A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



LXVI. ENCROACHMENTS {Invasiones) IN 

 NORDFULC 



Encroachment of Hermer de Ferrers 

 (Ferrar'tii) 



Hundret of Clacheslosa [Clackclose] 



In Phincham [Fincham] (there were) 20 

 freemen T.R.E. holding 2 ploughlands : how- 

 ever {set tamen) 8 of them were his predecessor's 

 customary tenants by foldsoke {comuetudinarii 

 ad faldam), the others were free except the com- 

 mendation. In their land there are now as then 



2 ploughs, and lO acres of meadow. It was 

 then worth 40 shillings, now 58 (shillings) and 

 4 pence. There also (there are) 16 acres of 

 land, worth 16 pence. 



In Bertuna [Barton (Bendish)] (there was) 

 I freeman (with) 12 acres, whom W[ ] 



now holds of Hermer. Then as now (he had) 

 half a plough. He is worth 3 shillings. Of 

 this his predecessor had only the commendation. 



There also (is) i freeman, commended only to 

 his predecessor, (holding) 60 acres. Then as now 

 (he had) I bordar, half a plough (and) 8 acres of 

 meadow. He is worth 2 shillings and 8 pence. 



In Wermegai [Wormegay] (he has) 2 free- 

 men holding 4 acres : but his predecessor had 

 the whole custom [totam comuetudinem). 



In Wesbruge [Westbriggs ^] (there are) 



3 freemen (with) half a plough, worth 5 shil- 

 lings. Of these his predecessor had only the 

 commendation, and St. Benet (of Ramsey) the 

 soke. There also (are) 8 freemen, by commen- 

 dation and fold-soke, with {de) 10 acres. They 

 are worth 9 shillings. 



In Torpelanda [Thorpland] (there are) 

 8^ free(men) with [de) 20 acres and 2 acres of 

 meadow. They are worth 12 shillings. There 

 also (are) 8 customary tenants {consuetudlnarii) 

 (owing suit) to the fold of his predecessor. 

 They are worth 10 shillings. And (there are) 

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3 besides {adhuc) with {de) 28 acres ; and they 

 are worth 2 shillings and 8 pence. And (there 

 are) besides {adhuc) 30 acres of land which were 

 held by Goduin, a freeman, who was afterwards 

 outlawed {utlagavit). And ^ Hermer ^ has 3 acres 

 of meadow, and 1 plough, and 2 rounceys, and 

 I pig, 40 sheep, and 4 ploughlands [carrucatas) 

 under corn ? [de blato)? And he has given pledge 

 for this {jnde dedit vadem) and for other things. 



In Stou [Stow (Bardolph)] (there are) 34 acres 

 of land which were held by a freeman in King 

 Edward's time. Then (there was) I plough, 



' In Wormegay. ' Interlined. 



' Or possibly ' four loads of corn.' But neither in- 

 terpretation seems satisfactory. 



now none. In Hidlingheia [Hilgay] (there 

 are) 6 acres of land which St. Edmund held by 

 commendation only, and it is worth 8 pence. 

 There also (are) 2 freemen with [de) 2 acres ; 

 they are worth 8 pence. These men {istos) 

 Hermer's predecessor held by commendation 

 only, and now Hermer holds {ttnehat) them. 



In Winebotesham [Wimbotsham] 3 free- 

 men held 40 acres T.R.E. : and (there were) 

 4 freemen in Stou [Stow (Bardolph)] with [de) 

 40 acres. These together {htl omnes) have 



2 ploughs. In these Hermer's predecessor only 

 had the commendation, and half the soke, 

 (sharing) with St. Benet. And they are worth 

 20 shillings. In Bekeswella [Bexwell] (there 

 are) 7 freemen with {de) i ploughland. Then 

 as now (they had) 3 bordars. Then (they had) 



3 ploughs, afterwards and now 2 : 5 acres of 

 meadow (and) half a fishery. * The church has 

 24 acres, and is worth 16 pence.* They are 

 worth 12 shillings. Of these his predecessor had 

 only the commendation. In Ristuna [Ryston] 

 3 freemen by commendation only (hold) 90 

 acres. Then as now (they had) 2 ploughs. 

 They are worth 5 shillings. In Fordeham 

 [Fordham] 3 freemen (hold) 24 acres by com- 

 mendation only. Then as now (they had) half 

 a plough. They are worth 2 shillings. Of 

 these his predecessor had nothing besides the 

 commendation. In Dereham [Dereham, (West)] 

 (there were) 32 freemen with (de) 120 acres T.R.E. 

 Of 25 of these Hermer's predecessor had the 

 commendation. Then as now (they had) 2 

 ploughs. They are worth 35 shillings. Bordin 

 holds of Hermer 3 in full moiety {de ommi 

 medietate). And 7 were commended to Roger 

 Bigot's predecessor, and in them Hermer's pre- 

 decessor had nothing; and they are worth 5 shil- 

 lings. These 7 Hermer seized {invasit). 



In Duneham [Downham (Market)] (there are) 

 13 freemen (with) 40 acres. Then as now 

 (they had) I plough. And they are worth 

 10 shillings. Of these his predecessor had only 

 the commendation. In Carboistorp [Should- 

 ham Thorpe] 1 1 i freemen (have) 80 acres 

 and 5 acres of meadow (and) I bordar. Then 

 (they had) 3 ploughs, now 2. They are worth 

 17 shillings. And in these (Hermer's prede- 

 cessor had nothing) except the commendation. 

 Haifa church (has) 16 acres and is worth 12 

 pence. 



In FoTESTORP [Fodderstone ^] 6 freemen (have) 

 40 acres, i plough, (and) 3 acres of meadow. 

 They are worth 5 shillings. And in these 

 (Hermer's predecessor had nothing) but the 

 commendation. And they render him custom 

 because they cannot do without {noti possunt 

 carcre) their pasture. 



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In Shouldham Thorpe. 



