HOLDERS OF LANDS 



4^ pence geld. To this manor belong 2 soke- 

 men in Strincham [Heringham]. Then as 

 now 60 acres of land and 14 bordars. Then as 

 now i^ ploughs and 2^ acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 18 swine and 2 thirds [partes) of 

 another and 7 eighths (partes) of a mill. It was 

 then worth 15 shillings, now 25. 



In Bernincham [Barningham, (Little)] i 

 ploughland and 50 acres and 3 villeins and 1 1 

 bordars. Then as now 2^ ploughs and 5 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 28 swine. Then (there 

 was) I mill, which Godric now holds as of the 

 king's fee [ad feodum regis). It was then worth 

 12 shillings, now 22. This belongs to [jacet in) 

 Bliclinga [Blickling]. 



Marsam [Marsham] was held by Harold as 

 4 ploughlands. Then as now (there were) 6 

 villeins and 29 bordars ; and then as now 2 

 ploughs on the demesne and 4 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men ; 6 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 100 swine ; and 4 sokemen (whom) 

 Roger holds {tenet) (with) i ploughland and 3 

 bordars and 2 ploughs and I rouncey and 2 

 beasts and 12 swine and 26 goats and 6 hives of 

 bees. It was then worth 6 pounds, now 9. 

 And it is I league and 3 furlongs in length and 

 7 furlongs in length {sic for breadth), and (ren- 

 ders) 1 1 pence of geld. 



In Stratuna [Stratton (Strawless)] (there is) 

 I sokeman (holding) 30 acres (belonging) to 

 Marsham [Marsam] and half a plough. And it 

 is worth 2 shillings. 



HUNDRET OF HaPINGA [HaPPING] 



In HoRSEiA [Horsey] W. de Noers holds 

 (what) I freeman of Bishop Aylmer's by com- 

 mendation only (held), 25 acres and 3 bordars 

 and half a plough and 10 acres of meadow. 

 And it is worth 2 shillings. The king and the 

 f. 197. 



earl have the soke. There also (are) 2 free- 

 men, commended to Bishop Aylmer, of 17 acres 

 and 5 acres of meadow ; and it is worth 30 

 pence. 



HuNDRET OF FlEC [(EaSt) FlEGG] 



In Scroutebei [Scratby] (there are) 7 soke- 

 men (holding) 20 acres. Then as now i plough. 

 And it is worth 32 pence. And these sokemen 

 belong to {jacent in) Haimesbei [Hemsby] . 

 (There is) i church (with) 36 acres and 

 worth 3 shillings. There also (are) 10 free- 

 men ; of these Bishop Aylmer had the com- 

 mendation T.R.E. And they have 2 plough- 

 lands and 5 acres. Then as now 5 ploughs and 

 3 acres of meadow. It was then worth 20 

 shillings, now 30. All these were held T.R.E. 

 by Bishop Aylmer {Ailmarus) and (afterwards by) 

 Herewast [Arfastus), now by Bishop William. 

 And yet of one the abbot of Holme {abbas de 

 Olmo) had the commendation only T.R.E. And 

 6 of these {ex his) freemen are held by Richard 



son of Alann, of the bishop, and the bishop 

 {idem episcopus) has the others. 



In Osmesbei [Ormsby (St. Margaret)] (there 

 are) 2 freemen (of) Guend {sic) (holding) 40 acres. 

 Then as now i plough and 2 acres of meadow. 

 And it is worth 8 shillings. This also is held 

 by the same Richard. 



In Trikebei [Thrigby] (there was) i free- 

 man (holding) 12 acres of land under Bishop 

 Aylmer by commendation only. Then as now 

 half a plough. And it is worth 1 2 pence, and 

 half a league in length and half in breadth, and 

 (renders) 14^^ pence of geld. 



Hundret of Depwade 



In Stratuna [Stratton (Long)] (there are) 

 12 freemen of whom Bishop Aylmer had the com- 

 mendation only T.R.E. (They hold) 203 acres, 

 and (have) loj bordars and 3 ploughs and 6 acres 

 of meadow. It was then worth 20 shillings, 

 now 40. 



Clavelinga [Clavering] Hundret 



In Ravincham [Raveningham] (there is) I 

 freeman of Bishop Aylmer {Ailmarus) by com- 

 mendation (holding) 30 acres and 2 bordars and 

 half a plough. And it is worth 3 shillings. 



f. 197b. 



Hundret of Grenehou [Greenhoe (South)] 

 OF THE Encroachment of the same fief 



In Gresingaham [Cressingham, (Great)] 

 Ralph the bishop of Tedfort's man has seized 

 (invasit) a certain freeman with i ploughland who 

 was in the soke of the king's (manor) of Gres- 

 ingaham [Cressingham, (Little)], and he detains 

 the soke of {de) 2 freemen, and it is worth 

 20 shillings. 



In Cressingaham [Cressingham, (Great)] (there 

 are) 6 freemen of Eduin (holding) 3 ploughlands. 

 Then 6 ploughs, now 2 and 4 acres of meadow ; 

 I mill. It was then worth 60 shillings, now 30 

 shillings. 



Hundret of Fredrebruge [Freebridge] 



In Meltinga [Mintlyn] (there are) 15 free- 

 men (holding) 40 acres of land ; then as now 

 half a plough and 6 bordars, and it is worth 30 

 shillings. His predecessors had only the com- 

 mendation of these. Stigand had the soke. 



In the Hundret of Smetheduna 

 [Smethden] 

 Hunestanestuna [Hunstanton] was held by 

 I sokeman of Stigand T.R.E. (as) I ploughland, 

 and (there was) I plough. Then (there were) 

 3 bordars, now 2 and 2 j acres of meadow ; half 

 a mill ; wood(land) for 24 swine. Then (there 

 was) I fishery. The whole is worth 10 

 shillings. 



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