A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



which Edric had the commendation and half the 

 soke, and the king and earl the other moiety. 

 Then and afterwards they were worth loo shil- 

 lings, now 6 pounds, and the same holds (them). 

 These two manors Robert Malet claims because 

 (quod) Edric his predecessor had simple {tantum) 

 commendation T.R.E. of those who were hold- 

 ing (there), and he says that his father was seised 

 of them {ex eis), and this Roger Bigot testifies. 

 And this manor is 2j leagues and 12 perches in 

 length, and I league and 10 perches in breadth ; 

 and (pays) 15 pence for geld whoever may hold 

 there. 



In Wacstanest [Waxham] 2 freemen, i 

 was a man of Edric's and the other a man 

 of Edric's and St. Benet's with 161 acres of 

 land ; then as now 13 bordars, and 2i ploughs, 

 and 18 acres of meadow ; and 4 freemen (with) 

 10 acres of land and half a plough. Then it was 

 worth 20 shillings, now 35 ; i church (with) 

 20 acres, and it is worth 16 pence. 



HiNCHAM [Ingham] was held by Edric a 

 man of G.^ [ ] of Laxefelda (as) i plough- 



land. Then 3 villeins, afterwards and now 2 ; 

 then as now 6 bordars and i plough on the 

 demesne, wood(land) for 6 swine, and 4 acres of 

 meadow, and 7 unbroken mares {eque si/vatice) 

 and 6 beasts and 12 swine and 60 goats, and 

 16 freemen in commendation only (with) i plough- 

 land and 20 acres ; then as now 2 bordars and 

 3 ploughs. Then the manor was worth 1 2 shil- 

 lings and the freemen 12 shillings, and now the 

 same {similiter) ; and it is 1 1 furlongs in length 

 f. 149. 



and 7 in breadth whoever may hold there, and 

 (pays) 1 1 pence and i farthing for geld. 



In Wactanesham [Waxham] 80 acres of 

 land were held by the same Edric, a freeman ; 

 then as now 12 bordars and I plough on the 

 demesne; then and afterwards I plough belonging 

 to the men, now half (a plough) and 6 acres of 

 meadow and 6 swine and 2 beasts and 100 sheep ; 

 then as now it was worth 10 shillings; I church 

 (with) 18 acres, and it is worth 18 pence. To 

 this Edric added 2 sokemen of St. Benet in the 

 time of R[alf] the earl, and they have 3|- acres 

 and are worth 6 pence ; and 8 freemen in com- 

 mendation only (with) 80 acres of land ; then 

 and afterwards 2 ploughs, now i|- ploughs, and 

 3 acres of meadow, and they are worth 5 shil- 

 lings. This all was held by Edric when Ralf 

 made forfeiture. The king and earl (have) the 

 soke. 



The Hundret and Half of Clachelosa 

 [Clackclose] 



In Bycham [Beechamwell] Ribald holds ; 

 60 acres of land T.R.E. ; then I plough, now 



half ; then as now it was worth 5 shillings. In 

 Stoches [Stoke (Ferry)] the same holds 3 free- 

 men with 7 acres T.R.E., and it is worth 



12 pence. 



The Hundret and Half of Fredrebruge 

 [Freeeridge] 



In Ilsinghetuna [Islington -] i ploughland was 

 held by Rolf a freeman T.R.E. ; then as now 

 6 bordars and 2 freemen (with) 2^- acres ; then 

 as now I plough and 2j saltpans, and 16 acres 

 of meadow, and it is worth 20 shillings. This 

 land the bishop of Bayeux had on the day that 

 Earl Ralf made forfeiture ; now Count Alan has 

 half in his share {parte) and Ivo Taillebois de- 

 livered it (to him).' 



There too {In eadem) Geoffrey holds I freeman, 

 I ploughland, and 7 bordars ; then as now I 

 plough. Also I freeman and a half (with) 10 acres 

 of land and i saltpan, 1 2 acres of meadow. The 

 whole is worth 20 shillings. 



In MiLDETUNA [Middleton] Ribald holds 2 

 ploughlands (which) Earl Ralf had ; then as now 

 3 villeins and I priest and 3 bordars ; then as 

 now 2 ploughs and 1 8 acres of meadow. Then 

 I fishery ; and it is worth 20 shillin;js. In 

 Waltuna [Walton, (East)] T.R.E. furchiU 

 held I plough (land ?) ; then as now 6 villeins 

 and I bordar and I plough on the demesne, half 

 a plough belonging to the men, and I mill, and 

 it is worth 20 shillings. The same (holds) in 

 WiCA [Wicken, (Ash)] and Boweseia [Bawsey] 

 half a ploughland, held by Ulviet a freeman 



f. i4gb. 



T.R.E. ; 7 bordars, 9 acres of meadow, half a 

 plough, half a mill, half a saltpan, and it is worth 

 5 shillings. The same (Ribald) holds it. All 

 Waltuna [Walton, (East)] (is) one league in 

 length and a half in breadth, and pays 1 8 pence 

 in 20 shillings for geld. 



Hundret of Scerepham [Shropham] 



In Baconstorp [Baconsthorpe ^] Torstin holds 

 half a ploughland which Chetelbern a freeman 

 held T.R.E. ; then as now 3 bordars and 2 acres 

 of meadow, wood(land) for 4 swine. Then as 

 now I plough, and it is worth 20 shillings. The 

 soke T.R.E. was in Bucham [Buckenham, (Old)]. 



Hundret of Gillicros [Guiltcross] 



In Herlinga [Harling, (Little)] Anschittil 

 holds 4 ploughlands which Ulchetel a freeman held 

 T.R.E. Then 15 villeins, afterwards and now 



1 3 ; then as now 4 bordars. Then 2 serfs, after- 

 wards and now I, 8 acres of meadow ; then as 

 now 2 ploughs on the demesne ; then 7 ploughs 

 belonging to the men, afterwards 6, now 4 ; 



' So in facsimile, presumably in error for E., i.e. 

 Edric. 



' In Tilney. 



' In Attleborough. 



See Introduction, p. 27. 



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