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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK dars and 3 acres of meadow and half a plough, now as then [semper). Then as now it was worth 32 pence. Flewest [West Flegg] Hundret In WiNTRETONA [VVinterton] he also {idem) holds I freeman, and in Repes [Repps] I. In AsCHEBEi [Ashby] i, but also {set et) 2^ (belong- ing to) St. Benet of Holm, by commendation only (with) 46 acres of land. Then as now i plough, and they are included in the valuation {sunt in pretio) of Stokesbei [Stokesby ^]. Hundret [of] Lotninga Loddon In Brant [ ] Alvin, a freeman, held T.R.E. under Stigand, (and) Odar now holds 50 acres of land and I bordar. Then (there was) I plough, afterwards and now none {nichiJ), and it is worth 10 shillings. The soke (is) in the hundret. Hundret of Ensforda [Eynesford] WiTCiNGEHAM [Witchingham] was held by Hardewin, a freeman, T.R.E. (as) 3 plough- lands. Then (there were) 16 bordars, and afterwards and now 13. Then as now 4 serfs. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne, and I plough belonging to the men, and 8 acres of meadow ; wood(Iand) for 5 swine. Then as now 2 mills ; now I rouncey and 4 beasts. Then 12 swine, now 16. Then 80 sheep, now 100. Then 30 goats, now 40 ; and 12 sokemen (with) 80 acres of land. Then as now 5 ploughs and 2 acres of meadow. (There) is i church without land, f 225. In Westuna [Weston] (is) an outlying estate {heruita) (of) I ploughland, and then as now I villein and 12 bordars and I serf. Then as now (there was) I plough on the demesne and i plough belonging to the men, and 2 acres of meadow. And 10 sokemen (with) 80 acres of land. Then and afterwards (they had) 8 ploughs, now 7 ; and one can be added {feri), and 2 acres of meadow. (There is) i church (with) 12 acres, and it is worth 4 pence. The whole was then worth 7 pounds, afterwards 8 pounds 10 shil- lings, (and) now the same. And (there are) 2 freemen of Quintin (with) half a ploughland and 2 bordars. Then as now i^ ploughs, and lit is worth 30 shillings from these 2. The soke is in the king's (manor of) Foulsam [Foulsham], but W[illiam] holds it. And (Witchingham) is I league in length, and (the same) in breadth, and renders 20 pence of geld whoever holds there. Hundret of Taverham [Taverham] In Atlebruge [Attlebridge] (are) 35 acres of land (with) 2 freemen. Then as now 2 bordars and half a plough, and 2 acres of 'f. 225. meadow. And they are included in the valuation {sunt in pretio) of Witcincham [Wit- chingham]. The king and the earl (have) the soke. Hundret of Erpingaham Sud [South Erpingham] In Corpestig [Corpusty] i villein belongs to {pertinet in) Wittingeham [Witchingham] (with) 40 acres of land and 2 bordars. Then as now (there was) l plough, and it is worth 6 shillings. (There are) three-quarters of a church (with) 9 acres, and it is worth 6 pence : and i sokeman (with) 4 acres in Tortuna [ *] and he is worth 8 pence. Hundret [of] Stunetada [Tunstead] In Pastuna [Paston] (was) i freeman of Edric by commendation only (with) 20 acres of land. Then as now i bordar ; and he is worth 12 pence. In Suavelda [Swafield] (are) 6 acres (and) i freeman, and he is worth 6 pence. St. Benet (of Holm has) the soke. Hundret of East Flec [East Flegg] Stokesbey [Stokesby] was held by Eduin, a freeman of Guerd, (as) 3 ploughlands. Then as now (there were) 15 villeins and 6 bordars and 4 serfs. Then (there were) 2^ ploughs on the demesne, afterwards and now 3 ; and then as now i plough belonging to the men ; 20 acres of meadow and 2 saltpans and 2 rounceys. Then (there were) 4 beasts, now 6; then' as now 10 swine. Then 120 sheep, now 180. And I church (with) 23 acres of land and 3 of meadow, and it is worth 16 pence. And 21 men (with) 80 acres of land belong f. 325b. now as then to this manor. The king and the earl (have) the soke of them all {toto). Then as now (there were) 5 ploughs and 4 acres of meadow. And 3 freemen whom Harduin added T.R.E. belong to William, and they have 100 acres of land ; of these his predecessor T.R.E. had the commendation. Then as now (they had) 9 bordars and 3 ploughs and 8 acres of meadow and I saltpan. They were then worth 10 shillings, now 16. And the manor was then worth 100 shillings, now 10 pounds : and yet (these) two years it has rendered each year 15 pounds and 4 shillings. And it is I league in length, and 1 league in breadth, and (renders) 2 shillings of geld. In Trikebei [Thrigby] Hugh holds 10 free- men, in Maltebei [Mautby] 2^, and in Filebey [Filby] I, (with) i|^ ploughlands and 13 acres. Then as now 2^ bordars, and 2^ ploughs and 13 acres of meadow, 5 saltpans. (And) I church (with) 5 acres, and it is worth 6 pence.

  • Afterwards known as ' Middletons,' in Booton

and Witchingham. Blomefield, op. cit. vi, 352. 148