A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



20 goats, and 40 sokemeii (with) i j ploughlands, 

 and then as now 9 ploughs among the men [inter 

 hominfs). In Scotessa [Shottesham] 16 freemen, 

 Gucrt's men, commended with [dc) 1 ploughland 

 belong to [pertinent in) Broc [Brooke] and under 

 them [sub eii) 7 bordars, and 4 acres of meadow, 

 and 3 ploughs, and the fourth part of a church. 

 Of this [Ex hoc) Berenger holds 20 acres. 



In Hou [Howe] (was) i freeman of Gucrt 

 ' belonging to [pertimns in) Broc [Brooke] ' with 

 {de) I ploughland, which Berenger holds. Then 

 as now 5 villeins and 6 bordars and 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs 

 belonging to the men, now 2. (Wood)land for 

 40 swine. To the church (belong) 1 5 acres 

 worth 2 shillings. 



In PoRRiNGELANT [Poringland] (was) I free- 

 man of Guert by commendation belonging to 

 [pertinens in) Broc [Brooke] (with) 30 acres and 



1 bordar with [de) half an acre. Then as now I 

 plough. Over all these freemen King Edward 

 had soke and sac, and afterwards Guert took it by 

 force [accepit per vim). But King William gave 

 with the manor soke and sac over all Guert's free- 

 men just as he himself had it. This the monks 

 claim [reclamant). Then and afterwards it was 



f. 3I0b. 



worth 10 pounds, now 15. Broc [Brooke] is i 

 league in length and 4 furlongs and i league in 

 breadth and (renders) 1 7 pence of geld. Others 

 hold there. 



Hersam [Earsham] Half Hundret 



Thorp [Thorpe (Abbots)] was held by St. 

 Edmund T.R.E. for a manor and for 2 plough- 

 lands. Then (there were) 8 villeins, now 9, and 

 8 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs on the de- 

 mesne and 6 ploughs belonging to the men. Then 

 wood(land) for 60 swine, now 40 ; 12 acres of 

 meadow. Then I mill, now none {non). Then 

 as now 4 rounceys, 10 beasts, 1 1 swine, 10 sheep, 

 20 goats. 



And in Brodise [Brockdish] 2 sokemen be- 

 longing to this manor with [dc) i ploughland and 



2 villeins and 2? bordars. It was then worth 4 

 pounds, now 100 shillings. It is 7 furlongs in 

 length and 6 in breadth and (renders) 4 pence of 

 geld. To the church (belong) 12 acres, worth 

 2 shillings. 



In Menhan [Mendham] Frodo holds of the 

 abbot I ploughland and 30 acres, which 2 soke- 

 men held, and under them 9 villeins and 7 bor- 

 dars. Then (there were) 5 ploughs among them 

 all, now 7. Wood(land) for 52 swine, 12 acres 

 of meadow. It is valued in Menham [Mendham].' 

 Then i mill, now none. It is 2 leagues and 5 

 furlongs in length and 7 (furlongs) in breadth, 

 and (renders) 7 pence of geld. 



' Interlined. 



' Cf. Dom. Bk. (Suffolk), f. 368. 



In Heroluestuna [Harleston] i freeman, St. 

 Edmund's by commendation, and Stigand's by 

 soke in Hersam [Earsham] (with) 12 acres of land. 

 Then as now it was worth 20 pence. 



In Sterestuna [Starston] i freeman, St. Ed- 

 mund's by commendation, but Stingand's [sic) by 

 soke in Hersam [Earsham] (with) 5 acres of land. 

 It is worth I o pence. That is as demesne [Hoc 

 est in dominio). 



Sterestuna [Starston] is held by Roger Bigot 

 of the abbot, which Brictflet held, a freewoman 

 commended to St. Edmund, for 2 ploughlands. 

 Then (there were) 3 villeins, now 2. Then as 

 now 3 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, 

 now none; 6 acres of meadow. Then and after- 

 wards (it was worth) 40 shillings, now 20. It is 

 I league and 5 furlongs in length, and 5 furlongs 

 in breadth and (renders) 13 pence of geld, who- 

 ever holds there. 



In Herolvestuna [Harleston] Frodo holds i^ 

 villeins with [de) 13 acres, and belongs to [pertinet 

 in) M[en]ha[m] [Mendham]. 



Dice [Diss] Half Hundret 



Tevetishala [Tivetshall] is held now as then 

 by St. Edmund for 3 ploughlands. Then as now 

 (there were) 18 villeins and 15 bordars and 2 serfs, 

 and 3 ploughs on the demesne, and 12 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 80 swine, 

 I o acres of meadow. Then as now 5 rounceys, 

 24 beasts, 35 swine, 40 sheep, 24 goats ; and 5 

 sokemen also there [in eadem) with [de) 60 acres. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs. There also I freeman 

 of St. Edmund (with) half a ploughland, i^ vil- 

 leins, 2 bordars. Then as now i plough. Wood- 

 (land) for 15 swine. (There are) 2 churches with 

 f, 211. 



40 acres worth 7 shillings and 6 pence. To this 

 manor belongs [adjacet) I outlying estate Gessinga 

 [Gissing] of I ploughland and 2 villeins and 2 

 bordars. Then as now I plough on the demesne 

 and 2 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) 

 for 15 swine, and 18 sokemen with 90 acres. 

 Fulcher holds 22 acres. Then as now 3 bordars 

 and 5 ploughs and 2 acres of meadow. It was 

 then worth 7 pounds, now g and 15 shillings. 

 Tivetessala [Tivetshall] is i league and 4 furlongs 

 in length and half a league in width and (ren- 

 ders) 17 pence of geld. 



In Simplinga [Shimpling] 6 sokemen belong 

 [pertinent) to this manor with [de) 32 acres and 

 I bordar and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now 

 (they had) i plough among them all. They 

 have been included in the above valuation. 



There also (was) a freeman (with) 40 acres 

 which Fulc[her] holds, and 2 bordars. Then as 

 now I plough and 2 acres of meadow. Wood 

 (land) for 4 swine. It is worth 10 shillings. 



Bresingham [Bressingham] was held then as 

 now by St. Edmund for a manor, and for 



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