A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



they did not pay they forfeited [esscnt fore- 

 facii de) 4 pounds ; now they pay 16 pounds 

 by tale in Hersam [Earsham], under which 

 {uhi) Richard Pugnant put them in charge {ad- 

 amavit). T.R.E. Stigand had the soke and sac 

 of this half hundret except Torp [Thorpe 

 (Abbots)] (which belonged to) St. Edmund's, and 

 except Pulham [Pulham] (which belonged to) St. 

 Aldredra^ in Hersam [Earsham]. When R[alf] 

 made forfeiture he had the soke and sac of Rada- 

 halla [Redenhall] and of his own commended 

 men. When Reimund Giraldus departed (discessit) 

 he had the soke of his (land) only ; (as had) 

 afterwards R[oger] of Poitou, his successor. But 

 of the land which St. Edmund has in this half 

 hundret (St. Edmund) held the soke. In Preles- 

 TUNA [Pirleston -] Warenger retained as part of 

 {detinuit ad) the fee of Roger de Ramis, in 

 Redenahalla [Redenhall], and in Dentuna 

 [Denton] 2 freemen of Stigand's with the soke 

 (of) 23 acres of land. Then as now half a 

 plough and half an acre of meadow. (This) is 

 valued with the others. 



Hundret of Lothninga [Loddon] 



DiciNGAHAM [Ditchingham] (is) i outlying 

 estate in Ersam [Earsham] of 3 plough lands 

 which Stigand (held) T.R.E. Then 9 villeins, 

 afterwards and now 8. Then 5 bordars, after- 

 wards and now 4. Then 4 serfs, afterwards and 

 now 2. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, after- 

 wards I, now 2. Then as now 4 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men. Wood(land) for 100 swine, 

 and 18 acres of meadow. Then 2 mills, after- 

 wards and now i. Then as now 48 swine and 

 64 sheep and 55 goats. And 22 sokemen are 

 there with ij ploughlands. Then as now 

 f. 140. 



among them all 8 ploughs. Wood(land) for 4 

 swine, and g acres of meadow, and i mill (. It) is 

 valued in Hersam [Earsham] ; and it is I league 

 and 4 furlongs in length and 9 (furlongs) in breadth, 

 and (pays) 8 pence for geld whoever may hold 

 there. 



In MuNDAHAM [Mundham] (are) 7 freemen 

 belonging to this outlying estate. Of these 7, 

 3 were Stigand's and 2 Edwin's by commenda- 

 tion, and I Algar's and I Tohli's the sheriff's. 

 Between them all 60 acres of land. Then as 

 now 3 ploughs. Four of these Robert son of 

 Corbutio claims by livery of the king (with) 24 

 acres of land as the hundret testifies. But after- 

 wards R[oger] Bigot annexed them to {addidit 

 in) Ersam [Earsham], and has 52 acres. The 

 king and the earl (have) the soke. They are 

 valued in Ersam [Earsham]. 



In SiLiNGA [Seething] i freeman under Stigand 

 held I ploughland ; after King William came 



'Abbey of Ely. 



Now Billingford. 



into England Stigand himself annexed (this) as an 

 outlying estate of (;'«) Stoftes ' [sic: Toft (Monks)]. 

 Then as now i villein. Then 2 bordars, after- 

 wards and now 3 bordars. Then and afterwards 

 I plough on the demesne, now i^. Then as 

 now half a plough belonging to the men and 

 I J acres of meadow. Then as now i horse at 

 {in) the hall, now 3 swine. And 21 sokemen 

 T.R.E., afterwards and now 12, and they have 

 24 acres of land. Then as now i plough, half 

 an acre of meadow, and it is in the valuation of 

 Toftes [Toft (Monks)]. Then it was worth 40 

 shillings, now it pays 4 pounds and 10 shillings 

 in Toftes [Toft (Monks)], and is i league in 

 length and I in breadth, and (pays) 16 pence for 

 geld. 



Hundret of Tavreham [Taverham] 



HoRSTEDA [Horstead] was held by Stigand 

 T.R.E. (as) 4 ploughlands. Then 19 villeins, 

 afterwards and now 1 6 ; 9 bordars ; then 8 serfs, 

 afterwards and now 4. Then as now 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne ; then 10 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, afterwards and now 6, and I2 acres of 

 meadow ; wood(land) for 60 swine ; then as now 

 3 mills, and I rouncey, and 2 beasts, and 

 7 swine, and 20 sheep. Then 30 goats, now 40, 



f. X4ob. 



and then as now I hive {vasa) of bees. Then 

 there used to belong [jacehant) to this manor 1 8 

 sokemen with 3 ploughlands, which were made 

 over {liberati) to Robert Blancard ; now they 

 are part of {ad) the fee of Roger of Poitou. 



In Staningehall.i [Staininghall] i freeman 

 (with) I ploughland, and 4 villeins and 4 bordars, 

 and 2 ploughs, 2 mills,'' wood(land) for 20 swine. 

 This belongs to Horsteda [Horstead], and the 

 whole is in the valuation of Mulham [Mileham].'^ 

 And Horsteda [Horstead] is i league in length 

 and another in breadth, and (pays) 15 pence for 

 geld. 



In Cattuna [Catton] 13 sokemen (with) i 

 ploughland ; then as now 3 bordars. Then 3 

 ploughs, afterwards and now 2, wood(land) for 

 12 swine, and it is I league in length and 5 fur- 

 longs in breadth, and (pays) 8 pence and 3 

 farthings for geld. This is in the valuation of 

 Thorp [Thorpe (next Norwich)],^ 



In Sprowestuna [Sprowston] 140 acres of 

 land. Then 3 ploughs, afterwards and now 2, 

 and 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine, 

 and it is i league in length and 8 furlongs in 

 breadth, and (pays) 15 pence for geld whoever 

 may hold there. This also is in the valuation 



' Seef. 141. 



* n. a. mo/' : the n here is probably only the com- 

 mencement of mo/', which the scribe beg.in to write 

 before entering the numer.il. 



* See f. 136^. ^ See f. 137^. 



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