A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



4 serfs. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne, 

 now 4. ' Then 5 ploughs belonging to the men, 

 now 3 ; 1 6 acres of meadow,' 2 mills, 2 fisheries, 

 "2 rounceys,^ 11 beasts, 130 sheep. Then 

 31 swine, now 22. It was then worth 8 pounds, 

 now 9. To this manor {Hie) belonged T.R.E. 

 3 ^ sokemen with all custom, and 4 freemen by 

 soke and commendation only.^ ^W[illiam] de 

 War[enne] has them all.^ It is 1 league in 

 length and a half in breadth and (renders) 30^^ 

 pence of geld. ^ Others hold there." 



MoNDEFORT [Mundford] then as now ^was held 

 by St. Etheldreda (for) 3 ploughlands. Then 

 (there were) 14 villeins, now 10. Then 4 

 bordars, now 8. Then 4 serfs, now 2. Then 

 as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 3 

 ploughs belonging to the men, now 2 ; 1 6 acres 

 of meadow. Then as now half a mill, 5 beasts, 

 33 sheep. Then 2 serfs (w'),' now 3. It is 

 worth 40 shillings. To this manor belong 

 {iidjacent) 7 sokemen with all custom, * whom 

 W[illiam] has now.* It is I league in length 

 and a half in breadth and (renders) 1 1 pence of 

 geld. 



SCERPHAM [ShROPHAM] HuNDRET 



Bruga[m] [Bridgham] then as now was held 

 by St. Etheldreda (for) 4 ploughlands. Then as 

 now 12 villeins: then 10 bordars, now 17. 

 Then as now 4 serfs ; 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne, 3 ploughs belonging to the men, 4 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) for 1 5 swine : 2 mills : 

 2 rounceys, 5 beasts. Then 200 sheep, now 

 1 80 ; 25 ' swine. To this manor belong {pertinent) 

 30 acres in demesne which are in Breham'" [Bret- 

 tenham] and 30 acres in Rudham '' [Roudham]. 

 It was then worth 6 pounds, now 8. The whole 

 is I league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth 

 and (renders) 12 '^ pence of geld. To this manor 

 belongs i priest and he is worth'^ 2 shillings, and 

 could not sell his land. " And I sokeman (with) 

 half a ploughland and half a plough and he is 

 worth 2 shillings. He was among {de) the free- 

 men of Roger Bigot, but the abbot proved his 

 claim to {derationavit) him, and holds him." 



GiLDECROS [GuILTCROSS] HuNDRET 



In Benha[m] [Banham] I sokeman (with) 

 2 ploughlands was held by St. Etheldreda T.R.E. 

 Then and afterwards (there were) 10 villeins, 

 now 4. Then as now 6 bordars. Then 4 

 serfs;" 24 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 100 



' /. E. omits. ' /. E. omits. 



' /. E. 30. 



* I. E as in previous entry. 



'/.£. omits. «/.£. T.R.E. 



'I.E.' swine.' * /. E. omits. 



' I. E. ' then as now 1 5.' 



"• /. E. Brethenham. " /. E. Rudenham. 



" I. E. II " /. E. ' renders.' 



'* /. E. omits. 



'* /. E. adds ' now none.' 



swine. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne ; aftcr- 

 wards'° and now l,and I plough could be added 

 {restawari). Then and afterwards 2 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men, now i, and another could 

 be added. Then 4 beasts, now 2. Then 16 

 swine, now 2. This manor is held by W. de 

 Scohies of the abbey. And (there are) 3 sokemen 

 (with) 20 acres of land. Then as now half a 

 plough ; 2 acres of meadow. It was then worth 

 60 shillings, now 40. There also (are) 3 free- 

 men (with) half a ploughland and 5 acres of whom 

 (the abbot) had nothing but the commendation. 

 The soke (is) in the king's (manor of) Kenin- 

 chala [Kenninghall] ; (there are) 6 acres of mea- 

 f. 314. 



dow. Then i|- ploughs, now I. It is worth 

 10 shillings. Rafrid had these freemen. After- 

 wards W. de Scohies (had them) and the abbot 

 seized them on account of his commendation. 



In RisEURDA [Rushford] i^ ploughlands were 

 held then as now by St. Etheldreda (with) 3 vil- 

 leins, I serf, 8 acres of meadow. Then (tnere 

 were) 2 ploughs, now none, but they might be 

 replaced {restaurari). Then there was half a 

 plough belonging to the men, now I ox, and 

 I sokeman (with) 2 acres. It was then worth 

 20 shillings, now 8. This is held by John, 

 nephew of Waleram. 



In Riseurda [Rushford] Ulvric a freeman 

 (held) 60 acres T.R.E. (and) 4 acres of meadow. 

 Then (there was) i plough. The soke (is) in" 

 Keninghala [Kenninghall]. It was then worth 

 10 shillings, now 5. This Ulvric incurred a 

 fine of 8 pounds to {forisfactus fuit ergo) King 

 William, and therefore it was {remamit) in the 

 king's hand. This also the same (John) holds 

 of the abbot. 



In NoRTUNA [(Bio) Norton] (are) I sokeman 

 (with) 80 acres and 1 acre of meadow, and I vil- 

 lein and 7 bordars and i plough. It is worth 

 15 shillings. This man was (one) of R[oger] 

 Bigot's freemen, but the abbot proved his claim 

 to {derationavit) him.'* 



Lawendic [Launditch] Hundret 



Ossuic [Oxwick] was held then as now by 

 St. Etheldreda (for) I ploughland. Then as now 

 (there were) 4 bordars and 3 sokemen (with) 

 6 acres. Then as now i plough on the demesne. 

 Then 2 ploughs belonging to the men, now a 

 half, and half a plough can be added {restau- 

 niri) : 2 acres of meadow, wood(land) for 24 

 swine. It is worth 20 shillings. Rainald son 

 of Ivo holds (it) of the abbot, but he formerly 

 held of the king. 



In Hou [Hoe] (St. Etheldreda) held i plough- 

 land then as now. Then as now (there were) 



'* /. £. inserts ' 3 oxen.' 

 " /. E. adds ' the king's (m.inor of).' 

 " /. E. here adds the account of the sokeman whom 

 it omits in Shropham hundred. 



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