HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In ToiMERE [Toombers '] (are) 3 freemen 

 (holding) by (ad) foldsoke and commendation. 

 The others (are of the) soke of St. Benet (of 

 Ramsey). Now as then they are worth 14 pence. 



(There is) i freeman (with) 40 acres, and he is 

 worth 2 shillings. The whole of Crepele- 

 SHAM [Crimplesham] is I league in length and 

 a half in breadth, and renders 8 pence in (every) 

 20 shillings of the king's geld, whoever holds 

 there. 



WiGREHAM [Wereham] (of) 2 ploughlands was 

 held by Toli, a freeman, T.R.E. Then (there 

 were) 15 villeins, afterwards and now II ; then 

 as now 8 bordars. Then (there were) 6 serfs, 

 now 4, and 20 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 for 12 swine. Then as now (there were) 2 

 ploughs on the demesne. Then i^ ploughs 

 belonging to the men, now I ; then as now half 

 a mill and I fishery. Then as now (there was) 

 I rouncey, and 28 mares {eque) and 25 foals {pulli) 

 and 2 beasts. Then (there were) 1 5 swine, now 

 7. Then 90 sheep, now 260. And it is worth 

 100 shillings, but it rendered 8 pounds for [ad) 

 all custom. To this manor belong 4 freemen 

 (with) 12 acres. In Stokes [Stoke (Ferry)] (there 

 are) 4 freemen by commendation and all custom, 

 with {de) 12 acres, and i freeman with {de) 2 acres. 



There also Roger and Hugh hold 2 sokemen 

 with [de) 74 acres. Then as now (there were) 

 i\ (ploughs) and 10 acres of meadow. All this 

 is worth 20 shillings. The whole of Wigreham 

 [Wereham] is half a league in length and (the 

 same) in breadth, and renders 6^ pence in (every) 

 20 shillings of the king's geld. 



Wella [Upwell] was held by Toli, a freeman, 

 T.R.E. (as i) ploughland.^ 

 f. 231- 



Then as now (there were) 9 villeins and 5 

 bordars. Then (there were) 6 serfs, afterwards 

 and now 2, and 8 acres of meadow. Then as 

 now (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne. 

 Then (there were) 2 ploughs belonging to the 

 men, afterwards and now I ; and I fishery. 

 Then as now I rouncey and 2 beasts. Then 12 

 swine, now 7. Then 80 sheep, now 160. 

 Then as now it was worth 6 pounds, but it 

 rendered 8 pounds. To this manor belong 17 

 freemen with {de) 64 acres of land. Then 

 (they had) i^ ploughs, now i, and they are 

 worth 13 shillings and 4 pence. Uunbenoc ' 

 seized [invasit) them. All Wella [Upwell] 

 is I league in length and (the same) in breadth, 

 and renders 2 shillings in (every) 20 shillings of 

 the king's geld. 



Buchetuna [Boughton] was held by Turchill 

 T.R.E., now Ranulf holds it. Then as now (it 



' In Shouldham Thorpe. See Blomefield, op. cit. 



vii, 315- 



" fF. 229-30 have obviously been re-written, and 



are much crowded in consequence. 

 •" An error for Wihenoc. 



consisted of) i ploughland and 34 acres, and (there 

 were) 5 villeins. Then 2 serfs, then as now 10 

 acres of meadow, and i plough on the demesne. 

 Then as now (there was) i rouncey, and 4 beasts, 

 and 8 swine ; 126 sheep. To this manor belong 

 5 sokemen with {de) 1 2 acres, and (Ranulf) also 

 {idem) holds them. It was then worth 40 shillings, 

 now 62 (shillings) and 6 pence. The whole of 

 Buchetuna [Boughton] is 5 furlongs in length 

 {latitudine) and 4 in breadth, and renders 8 pence 

 in (every) 20 shillings of the king's geld. 



Sculdeham [Shouldham] was also {idem) held 

 by Turchill T.R.E. (as) i ploughland and 6 acres ; 

 now Ranulf holds it. Then (there were) 3 vil- 

 leins, now 5. Then (there were) 7 bordars, 

 now 7. Then as now 3 serfs. Then and after- 

 wards (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, 

 now I. Now (there is) half a plough belonging 

 to the men. Wood(land) for 20 swine, 6 acres of 

 meadow. Then (there was) i rouncey. Then 

 (there were) 4 beasts, now 6. Then 16 swine, 

 now 3. Then 120 sheep, now 126, and 3 hives 

 of bees, and half a fishery. To this manor 

 belong 2 sokemen with {de) 10 acres. It was 

 then worth 60 shillings, now 40 (shillings) and 6 

 pence. To this (manor) also belonged 10 free- 

 men T.R.E. with {de) 30 acres by commendation 

 only, and (Ranulf) also {idem) holds them. Then 

 as now (they had) half a plough and 2 acres of 

 meadow. They were then worth 6 shillings, now 

 16. Wihenoc seized them. 



In BiCHAM [Beechamwell] 24 acres of land 

 were held by i freeman. He was seized {invasit) 

 by Wihenoc ; and his predecessor Hermon had 

 f. 231b. 

 the commendation only, and he renders 5 shillings. 



In FoRTESTHORP [Fodderstone^ ] (was) half a 

 ploughland T.R.E., now Ranulf holds it. Then 

 as now (there was) half a plough, and i bordar, 

 and it was worth 10 shillings. This Wihenhoc 

 seized. In Wella [Upwell] (is) i bordar. In 

 Thorp [(Shouldham) Thorpe ?] (is) i sokeman 

 (with) 2 acres, and he is worth 3 pence. 



Hundret and a Half of Fredrebruge 

 [Freebridge] 



In Weswinic [West Winch] 2 ploughlands 

 were held by Godwin, a freeman, T.R.E. Now 

 Ranulf {idem) holds them. Then as now (there 

 were) 14 villeins and 6 bordars. Then (there 

 were) 4 serfs, now i, and 20 acres of meadow. 

 Then as now (there were) 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne and half a plough belonging to the men 

 and 2 saltpans. Then as now I O beasts and 1 9 

 swine, 80 sheep. To this manor belong — and 

 Ranulf {idem) holds them — 23 sokemen (with) 

 36 acres of land. Then as now (they had) half a 

 plough and 4 acres of meadow. It was then 



In Shouldham Thorpe ; cf. f. 213. 



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