A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



In Wasingaford [VVashingford '] I freeman 

 of the same Edwin's [eiusdim diin)^ (holding) 30 

 acres, and 2 bordars. The soke is in the hun- 

 dred. And under him 6 freemen of the same 

 (holding) 16 acres. Then as now 2 ploughs, 

 4 acres of meadow, and I mill. 



f. 204. 



In SisLANDA [Sisland] I freeman of the same 

 (Edwin) with 3 acres. 



In Alcmuntona [ '] 3 freemen of the 



same (Edwin) of 8 acres of land. Now as then 

 they plough with 3 oxen. The soke is in the 

 hundred, and all these freemen render 20 shil- 

 lings. Altmuntona [ ^] is 6 furlongs in 

 length and 3 in breadth and (renders) 6 pence of 

 geld whoever holds there. Torp [ ] is I 

 league in length and a half in breadth and 

 (renders) 4^ pence of geld whoever holds there. 



HUNDRET OF EnSFORDA [EvNESFORD] 



Sparham [Sparham] was held by Edwin, a 

 freeman, T.R.E., now G[odric] (holds it) of 

 the king (as) 2 ploughlands. Then as now 2 

 villeins and 16 bordars. Then and afterwards 2 

 serfs, now I. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne, now 3. Then 4 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men, afterwards and now 2, and 

 6 acres of meadow and half a mill. Wood(land) 

 for 100 swine. When (Godric) received it (there 

 were) 2 rounceys, now 3 ; now as then [semper) 7 

 beasts and 28 swine. Then 60 sheep, now 80 : 

 now 10 hives of bees. And a freeman (has) 30 

 acres of land, i acre of meadow, now as then 

 half a plough. (There is) I church (holding) 

 40 acres, and 6 acres of wood(land). Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 60 shillings, now 100 

 shillings, and is I league in length and 10 fur- 

 longs in breadth, and renders 8^ pence of geld. 



In Binetre [Bintree] 2 freemen (with) 20 

 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow : then as 

 now I plough. And it is worth 3 shillings. 



HUNDRF.T OF TaVRESHAM [TaVERHAM] 



In Besetuna [Beeston] l freeman (with) 

 30 acres, half a plough, and 2 acres of meadow, 

 and it is worth 2 shillings. The king and the 

 earl have the soke. 



Hundret of Humiliart [Humbleyard] 

 Meltuna [Melton, (Great)] was held by Ed win 

 a the2;n T.R.E. (as) 2 ploughlands. Then as now 

 (there were) 9 villeins and 5 bordars and 4 serfs. 

 Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards I, 

 now 2. Then 3 ploughs belonging to the men, 

 afterwards and now 2. VVood(land) for 60 swine 

 (and) 20 acres of meadow. Then as now i mill. 



' In Burgh Apton. 

 ' Prob.ibly for ejusdem EJteini. 

 ' Identified by Blomefield with Mundham. Hisl. 

 of Norf. X, 116. 



Then I rouncey, now 2 ; then as now 10 beasts 

 and 13 swine. Now 40 sheep : 3 hives of bees. 

 And (there are) 9 freemen (holding) by fold-soke 

 [iocufalde) and commendation only 50 acres. 



£ 2a4b 



Then as now 2 ploughs and 3 acres ot meadow. 

 *The king and the earl'' (have) the soke, and it is 

 worth 8 shillings. And the manor was then 

 worth 6 pounds, afterwards lOO shillings, now 

 7 pounds. And 4 freemen (hold) by commen- 

 dation only 30 acres of land. Then as now 



1 plough and i^ acres of meadow, and it is 

 worth 5 shillings. 



In Hederseta [Hethersett] (there are) 9 free- 

 men (holding) 43 acres by commendation and 

 fold-soke only. Then as now i plough and 



2 acres of meadow, and it is worth 5 shillings. 



Little Meltuna [Little Melton] was held by 

 Edwin T.R.E. from St. Benet, and on such 

 terms {ita) that he had granted it to the abbot 

 after his death. Then as now 2 ploughlands and 



3 bordars and one serf, and 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne ; 3 acres of meadow. Then as now 

 I rouncey and 5 beasts. Now 15 swine and 

 90 sheep. It was then worth 40 shillings, after- 

 wards 60, now 4 pounds. To this manor belong 

 (adjacent) now as then 12 freemen (holding), by 

 commmendation and fold-soke only, half a plough- 

 land and 3 acres. Then as now 3 ploughs and 

 3 acres of meadow. And it is worth 20 shillings. 

 In these two Meltons [Meltunis) 1 ploughland 

 was held by a freeman who was also a thegn 

 [quidam liber homo teinus etiam) T.R.E. as a manor 

 [pro manerlo). Then (there were) 3 villeins and 

 I plough on the demesne, and half a plough be- 

 longing to the men. This is held by Godric, 

 and was held when Ralf suffered forfeiture {quando 

 R. fecit), a.nd it is included in the valuation (est in 

 pretio) of the two manors [de duohus maneriis). 



In Meltuna [Melton] (there are) 9 freemen 

 (holding) by commendation only 1 10 acres. Then 

 as now 2 bordars. Then 3^^ ploughs, now 4 ; 

 55- acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine. 

 It was then worth 23 shillings, now 30 (shillings) 

 and 8 pence. And Little Melton [Parva Mal- 

 tuna) is 10 furlongs in length and 5 in breadth, 

 and (renders) 8:^ pence [et i ferdinc) geld. 



In CoLNEiA [Colney] Walter holds 1 8 freemen 

 by commendation only and 30 acres (as) li plough- 

 lands, and 2 bordars. Then (there were) 5 

 ploughs, now 4, and 7 acres of meadow and I mill. 

 And I freeman (was) under the predecessor 

 {sub ante) of Roger Bigot by commendation only. 

 And he holds half an acre of land which he 

 bought {inercatus est) after Ralf suffered for- 

 feiture [foris fecit), out of Roger's land. It was 

 then worth 30 shillings, now 40, and is 8 furlongs 

 in length and 8 in breadth, and (renders) 8 J pence 

 £305. 

 (et i ferding) geld. 



' Repeated. 



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