A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



VVermegai [Wormegay] was held by Tur- 

 chetel as a manor of I ploughland. Then as 

 now 8 villeins and 2 serfs and 8 acres of 

 meadow, and I plough on the demesne, I plough 

 belonging to the men. The fourth part of a 

 mill and 3 fisheries. Then as now 3 cows and 

 18 swine. Now 60 sheep. Then 4 hives of 

 bees, now 2, ^and i church.^ Then as now 

 (it was worth) 60 shillings : and it is 5 furlongs 

 in length and 2 in breadth, and renders 2 pence 

 of the king's geld of 20 shillings. 



Wesbruge [Westbriggs ^], (being) 2 plough- 

 lands, was held by the same Turchetel T.R.E. 

 Then as now (there were) 9 villeins and 7 

 bordars and 4 serfs ; and 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, half a plough belonging to the men 

 and 6 acres of meadow and half an acre of wood- 

 (land) and I mill. Then 2 rounceys, now I. 

 Then 10 beasts, now 13. Then as now 6 swine. 

 ^One church with ((/t) 5 acres.' Then 120 

 sheep, now 60. Then as now it was worth 60 

 shillings. This vill is 5 furlongs in length and 

 in breadth 3, and renders 2 pence of geld in 20 

 shillings. 



ToRPELANDA [Thorpland] is held by Bordin 

 (as) I ploughland, which Turchetel held T.R.E. 

 Then as now 5 villeins, 2 bordars, 20 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now I plough on the 

 demesne. Then i plough belonging to the men, 

 now 2 oxen. Then as now 4 beasts. Then 

 24 sheep, now 80. Then 9 swine, now 10. 

 (There is) i church (with) 6 acres. It was then 

 worth 30 shillings, now 20. This land is i 

 league in length and 4 furlongs in breadth, and 

 renders 8 pence of the king's geld in 20 

 shillings. 



Stou [Stow (Bardolph)] was held by the same 

 (Turchetel) T.R.E. (as) 3 ploughlands. Then 

 and afterwards (there were) 7 villeins, now 2. 

 Tiien as now 15 bordars and 8 serfs and 40 acres 

 of meadow, and I of wood(land). Then as now 

 3 ploughs on the demesne, and i fishery. Then 

 5 rounceys, now 2 and 26 wild {st hat res) mares. 

 Then 7 cows, now i ; 44 swine. Then 240 

 sheep, now 160. Then 2 hives of bees, now 

 14. There belong {adjacent) to this manor 5 

 men paying {de) all custom and at soke [ad socam). 

 There also belong {adjacent) 17 freemen, bound 

 to the fold {consueti ad faldam) and commended, 

 f. 206b. 



with {de) 24 acres, and their soke belongs to St. 

 Benet and to Herm[er de Ferrieres]. All this 

 was then and afterwards worth 8 pounds, now 7. 

 (There is) I church (with) 53 acres of land, and 

 worth 3 shillings. 



WiNEBOTESHAM [VVimbotsham] and Stou 

 [Stow (Bardolph)]. These vills are I league in 

 length and a half in breadth, and render 16 

 pence of the king's geld in 20 shillings. 



' Interlined. ' Part of Wormegay. 



RiSTUNA [Ryston] is held by Helmer (as) 1 

 ploughland, which Ketel, a freeman, held 

 T.R.E. Then as now 7 villeins and i bordar 

 and 2 serfs and (a) plough on the demesne. 

 Then half a plough belonging to the men and 

 now (the same), and 8 acres of meadow, half a 

 fishery. Then as now i rouncey. Then 5 

 cows, now 4. Then 6 swine, now 19 and 108 

 sheep. Then it was worth 20 shillings, after- 

 wards and now 20. There, too, are 7 sokemen 

 with 21 acres of land and 3 acres of meadow ; 

 then as now i plough ; and it is worth 5 shil- 

 lings. The whole is 4 furlongs in length and 

 3 in breadth, and renders 4 pence of geld in 

 20 shillings. 



Strateseta [Stradsett] is held by Fulbert (as) 

 2 ploughlands, which Suartinc, a freeman, held 

 T.R.E. Then as now 6 villeins and 2 bordars 

 and I serf ; and 8 acres of meadow, and half a 

 fishery, and 2 ploughs on the demesne. The 

 villeins have 2 oxen. Then as now I rouncey 

 and 2 beasts and 8 swine.' (There is) i church 

 (with) 30 acres.' Then 140 sheep, now 80. 

 There also (are) 13 freemen (vCfith) 210 acres, 

 and I church with 30 acres. Then as now 2 

 ploughs and 7 acres of meadow. This was 

 given {liheratum) for I ploughland to make up I 

 manor {ad perficiendum unum manerium). All 

 this is worth 4 pounds and 15 shillings. The 

 commendation of those 2 men belonged to the 

 predecessor of (Ralf) Baynard {Baignardi). This 

 vill is 7 furlongs in length and 4 in breadth, 

 and renders 8 pence of geld in 20 shillings. 



In Wella [Upwell and Outwell] 6 bordars, 

 and they are included in the valuation {preciati). 



HUNDRET AND A HaLF OF FrEDERBRUGE 



[Freebridge] 

 Tilinghetuna [Terrington], i ploughland 

 was held by Turchetel, a freeman T.R.E. 

 Then as now 7 villeins and 7 bordars. Then 2 

 serfs, now I ; and 24 acres of meadow. Then 

 as now I plough on the demesne, and I plough 

 belonging to the men, and 7 saltpans. Then I 

 rouncey, now none. Then as now 6 beasts. 

 Then 16 swine, now 7. Then 310 sheep, now 

 315. Then as now it was worth 60 shillings, 

 f. 307. 



To this (manor) belongs I sokeman (with) 6 

 acres of land. And it is worth 12 pence. 



In IsiNGETUNA [Islington] Turchetel holds 

 now as then \h ploughlands. Then as now 4 

 villeins and 1 1 bordars. Then 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne, now i. Then as now lialf a 

 plough belonging to the men, and 10 acres of 

 meadow. One church (with) 2 acres, and half a 

 saltpan. Then as now 4 beasts. Then 20 

 swine, now 3. Then 120 sheep, now 100. 

 Then as now it was worth 60 shillings. To 



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