A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



3 swine, half an acre of meadow, 2 mills ; then 

 they used to have 2 ploughs, now H ploughs. 

 The whole of this is valued in Saxiorp [Sax- 

 thorpe']. It is held by the same Ri[bald]. 



HUNDRET OF ErPINGEHAM NoRT [NoRTH 



Erpingham] 



In Matingeles [Matlask] Estan, a freeman of 

 Eral [Harold], held T.R.E. i6 acres of land. 

 Then as now 2 bordars, and with 2 oxen 



f. I4eb. 



it is valued in Sastorp [Saxthorpe]. The same 

 [Ribald] holds it. In Sutfelle [Suffield] Gun 

 held I freeman of Ralf Starle [i.e., the Staller] 

 T.R.E. (with) half a ploughland. Then as 

 now 4 bordars, and half a plough on the 

 demesne and half belonging to the men, and half 

 an acre of meadow. In Gunetune [Gunton] 

 I sokeman with 12 acres of land and ij (acres) 

 of meadow. Then as now it was worth 

 6 shillings. 



In Matelesc [Matlask], where Count Alan 

 holds, I man of the king's claims 1 6 acres 

 of land by offering ordeal {judicium) and battle 

 against the hundret, which witnesses them (as 

 belonging) to the count ; but a certain man of 

 the count's is willing to prove that the hundret 

 witnesses the truth, either by ordeal or by battle. 

 Ribald holds (this). 



Hundret of Flec West [West Flegg] 



SoMERTUNA [Somerton] is held by Wihun- 

 mard, which T.R.E. Alfric, a man of Harold's, 

 held (as) 3 ploughlands. Then 4 villeins, after- 

 wards and now 2. Then as now 1 1 bordars. 

 Then 6 serfs, afterwards and now 2. Then as 

 now 3 ploughs on the demesne, then as now 



1 i ploughs belonging to the men, and 30 acres of 

 m'eadovv and I h saltpans, and 9 freemen (with) 



2 ploughlands. Then as now 3 rounceys at {in) 

 the hall and 2 beasts ; then 12 swine, now 24 ; 

 then 100 sheep, now 200. Then as now 10 

 swine and 20 acres of meadow. And 2 halves 

 of those (freemen) belonged to St. Benet of 

 Hulme, and Godram seized {invadt) them in 

 the time of Ralf the earl. Then as now 



3 ploughs ; and in addition {adhuc) there are 

 there 7 sokemen (with) 67 acres of land. Then as 

 now li ploughs. Then and afterwards the whole 

 of this was worth 5 pounds, now 9 pounds with 

 the sokemen who are in the hundret ; and it is 

 I league in length and 8 furlongs and 10 (perches) 

 in breadth, and (pays) for geid 30 pence. In 

 Martham [Martham] 2 freemen and a half 

 with 6 acres of land and 20 acres on the 

 demesne. Then as now half a plough. In 

 Repes [Repps (with Bastwick)] \\ freemen 

 (with) 10 acres of land. Then as now half a 

 plough. They are valued in Somertuna [Somer- 

 ton]. 



' Seef. 148. 



In Bastuic [Bastwick] 2 freemen belonging 

 in Somertuna [Somerton (East)] (with) I2 acres, 

 I acre of meadow. 



f. 147. 



Hundret of Ensforda [Eynesford] 



Westuna [Weston] 20 sokemen, i plough- 

 land, and 16 bordars. Among them all T.R.E. 

 8 ploughs, afterwards and now 5, and 4 acres 

 of meadow ; and these sokemen are in the 

 valuation of Costesei [Costessy ']. The soke 

 was in the king's (manor of) Folsam [Foul- 

 sham] T.R.E. ; now A[lan] holds it because 

 Ralf the earl held it. 



Ling [Lyng] was held by Alfah a freeman 

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

 15 villeins and 2 serfs ; then as now 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne ; then 3 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, afterwards and now 2, and 9 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 300 swine, and I mill, 

 and 5 sokemen, 24 acres of land ; then as now 

 I plough, and 2 acres of meadow ; then as now 

 half a plough. And in Baldereswella [Bawdes- 

 well] I sokeman (with) 30 acres of land ; then 

 and afterwards I plough, now none. And I acre 

 of meadow. Then it was worth 4 pounds, 

 afterwards 10 pounds, now 100 shillings ; and 

 it is I league in length and in breadth, and pays 

 4 pence and a halfpenny for the king's geld. 



Belega [Bylaugh] is held by Gingom', which 

 Ralph the earl held T.R.E. (as) 4 ploughlands ; 

 then as now 9 villeins and 7 bordars ; then as 

 now 2 ploughs on the demesne, then 4 ploughs 

 belonging to the men, afterwards and now 2, 

 and 6 acres of meadow ; wood(land) for 30 

 swine, and i mill ; now i rouncey, then 

 8 beasts, now 12; then 35 swine, now 40; 

 then as now 1 00 sheep, now 3 hives of bees, 

 and 12 sokemen (with) 2 ploughlands; then 

 6 ploughs, afterwards 3, now 2 ; wood(land) 

 for 30 swine. And I freeman, 30 acres of 

 land ; then as now I plough and I acre of 

 meadow. Here belongs {jacet ) i outlying estate 

 which is called Bec [Beck], i ploughland ; then 

 as now I plough, and I acre of meadow. Then 

 and afterwards it was worth 3 pounds, now 

 100 shillings, and it is I league in length and 

 half (a league) in breadth, and pays 4 pence and 

 a halfpenny for geld. 



FoxLE [Foxley] is held by Godric, which 

 Lord a freeman held T.R.E., now Alan (holds 

 it) and Godric of him ; 3 ploughlands, then as 

 now 10 villeins, and 3 of these dwell in Bec 

 f. 147b- 



[Beck] ; and 2 1 bordars, and 2 of these dwell in 

 Billingeforda [Billingford] ; then 2 serfs, then 

 as now 3 ploughs on the demesne, and then 

 5 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards and 



See f. 1 1 Jfb. 



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