A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



In MuNDHALA [Mundliam] Goselin holds 



1 sokeman with 30 acres. Then as now I vil- 

 lein and I bordar and iialf a plough. It is 

 worth 32 pence. 



In ToPECROFT [Topcroft] Bcrenger holds 



2 ploughlaiids of the abbot, which 2 priests held 

 T.R.E. Then as now 4 villeins and 10 bordars. 

 Then 2 serfs, now I. Then as now 2 ploughs 



f. 212. 



on the demesne and 3 ploughs belonging to the 

 men. Wood(land) for 3 swine, 3 acres of 

 meadow and I sokeman with 2 acres. It was then 

 worth 30 shillings, now 40. St. Edmund (has) 

 the soke. In Langahala [Langhale]' and in 

 Kerchestuna [Kirstead] (are) 27 sokemen 

 (with) 2^ ploughlands ^and 10 acres' and 



2 villeins and 1 1 bordars. Then as now 

 6 ploughs, 8 acres of meadow. They are 

 included in the valuation of Broc [Brooke]. To 

 the church (belong) 12 acres worth 16 pence. 

 Langahala [Langhale] is I league in length and a 

 half in breadth, and (renders) 16 pence of geld 

 whoever holds there. 



Depwade Hundret 



Tibham [Tibenham] was held by St. Edmund 

 T.R.E. for 2 ploughlands and 60 acres. Now 

 Ricuard holds it. Then as now 5 villeins and 

 9 bordars and I serf, and 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne and I plough belonging to the men ; 

 5 acres of meadow, 6 beasts, 40 goats. It was 

 then worth 40 shillings, now 60. And it is 

 l^ leagues in length and i league in breadth, 

 and (renders) 1 8 pence of geld. 



ToRP [(Morning)thorpe] is held by Robert de 

 Vals, which St. Edmund held for a manor and 

 for I ploughland. Then as now 7 villeins and 



3 bordars and i serf; and i plough on the 

 demesne and I plough belonging to the men ; 

 2 acres of meadow and I mill ; and 2 beasts 

 and 4 swine and 16 sheep ; and 3 sokemen 

 (with) 30 acres. Then as now i plough. To 

 the church (belong) 12 acres. It was then 

 worth 20 shillings, now 30. And (there is) 

 I freeman of whom the abbot had half the 

 commendation T.R.E. with i ploughland, which 

 the same (Robert) holds, and 9J freemen under 

 him (holding) by commendation only 30 acres, 

 and I villein, and i bordar. (They had) then 

 3^ ploughs among them, now 3 ; 2 acres of 

 meadow. In Frithetuna [Fritton] he also 

 (idem) holds 2 freemen with 23 acres, and I vil- 

 lein and 3 bordars, and I plough. In Stratuna 

 [Stratton, (Long)] i freeman (has) 15 acres and 

 half a plough. In Torp [(Morning)thorpe] 2 

 freemen (have) 1 2 acres and half a plough. It was 

 then worth 30 shillings, now 50. The same 

 R[obert] holds this. Torp [(Morning)thorpe] is I 



' In Kirstead ; Kirstead and Langhale went to- 

 gether ; FeuJ. Aids, iii, 623. 

 ' Interlined. 



league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth, and 

 (renders) if pence of geld. InFRiETUNA [Fritton] 

 (is) I freeman of the king with 1 5 acres and 

 2 bordars, and he is worth 3 (substituted for 5) 

 shillings. This R[obert] also {idem R.) holds. 



Clavelinga [Clavering] Hundret 



Kerchebv [Kirby (Cane)] is held by Rafrid of 

 the abbot, which St. Edmund held T.R.E. for 



2 ploughlands. Then as now I villein and 

 1 1 bordars. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, 

 now 3. Then as now 5 ploughs belonging to 

 the men ; 14 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 6 swine. Then half a mill, now i^. To 

 the church (belong) 20 acres (held) in frank- 

 almoin {in elemosina) and 2 thirds of I church 

 with 14 acres. On the demesne (are) 4 rounceys, 

 4 beasts, 15 swine, 1 00 sheep. And 3 free- 

 men (hold) 3 ploughlands, and 4^- ploughs, and 



3 acres of meadow. It was then worth 40 shil- 

 lings, now 6 pounds. To the church (belong) 

 20 acres, worth 20 pence. It is 9 furlongs in 

 length and 5 in breadth and (renders) lO^ pence 

 of geld. 



Hals [Hales] was held by 9 men (with) 

 64 ^ acres. (Of these) 2 were sokemen and 

 7 (held) by soke and commendation only. Then 



f. 2iab. 



as now 2 bordars. And 5 freemen (with) 

 6 acres. This is (included) in the valuation (in 

 pretio) of Lodnes [Loddon] ; and Frodo holds (it) 

 of the abbot. In Nortvna [Norton (Subcourse)] ' 

 (there is) I freeman by commendation (with) 30 

 acres. Then as now I plough and I acre of mea- 

 dow. And (there were) 9 freemen under him with 

 20 acres which (quod) Gosselin holds. Then as 

 now half a plough. It is worth 5 shillings. 

 Over these 9 the king and earl (have) the soke. 

 To the church (belong) 20 acres of free land 

 (lihere terre). There also a freeman (held) by 

 commendation T.R.E. 8 acres and 2 oxen. It 

 is worth 12 pence. 



In Kechinga [? Heckingham] i freeman (held) 

 in the same way (j/ot/V) 8 acres, which the abbot 

 holds in demesne, and it is worth 8 pence. 



In Hals [Hales] (are) 2 freemen (with) 

 I acre. It is worth 4 pence. This F[rodo] 

 also holds. 



XV. THE LAND OF ST. ETHEL- 

 DREDA (SANCTE ADELDREDE)* 



Hundret and a half of Clakeslosa [Clack- 

 close] * of 10 leets (leitis) " 



Mareham [Marham] was held by St. Ethel- 

 dreda T.R.E.* Then (there were) 4 ploughs on 



^ 4 above the line. 



* Comp.ire /»f. Elien. (Hamilton), pp. 130-136. 



' /. E. omits. 



' /. E. adds ' as 4 ploughlands.' 



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