HOLDERS OF LANDS 



I plough and 3 acres of meadow. And (there 

 are) 26 freemen under him by commendation 

 (with) 83!- acres. Then and afterwards (they 

 had) 6 ploughs, now 2. It was then worth 

 20 shillings, now 40. This is by way of ex- 

 change [pro escangio). This land Robert son of 

 Corbution claims of the king's grant and calls 

 on (the king to warrant him as his) feoffor [re- 

 vocat liheratorem), but the hundred testifies that 

 Baignard was seised of it before. All Sudwada 

 [? Southwood] is i league in length and half (a 

 league) in breadth, and (renders) 8 pence of geld. 



In Kerkeby [Kirby (Cane)] i freeman of King 

 Edward's, Ulmar by name, (held) 30 acres. 

 This Robert son of Corbueun [sic) claims and 

 produces his feoffor {habet liberatoreni). Then as 

 now 2 bordars. Then I serf. Then 2 ploughs, 

 afterwards and now I. Then half a plough 

 belonging to the men, now 2 oxen. Wood(land) 

 for 2 swine, 3 acres of meadow. And 8 free- 

 men (hold) by soke of the fold and commenda- 

 tion 20 acres. Then as now 2 ploughs and half 

 an acre of meadow. Then it was worth 20 

 shillings, now 40. This is by way of exchange. 



In NoRTUNA [Norton (Subcourse)] i freeman 

 (holds) 30 acres, and 2 freemen i\ acres. Then 

 as now (they had) I plough and 2 acres of mea- 

 dow. And they are worth 10 shillings. 



In Ierpstuna [ ] i freeman (holds) 



30 acres. Half this man belonged to Baing- 

 nard's predecessor by commendation only, and 

 the other half to St. Edmund with half the land. 

 Then and afterwards (he had) I plough, now 

 none ; and half an acre of meadow. And he is 

 worth 5 shillings. 



In Ravincham [Raveningham] i freeman 

 (has) 30 acres and 3 bordars. Then and after- 

 wards (he had) i plough, now a half. Another 

 plough might be added (restaurari) ; 3 acres of 

 meadow. This man also Robert claims, and 

 f. 250- 

 produces his feoffor {habet liberatoreni). 



There also 4 freemen (have) 30 acres and 

 I plough. They were then worth 20 shillings, 

 now 30. 



In Hals [Hales], a freeman of Stigand, Toka 

 — Frenchmen (Jrancigine) (now hold him) — 

 (with) 30 acres of land. Then (there were) 

 3 villeins, now 2. Then as now I plough 

 and 3 acres of meadow. Now 12 swine and 

 60 sheep. And (there were) 12 freemen under 

 him by fold-soke and commendation, and now 

 there are 10. And they have 41 acres of 

 land ; now as then i^ ploughs and 3 acres of 

 meadow. And 2 freemen by commendation 

 only (hold) 18^ acres of land and half a 

 plough. And one freeman by commendation 

 only (has) 30 acres of land and i bordar and 

 I plough. The whole, then and afterwards, 

 was worth 17 shillings, now 30 shillings. 



In Hwateaker [Wheatacre] i freeman of 

 Harold (had) 2 ploughlands, where Franokus ' 

 holds. Then as now there were 10 villeins and 



5 bordars. Then (there were) 4 serfs, now 2. 

 Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne and 

 2 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) 

 for 8 swine and 30 acres of meadow. R[obert] 

 son of Corbution {Corbuclni) claims him, and pro- 

 duces his feoffor [habet liberatoreni). (There is) 

 pasture {Partura) for 200 sheep ; now as then 

 2 rounceys. Then 7 beasts. Then 12 swine, 

 now 17. Then 200 sheep, now 100. Then 



6 hives of bees. And 7 freemen by fold-soke 

 (and) commendation (hold) 18 acres, then as now 

 2 ploughs and 1 acre of meadow. Then it was 

 worth 30 shillings, now 45. The whole (was 

 received) by way of exchange {pro escangio). 



Wateaker [Wheatacre] is held by Geoffrey, 

 where Toreth a thegn held T. R. E. 2 

 ploughlands. Then as now 6 villeins and 

 12 bordars. Then 2 serfs. Then as now 

 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 2 ploughs 

 belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 

 8 swine ; 30 acres of meadow. Then as now 

 (there were) 2 rounceys and 1 1 beasts. Then 



15 swine, now 30. Then 160 sheep, now 176. 

 And 6 freemen by fold-soke and commendation 

 T.R.E. (held) 18 acres. Then as now (they 

 had) 1^ ploughs and i acre of meadow. And 

 (there are) 2 churches (with) 60 acres in frank- 

 almoigne {in elemosina) and they are worth 

 5 shillings. Then the manor was worth 

 30 shillings, now 50. And it is i league in 

 f. 250b. 



length and a half in breadth, and (renders) 



16 pence of geld. 



In Hadescou [Haddiscoe] i freeman of 

 Stigand (had) 15 acres. Then as now (there 

 was) half a plough and I acre of meadow. And 

 he is worth 2 shillings. This is (Ralf's) by way 

 of exchange. Stigand (had) the soke. 



In Thuruertuna [Thurlton] i freeman by 

 commendation (has) 12 acres and is worth 

 12 pence. 



Hundret of Clacheslosa [Clackclose] 



In Phincham ^ [Fincham] Alid, a freewoman, 

 held I ploughland. Then as now (there were) 

 4 bordars. Then 3 serfs. Then as now 

 I plough (and) 12 acres of meadow. When 

 (Ralf) received it (there were) 2 rounceys,' now 

 I. Then 8 swine. Then 40 sheep, now 18.^ 

 It was then worth 50 shillings, afterwards 60, 

 now 40. St. Etheldreda claims this land^ and 

 the hundret bears (her) witness. 



' Or possibly ' a Frenchman {frankus) ' ; cf. how- 

 ever f. 1723 above. 



» Inq. Elien. (Hamilton), p. 137. 



» Inq. Elien. ' horses.' * Inq. Eften. ' 24.' 



' luq. Elien. adds ' in demesne.' 



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