A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



HUNDRET OF TaVRESHa[m] [TaVERHAM] 



Vrocksha[m] [Wroxham] was held by Sti- 

 gand T.R.E. (as) 2 ploughlands. Then (there 

 were) 9 villeins ; afterwards and now 5 bordars 

 and 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then (there 

 were) 1^ ploughs belonging to the men, now I ; 

 and 20 acres of meadow and 4 beasts and 20 

 swine. Wood(land) for 1 00 swine ; 1 00 sheep. 

 And 1 3 sokemen (with) ^ 40 acres of land and 2 

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acres of meadow. Then (they had) 2 ploughs, 

 now I J. The king and the earl have the soke. 

 And (there are) 7 freemen (with) 210 acres. 

 Then (they had) 3^ ploughs, afterwards and 

 now 2, and 15 acres of meadow ; wood(land) 

 for 12 swine. And i^ ploughs might be added 

 [restaurarl). The manor was then worth 3 

 pounds, now 4, and the seven freemen 38 shil- 

 lings. There also (are) 3 freemen of ^Harold 

 {Haroldi) ^ (with) I ploughland and 30 acres. 

 Then as now (they had) 2 villeins and 6 bordars. 

 Then 3 ploughs, afterwards and now 2, and a 

 third could be added {restaurari), and 10 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 20 swine. And 

 there also (are) 3 freemen (with) 20 acres ("and) 

 I plough. (There are) 2 churches [ecclesias) 

 (with) 33 acres of land, and they are worth 

 3 shillings. 



In Racheia [Rackheath] (are) 3 freemen 

 (with) 20 acres and 3 bordars. Then (they had) 

 I plough, afterwards and now a half. 



In Besetuna [Beeston (St. Andrew)] (is) i 

 freeman (with) 30 acres of land. Then (he had) 

 I plough, afterwards and now a half, and 2 acres 

 of meadow. (There is) half a church, and it is 

 worth 12 pence. 



In Crotwit [Crostwick] (are) 6 freemen 

 (with) half a ploughland and 3 bordars. Then 

 (they had) 2 ploughs, afterwards and now I. 

 Then the whole was worth 30 shillings, now 

 45 (shillings) and 4 pence. The king and the 

 earl (have) the soke, but Ralf held it. The 

 whole of Vroscham [Wroxham] is i^ leagues in 

 length and i league in breadth, and (renders) 

 30 pence of geld whoever holds there. 



Draituna [Drayton] was held by Aldulf, a 

 freeman, T.R.E. (as) 2 ploughlands. Now Odar 

 holds it. Then as now there were 7 villeins 

 and 8 bordars. Then (there were) 3 serfs. Then 

 as now (there was) I plough on the demesne, and 

 3 ploughs belonging to the men, and I plough 

 could be added [restaurari), and lo acres of 

 meadow. 'VVood(land) for 3 swine, and I rouncey 

 and 2 beasts ; 14 swine. Then (there were) 

 180 sheep, now 60. Then 60 goats, and 2 soke- 

 men (with) 22 acres of land. Then (they had) 

 half a plough, and l church (with) 8 acres, and 

 it is worth 16 pence. (The manor) was then 



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worth 40 shillings, now 50. And it is I league 

 in length and a half in breadth, and (renders) 

 8| pence of geld. The king and the earl (have) 

 the soke. 



In Felethor [Felthorpe] Richard holds 3 free- 

 men (with) 43 acres of land, and they are worth 

 2 shillings. The king and the earl (have) the 

 soke. 



In Tavresham [Taverham] Richard (iJem) 

 holds I ploughland, which Olf held T.R.E. 

 Then as now (there were) 4 villeins and 3 bor- 

 dars. Then as now i plough on the demesne, 

 and I plough belonging to the men, and 10 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) for 5 swine, and the 

 fourth part of a mill. And 5 sokemen (with) 13 

 acres of land. Then as now (they had) i plough 

 on the demesne, 2 rounceys, and I beast. Now 

 (they have) 12 swine and 60 sheep. Then and 

 afterwards it was worth 20 shillings, now 30. 

 The fourth part of a church (has) 15 acres, and 

 is worth 16 pence. 



HuNDRET OF EnSFORDA [EyNESFORD] 



In Salla [Sail] Odar holds (what) a freeman 

 (held) T.R.E., 30 acres of land. Then as now 

 (there were) 8 bordars and ij ploughs and 2 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) for 5 swine, and the 

 fourth part of a mill. And it is worth 10 shillings. 



HuNDRET [of] ErPINCHA[m] SuD [SoUTH 



Erpingham] 



In BuKESTUNA [Buxton] (are) 5 freemen, 

 ' brothers,' (with) 7 ploughlands. One of these 

 brothers was commended to the predecessor of 

 [Robert] Malet, and he was not seised of him 

 {non fu'it tnde saisitus). Then (there were) 20 vil- 

 leins, afterwards and now 12. Now 17 bordars. 

 Then (there were) 8 ploughs on the demesne, 

 afterwards 4, now 4. Then (there were) 

 8 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards 

 3, now 3^; 12 (acres) of meadow. Then 

 (there was) wood(land) for i,ooo swine, 

 now for 200. Then as now i mill and 3 

 rounceys. Then 3 beasts. Then 32 swine, 

 now 18. And i church with {de) 30 acres in 

 frank almoin {elemosina), and it is worth 3 shil- 

 lings, and (the manor) is worth 100 (shillings). 

 And it is i league in length, 6^ furlongs in 

 f. 229b. 

 breadth, and (renders) 10 pence of geld. 



In Brantuna [Brampton] (are) 25^ sokemen 

 (with) I ploughland and 30 acres. Then (there 

 were) 7 ploughs, afterwards 5, now 3. They 

 were then worth 20 shillings, now 40, (Their) 

 soke is in Marsa[m] [Marsham]. 



In ScoTOHOu [Scottow] i ploughland and 8 

 acres are held by i sokeman of St. Benet of 

 Holm. Then as now (there were) 2 villeins and 



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