A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



whole was then worth loo shiUings, now 6 

 pounds, and it is 2^ leagues and 15 perches in 

 length, and i^ leagues and 70 perches in breadth, 

 and (renders) 5 shillings of geld whoever holds 

 there. 



Wactanesham [Waxham] is held now as 

 then by St. Benet for 2 plough lands and 8 acres. 

 Then as now (there were) 3 bordars and I 

 plough on the demesne, and half a plough be- 

 longing to the men, 60 acres of meadow, 2 

 rounceys, 6 swine, 8 sheep, and 25^ sokemen 

 (with) 160 acres. Then (there were) 3^ ploughs, 

 now 3, 1 2 acres of meadow, and 2 freemen by 

 commendation only (with) 20 acres and I plough. 

 Of these two the king and the earl have the 

 soke. And of all the rest [a/io toto) St. Benet 

 (has it). The whole is worth now as then 4 

 pounds, and the freemen 34 pence, and it is 

 I J leagues and i furlong in length, and i league 

 in breadth and (renders) 30 pence (of geld) who- 

 ever holds there. 



HwAMPWELLA [Whimpwell ^] is held now as 

 then by St. Benet for 1^ ploughlands. Then 

 as now (there were) 5 villeins and 2 bordars, and 



1 plough on the demesne, and I plough belong- 

 ing to the men, 4 acres of meadow, and i 

 rouncey, 4 swine. And (there is) i freeman by 

 commendation only (with) 9 acres and half a 

 plough. He is worth 12 pence. The king and 

 the earl (have) the soke. The whole manor is 

 worth 30 shillings, but Godric rendered 4 

 pounds when he held it as of the earl's fee {ad 

 ffudum comitis). 



f. 230b. 



Stalham [Stalham] is held now as then 

 by St. Benet (as) I ploughland. Then as now 



2 villeins and i bordar and i plough on the 

 demesne, ^and one plough belonging to the men.* 

 Wood(land) for 3 swine, 4 acres of meadow, 

 I rouncey, 6 swine. And i man (with) 29 acres 

 holding his land of St. Benet T.R.E. Then as 

 now (he had) half a plough (and) 2 acres of 

 meadow. The king and the earl (have his) 

 soke. And (there are) 9 freemen (with) 75 acres. 

 Then (they had) 2 ploughs, now 1^. Of these 

 the abbot had the commendation only, and the 

 king and the earl have the soke. The whole 

 manor is worth now as then 20 shillings, and the 

 freemen 2 shillings. And it is I league and 



3 furlongs in length, and 5 furlongs in breadth, 

 and (renders) 17^ pence of geld. 



In Hincham [Ingham] 30 acres of land are 

 held now as then by St. Benet. Then as now 

 half a plough, and i acre of meadow. It is 

 worth 6 shillings and 8 pence. 



In Heccles [Eccles] (is) i freeman (with) 15 

 acres which St. Benet holds with all custom, but 



' In Happisburgh. 

 ' Expunged. 



the king and the earl have the soke, and it is 

 worth 15 pence. 



In LuDHAM [Ludham] (is) i sokeman of 

 St. Benet (with) 30 acres, 4 bordars, 3 acres of 

 meadow, half a plough, and he is worth 2 

 shillings. 



In HwiMPWELLA [Whimpwell] (is) i freeman 

 (with) 12 acres. He is worth 32 pence. 



East Flec [Flegg] Hundret 



In Phileby [Filby] St. Benet holds now as 

 then I ploughland and 20 acres. Then as now 

 (there were) 4 bordars and i plough on the de- 

 mesne, and 3 acres of meadow and I saltpan. 

 Now (there is) i rouncey and 3 freemen by com- 

 mendation only (with) 42 acres. Then as now 

 I villein and I ^ploughs and I J acres of meadow. 

 They are worth 3 shillings. 



In Scroteby [Scratby] 109 acres are held, 

 now as then by St. B>.net. Then as now (there 

 were) 3 bordars. Then i plough on the de- 

 mesne. Then as now half a plough belong- 

 ing to the men, 2 acres of meadow. It is worth 

 10 shillings, and is i league in length and 5 fur- 



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longs in breadth, and (renders) 20 pence of 



geld. 



In Castro [Caistor] i ploughland is held now 

 as then by St. Benet. Then as now 4 bordars, 

 and I plough on the demesne, and half a plough 

 belonging to the men ; 7 J acres of meadow, 

 6 saltpans. And (there are) 14 freemen under 

 the abbot by commendation only (with) I plough- 

 land and I bordar. Then (there were) 2 ploughs 

 belonging to the men, now 4. It was then 

 worth 20 shillings, now 25. And the 14 free- 

 men, Sunder the abbot by commendation only,' 

 whom the abbot recovered from {derationavit 

 super) Godric, are worth 40 shillings. 



HOMILIART [HuMBLEYARD] HuNDRET 



Hecham [Heigham ^] is held now as then by 

 St. Benet (as) 3 ploughlands. Then as now 

 (there were) 3 villeins, 5 bordars, 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne. Then i plough belonging to the 

 men, now a half; and i^ ploughs might be 

 added [restaurari), 20 acres of meadow, 2 mills, 

 I rouncey, 7 swine, 12 sheep, and 6 sokemen 

 with ((/«■) half a ploughland ; then as now 2 

 ploughs. It was then worth 4 pounds, now 

 100 shillings. To this manor belongs (est) a free- 

 man under the abbot by commendation only, and 

 he has 30 acres and half a plough, 3 acres of 

 meadow. He is worth 2 shillings. (Heigham) 

 is 10 furlongs in length and 7 in breadth, and 

 (renders) 2J pence of geld. 



' Expunged. 



' On the River Wensum above Norwich, in the 

 liberty of which city it is included. 



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