A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



In WiNEBERGA [Whinburgh] (there is) 

 I sokeman (with) 30 acres, and 2 acres of 

 meadow. Then I plough, now a half. It was 

 then worth 16 shillings, now 8. The hundret 

 witnesses that he could not sell his land, but the 

 sheriff contradicts this (and says) that he could 

 sell without leave of his lord. 



In Iakesham [Yaxham] (are) 4 sokemen. 

 Their predecessors (held) 20 acres of land T.R.E. 

 Then (there was) I plough, now half; and 

 I acre of meadow. It was then worth 4 shillings, 

 now 2. ToDDENHAM [Tuddenham (East^)] was 

 held by Turchetel T.R.E., 66 acres of land, for a 

 manor. Then as now 3 serfs and 2 villeins and 



1 plough on the demesne, and I acre of meadow, 

 and half a mill, and I beast. Then 140 sheep, 

 now 160 and 38 swine. ' One church (with) 

 20 acres.' It was then worth 16 shillings, now 

 20 ; and is 7 furlongs in length and 6 in breadth, 

 whoever holds there, and (renders) 22^ pence 

 of geld. All the churches of all Hermer's land 

 are included in the valuations of [appreciate cum) 

 the manors, 



HUMILIART [HuMBLEYARd] HuNDRET 



Urnin'CHam [Wreningham] is held by 

 Vagan (as) 3 ploughlands and 12 acres, which 

 were held by Levolt a thane T.R.E. (as) 



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3 ploughlands and 12 acres. Then 4 villeins. 

 Afterwards 2, ' now ' none. Then as now 

 14 bordars. Then 3 serfs, now i. Then as 

 now 3 ploughs on the demesne. Then I \ ploughs 

 belonging to the men, now i ; 16 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 6 swine. Then as 

 now 2 rounceys. Then 2 beasts, now 9. Then 



2 swine, now 13. Then 60 sheep, now 50. 

 -(There is) I church with lOacres.^ Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 60 shillings, now 80, and 

 is I league in length and a half in breadth, and 

 (renders) 10 pence of geld. And to this land 

 belong 8 freemen by fold soke [ioca faldc) and 

 commendation only (with) 28 acres. Then as 

 now I plough. And it is worth 4 shillings. 

 The king and the earl have the soke of this and 

 of the manor. 



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XIIII. 



LAND OF THE ABBOT OF 

 ST. EDMUND 



Hundret of Clacheslosa [Clackclose] 



In Phincham [Fincham] (are) 16 acres of 

 land and 4 acres of meadow, and it is worth 

 2 shillings and 8 pence. In Runghetuna [Rune- 

 ton, (South)] St. Edmund held T.R.E. 2 plough- 

 lands. Tlicn as now 5 villeins, and 4 bordars, 



' East Tuddenham was in 1302 part of the Bardolf 

 fee — which also included Whimburgh, Shipdham and 

 Yaxham ; Feud. Aids, iii, 391. 



' Interlined. ' Repeated. 



and 2 serfs: 12 acres of meadow, 16 acres of 

 wood(land), I mill, I fishery (/>w/«fl), and 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne. Then i plough belonging to the 

 men, now 2 oxen. Then as now I rouncey, 

 8 beasts, 30 swine, 15 sheep. To this manor 

 belong 27 freemen, but the soke was St. 

 Edmund's {remanebat Sco. E.), holding i plough- 

 land. Then as now 3 ploughs, 2 bordars. 

 There also belongs to this manor half a plough- 

 land. Then as now 4 bordars, and I serf, and 



1 plough on the demesne. And besides (adhuc) 

 there belong (to it) 30 acres, and I villein, and 



2 bordars. Then as now worth 7 pounds and 



4 shillings. To this manor belongs i outlying 

 estate which is called Isinghetuna [Islington] 

 and it is another hundret.* All this manor is 



1 league in length and 5 furlongs in breadth, and 

 renders 8 pence when the whole hundret renders 

 20 shillings of geld. 



SuTREiAM [Southery] (has) 2 ploughlands. 

 Then as now 13 villeins, and 7 bordars, and 



5 serfs; 24 acres of meadow. Then 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne, now 3. (There is) I fishery, 

 4 rounceys, 31 beasts, 11 swine, 80 sheep, 

 1 1 wild mares. It was then worth 32 shillings, 

 now 4 pounds. It is half a league in length and 

 4 furlongs in breadth, and (renders) 3 pence of 

 geld. 



In HiDLiNGEiA [Hilgay] (are) 58 acres of 

 land, 3 villeins, I plough, 4 acres of meadow. 

 It has been valued above. There also (are) 



2 bordars (with) I acre, and they belong to 

 Runghetuna [Runcton, (South)]. 



In Derham [Dereham, (West)] (is) i soke- 

 man (with) 6 acres, worth 6 pence. In ToRP 

 [PThorpland] I freeman (holding) 4 acres by 

 commendation only, and St. Benet has the soke. 

 It is worth 8 pence. 



Fredebruge [Freebridge] Hundret and a 

 Half 



In Ilsinghtuna [Islington] St. Edmund held 

 I ploughland T.R.E. Then as now 25 villeins, 

 I plough on the demesne, i plough belonging to 

 the men, 20 acres of meadow, 4 beasts, 80 sheep. 

 To this manor belong 6 sokemen in Lena [Lynn] 

 (with) 26 acres of land. Then as now i plough 

 and I saltpan. It is worth 40 shillings. 



In Middeltuna [Middleton] Ricuard holds 

 I ploughland of the abbot which St. Edmund 

 held T.R.E. (There are) 3 villeins and 2 bor- 

 dars, I serf, I plough on the demesne, 20 acres 

 of meadow, 2 saltpans, 3 cows, 24 sheep, 4 

 swine, I sokeman with 5 acres. It is worth 

 20 shillings. 



Scerpham [Shropham] Hundret 



In Buccham [Buckenham, (Old)] St. Edmund 

 held I ploughland T.R.E. Then (there were) 



' The hundred of Freebridge. 



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