A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



and I mill, and half a fishery {piscina), and 3 

 beasts. Now 50 sheep. Then 40 swine, now 

 20, and 2 hives of bees. And (there are) 5 free- 

 men by commendation under him (with) 10 acres 

 of land. Then as now they had all half a 

 plough. Then and afterwards it was worth 

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

 length and 5 furlongs in breadth and (renders) 

 8 pence of geld. Mundaham [Mundham] is 20 

 furlongs in length and 10 in breadth and (renders) 

 2 shillings of geld. 



In LoTNA [Loddon] Humfrey holds under 

 R[obert] half an acre of land which St. Benet of 

 Holm {de Holmo) claims : and the hundred bears 

 witness that it was St. Benet's in demesne. 



HUNDRET OF SuD ErPINCHAM [SoU TH 



Erpingham] 



In Bernincham [(Little) Barningham] i free- 

 man held 82 acres of land. ^ Brant holds it of 

 R[obert].^ Then as now (there were) 5 bor- 

 dars and one plough on the demesne, and half 

 belonging to the men, and 2 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) for 15 swine. And it is worth 

 10 shillings. And it is 7 furlongs in length and 



4 in breadth, and (renders) 3I pence of geld. 



HuNDRET OF DePWADE 



ScELTUNA [Shelton], which Alduin, a freeman 

 of Stigand, held, is held by Nigel (as) 30 acres. 

 Then as now (there was) I villein, and 9^ bor- 

 dars, and i plough on the demesne, and i plough 

 f. 260. 



belonging to the men, and 2\ acres of meadow. 

 It was then worth 10 shillings, now 20. 



In Sterstuna [Tharston] (Nigel) also {idem) 

 holds I ploughland (which was held by) I free- 

 man. Then as now (there was) I villein, and 



5 bordars, and I plough on the demesne, and half 

 a plough belonging to the men (and) 3 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine and I mill. 

 And (there is) l freeman (with) 2 acres, and 



1 rouncey and 3 beasts. It was then worth 

 10 shillings, now 20. 



Stratuna [Stratton], which i thegn held 

 T.R.E., is held by Humfrey (as) 2 ploughlands. 

 Then as now (there were) 17 bordars, and 



2 ploughs on the demesne. And (there were) 

 then 3 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards 

 2, now I : (and) 6 acres of meadow. Wood- 

 (land) for 6 swine. Then as now I rouncey, 

 and then 5 swine, now II. Then 10 sheep, 

 now 26 ; and 6 goats. And (there are) 7 free- 

 men (with) 17 acres, of whom his predecessor 

 had the commendation T.R.E., and he has held 

 them instead of {pro) land. Then (they had) 

 I plough (and) I acre of meadow. It was then 

 worth 30 shillings, now 40. 



Fridetuna [Fritton] is held by Gifart, which 

 was held by Olketel, a freeman of Edric of Lax- 

 field {Laxefelda) the predecessor of Robert Malet, 

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

 wards (there were) 2 ploughs. Then 16 swine, 

 now 8. Then 6 beasts and 60 sheep, now no- 

 thing. Then as now half a plough belonging to 

 the men, i^ acres of meadow (and) fold-soke. 

 And 7 men who could sell their land if they had 

 first offered it to their lord. And they have 

 14 acres. And i freeman (has) 4 acres (and) 

 now as then half a plough. Then as now it was 

 worth 25 shillings. And it is i league in length 

 and half in breadth, and (renders) 9 pence of 

 geld. William Malet was seized of this land 

 when he went into the Fens {ivit in maresc[oi]). 



Gnaveringa [Clavering] Hundret 



In Hatescou [Haddiscoe] he also holds {tenet 

 idem) I sokeman of Stigand (with) 30 acres and 



3 bordars, and then i plough, and 4 acres of 

 meadow. And under him 2 sokemen (have) 



4 acres and half a plough. It was then worth 



5 shillings, now 11. 



In Iarpestuna [ ] (there is) i soke- 



man of St. Edmund (with) 46 acres and 2 bor- 



f. a6ob. 



dars. Then (there was) i plough, now 2 oxen. 

 It was then worth 20 shillings, now 10. 



XXXVI. THE LANDS OF RANULF 

 BROTHER OF ILGER^ 



Hundret of Suderpincha[m] [Soi;th 

 Erpingham] 



In Erpincha[m] [Erpingham] Humfrey holds 

 I ploughland which was held by Bund, a free- 

 man of Harold. Then as now (there were) 

 3 villeins and 9 bordars and I plough on the 

 demesne and I (plough) belonging to the men 

 and 2 acres of meadow. And (there was) then I 

 rouncey, and 3 beasts. It was then worth 10 

 shillings, now 20. 



Hundret of Consteda [Tunstead] 



In Haninga [Honing] (Humfrey) also {idem) 

 holds I ploughland (which) I freeman (held) 

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

 and I bordar and I plough on the demesne, and 



1 plough belonging to the men and 9 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Then as 

 now I mill and 3 beasts and 3 swine ; and 2 soke- 

 men (with) 15 acres of land and I plough, and 



2 acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 

 20 shillings. St. B[enet of Holme] (has) the 

 soke. (In) Suafelda [Swafield] (there are) 18 

 acres (and) 2 freemen. Then as now (they had) 



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p. 2. 



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