A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



There also (were) 6^ freemen T.R.E., now 

 yh, who hold I ploughland. Then as now 

 (they had) 2 bordars, and I plough, (and) 



9 acres of meadow. 



In B[er]tuna [Barton (Bendish)] Ailid, a 

 freewoman, held 2 ploughlands T.R.E. and 

 2 ploughs. Then as now (there were) 4 villeins 

 and 7 bordars. Then 4 serfs : 20 acres of 

 meadow. When Ralf (received it there were) 

 2 rounceys, now 3. Then 2 beasts. Then 60 

 swine, now 15. Then 140 sheep {b'), now 40. 

 Then and afterwards it was worth 80 shillings, 

 now 60 shillings. (There is) i church (with) 

 24 acres and (it is worth) 2 shillings. To this 

 manor belong {adjacent) now as then 4 men with 

 {df) all custom, and other 4 at soke only. And 

 they have l plough and 6 acres of meadow. It 

 was then worth 20 shillings, now 30. 



ScuLDEHAM [Shouldham] was held by Ailid 

 T.R.E. Then as now (there were) 2 ploughs 

 on the demesne. Then 2 ploughs belonging to 

 the men, now ij. Then 14 villeins, now 15. 

 (Then) 2 bordars, now 12. Then 4 serfs as 

 now [semper), and 10 acres of meadow, and f of 

 a mill, and I fishery. Then 2 rounceys, now i. 

 Then 6 beasts. Then 16 swine, now 9. Then 

 60 sheep, now 50. (There are) 2 churches 

 (with) 73 acres and (they are worth) 6 shillings 

 and I penny. It was then worth 7 pounds, and 

 (the same) now. 



In the other Sculdeham [? Shouldham 

 Thorpe] Ailid held 2 ploughlands in demesne. 

 Then (there were) 8 villeins, now 6. 

 f. 351. 

 Then 7 bordars, now 6. Then 4 serfs, 



10 acres of meadow, and i saltpan. Then 

 as now 1 plough belonging to the men. 

 Then 2 rounceys, and 15 swine, and 60 sheep, 

 now nothing. It was then worth 100 shillings, 

 now 8 pounds. To this manor belong {jacent) 

 15 sokemen with [de) 23 acres. Then as now 

 (they had) half a plough, and they are included 

 in the above valuation {sunt in superior! censu). 

 The whole of Sculdeham [Shouldham] is i league 

 in length and a half in breadth, and renders 

 12 pence in {de) 20 shillings of the king's geld. 



In Carboistorp [? Shouldham Thorpe '] and in 

 ToTTENHELLA [Tottenhill] 22|- freemen with 

 {de) no acres (were) tenants of Ailid T.R.E. 

 Then as now (they had) i plough and they are 

 worth 40 shillings. The whole is 4 furlongs in 

 length and 3 in breadth, and renders 6 pence of 

 geld. This (Ralf) claims {reclamat) by way of 

 exchange. 



WiGGHENHAM [Wiggenhall] was held by 

 Ailid (as) 2 ploughlands. Then as now (there 

 were) 13 villeins and 11 bordars. Then (there 



were) 5 serfs. Then as now 2 ploughs on the 

 demesne, and I J- ploughs belonging to the men, 

 and half a mill, and i fishery, and 20 acres of 

 meadow. Then 2 rounceys, and (the same) 

 now. Then 5 beasts, now 4. Then as now 

 20 swine. Then 400 sheep, now 160. It 

 was then worth 6 pounds, now 12. 



BuCHETUNA [Boughton] was held by Ailid 

 (as) I ploughland. Then (there were) 5 bordars, 

 now 7. Then I serf. Then as now i plough 

 on the demesne. Then I plough belonging to 

 the men, now a half ; and 6 acres of meadow. 

 Then as now i rouncey and I cow. Then 



11 swine; then as now 100 sheep. And 

 (there is) 1 church (with) 20 acres and (worth) 

 20 pence. And (the whole) is worth 40 shillings. 

 To this manor belong by soke {jacent ad sokani) 

 7 sokemen with {de) 30 acres of land, and 4 acres 

 of meadow, and I plough. And they are worth 

 10 shillings. 



In Stoches [Stoke (Ferry)] (there are) 13 free- 

 men at soke {ad socam). Then as now (they had) 

 6 bordars, and I fishery, and 2 ploughs. And 

 they are worth 60 shillings. The fourth part 

 of a church (has) 5 acres, and is worth 5 pence. 

 And another church (has) 37 acres (and is 

 worth) 27 pence. This (Ralf) claims {reclamat) 

 by way of exchange. 



In Phordham [Fordham] 30 acres are held 

 by 3 freemen with I bordar {tenent Hi. i. bor' 

 Uheri homines). They are included in the above 

 valuation {Appretiati sunt superius). 



In Dereham [Dereham, (West)] Lovel {luvel- 

 lus) holds I ploughland and i plough. Then as 

 now (there was) 1 villein. Out of this {De hoc) 

 St. Benethad 20 shillings T.R.E., as the hundret 

 f. 251b. 



bears witness. There belong {adjacent) to this 

 manor 50 acres which freemen held T.R.E. 

 Then (they had) i^ ploughs, now i plough. And 

 it is worth 10 shillings. 



Of these (freemen) St. Benet has the soke. 

 The whole of Stokes [Stoke (Ferry)] is 6 furlongs 

 in length and 4 in breadth, and renders 6i^ pence, 

 whoever holds there. 



In Hekeswella^ [Beechamwell] (there are) 



12 freemen with {de) 1 ploughland, and 4 vil- 

 leins. Then (there were) 3 ploughs, after- 

 wards (and) now 2 : 10 acres of meadow ; 

 wood(land) for 20 swine. Then as now they 

 were worth 40 shillings. W[illiam] de Warenne 

 claims {reclamat) one of these (freemen) and 

 vouches the feoffor {revocat liberatorem). He 

 claims this {hoc) by way of exchange {pro 

 escangio). The whole of Becheswella [Beecham- 

 well] is half a league in length and (the same) 

 in breadth, and renders 8 pence in {de) 20 shil- 

 lings of geld. 



' Blomefield, vii, 427. 



' In error for ' Bekeswella.' 



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