HOLDERS OF LANDS 



1 1 pence in geld, when the hundret renders 

 20 shillings. Then as now it was worth loo 

 shillings. And one of these freemen is claimed 

 as Ralf de Toeni's {Toenio) because his prede- 

 cessor had him with soke and sac as the hundret 

 witnesses. 



DuDELiNGATUNA [Didlington] was held by 

 Hardwin. Then and now 3 bordars and i serf 

 and I plough. Wood(land) for 16 swine, 2 acres 

 of meadow, i mill, I fishery. When he re- 

 ceived it, and now, I rouncey. Then 1 1 swine, 

 now 5. Then 60 sheep, now 6. It was then 

 worth 20 (shillings), now the same. 



f. 245b. 

 XXIX. THE LANDS OF EUDO SON 

 SPIRUWIN 1 



Fredrebruge [Freebridge] Hundret and a 

 Half 



In Idlinghetuna [Hillington] Geoffrey {Gau- 

 fridus) holds 2 ploughlands, and 1 5 acres of land 

 which Godric, a freeman {ho'c), held under Harold 

 T.R.E. Then as now (there were) 8 villeins 

 and 4 bordars, and 8 acres of meadow, and 

 2 ploughs on the demesne, and I plough belong- 

 ing to the men, and i mill and half a saltpan. 

 And (there is) I freeman (with) 2^ acres. Now 

 (there are) 17 swine and 60 sheep. The whole 

 is. worth 4 pounds. 



Masincham [Massingham], which Scula, a 

 freeman, held T.R.E., is held by B[er]uold. 

 Then, as now, there were 3 ploughlands. Then 

 (there were) 8 villeins, now 7 and I serf. Then 

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

 same) now, and I plough belonging to the men. 

 And 3 ploughs can be added {restaurari). Then 

 as now (there were) 5 swine and 40 sheep. And 

 it is worth 20 shillings. 



Babinghelea [Babingley] is held by Geoffrey, 

 which Scula held T.R.E. (as) 2 ploughlands. 

 Then as now (there were) 4 villeins and 25 

 bordars and I serf and i6 acres of meadow. 

 Then (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, 

 afterwards (and) now i ; then as now I plough 

 belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 60 swine, 

 and, then as now, I swine and 60 sheep. To 

 this manor belong {Hie jaceni) 62 acres which 

 {quod) 7 freemen hold {terC) and 2 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now (they had) I plough and 

 I mill. Then (there were) 9 saltpans. Now as 

 then it is worth 60 shillings. 



Dersincha[m] [Dersingham] isheld byRivold, 

 which Schett, a freeman, held T.R.E. as a manor. 

 Then as now (there was) i plough on the 

 demesne and I plough belonging to the men. 

 Then as now i villein and 4 bordars and i serf 



' In margin, »'=bo» {fecit retornum). 



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and ']\ acres of meadow. Then (there was) 

 I saltpan. And (there are) 4 freemen (with) 

 44 acres. These he received to make up his 

 manors {pro perficiendis suis maneriis), and (also) 



1 freeman with {de) 20 (acres). Then as now 

 (he had) half a plough and 4 bordars. The 

 whole is worth 20 shillings. 



Hundret of Dochinge [Docking^] 



DocHiNGE [Docking] is also held by him 

 {tenet idem), where Alvric held T.R.E. under 

 Stigand. Then as now (there was) i plough on 

 the demesne, and 5 villeins and 5 bordars. Then 

 (there were) 2 serfs. Then (there was) i plough 

 belonging to the men, now i| ploughs. Then 

 as now I rouncey and I cow and 17 swine, 

 80 sheep. And I plough might be added {re- 

 staurari). And it is worth 20 shillings. The 

 f. 246. 



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

 and renders 5 shillings and 2^ pence of geld, 

 whoever holds there. 



Hersam [Earsham] Half Hundret 



In Dentuna [Denton] Tarmoht, a freeman 

 of King Edward, holds 2 ploughlands. Then 

 (there were) 10 villeins, and 6 bordars then, 8 

 now. Then as now 3 serfs. Then (there were) 



2 ploughs on the demesne, now a half. Then 

 6 ploughs belonging to the men, now 4. Now 

 (there is) wood(land) for 30 swine, 5 acres of 

 meadow and half a mill : and 4 (sokemen ?) with 

 {de) 20 acres of land. It was then worth 60 

 shillings, now 4 pounds. 



There also Alfriz, a freeman of Stigand, held 

 2 ploughlands T.R.E. Then (there were) 10 

 villeins, now 8. Then 8 bordars, now 6. Then 

 as now 3 serfs. Then (there were) 2 ploughs on 

 the demesne, now a half. Then 6 ploughs be- 

 longing to the men, now 4. Now (there is) 

 wood(land) for 30 swine, 6 acres of meadow, 

 and half a mill : and 4 sokemen with {de) 

 20 acres of land. It was then worth 60 shil- 

 lings, now 4 pounds. It is i league in length 

 and 4 furlongs in breadth, and (renders) 18 pence 

 of geld, whoever holds there. The soke is in 

 Hersam [Earsham]. 



In Aldeb[er]ga [Alburgh] Moruan holds — 

 where Alfriz held T.R.E. — i outlying estate 

 {berivitam) belonging to Tybenha[m] [Tiben- 

 ham], of I ploughland. Then (there was) half 

 a plough, now nothing. It has been included in 

 the valuation {appreciata est). 



There ' also he {idem) held I freeman {homo) of 

 St. Etheldreda {Aldride) by commendation, who 

 could neither give nor sell his land ^ away from 

 the church {extra ecclesiam).* Herfrind ' had (him) 



' Now part of Smithdon hundred. 

 ' Compare Inq. Eiien. (Hamilton), p. 140. 

 * Inq. Elien. ' without the abbot's leave.' 

 ' Inq. Elien. Anfric. 



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