A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



is in Mulla[m] [Mileham], and Eudo held him, 

 and Ralf holds (him) of the king's gift. (There 

 is) I church (with) l^ acres, worth 2 pence. 

 Then and afterwards (the manor) was worth 8 

 pounds, now 12 ; but after (Ralf) had it he let it 

 at a farm [Jedit ad firmam) of 25 pounds. And 

 it is i^ leagues in length and i league in breadth, 

 and (renders) 10 pence of geld. 



In Lecesham [Lexham] Fader held 3^ plough- 

 lands T.R.E., now Richard holds them. Then 

 (there were) 9 villeins, afterwards 8, now 5 ; 

 then as now 7 bordars. Then (there were) 3 

 serfs ; 6 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards 

 (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, now i 

 and another can be added {restaurari). Then as 

 now l^ ploughs belonging to the men. Wood- 

 (land) for 30 swine. Then as now i mill. Then 

 (there was) i fishery and the fourth part of a 

 saltpan ; then as now i rouncey. Then (there 

 were) 8 beasts. Then 24 swine, now 5. Then 

 80 sheep, now 210 ; 4 hives of bees. And 6 

 sokemen (with) half a ploughland and 2 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now i plough. It was then 

 worth 40 shillings, afterwards and now 60. 

 And I freeman (had) 60 acres of land under 

 Herold, and 2 bordars and 1^ acres of meadow. 

 Then there was half a plough, but there was 

 room for (posset fieri) (a whole one). He was 

 then worth 5 shillings, now 4. (His) soke (is) 

 in Muleham [Mileham]. (There is) i church 

 f. 227. 



(with) 30 acres, and it is worth i6 pence. The 

 whole is I league in length and a half in breadth, 

 and (renders) 7^^ pence of geld. 



In Derham [Dereham, (East) ] 2 ploughlands 

 were held by Herold under Stigand, now Odar 

 holds them. Then as now (there were) 4 vil- 

 leins and 15 bordars. Then 2 serfs ; 6 acres of 

 meadow. Then (there were) 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, afterwards and now I, and another 

 could be added [restaurari). Then as now 2 

 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 

 30 swine. Then as now i mill. And 5 soke- 

 men (with) 43 acres of land and 2 acres of 

 meadow. Then and afterwards (they had) i 

 plough, now a half, and there might be a whole 

 one {tota posset restaurari). Then I rouncey. 

 Then 4 beasts. Then 7 swine, now 2. Then 

 7 goats, now 8. It was then worth 20 shillings, 

 now 40. The whole is i league and 5 furlongs 

 in length, and half (a league) and 3 furlongs in 

 breadth, and (renders) 10 pence of geld whoever 

 holds there. The whole soke is in Mulham 

 [Mileham]. 



HUNDRET AND A HaLF [oF] FeORHOU 



[Forehoe] 

 In Diepham [Deopham] was held by Lewin 

 (Leuinus), a freeman, T.R.E. (as) I ploughland 

 and 80 acres ; now Ralf holds it {modo tenet idem). 

 Then as now (there were) 9 villeins. Then 10 

 bordars, now 9. Then and afterwards 2 serfs, 



now none. Then as now 3 ploughs on the 

 demesne, and i^ ploughs belonging to the men. 

 Wood(Iand) for 12 swine and 10 acres of mea- 

 dow. Then as now i rouncey and 10 beasts 

 and 17 swine ; 32 goats. To this manor belong 

 now as then 25 sokemen and i ploughland and 

 26 acres ; then as now (they had) 6k ploughs. 

 And besides this 6 freemen were added to this 

 manor in King William's time, whom Eudo 

 held. And they have 120 acres of land and 20 

 bordars and 5 ploughs and 6 acres of meadow. 

 The demesne of the manor {caput manerii) was 

 then worth 4 pounds. And Ralf let the whole 

 to farm [dedit ad firmam) for 1 2 pounds ; now, 

 however, it only renders 6 pounds. And the 6 

 freemen are worth 55 shillings, — this the hun- 

 dret bears witness to — 3 of them were sokemen 

 f. 227b. 



of Stigand, and (their) soke is in the king's 

 (manor of) Hincham [Hingham]. And (Deo- 

 pham) is 10 furlongs in length and 6 in breadth, 

 and (renders) 17 J pence of geld. 



MoRLEA [Morley] was held by Lewin, a free- 

 man, T.R.E. (as) I ploughland for a manor ; 

 now Hugh holds it. Then as now (there were) 

 9 villeins. Then (there were) i|^ ploughs, now 

 2, and half a plough belonging to the men, 

 and 3 acres of meadow ; then as now I rouncey. 

 Then i beast, now 2. Then 8 swine, now 47. 

 And 5 freemen T.R.E. Their soke (is) in 

 the king's (manor of) Hincham [Hingham]. Then 

 as now it was worth 40 shillings. To this manor 

 were added 14 freemen (with) 60 acres of land 

 and 2 ploughs, and 3 acres of meadow. And 

 they are worth 40 shillings. These were Sti- 

 gand's men. (Their) soke (is) in Hincham 

 [Hingham]. And besides this there were added 

 2 freemen in King William's time (with) 30 

 acres, and they are worth 22 shillings. One was 

 Stigand's man, and the other the king's. Their 

 soke (is) in Hincham [Hingham]. And (Morley) 

 is half a league in length and a half in breadth, 

 and (renders) i\\ pence of geld. 



Bereforda [Barford] was held by Stigand at 

 soke {ad socam) T.R.E. (as) 30 acres of land ; 

 now Richard holds it. Then as now (there were) 

 8 villeins, and I plough on the demesne, and I 

 plough belonging to the men ; 3 acres of mea- 

 dow. And it is worth 20 shillings. There also 

 30 acres were held by a freeman T.R.E. under 

 Stigand. The soke (is) in Hincham [Hingham] 

 (and is) the king's. And he is worth 5 shillings. 



In Cronkethor [Crownthorpe] the same 

 {idem) holds 30 acres of land, where Coleman, a 

 freeman, held under Stigand by soke and com- 

 mendation. Then as now (there were) 6 bor- 

 dars and half a plough, and I mill and 5 acres 

 of meadow. And it is worth 30 shillings. Out of 

 this Ralf Baynard {Baig') claims one half-man 

 with {de) 3 acres. And it is 3 furlongs in length 

 and 2 in breadth, and renders "j^ pence of geld. 



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