A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



Then as now (there were) I villein and 2 bordars, 

 half a plough belonging to the men. And it was 

 worth 10 shillings. (There is) i church (with) 

 4 acres. There also a freeman, Tor, held 4 

 ploughlands T.R.E. under Stigand. Then (there 

 were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and now (the 

 same). Then and afterwards 2 ploughs belong- 

 ing to the men, now i. Then and afterwards 

 (there were) 4 villeins, now 2 ; then as now I 

 bordar. It was then worth 40 shillings, now 4 

 pounds. Stigand had the soke. And 3 free- 

 men,i held by the same [Roger] {ten' iderrif, (had) 

 85 acres of land T.R.E. Then (they had) 2 

 ploughs, and afterwards and now i. Then (there 

 were) 2 bordars. And i freeman, Brunard, (has) 30 

 acres. Then as now 2 oxen. The whole is 

 worth 12 shillings. Rafrid held these men, and 

 they are in the king's hand, because there was 

 no one to put forward any claim to them {non 

 fiiit qui rationaret). The whole is I league in 

 length and I league in breadth, whoever holds 

 there, and renders 27 pence of (every) 20 shil- 

 lings of geld. 



HUNDRET OF SmETHEDUNA [SmETHDEn] 



In Rinc[s]teda [Ringstead, (Little) » ] Roger 

 holds 2 freemen (with) i ploughland. And in 

 Holm [Holme] (there are) 2 freemen (with) 40 

 acres, and 3 bordars. Then as now i J ploughs, 

 and they are included in the valuation {sunt in 

 pretio) of Brecham [Bircham] . There also the same 

 Roger holds i freeman (with) half a ploughland. 

 Then (there was) I plough, afterwards a half, now 

 2 oxen. Then as now he was worth 5 shillings. 



Hundret [of] Screpha[m] [Shropham] 



In WiLGEBY [Wilby] (are) 2 ploughlands 

 (which) Fader held T.R.E. Then (there were) 

 10 villeins, afterwards and now 6 ; then as now 

 9 bordars. Then 4 serfs, now i, and 14 acres 

 of meadow. Then (there were) i|- ploughs on 

 the demesne, afterwards i, now 2. Then i^ 

 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards and 

 now I. Wood(land) for 10 swine. Then i 

 rouncey, now 3. Then as now 5 beasts and 9 

 swine. Then 40 sheep, now 52, and 12 soke- 

 f. 223. 



men (with) 40 acres. They (they had) i^ 

 ploughs, afterwards and now i. Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 40 shillings, now 60. 

 And it is half a league in length and a half in 

 breadth, whoever holds there, and (renders) 15 

 pence of geld. (There is) i church (with) 10 

 acres, and it is worth 3 shillings. 



In Bucham [(Old) Buckenham] Roger holds i 

 ploughland. Then as now (there were) 4 bor- 

 dars, and 4 acres of meadow and i plough on the 



1 Interlined. 



2 Little Ringstead came, with the other lands of 

 William de Scohies, into the hands of the earl of 

 Gloucester. Feud. Aids, iii, 410. 



demesne. Wood(land) for 60 swine. Then 24 

 sheep, now 30. Then and afterwards it was 

 worth 12 (shillings), now 20. Then (there were) 

 6 swine, now 1 1. 



Hundret [of] Gillecross [Guiltcross] 



In Benham [Banham] 2 ploughlands were 

 held for a manor by Fader, a freeman, T.R.E. 

 Then as now (there were) 5 villeins and 6 bor- 

 dars and I serf and 20 acres of meadow, wood- 

 (land) for 100 swine. Then as now 1 plough 

 on the demesne and I plough belonging to the 

 men. Then as now l rouncey and 2 beasts ; 

 and then (there were) 8 swine. - Then (there 

 were) 30 sheep. And 16 sokemen (with) 24 

 acres of land. Then and afterwards (they had) 

 2 ploughs, now i^ ploughs, and i plough might 

 be added {restaurari). (There is) I church (with) 

 30 acres, and it is worth 22 shillings. Then 

 and afterwards (the manor) was worth 40 (shil- 

 lings), now 50. Of this manor Odar holds I 

 ploughland, and 2 bordars and i plough. Then 

 as now it was worth 20 shillings. 



In Cheninchala [Kenninghall] (is) the soke 

 of the 6 forfeitures. 



In Herlinga [Harling, (East) ^] Ketel, a free- 

 man, held 2 ploughlands T.R.E. for a manor. 

 Now Ingulf holds (it). Then as now (there were) 

 5 villeins and 4 bordars. Then I serf, and 4 acres 

 of meadow. Then as now i plough on the 

 demesne and I plough belonging to the men. 

 Wood(land) for 16 swine, and i plough might 

 be added {restaurari). Then as now I mill. And 

 2 sokemen (with) 20 acres of land and 3 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now half a plough. Now 

 I rouncey, then as now 3 beasts. Now 8 swine 

 and 20 sheep and I hive of bees. (There is) i 

 church (with) 4 acres. It was then worth 30 

 shillings, now 40. The whole is i league in 

 length and i league in breadth, and (renders) 17^ 

 pence whoever holds there. And to this land 

 belong 7^ acres of land, and wood(land) for 12 

 swine. 



f. 333b. 



Hundret [of] Mittfort [Mitford] 



In Letetuna [Letton] (is) i freeman (with) 

 27 acres and li- acres of meadow, and I bordar, 

 and half a plough, and he is worth 32 pence. 



Hundret [of] Galgov [Gallow] 



I[n] Creic [Creake, (North)* ] Turchill held 

 I ploughland T.R.E., now Turstin (holds it). 

 Then as now (there were) i villein and 12 bordars. 

 Then (there was) i serf. Then as now 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne and i plough belonging to the 

 men, 3 acres of meadow, i mill. Then (there 



' Blomefield, Hist. o/Norf. i, 317. 

 * A fee in North Creake was held of the earl of 

 Gloucester in 1302. Feud. Aids, iii, 405. 



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