A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



HUNDRET OF FlEC WesT [WesT FlEGG] 



In Martham [Martham] (is) l outlying estate 

 of 30 acres of land, and it belongs to Castra 

 [Caister] ; and 3 sokemen with 15 acres of 

 land and 3 acres of meadow. And in BuRC 

 [Burgh (St. Margaret)] 20 acres : the whole 

 is valued in Castra [Caister].^ In Clepesbe 

 [Clippesby] I freeman with 4^ acres of land. 

 In Rotholfuesbei [Rollesby] i freeman (with) 

 1 5 acres of land. In Wintretuna [Winterton] 

 I freeman (with) 10 acres of land : he is valued 

 with the freemen in Walessam [Walsham]. 



Half Hundret of Dice [Diss] 



Wineferthinc [Winfarthing] was held by 

 Algar a freeman of Harold's T.R.E. for a manor, 

 6 ploughlands. Then as now 8 villeins, and 

 then as now 20 bordars. Then and afterwards 

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

 demesne and 4 ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Then woodland for 250 swine, afterwards and 

 now 200 ; 9 acres of meadow. Then as now 

 f. 130 



2 horses at the hall {in aula) and 6 beasts. Then 

 as now 14 swine and 14 goats ; and in the same 

 (place) 5 freemen of Algar's in commendation 

 only T.R.E. with 40 acres. Then as now i 

 plough and I acre of meadow. 



In BoRSTUNA [Burston] 4 freemen of Algar's 

 T.R.E. in commendation only with 40 acres of 

 land and i bordar. Then as now i plough and 



3 acres of meadow. 



In Gersinga [Gissing] T.R.E. 8 freemen 

 of Algar's in commendation only, with 60 acres 

 of land, and then as now 4 bordars. Then 

 3 ploughs among them all, afterwards and now 

 i^ and 2 acres of meadow. In Simplinga 

 [Shimpling] i whole freeman of Edric's T.R.E. 

 with 12 acres of land. Then as now i plough. 

 There too {in eadem) 2 sokemen with 16 acres 

 of land ; then as now half a plough. This 

 St. E[dmund] claims, and the hundred testifies 

 (in the abbey's favour) ; but R[alf] the earl was 

 holding it when he made forfeiture. Of these 

 St. E[dmund] claims 14 acres. In Totessalla 

 [Tivetshall (St. Mary)] 2 freemen of Algar's in 

 commendation with their land, 35 acres of land 

 and I acre of meadow. Woodland for 4 swine. 

 Then as now i plough. 



In Scelvangra [Shelfanger] i villein, 15 acres - 

 of land. Then as now half a plough and 2 

 bordars. Wood(land) for 5 swine, and 2 acres 

 of meadow. Then Wineferthinc [Winfarthing] 

 was worth 40 shillings, afterwards and now 

 8 pounds and 3 shillings and 4 pence blanch : 

 and these all (were) free with soke when G[odric] 



received them and now they render 7 pounds, 

 but they are not able anv longer {amplius) to pay 

 so much. Wineferthinc [Winfarthing] is I league 

 in length and half (a league) in breadth, and 

 (pays) 9 pence for geld. 



Fersevella [Fersfield] was held by Alsi a 

 thegn of King Edward's for 2 ploughlands. 

 Then as now 5 bordars. Then and afterwards 



3 serfs, now I. Then as now 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne. Then i^ ploughs belonging to the 

 men, afterwards and now I. In Borstuna 

 [Burston] (is) I outlving estate of I ploughland 

 belonging to Fersevella [Fersfield], Then as 

 now 2 villeins and I bordar. Then half a 

 f. 130b. 



plough on the dem.esne, afterwards nothing, now 

 half (a plough). 



In Fersevella [Fersfield] 13 sokemen (with) 

 60 acres of land. Then as now 3 ploughs. 

 There too {in eadem) (were) 3 freemen of Alsi 

 T.R.E., 80 acres of land and 3 bordars. Then 

 and afterwards 3 ploughs, now i^. 



In Borstuna [Burston] xi freemen of Alsi 

 T.R.E. with 30 acres of land. Then as now 

 I plough and i acre of meadow. In Bresinga- 

 ham [Bressingham] 7 freemen of Alsi in com- 

 mendation with 30 acres of land. Then 3 

 ploughs, afterwards and now 2. Wood(land) 

 for 6 swine, and 2 acres of meadow. Fersevella 

 [Fersfield] with the outlying estate and Borstuna 

 [Burston] were then worth 60 shillings, after- 

 wards 7 pounds and 6 shillings and 8 pence 

 between rent {censum) and custom ; now it is worth 

 12 pounds and 6 shillings and 8 (pence) blanch ; 

 and of these 12 pounds the freemen contribute 

 100 shillings and 6 (shillings) and 7 pence. 

 Fersevella [Fersfield] is 8 furlongs in length and 



4 in breadth, and (pays) 7 pence for geld. 

 Borstune [Burston] is 8 furlongs in length and 



4 in breadth, and (pays) 12 pence for geld. 



In Simplinga [Shimpling] (is) i half freeman 

 with 4 acres of land. In Fervella [Fersfield] 

 lay the soke and sac T.R.E. of all who had less 

 than 30 acres. Of those who have 30 acres the 

 soke and sac lies in the hundret, and in Wine- 

 ferthinc [Winfarthing] ; when Ralf made for- 

 feiture he had it. 



Hundret of Lothinga [Loddon] 



Bedingaham [Bedingham] was held by 

 Hagane a thegn of the king and Stigand's (man) by 

 commendation T.R.E. for 2 ploughlands. Then 

 4 villeins, afterwards and now 2. Then 4 bordars, 

 afterwards and now 5. Then as now 3 serfs. 

 Then 5 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards and 

 now I J. Then 2\ ploughs belonging to the 



See f. 134. 



i.e. half a virgate. men, afterwards and now i. Wood(land') for 



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