HOLDERS OF LANDS 



then as now 2 bordars, and i plough on the 

 demesne, and half a plough belonging to the 

 men, and 1 8 acres of meadow; wood(land) for 

 10 swine. And 14 sokemen (with) 75 acres ; 

 then as now 2^ ploughs, and half an acre of 

 meadow ; i church (with) 20 acres. And 24 

 freemen in commendation only (with) 2 plough- 

 lands ; then as now 4 ploughs, and 14 acres of 

 meadow. The king and earl (have) the soke. 

 To this manor also belongs Brumestada 

 [Brumstead]. Robert holds what Edric held 

 (as) 2 ploughlands ; then as now 2 villeins, 

 and 4 bordars ; then and afterwards I plough 



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on the demesne, now 2 ; then as now I plough 

 belonging to the men ; i church (with) 9 acres. 

 Wood(land) for 16 swine, and 8 acres of meadow; 

 now I mill, and I beast, now 10 swine, and 

 40 sheep, and 30 goats. And 17 freemen 

 (with) no acres in commendation only, and 

 St. Benet has the commendation of I ; then 

 as now 2 bordars, and 2 ploughs and 2 acres of 

 meadow. And the same holds it. 



In Stalham [Stalham] of 9 freemen the 

 commendation only (belonged to) Edric, and half 

 the soke ; the king and earl (have) the other 

 moiety : and they have 60 acres of land and 

 I J ploughs and 3 acres of meadow. In Horsheia 

 [Horsey] 4 freemen in commendation only, the 

 king and earl (have) the soke ; and they have 

 50 acres and I plough and 6 acres of meadow. 

 All these freemen were then worth 40 shil- 

 lings, now 68 shillings and 8 pence. And 

 the whole manor with the outlying estate was 

 then worth 90 shillings, now 6 pounds and 

 1 1 shillings and 4 pence. Now the whole 

 together, with the freemen, is worth 10 pounds. 

 This was of the manors of Earl Ralf, and was 

 farmed [adcensatum) at 10 pounds, and as such 

 {sic) the king gave it to Roger Bigot, as he him- 

 self says, when his brother William came from 

 Apulia with Geoffrey Ridel. 



East Hundret of Flec [Hundret of East 

 Flegg] 



In Trikebei [Thrigby] half ((f) 3 freemen 

 of A[ilwin's] (with) 31 acres, of 2 Ailwin had 

 commendation only, and of the other Guard ; 

 and then as now i plough and 2 acres of mea- 

 dow, and they are worth 4 shillings. In Ronham 

 [Runham] half (a") 3 freemen of Ailwin's by com- 

 mendation only (with) 13^- acres, and half an 

 acre of meadow ; then as now half a plough and 

 2 J saltpans, and it is worth 18 pence. In 

 FiLEBEY [Filby] 4 freemen of the same, together 

 with n8 acres of land and i bordar ; then as 

 now 2 ploughs and 4 acres of meadow and 2^ 

 saltpans ; and it is worth 5 shillings. This 

 Stanhart holds. 



In Nessa [Ness (in Winterton ^)] i freeman 

 (with) 15 acres which Ailwin took possession of 

 {invasit) in the time of King William, and Roger 

 [Bigot] reclaims it to hisVee of the king's gift ; 

 then as now 2 oxen and i acre of meadow and 

 3 parts of a saltpan, and it is worth 1 6 pence ; 

 and the same holds it. In Malteeey [Mautby] 

 I freeman under Ailwin by commendation only 

 (with) 20 J acres of land ; then as now 3^ bordars 

 and 2 oxen and i acre of meadow and i saltpan, 

 and it is worth 8 pence. 



Hundret of Humiliart [Humbleyard] 



Hethella [Hethel] was held by Olf, a thegn 

 T.R.E. (for) 2 ploughlands and 35 acres. Then 

 12 villeins, afterwards 10, now 12. Then and 

 afterwards 7 bordars, now 11, then as now 

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

 wards I, now 2, and i church (with) 30 acres. 

 Then 5 ploughs, afterwards and now 3, 12 acres 

 of meadow ; wood(land) for 60 swine, now i mill. 

 Then 2 rounceys, now 5. Then 5 beasts, now 8, 

 and 3 wild mares. Then 18 swine, now 25 ; 

 then I sheep, now 80 ; then 2 hives of bees. 



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And 8 sokemen (with) 30 acres of land ; then 

 and afterwards i plough, now a half, and i acre 

 of meadow. And then as now I outlying estate, 

 Chesewic [Keswick], of i ploughland and 20 

 acres. Then 2 villeins, afterwards and now I ; 

 then as now i serf. Then and afterwards 



1 plough on the demesne, now 2, and 3 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now i mill. Then it was 

 worth 106 shillings and 6 pence; afterwards 

 6 pounds, now 8, And it is i league in length 

 and 6 furlongs in breadth, and (pays) 6 pence 

 and 3 farthings for geld. And Chesewic [Kes- 

 wick] is 6 furlongs in length and 5 furlongs in 

 breadth, and (pays) 6 pence and a halfpenny for 

 geld. And Aitard [deVals] holds it. Kitrincham 

 [Ketteringham] the same Olf held T.R.E. (as) 



2 ploughlands ; now Ranulf son of Walter ; 

 then as now 4 villeins and 12 bordars. Then 



3 serfs, now i ; then as now 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, and i\ ploughs belonging to the men, 

 8 acres of meadow ; then as now 2 rounceys ; 

 I church, 40 acres. Then I mill, now none, 

 but it is in Hetella [Hethel] ; then i beast, 

 now 3 ; now 20 swine and 80 sheep. And 

 8 sokemen with 60 acres ; then as now i \ ploughs. 

 Then and afterwards it was worth 50 shillings, 

 now 60. And it is I league in length and a half 

 in breadth, and (pays) 16 pence and a halfpenny 

 for geld whoever may hold there. Karletuna 

 [Carlton, (East)] is held by Walter, which 

 Olf held (as) i ploughland for a manor ; then as 

 now 2 bordars, and I plough on the demesne, 

 4 acres of meadow ; wood(land) for 2 swine, 

 then I rouncey, and it is worth 10 shillings. 

 Two churches (with) 38 acres. In Florenduna 



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