HOLDERS OF LANDS 



4 ploughs among them {inter eos), and afterwards 

 and now i . (The manor) was then worth 

 6 pounds, afterwards and now 8. It is I league 

 in length and (the same) in breadth, and (renders) 

 2 shillings of geld. 



HUNDRET OF HuMILIART [HuMBLEYARD] 



In Stokes [Stoke (Holy Cross)] > ' Galtlus ' ^ 

 a thegn [tennui] held 6o acres of land T.R.E. 

 Then (there were) 7 villeins, now I ; then as now 

 8 bordars and 2 ploughs (on the demesne), and 

 2 ploughs belonging to the men, and 6 acres of 

 meadow. Of this meadow St. Benet [of Holme] 

 claims 4 acres, which he held T.R.E. (There 

 is) wood(land) for 5 swine, and now as then 

 I mill. 



There also Ketel, a freeman of Stigand, held 

 30 acres. Then as now (there was) i villein 

 f. 265. 



and 5 bordars. Then (there was) I plough (on the 

 demesne). Then half a plough belonging to the 

 men (and) 4 acres of meadow. 



There also I freeman of Stigand (held) 30 

 (acres). Then (there was) I plough. These 

 three manors are held by Tovi as {pro) one. 

 Then as now (there was) I rouncey. Then 

 I beast, now 3. Then 3 swine, now 20, 

 Then 40 sheep, now 25, and I hive of bees. 

 And (there were) 5 freemen by commendation 

 and foldsoke T.R.E. (with) 25 acres. Then 

 as now (they had) I plough. Then as now (the 

 whole) was worth 4 pounds and 1 7 pence. And 

 (there are) i^ churches (with) 23 acres. 



In ToRP [Swainsthorpe] (there are) 15 free- 

 men (with) 155 acres. And of iij of them 

 Ralf Stalra had the commendation T.R.E., and 

 Stigand the like {similiter) of 3 ; and the pre- 

 decessor of Godric the Sewer {Dapiferi) (had) the 

 like {similiter) of a half. Then (they had) 6 

 ploughs, now 7 J, and 1 1 acres of meadow, and 

 half a mill, and 12 bordars ; and it is worth 

 29 shillings. (There is) I church (with) 23 

 acres and i|- bordars. And Stokes [Stoke (Holy 

 Cross)] is I league in length and 4 furlongs 

 in breadth, and (renders) 1 1 pence of geld ; 

 and Torp [Swainsthorpe] is half a league 

 in length and half a league in breadth, and 

 (renders) 1 1 pence of geld. 



In Niwetuna [Newton (Flotman)] (there are) 

 2 freemen (with) 30 acres. And Roger Bigot's 

 predecessor had the commendation of i|^ T.R.E., 

 and (that of) the half (belonged to) the pre- 

 decessor of Ralf de Bella Fago. Then as now 

 (there were) 5 bordars, and I plough, and 3 acres 

 of meadow, and 4 freemen with {de) 12^ acres. 

 It was then worth 10 shillings, now 13 shillings 

 and 4 pence. 



' Actually in Henstead hundred. 

 ' Or ' Stokes was held by Ingaltlus.' 



In Kenincha[m] [Keningham '] (there are) 3 

 free(men). Of 2 of these Roger Bigot's pre- 

 decessor had the commendation T.R.E., and of 

 one the predecessor of Ralf de Bella Fago. And 

 they have 75 acres. And (there are) 5 freemen 

 under them with {de) 1 8|- acres, and 2 bordars, 

 and 2 ploughs. (They were) then (worth) 

 10 shillings, now 13 (shillings) and 3 pence. 

 There also (is) half a freeman (with) 7J acres 

 and 2 oxen, and he is worth 16 pence. And 

 it is half a league in length and 5 furlongs in 

 breadth, and (renders) 11 pence of geld. 



HuNDRET OF HeNESTEDA [HenSTEAd] 



(There was) 1 freeman of St. Benet [of Holme] 

 T.R.E., (with) 5 acres and 2^ bordars and half 

 a plough. And he is worth 8 shillings. All 

 the churches are (included) in the valuation with 

 the manors. 

 5, 75, 3'^} 2i, 155, 30,30, 60,60, 25, and 18." 



f. 265b. 



XLIX. THE LANDS OF JOHN NEPHEW 

 {NEPOriS) OF W[ALERAN]'' 



HuNDRET OF SmETHETUNA [SmETHDEn] 



Rinc[s]teda [Ringstead], was held by Bou, a 

 freeman, T.R.E. Then (there were) 4 ploughs 

 on the demesne, afterwards and now 3. Then 

 and afterwards (there were) 8 bordars, now 16. 

 Then 6 serfs, afterwards 4, now 5 ; 10 acres of 

 meadow. Then as now (there was) i plough 

 belonging to the men and i mill. Then as now 

 I rouncey. Then i swine, now 20. Then 3 

 sheep, now 100. It was then worth 4 pounds, 

 afterwards 40 shillings, now 6 pounds. 



Hunestanestuna [Hunstanton] is held by 

 John, (Bou) also {idem) (held it) T.R.E. Then 

 (there were) 2 ploughs, afterwards I, now 2. 

 Then as now 4 (villeins). Then and afterwards 

 5 bordars, now 7. Then and afterwards 3 serfs, 

 now 4. And 2 acres of meadow then as now 

 (belonged) to the men. Then (there was) I cow 

 {vacca), now 8 beasts {animalia). Now 40 swine. 

 Then I sheep, now 40, and 3 hives of bees ; and 

 I sokeman (with) 5 acres. Then and afterwards 

 it was worth 20 shillings, now 40. (There is) 

 I church without land. The whole of Rinc- 

 steda [Ringstead] is i|^ leagues in length and a 

 half in breadth, and renders 8 pence in 20 

 shillings (geld). 



Hundret [of] Wanelunt [Wayland] 



Cherebroc [Carbrooke] was held by Alfere, a 

 freeman, T.R.E. (as) 4^ ploughlands. Then and 



' In Mulbarton. 



' These figures, jotted down at the bottom of the 

 page, apparently refer to the number of acres in 

 Tovi's different estates. 



' In margin, y"r=_/ifaV retornum ; see Introd. p. 2. 



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