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HOLDERS OF LANDS I J ploughlands, and lO acres; and 4 freemen, and of 2 the predecessor of Ranulf Peverel [Piperelli) had commendation and of a moiety of a third ; and the predecessor of Eudo Dapifer in like manner of I and of the moiety of the other, and of these {e quthus) his predecessor had nothing : and they have 50 acres. Between them all {inter totum) they have 4 ploughs and 5 acres of meadow. In Suerdestuna [Swardeston] I freeman (with) 8 acres. In [sic) Suerdestuna [Swardeston] is 6 furlongs in length and 5 in breadth, and (paid) 13 pence for geld T.R.E. Florenduna [Flordon] ; 15 freemen under Olf by soke of the fold and commendation only. In Braccles [?Bracon (Ash)] i freeman in the same way. Among them all they have 100 acres less 2, and 5 bordars, and i acre of meadow ; then as now 2 ploughs. In Neilanda [Nayland] ' and in Urnincham [Wreningham] 9 freemen : of 8 and a half of these the predecessor of R[oger] had the commendation only and soke of the fold, and the predecessor of Hermer the moiety of I by soke of the fold and commendation only. In Wasincham [ ° ] 6 freemen under the predecessor of Roger by soke of the fold and commendation only. Among them all {inter totum) they have 130 acres; then as now 3 ploughs and i mill and I bordar. In Braccas [Bracon Ash] 5 freemen ; of 4 the predecessor of Roger Bigot had half commendation and of the fifth the whole, and the predecessor of Ranulf Peverel {Piperelli) of the four likewise (the half) : and they have 150 acres of land. Then as now 2 J ploughs and 6 acres of meadow. In Florenduna [Flordon] 5 freemen ; of these R[oger]'s predecessor had half commendation only, and the predecessor of Codric {sic) Dapifer f. 188. likewise, and they had i ploughland and 30 acres and 2 bordars and 2 acres of meadow ; then as now 2 ploughs. In Eilanda [Nayland] 4 freemen, (with) i ploughland and 4 bordars ; then as now 2 ploughs, and 4 acres of meadow. Of 2 freemen and a half Roger's predecessor had commendation T.R.E. and Stigand of i and the predecessor of Hermer (de Ferrieres) of a half. In Dunestuna [Dunston] 3 freemen and a half (with) 49 acres in commendation only T.R.E.; then as now 3 bordars and i plough and 2 acres of meadow. In Manegrena [Mangreen]' i freeman and a half. Of this the predecessor of Roger had half the commendation and the predecessor of Godric (half) in like manner : and he has 33 acres. In Suedestuna [Swardeston] 8 freemen ; of 3 and a half his ^ predecessor had commendation ' In Wreningham, now lost. ' In East Carleton, now lost. ' In Swardeston.

  • i.e. Roger's.

only T.R.E. and of 4 the predecessor of Godric in like manner, and of the (other) half the pre- decessor of R[anulf] Peverel {Piperelli) in like manner. Among the whole they have 45 acres of land and 2 bordars ; then as now li- ploughs, 2 acres of meadow. In ToRP [?Swainsthorpe] i freeman in com- mendation only with 1 5 acres, and 2 freemen with 4 acres, half an acre of meadow, and half a plough. In Molkebertestuna [Mulbarton] i freeman with 30 acres under the predecessor of Godric by commendation only T.R.E. ; then as now 2 bordars, then half a plough, now i. There too {In eadem) (was) i freewoman under the predecessor of Godric in commenda- tion only T.R.E. (with) 30 acres of land, and of this Godric was seised when R[alf] made forfeiture, and as was due {ex debito) he used to pay him (Godric) 5 shillings ; and a certain man of Roger's by commendation only, son of the same woman, used to live on the same land with his mother, and therefore R[oger] reclaims half the land ; and the father of the same man had in another place other free land under the predecessor of R[oger] by commendation only, and all that land Roger holds. On those former 30 acres then (there were) ploughs, now I, and 4 bordars and 2 acres of meadow ; and under those 2 {sub se ii) 2 freemen and a half in com- mendation only, with 17^ acres, then as now f. 188b. half a plough. All these freemen were worth T.R.E. 8 pounds, afterwards 10, now 15 pounds and 5 shillings and 5 pence and a halfpenny. In Ketrincham [Ketteringham] 5 freemen by half commendation only under the pre- decessor of Roger and by half commendation under the predecessor of Godric, and they have I ploughland and 16 acres : now Ranulf son of G. [Walter] holds them. Then as now I bordar. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs, now i^ ploughs, and 4 acres of meadow ; and they are worth 10 shillings. In Kesewic [Keswick] 14 freemen whom Aitard holds ; 4 under the predecessor of Roger by commendation only, and 5 by soke of the fold and commendation, and 5 under the pre- decessor of Godric by commendation only ; and they have 60 acres. Then 1^ ploughs, after- wards and now i, and half an acre of meadow. There too {In eadem) 4 freemen ; 2 in com- mendation only, and I under Godric's prede- cessor in like manner, and the fourth belonged to Stigand in the same way. And they have i ploughland. Of 30 acres of land Godric was seised when R[alf] made forfeiture, and 2 women of his used to live there ; now Aitard holds it of Roger. Two bordars, then as now 2 ploughs, and 6 acres of meadow. Then it was worth as a whole {inter totum) 15 shillings, III