A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



blanch and 6 pounds by tale and a fine Cf^""'"-'^)- 

 The whole of Chenikehala [Kenninghan] is i^ 

 leagues in length and half (a league) in breadth 

 and (pays) 2$ pence for geld. 



Cl-idenham [Quidenham] was held by Godinc 

 (<,V) a freeman, of whom the abbot of St. Edmund 

 had commendation only T.R.E. (as) i plough- 

 land ; then as now 2 villeins and 2 bordars and 

 7 acres of meadow and I mill. Then half a 

 plough on the demesne, afterwards and now i ; 

 then^as now 2 oxen belonging to the men ; then 

 as now I rouncey and 6 swine, i6 sheep, i hen 

 it was worth 15 shillings, afterwards and now 30. 

 This land the same Godric held of the abbot for 

 ■i years after King \V[illiam] came. Th,s sarne 

 (land) Godwin, the uncle {auur,d') of Ralf the 

 earl, took away from him wrongfully. The soke 

 T R E (was) in Keninehehala [KennmghallJ (a 

 manor) of the king, the whole is 5 furlongs 

 in length and 4 furlongs in breadth and (pays) 

 1 7 pence and i farthing for geld. 



Gerboldesham [Garboldisham] was held by 

 I freeman, Alvric, T.R.E. for a manor (of) 2 

 ploughlands ; then as now 3 bordars and 1 serf 

 and 4 acres of meadow ; then 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, afterwards and now i^ ploughs and 

 a half could be restored. Then half (a plough 

 belonging to the men ?), and afterwards and now 

 the like,^and 8 swine, and 3 sokemen with 16 

 acres of land. Then as now half a plough 

 Then it was worth 30 shillings, afterwards and 

 now 40. 



In Gatesthorp [Gasthorpe] i freeman T.R.E. 

 (held) I ploughland ; then 6 villeins, now 8 ; 



f. 138. 



then as now 5 bordars and 2 serfs and 8 acres of 

 meadow ; then as now I plough on the demesne, 

 and 2 ploughs belonging to the men, and 5 

 sokemen (with) 20 acres of land ; then as now 

 I plough ; wood(land) for 12 swine. Then it 

 was worth 20 shillings, now 40. The whole 

 hundret pays 20 (shillings), and the whole soke 

 (is) in Keningehala [Kenninghall] : the whole 

 of Gatesthor [Gasthorpe] is half a league in length 

 and half in breadth and (pays) 7 pence for geld. 



Hundret of Galgou [Gallow] 



In Bruneham £Burnham >] T.R.E. Ulf held 

 3 ploughlands. 



Then 20 bordars, now 16 

 Then 12 serfs, now 8. Then 3 ploughs on 

 the demesne, afterwards and now 2. Then 

 I plough belonging to the men, afterwards and 

 now nothing. Wood(land) for 4 swine; 2^ mills. 

 Then 7 rounceys and now, and 40 swine and 

 600 sheep ; i saltpan. There is i outlying 

 estate (belonging) to this manor of I ploughland. 

 Then i plough, afterwards none, now i . And 



1 Either Bumham Ulf (Blomefield, vii, 31), or 

 Burnham Westgate (ibid. 36). 



another outlying estate of I ploughland. Then 

 I plough, and afterwards none, now I. To this 

 manor belong 30 sokemen with i ploughland ; 

 then 2 ploughs, afterwards none, now i. All 

 this was wor'th T.R.E. 8 pounds, and afterwards 

 when Ralf the earl held it 23 pounds and 

 13 shillings and 4 pence, now 20 pounds by 

 tale ; and In the same vill (is) i freeman, Ketel, 

 with {de) 20 acres, and another {alia) freeman, 

 Oia, with 30 acres. 



Hundret of Holt [Holt] 



In Merstuna [Morston] i freeman with 

 30 acres of land and I bordar and half a plough, 

 and he is worth 2 ' oras.' He was Guer's man 

 T.R.E. and belongs [Jaat) in Stivekeia [Stifikey]. 



Hundret of Erpingeham North 

 [North Erpingham] 



In Becheam [Beckham, (East)] T.R.E. 

 Seiard Bar held i freeman ; Earl R[alf] annexed 

 (him) [aMdit) to EiLEssAM [Aylsham], (with) 

 30 acres of land. Then as now i villein belong- 

 ing in Eilessam [Aylsham], i bordar of i acre, and 

 I sokeman (with) i acre. Then as now i plough. 

 They are valued in Eilessam [Aylsham]. The 

 king has soke and sac of the hundret of Nort- 

 ERp'iNGHAM [North Erpingham] except over the 

 land {prater terram) of Seiard Bar. 



Hundret of Walessam [Walsham] 



Walesam [Walsham, (South)] was held by 

 Elflet, a freewoman, T.R.E. (for) 4 ploughlands. 



f. ii8b. 



Then as now 4 villeins, then 1 8 bordars, afterwards 

 and now 23. Then as now 2 serfs and 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne ; then 4 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, afterwards and now 2 ; 40 acres of 

 meadow. \Vood(land) for 1 5 swine. Then as 

 now 2 beasts and 18 swine and 20 sheep. And 

 22 sokemen with {de) 80 acres of land and 



10 acres of meadow; then 5 ploughs, afterwards 

 and now 4. To this belongs I outlying estate 

 (called) Modetuna [Moulton] (of) i plough- 

 land. Then as now 2 bordars and i plough and 

 I acre of meadow, and 3 sokemen with 1 8 acres 

 of land and half a plough. The whole of this 

 was then worth 1 00 shillings and afterwards 



11 pounds, and now 12 pounds and 13 shillings 

 and 4 pence blanch, and 20 shillings by tale for 

 a fine {de gersumma ad compotum). And it is 

 {hahet) I league in length and I in breadth, and 

 (pays) for geld 4 shillings. Acle [Acle] was held 

 by the old Earl R[alf] T.R.E. (as) 5 plough- 

 lands. Then as now 23 villeins ; then 38 bor- 

 dars, afterwards 30, now 38 ; then 3 serfs. 

 Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne ; then 

 and after 10 ploughs belonging to the men, now 

 12; 50^ acres of meadow. VVood(land) for 



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