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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK abbot. Then as now 5 bordars and I serf. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Then as now half a plough belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 16 swine, 8 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 20 shillings, now 10. It is 5 fUrlongs in length f. 31S and 5 in breadth and (renders) 4 pence of geld. Several hold there. Dice [Diss] Half Hundret Telvetuna[m] [Thelveton] now as then is held by St. Etheldreda for 2 ploughlands. Then as now 6 villeins and I bordar. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now none. Then as now 1 plough belonging to the men, 4 acres of meadow. Then wood(land) for 60 swine, now 30. It is worth 20 shillings. It is i league in length and a half^ in breadth, and (renders) 7 pence of geld. In Teveteshala [Tivetshall] (are) 2 sokemen (with) half a ploughland and 2 acres, and 2| villeins, and 2 bordars and I plough. Wood(land) for 15 swine, I J acres of meadow. It is worth 10 shillings.^ LODINGA [LoDDON] HuNDRET 'In ToRTUNA [Thurton] (are) 6 sokemen whom Godric the Sewer {dapifer) has, with {de) 20 acres. Then as now I plough. And in XoRP [ ] 6 sokemen with [de) 13 acres, and they have I plough and 8 bordars. And they belong to {pertine'i in) Berc' [Burgh(Apton)] with all custom and are there valued.' ^ I.E. 5 furlongs. ' /. E. adds ' these belong to Pulham.' ^ [/. E. replaces the Loddon hundred entry by the following : — ' In Henestede [Henstead] hundret Bereh [Burgh Apton] was held by St. Etheldreda T.R.E. as 4 ploughlands. Then as now 10 villeins, and 5 bordars, now 2 serft. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne, and i plough belonging to the men, and 30 acres of meadow. Now I mill, wood(land) for 16 swine. Then 4 beasts, then as now 2 roun- ceys. To this manor belong 1 2 sokemen who are in LoDiNGE [LodJon] hundret and have 30 acres of land and ll bordars and I acre of meadow and ^ ploughs; and 8 sokemen who are in Henesteda [Hen- stead] hundret and have 40 acres of land. Then as now I plough and I freeman with 30 acres of land, then as now half a plough. Now Godric the Sewer holds it under St. Etheldreda from his predecessor.' ' Of all that we have in Norfolk 100 pounds and 8 shillings.' ' In Dereham [East Dereham] is a church with 300 acres of free land and I plough, and it is worth 4 shillings. ' In ToRP [ ] I church with 12 acres of free land and half a plough worth 1 8 pence. ' In PuLEHAM [Pulham] 2 churches with 2 acres worth 3 pence. 'In Brigeham [Bridgham] I church with 12 acres of free land worth 2 shillings. Depwade Hundret In Stratuna [Stratton, (Long)] I sokeman held 12 acres T.R.E. It is worth 12 pence.* In Herdwic [Hardwick] i sokeman (has) 15 acres and half a plough. It is worth 2 shillings.' ' The king and the earl (have) the soke.* XVI. LAND OF ST. BENET OF RAMSEY [Rameselo) Hundret of Clacheslosa [Clackclose] HiDUNGEiA [Hilgay] is held by St. Benet (as) 2 ploughlands. Then as now (there were) 8 villeins and 11 bordars, 5 serfs, 8 acres of meadow, 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 2 oxen belonging to the men ; 3 rounceys, 5 beasts, 10 swine, 70 sheep. It was then worth 80 shillings, now 70. From this manor William de Warenne took away {tulit) 8 men, customary tenants of this manor {consuetudlnarios ad hoc manerium) with [de] 44 acres of land, as the hundret bears witness. This manor is 5 furlongs in length and 4^ in breadth and renders 8 pence of geld in (de) 20 shillings. f. Ji5b. WiNEBOTESHAM [Wimbotsham] is held by St. Benet (as) 2 ploughlands. Then as now (there were) 13 bordars and 2 ploughs on the demesne and 12 acres of meadow. Pasture worth 18 pence, 4 swine, 16 sheep. It was then worth 4 pounds, now 3. In Snora [Snore HilF] half a ploughland, worth 10 shillings. In Derham [Dereham, (West)] (there were) 3- sokemen T.R.E. (with) 6 acres of land and half a plough. It is worth 12 pence. In Phorham [Fordham] 24 acres, and it is worth 2 shillings and 8 pence. There also (was) I freeman (with) 24 acres, worth 3 shillings. In Wtwella [Outwell] 16 bordars, worth 5 shillings. Of the soke of the hundret and a half St. Benet has 70 shillings. Hundret and a Half of Fredebruge [Freebridge] Walsoca[m] [Walsoken] is held by St. Benet now as then (as) I ploughland. Then as now II villeins and 6 bordars, 12 acres of meadow, ' In Feltewella [Feltwell] I church with 30 acres of free land worth 4 shillings. ' In Nortwalda [Northwold] I church with 1 2 acres of free land and worth 18 pence. ' In Waltona [Walton, West] half a church with 7 acres of free land, and it is worth I 2 pence.' ' /. E. adds ' it belongs to Pulham.'

  • /. E. adds ' he also belongs to Pulham.'
  • /. E. omits.

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