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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK Hl'ndret of Grimeshou [Grimshoe] In EsTANFORDA [Stanford] (there is) I free- man of 60 acres. Then and afterwards i plough ; now nothing. Then as now i villein, 2 acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 6 shilh'ngs and 8 pence. Of this man the pre- decessor of the same W[illiam] had the com- mendation only, and the king the soke, and (now) Bishop William has him. HUNDRET OF LaWENDIC [LaUNDITCH] In Gatelea [Gateley] (there is) I freeman (holding) 6 acres of land, and it is worth 6 pence. And him (qurm) Bonde a freeman, the predecessor of Hugh de Montefort, held T.R.E. Afterwards he became Bishop Herewast's [Erfasti) man, and therefore William has him. The soke is in Muleham [Mileham]. HuNDRET OF BrODERCOS [BrOTHERCROSs] To (/«) Colekirka [Colkirk ^] Herewast [Are- fastus) appropriated [invinit) the wood of Fange- HAM [Fakenham], and it is 60 acres in length. HuNDRET OF GaLGOU [GaLLOW] In Sexelingaham [Saxlingham] " Harold [Heroldm) held 2 freemen of i^ ploughlands, f. 19a now Bishop William holds them, and (there are) now as then 7 bordars. Then (there were) 2 ploughs, now 2j ; 5 acres of meadow and half a mill. It was then worth 20 shillings, now 30. Besides this [adhuc) H[arold] held in the same vill (w;7/(?) 'Lagaam [Langham] i free- man^ (holding) 30 acres and i bordar. Then as now (there was) I plough, 2 acres of meadow. It was then worth 5 shillings, now 7 shillings. HuNDRET OF HOLT In Snuterlea [Blakeney] — *W[illiam] de Noers (holds it) of Bishop William * — Edric held under King Edward freely (from) Harold 2 ploughlands. Then as now (there were) 2 villeins and 25 bordars and i serf. Then as now two ploughs on the demesne and 2 ploughs belonging to the men, 3 acres of meadow, I mill, and 4 sokemen with 24 acres and half a plough. The whole was worth T.R.E. 40 shillings, now 4 pounds. (There is) I church (holding) 30 acres, worth 16 pence. In Burningham [Briningham] (there were) 4 freemen of Harold of 2j ploughlands, whom Roger Longsword {Lungus Ensis) holds of Bishop W[illiam]. Then as now 9 villeins. Then 13 bordars, now 17. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 2^^, and half a plough might be added {restaurari). Then (there were) 2 J ploughs belonging to the men, now 4. Wood(land) for ' Now in Launditch hundred. ' Now in Holt hundred. ' Interlined. * Interlined. 30 swine, 6 acres of meadow, i mill. Then 2 rounceys, now the same {similiter) Then 4 swine, now 8. Then 9 sheep, now 104. Now 5 hives of bees, and 3 sokemen with 12 acres and half a plough. It was then worth 50 shil- lings, now 4 pounds, and is I league in length and 8 furlongs in breadth, and (renders) 13 pence geld. (There is) I church (holding) 12 acres, and worth 12 pence. In Maeltuna [Melton (Constable)] (there were) 4 freemen of Harold ; now Bishop W[illiam] (holds them), and Roger Longsword [Lungus Ensis) of him, and (so do) Anschetel the reeve and Roger. And (there are) 3 plough- lands. Then as now 2 villeins and 32 bordars, and among them [in eos) ']^ ploughs. Wood- (land) for 60 swine, 6 acres of meadow. Then as now 2 rounceys. Then and [et) now 8 beasts. Then 5 swine, now 10. (There is) I church of 6 acres, and it is worth 5 pence. (The whole) was then worth 30 shillings, now 40 shillings. And it is i league in length and a half in breadth, and (renders) 10 pence of geld. In Bruningaham [Briningham] Roger Long- sword [Lungus Ensis) holds 6 acres which Earl R[alf] held ^i church of 12 acres, and worth 12 pence,* and afterwards Count A[lan], and this the hundret witnesses. f. 198b. Hundret of Grenahoga [Green hoe, (North)] Hindringaham [Hindringham] was held by Bishop A(ylmer) T.R.E. Now Bishop W[il- liam] (has it). (There are) 8 freemen (hold- ing) 3 ploughlands, 14 bordars. Then as now wood for 10 swine, 5 acres of meadow. Then (there were) 5 ploughs, now 3. Then it was worth 40 shillings, now it renders 50 shil- lings, and of this land William de Nuers holds the half. In Hindringaham [Hindringham] Drew [Drogo) de Beuraria held i (free)man with 1 acre of land, and his predecessor (also), and afterwards a certain reeve of Bishop William who is called Seolf seized him and holds him. In ToRP [(Cock)thorpe] (there were) 2 free- men. Now William de Nuers holds them of Bishop W[illiam]. (They have) 100 acres of land, half an acre of meadow, now as then i^ ploughs. T.R.E. it was worth 20 shillings, now 30. Erpingeham North [North Erpingham] Hundret. In HoTTUNE [ ] Bishop Aylmer held I freeman by [pro) commendation with 15 acres of land, and William de Noiers holds Interlined. 120