendation 

 T.R.E., and I to Wastret, and i to Ulmar, and 



1 common to the abbot[s] of St. Edmund's and of 

 Ely ; among them all 60 acres of land. Then 

 as now 3 ploughs and 13 acres of meadow. 



In Redanhalla [Redenhall] 20 freemen of 

 Rada's in commendation with {de) 80 acres of 

 land. These men were then worth 4 pounds, 

 now 8 ; R[alf] the earl put them in charge 

 {adcensavit), (and) afterwards Ivo Taillebois. 

 Then as now 5 ploughs and 4 acres of meadow. 



There, too {in eadem), I freeman of Edric's in 

 commendation, (with) I ploughland. Then as now 



2 villeins and 8 bordars. Then and afterwards 2 

 ploughs on the demesne, now i. Then as now 

 2 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) 

 for 20 swine, and 3 acres of meadow. And 

 under him 5i freemen with 20 acres of land. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs. Then it was worth 

 20 shillings, in the time of Earl R[alf ] his men 

 and Judikell paid 30 shillings, but he was quit 

 of the hall {de aula) because he was the earl's 

 falconer {ancipitraritis) : after R[alf ] made for- 

 feiture, and {sic) he " was in the king's hand 

 under G[odric], but he paid nothing and vouches 

 the king to warranty {rcclamat regem defemorem). 



HUNDRET AND A HaLF OF FrEAREBRUGE 



[Freebridge] 



In Eastwinnc [East Winch] 2 ploughlands, 

 in the time of King E[dward] an outlying estate 

 of Esparlea [Sporle (with Palgrave)], then as 

 now 1 1 villeins and 24 acres of meadow. Then 

 f. 136. 

 2 ploughs on the demesne : afterwards and now 



1 The text is a little defective app.irently : the 

 meaning seems to be that as to 10 of the 20 claimed 

 the hundred testifies in the bishop's favour. 



' He, i.e. Edric's freeman. 



1 : then as now I plough belonging to the men. 

 When Godric received this manor he found 24 

 sheep and 9 swine, and now the same, and i 

 fishery. To this land belong now as then 13 

 sokemen, 54 acres of land, and 8 acres of mea- 

 dow ; then as now i| ploughs, and i^ saltpans, 

 and 10 acres of meadow. The whole of this 

 is valued in Esparlai [Sporle].' The whole (land) 

 {tota) is half a league in length and 4 furlongs in 

 breadth, and pays 8 pence for 20 shillings of 

 geld. 



Wdetuna [Wootton, (North)] was held by 

 Godwin a freeman T.R.E. Then (there were) 



2 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards and now i. 

 Then 24 villeins ; afterwards and now 1 5. 

 Then as now half a plough, and 2 sokemen. 

 25 acres of meadow. Then 20 saltpans, after- 

 wards and now 1 4. Here belong 2 2 sokemen, 1 2 

 acres of land, half a plough ; when it was re- 

 ceived I rouncey and 4 cows and 9 swine and 

 120 sheep: now the same {similiter). Then it 

 was worth 4 pounds ; afterwards and now 9 

 pounds, and 20 shillings for a fine {de gersumma). 

 The whole is half a league in length and in 

 breadth whoever may hold there, and pays 12 

 pence for 20 shillings geld. 



Hundret of Smetheduna [Smethden] 



In Holm [Holme (next the Sea)] T.R.E. i 

 freeman held 40 acres and 3 bordars and I plough 

 and it was worth 10 shillings. St. Benet (of 

 Ramsey) (has) the soke. 



Hundret of Wenelunt [Wayland] 



Stou [Stow (Bedon)] was held by Alfere 

 T.R.E. ; (there were) 5 ploughs on the demesne, 

 afterwards and now 2. Then and afterwards 

 17 villeins, now 16. Then as now 2 bordars. 

 Then and afterwards 10 serfs, now 7, 30 acres 

 of meadow ; then as now 5 ploughs belonging to 

 the men; wood(land) for 10 swine; then as 

 now I mill ; then as now 2 beasts and 28 swine, 

 40 sheep. 



In Katestuna [Caston] i sokeman, 40 acres. 

 The soke is in Saham [Saham (Toney)] and the 

 land lies in Stuo {sic) [Stow (Bedon)] and (is) in 

 (its) rental {census). 



To this manor belong 29 sokemen, 3 plough- 

 lands and 36 acres. Then it was worth 10 

 pounds; when it was received 12 pounds and 

 13 shillings and 4 pence, and Godric gave it for 

 13 pounds and 13 shillings and 4 pence and 

 20 shillings for a fine {de gersumtna) as long as he 

 had the soke ; now since he lost the soke it pays 

 7 pounds, and upon the sokemen whom he lost 

 are 7 pounds. Ellingham [Ellingham, (Little)] 



^Seei. 119 b. 



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