HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In Hederseta [Hethersett] the same (Walter) 

 holds 4 freemen by commendation only with 

 60 acres. Then as now i^ ploughs and 5 acres 

 of meadow. And it is worth 10 shillings and 

 8 pence. The king and the earl (have) the 

 soke. 



There also the same (Walter) holds 1 6 freemen 

 by commendation only with 33 acres. Then 

 as now ig- ploughs. And it is worth 3 shillings 

 and 4 pence. Count Alan has the soke. 



In DuNESTUN [Dunston] J^ freemen by com- 

 mendation only (hold) ill acres and i bordar. 

 Then as now l^ ploughs and i mill and 2 acres 

 of meadow. And it is worth 13 shillings, and is 

 half a league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth, 

 and (renders) 6^ pence of geld. 



In SuERDESTUN [Swardeston] 42 acres (are held 

 by) 2^ freemen (Godric's) by commendation only, 

 and (there is) I bordar. Then as now i plough 

 and I acre of meadow. And it is worth 

 6 shillings. 



In Florenduna [Flordon] (there were) 3 free- 

 men (holding) 19 acres of land T.R.E. Then 

 as now half a plough. And it is worth 2 shillings 

 and 8 pence. Two of these (freemen) were held 

 by the predecessor of Roger Bigot by commenda- 

 tion only, and the third by Godric's predecessor 

 in like manner. Now Godric has them all 

 (totum).^ 



In Kenincham [Keningham^] Ancholfus held 

 I sokeman (with) 30 acres. Then as now half a 

 plough. And it is worth 5 shillings. 



In SuEiNESTORP [Swainsthorpe] 2 sokemen 

 (hold) 35 acres. Then as now half a plough 

 and I bordar and i acre of meadow. And it is 

 worth 2 shillings and 8 pence. 



In Kesewic [Keswick] i man (has) 10 acres. 

 And it is worth 16 pence. The king and the 

 earl (have) the soke over all (these). 



Clavelinga [Clavering] Hundret 

 Hechincham [Heckingham] was held by 

 Hagana of Stigand T.R.E. (as) 4 ploughlands. 

 Then as now 6 villeins and 6 bordars and i serf. 

 Then i plough on the demesne, now 2. Then 

 2 ploughs belonging to the men, now i. And 

 2 ploughs could be added [possent fieri). (There 

 are) 10 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 4 

 swine. Then as now i mill. Marsh [maresc') 

 (for) 60 sheep. Then i rouncey, now 2 : now 

 4 beasts and 20 swine. And I church (holding) 

 8 acres. Out of this {Ex hoc) R[oger] Bigot 

 claims 30 acres of land (as belonging) to the fee 

 {feudum) of Alestan. And 1 7 freemen (holding) 

 f. 305b. 

 ' I ploughland ' by commendation only. Then 4 



' Compare fF. 188^, 189. 



' In Mulbarton. Blomefield, v, 74. 



^ Repeated. 



ploughs, now 3, and 3 acres of meadow. To 

 this manor Earl R[alf| added 8 freemen in King 

 William's time. And they have I ploughland 

 and 2 bordars, and 6 freemen under them [suh 

 illis) (holding) 12 acres. Then and afterwards 

 4 ploughs, now 3 ; 7 acres of meadow. The 

 manor was then worth 20 shillings, now 60 ; 

 and the freemen 30 shillings. The whole is 

 I league in length and 8 furlongs in breadth, and 

 (renders) 12 pence geld. 



In Hals [Hales] half a freeman (holding) 

 I J acres, and worth 3 pence. 



In NoRTUNA [Norton (Subcourse)] (there are) 

 3 freemen of St. Benet (holding) 37! acres. Then 

 as now I plough. And it is worth 5 shillings. 



In SuDWDA [Southwood^] i freeman (holds) 

 I acre of land, of whom the predecessor of 

 Roger son of Rainart had the commendation 

 T.R.E. And it is worth 2 pence. This man 

 {hum) was held by Godric when R[alf] suffered 

 forfeiture {forisfecit). 



XIII. THE LANDS OF HERMER 



Hundret of Clacheslosa [Clackclose] 



In Marsam [Marham] Turchetel held 20 

 acres of the soke {ad iocham) of St. Etheldreda 

 {Sancte Jde/d'). Then as now 2 villeins who 

 then had 3 oxen, now 2 and i acre of meadow. 

 Then as now it was worth 3 shillings less 4 

 pence. This land is measured in the return 

 {in hrevi) of St. Etheldreda.* 



In Phincham [Fincham] (there are) 3 vil- 

 leins and 15 bordars and 7 serfs; and 3 ploughs 

 on the demesne, and 13 acres of meadow. Then 

 4 rounceys, now i. Then 12 beasts, now 9. 

 Then 30 swine, now 26. Then 260 sheep, 

 now 175. "^The fourth part of a church.^ 

 Then as now it was worth 8 pounds. To this 

 manor belongs {adjacet) half a league of wood- 

 (iand), and (it is) I furlong in length and i fur- 

 long in breadth. 



In Bertuna [Barton (Bendish)] William holds 

 2 ploughlands which Turchetel held, a free- 

 man. Then as now 5 villeins and 3 bordars. 

 Then 3 serfs, now I. Then as now 4 acres of 

 wood(land) and 20 acres of meadow. Then as 

 now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 2 ' 

 ploughs belonging to the men, now I. Then 

 as now 3 beasts, now 4 rounceys. Then 30 

 sheep, now 61 ; I church (holding) 12 acres, 

 f. 206. 



Then 5 swine, now 15. Then as now it was 

 worth 60 shillings. To this manor belong 

 {jacent) now as then 7 freemen by fold-soke 

 and commendation only, who have 30 acres of 

 land. Tiien as now i^ ploughs. 



* In Blofield hundred. 

 ' f. 2 1 2 3 below. 

 ' Interlined. 



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