A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



Osbert's, with 1 6 acres, and they have 2 ploughs. 

 Then as now it was worth 4 shillings : i church 

 (with) 12 acres. And the whole {tor («V) = tot^ 

 is half a league and 2 perches in length, and 4 

 furlongs and 4 feet in breadth, and (pays) for 

 geld 6 pence and a halfpenny and half a farthing. 

 And this whole land was delivered to W[illiam 

 de Warenne] for I manor (as) 5 ploughlands 

 belonging to (/'«) Torp [Thorpe (Market)]. 



In MuLESLAi [Mundsley] and in Truchet 

 [Trunch] R[obert] Malet claims 19 freemen, 

 3 in commendation, and the others with all their 

 custom. 



Gersam [Gresham] is held by William [de 

 Warenne] (as) 2 ploughlands, which Ulstan a 

 freeman held. Then as now 4 villeins and 6 

 bordars and I serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne, and 4 ploughs belonging to the 

 men ; II sokemen, (with) 35 acres and I plough, 

 2 acres of meadow, I mill. To this belongs I 

 outlying estate, Aldeburc [Aldborough], of 60 

 acres of land. Then as now 3 villeins and 4 

 bordars, and i^ ploughs among them. And in 

 Salhus [Salthouse] 30 acres, l villein and I 

 bordar, 40 goats, and 3 sokemen, 1 5 acres, half a 

 plough. Then as now it was worth 4 pounds, 

 and it is 9 furlongs in length and 6 in breadth, 

 and (pays) for geld 7 pence. And it is of the 

 fee of Frederic. And Aldeburg [Aldborough] 

 is 8 furlongs in length and 3 in breadth, and 

 (pays) for geld 5 pence and a halfpenny. 



In Surstede [Sustead] (is) i half freeman 

 with 15 acres of land and I bordar, I rood {virga) 

 of meadow and half a mill. Then as now half 

 a plough. Then and afterwards (it was worth) 



2 shillings and 6 pence, and now 3 shillings. 



In Almartune [Aylmerton] William holds 2 

 ploughlands which Wilfus (?) I freeman of Edric's 

 held. Then as now 3 villeins and 13 bordars. 

 Then 2 serfs. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs 

 f. 17J. 



on the demesne, now i. Then as now 2 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. Wood(Iand) for 4 swine, 

 ■x\ acres of meadow. Then I rouncey. Then 



3 beasts. Then 9 swine, now 3. Then 40 sheep, 

 now 15. Then 60 goats; half a church (with) 

 10 acres ; and 2 sokemen with 20 acres of land, 

 half a plough, I acre of meadow. Then it was 

 worth 20 shillings, and afterwards and now 40. 

 And it is 9 furlongs in length and 6 in breadth, 

 and (pays) for geld 8 pence and 3 farthings. 

 And this is a manor of the fee of Frederic. 



OF THE EXCHANGE OF LEWES 



In Berningeham [Barningham] Turold holds 

 30 acres of land which I freeman of Ketell's 

 held T.R.E. Then as now 3 bordars and i 

 plough and half an acre of meadow. And there 



are there 10 freemen of Alwin ' cil ' ^ T.R.E. 

 with 28 acres of land. Then as now 2 ploughs. 



In Plumestede [Plumstead] the same Turold 

 holds I freeman with 12 acres of land. Then 

 as now I plough. Wood(land) for 10 swine. 

 Then and afterwards [it was worth] 10 shillings, 

 now 20. These Drogo de Befrerere claims, for 

 homage only. 



In Ultretune [Wolterton] the same holds 

 4 bordars. Then as now half a plough, with 

 16 acres. 



In Hamingeham [? Banningham] the same 

 holds 3 bordars with 16 acres, and half a plough, 

 and I sokeman with 3 acres : they have been 

 valued. All the churches of the land of William 

 de Warenne have been valued with the manors. 



Hundret of Broscros [Brothercross] 



Helgatuna [Helhoughton] is held by William 

 de Warenne of the fee of Frederic ; I freeman, 

 (whom he has) because (tdeo qd.) his predecessor 

 so held that he could not depart from the land 

 without his (Frederic's) leave, and the hundret 

 testifies this. And a certain man of Drogo's 

 f. 172b. 



de Bevraria, Frank {Franco) by name, challenges 

 it for the fee of his lord, of the king's gift, by 

 livery, saying that his predecessor held it, Homfrid, 

 to wit, in the time of Frederic, and after him 

 Drogo held it : and the hundret testifies to this, 

 that they held it, but it has not seen the writ (of 

 grant) thereof, nor any feoffor {sed hoc non vidit in 

 [de] brevem nee liberatorem). 



Hundret of Gilhou [Callow] 



In NoRBARSAM [North Barsham] which 

 W[illiam] de Warenne holds, Harold held 2 free- 

 men with I ploughland belonging to Faganaham 

 [Fakenham], and now William holds them but 

 his men do not know how ; and the hundret 

 testifies them (to be) William's, that he is seised 

 of them. But a man of the king offers the ordeal 

 {offert judicium) that they used to belong T.R.E. 

 to Faganaham [Fakenham], a manor of the 

 king's. 



[Villi] LAND OF ROGER BIGOT 



(In) Tedfort [Thetford] Roger has (land) in 

 demesne quit of all custom ; to which used to 

 belong [adjacebant) T.R.E. 2 ploughlands, and 

 now the same {similiter). Then as now 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne, 20 bordars, 2 serfs, I mill, 

 1 3 acres of meadow, and 30 acres of land ; there 

 is there I mill and 5 acres of meadow. Then 

 as now 128 sheep. Then it was worth 7 pounds, 



1 So for ' cild.' 



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