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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK they did not pay they forfeited [esscnt fore- facii de) 4 pounds ; now they pay 16 pounds by tale in Hersam [Earsham], under which {uhi) Richard Pugnant put them in charge {ad- amavit). T.R.E. Stigand had the soke and sac of this half hundret except Torp [Thorpe (Abbots)] (which belonged to) St. Edmund's, and except Pulham [Pulham] (which belonged to) St. Aldredra^ in Hersam [Earsham]. When R[alf] made forfeiture he had the soke and sac of Rada- halla [Redenhall] and of his own commended men. When Reimund Giraldus departed (discessit) he had the soke of his (land) only ; (as had) afterwards R[oger] of Poitou, his successor. But of the land which St. Edmund has in this half hundret (St. Edmund) held the soke. In Preles- TUNA [Pirleston -] Warenger retained as part of {detinuit ad) the fee of Roger de Ramis, in Redenahalla [Redenhall], and in Dentuna [Denton] 2 freemen of Stigand's with the soke (of) 23 acres of land. Then as now half a plough and half an acre of meadow. (This) is valued with the others. Hundret of Lothninga [Loddon] DiciNGAHAM [Ditchingham] (is) i outlying estate in Ersam [Earsham] of 3 plough lands which Stigand (held) T.R.E. Then 9 villeins, afterwards and now 8. Then 5 bordars, after- wards and now 4. Then 4 serfs, afterwards and now 2. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, after- wards I, now 2. Then as now 4 ploughs be- longing to the men. Wood(land) for 100 swine, and 18 acres of meadow. Then 2 mills, after- wards and now i. Then as now 48 swine and 64 sheep and 55 goats. And 22 sokemen are there with ij ploughlands. Then as now f. 140. among them all 8 ploughs. Wood(land) for 4 swine, and g acres of meadow, and i mill (. It) is valued in Hersam [Earsham] ; and it is I league and 4 furlongs in length and 9 (furlongs) in breadth, and (pays) 8 pence for geld whoever may hold there. In MuNDAHAM [Mundham] (are) 7 freemen belonging to this outlying estate. Of these 7, 3 were Stigand's and 2 Edwin's by commenda- tion, and I Algar's and I Tohli's the sheriff's. Between them all 60 acres of land. Then as now 3 ploughs. Four of these Robert son of Corbutio claims by livery of the king (with) 24 acres of land as the hundret testifies. But after- wards R[oger] Bigot annexed them to {addidit in) Ersam [Earsham], and has 52 acres. The king and the earl (have) the soke. They are valued in Ersam [Earsham]. In SiLiNGA [Seething] i freeman under Stigand held I ploughland ; after King William came 'Abbey of Ely. Now Billingford. into England Stigand himself annexed (this) as an outlying estate of (;'«) Stoftes ' [sic: Toft (Monks)]. Then as now i villein. Then 2 bordars, after- wards and now 3 bordars. Then and afterwards I plough on the demesne, now i^. Then as now half a plough belonging to the men and I J acres of meadow. Then as now i horse at {in) the hall, now 3 swine. And 21 sokemen T.R.E., afterwards and now 12, and they have 24 acres of land. Then as now i plough, half an acre of meadow, and it is in the valuation of Toftes [Toft (Monks)]. Then it was worth 40 shillings, now it pays 4 pounds and 10 shillings in Toftes [Toft (Monks)], and is i league in length and I in breadth, and (pays) 16 pence for geld. Hundret of Tavreham [Taverham] HoRSTEDA [Horstead] was held by Stigand T.R.E. (as) 4 ploughlands. Then 19 villeins, afterwards and now 1 6 ; 9 bordars ; then 8 serfs, afterwards and now 4. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne ; then 10 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards and now 6, and I2 acres of meadow ; wood(land) for 60 swine ; then as now 3 mills, and I rouncey, and 2 beasts, and 7 swine, and 20 sheep. Then 30 goats, now 40, f. X4ob. and then as now I hive {vasa) of bees. Then there used to belong [jacehant) to this manor 1 8 sokemen with 3 ploughlands, which were made over {liberati) to Robert Blancard ; now they are part of {ad) the fee of Roger of Poitou. In Staningehall.i [Staininghall] i freeman (with) I ploughland, and 4 villeins and 4 bordars, and 2 ploughs, 2 mills, wood(land) for 20 swine. This belongs to Horsteda [Horstead], and the whole is in the valuation of Mulham [Mileham].'^ And Horsteda [Horstead] is i league in length and another in breadth, and (pays) 15 pence for geld. In Cattuna [Catton] 13 sokemen (with) i ploughland ; then as now 3 bordars. Then 3 ploughs, afterwards and now 2, wood(land) for 12 swine, and it is I league in length and 5 fur- longs in breadth, and (pays) 8 pence and 3 farthings for geld. This is in the valuation of Thorp [Thorpe (next Norwich)],^ In Sprowestuna [Sprowston] 140 acres of land. Then 3 ploughs, afterwards and now 2, and 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine, and it is i league in length and 8 furlongs in breadth, and (pays) 15 pence for geld whoever may hold there. This also is in the valuation ' Seef. 141.

  • n. a. mo/' : the n here is probably only the com-

mencement of mo/', which the scribe beg.in to write before entering the numer.il.

  • See f. 136^. ^ See f. 137^.

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