HOLDERS OF LANDS 



is worth 20 pence. Leustan, the predecessor of 

 Tihel, held him T.R.E. and Ralf held him 

 when he made forfeiture, and he is of the soke of 

 Caustuna [Cawston]. Now Godric holds him. 

 But Tarald (sic), a man of William de Warenne's, 

 seized him against the king and held him for 

 3 years. Now he has been recovered {derationa- 

 tus) against him, and Turald pays 5 shillings for 

 (him as) a king's chattel and gave pledge to do 

 justice. 



HUNDRET OF ToNSTEDA [TuNSTEAD] 



In WiTTUNA [Witton] I priest (with) 30 acres 

 of land in almoin ; then as now 9 sokemen with 

 12 acres of land ; then as now 2 ploughs, 

 and 2 acres of meadow ; for this he sings 

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3 masses for the king and queen, and in addition 

 {tunc) pays 2 shillings. And the whole is 

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

 and (pays) i o pence for geld whoever may hold 

 there. 



HuNDRET OF HaPINCHA [HaPPING] 



Hapesburc [Happisburgh] was held by Edric 

 T.R.E. (as) 1 3 ploughlands ; then as now 

 21 villeins and 20 bordars. Then as now 3 serfs, 

 and 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then 9 ploughs 

 belonging to the men, afterwards and now 7, 

 10 acres of meadow, wood(land) for 16 swine, 

 and 4 beasts and 18 swine and 200 sheep. And 

 21 sokemen, 86 acres. Then 5 ploughs, after- 

 wards and now 4 ; and 12 freemen of whom 

 Edric only had the commendation, 4 ploughlands 

 and 8 villeins, and 9!^ bordars, and I serf ; half a 

 plough(land) Edric, a man of Count Alan's, seized 

 from them {ex istis invasit), and he has given a 

 pledge. Then 10 ploughs, afterwards and now 9. 

 Those freemen Ralf the earl added to this manor, 

 and in the same they are now in charge [adcensatt); 

 and he held them when he made forfeiture. 

 Then the whole was worth 7 pounds, and the 

 freemen 40 shillings ; and in the time of Ralf 

 the whole was worth 10 pounds, now 16 (pounds) 

 blanch and 20 shillings for a fine {de gersumma) ; 

 and it is i^ leagues in length and the same {simi- 

 liter) in breadth whoever may hold there, and 

 (pays) 30 pence for fine [sic for geld]. 



This land Robert Malet claims and says that 

 his father held it when he went into the marsh 

 {ivit in maresc'), and this the hundret witnesses ; 

 and yet he was not holding it on the day that 

 he died {qua fuit mortuus). 



Hundret of Hapinga [Happing] 



LosiNCHAM [Lessingham] was held by a 

 thegn Godwin T.R.E. (as) 3 plough(lands) 

 and 30 acres ; then as now 1 5 villeins and 

 16 bordars and 6 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne, afterwards and now i ; then as now 



3 ploughs belonging to the men, and 1 2 acres of 



f. t34. 



meadow. Wood(land) for 10 swine, and 

 2 rounceys and 3 beasts and 7 swine and 

 20 sheep. And 8 freemen, 100 acres; then as 

 now 2 ploughs and 2 acres of meadow. Then 

 it was worth 60 shillings and the freemen 

 10 shillings, afterwards the whole — 4 freemen ' — 

 now 6 (pounds) blanch and 20 shillings for a 

 fine {de gersumma) by tale ; and it is i^ leagues 

 in length {sic) and (pays) i o pence and a halfpenny 

 for geld. The king and earl (have) the soke. 



Hemsteda [Hempstead (cum Eccles)] (is) 

 2 J ploughlands ; then as now 10 bordars. Then 

 I plough on the demesne, afterwards and now 2 ; 

 then as now i plough belonging to the men, and 

 15 acres of meadow, and 2 beasts and 13 swine 

 and 160 sheep : and 36 sokemen (with) 108 acres, 

 then as now 6 ploughs ; and 1 6 freemen, 2 plough- 

 lands ; then as now 3 bordars and 6 ploughs and 

 14 acres of meadow. Then it was worth 

 50 shillings and the freemen 40 shillings ; after- 

 wards and now 8 pounds blanch and 20 shil- 

 lings for a fine by tale ; and it is I league in 

 length and another in breadth, and (pays) 

 18 pence for geld. 



Pallinga [Palling] was held by Godwin 

 T.R.E. (as) 3 ploughlands ; then as now 9 vil- 

 leins and 14 bordars ; then as now I plough on 

 the demesne and i plough belonging to the men, 

 20 acres of meadow and 14 wild mares {eque 

 silvatice) and 2 rounceys and 23 swine and 

 71 sheep. Then it was worth 4 pounds, after- 

 wards and now 6 (pounds) blanch ; and it is 

 8 furlongs and 1 2 perches (in length) and 8 fur- 

 longs in breadth, and (pays) 7 pence and a 

 halfpenny for geld. 



East Hundret of Flec [East Flegg] 



Castre [Caister] was held by 80 freemen 

 T.R.E. and likewise now (as) 4 ploughlands. 

 Then 22 ploughs, and of the whole of this 

 R[alf] the earl made a manor : now i plough 

 on the demesne and 21 (ploughs) belonging to 

 the men, 2 acres of meadow ; then as now half 

 a mill, and 39 saltpans, and 3 rounceys and 

 8 beasts and 1 2 swine and 360 sheep. Then it 

 was worth 8 pounds, afterwards and now 14 ; 

 and yet the abbot of St. Benet has out of this 

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manor 6 pounds. And it is i league and 

 100 perches in length and i league in breadth, 

 and (pays) 44 pence for geld whoever may hold 

 there. This was given {liheratum est) for an 

 exchange for land in Cornwall {Cornualia) with 

 all the custom, as Godric says. 



' P{ostea) totum iiij libi hoes, an error for postea totum 

 {valuit) Hi; libras. 



