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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK made over to him {ex liheratione) to make up his manors : now Eudo his successor has (him). He has half a ploughland. Then as now (he had) I bordar and I serf. 'Then as now half a plough' and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now he was worth 10 shillings. LOTHNINGA [LoDDON] HuNDRET ToPECROPT [Topcroft] was held by Godwin, a freeman of Gertby commendation only, T.R.E. for a manor (of) 3 ploughlands. Then (there were) 12 villeins, afterwards and now 2. Then (there were) 30 bordars, afterwards and now 36. Then 7 serfs, now 4. Then (there were) 4 ploughs on the demesne, now 2. Then 7 ploughs belonging to the men, now 5. Wood- f. U46b. (land) for 20 swine, and 4 acres of meadow. And under him {eodem) 4 freemen (with) I plough- land delivered to Henfrid his predecessor instead of land {pro terra). And under them 5 villeins and 12 bordars. Then (they had) 5 ploughs among (them) all, now 4, and 1 horse in the homestead {aula), now 40 swine and 20 goats. The whole was then worth 6 pounds, now 8. There also Godwin, a freeman — half Edric's and half St. Edmund's by commendation only — T.R.E. held i|- ploughlands, where Covin {Couinus) held. Then as now (there were) 8 vil- leins and 1 1 bordars. Then as now 4 serfs. Then (there were) 2 ploughs, now none. Then (there were) S^ ploughs belonging to the men, now 5^^, and 3 acres of meadow. Then the whole was worth 30 shillings, now 40. It is 1 league and I furlong in length and 9 furlongs in breadth and (renders) 20 pence of geld who- ever holds there. In WoDETUNA [Woodton] he also {idem) holds 1 1 freemen of Godwin {Goduini) Tokesone and another Godwin under King Edward and (? of) Gert, (with) half a ploughland and 4 bordars. Then (they had) 3 ploughs, now 2, and 1 1^ acres of meadow. It has been included in the valua- tion {Appretiatum est). The soke (is) in the hundret. HuNDRET OF DePWADA [DePWADE] TiBENHAM [Tibenham] was held by Alric, a thegn, T.R.E. (as) 3 ploughlands. Then as now (there were) 2 villeins and 21 bordars. Then 4 serfs, now 2. Then as now (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then (there were) 6 ploughs belonging to the men, now 3, and 12 acres of meadow ; wood(land) for 12 swine. Then (there was) i mill. Now 40 swine and 17 sheep and 9 goats. And (there were) 26 men (holding) by foldsoke and commendation, and they could sell their land, but (only) after they had offered it to their lord. The king ' Inq. Elien. omits. and the earl (have) the soke. And (these men) have 50 acres. Then (they had) 4 ploughs, now 2, and i acre of meadow. In Carletuna [Carleton (Rode)] i freeman (has) 8 acres. It was then worth 7 pounds, now 8. These freemen were received by Hainfrid instead of land {pro terra). The whole of Carletuna [Carlton (Rode)] is I league and 4 furlongs in length, and 10 furlongs and 4 perches (/lar') in breadth, and (renders) 22^ pence of geld. f. 247. XXX. THE LAND OF DROGO DE BEVRARIA" Hundret of Grenehoga [Greenhoe (North)] Hindringaham [Hindringham] was held by Ulf and Osward (as) 2 ploughlands, and now Drogode Beuraria holds it for i manor. Then, T.R.E. (there were) 8 villeins and 8 bordars, now 2 villeins, and 8 bordars now as then. Then there were 2 ploughs on the demesne, now I between Drogo {se) and the men {illos) ; 3 acres of meadow. It was then worth 4 pounds, now 30 shillings. Erpingeham North [North Erpingham] Basingeham [Bessingham] was held by i free- man T.R.E. (who was) Edric's by commenda- tion (as) I ploughland. And Robert Malet's father had him on the day on which he went on the king's service, and Drogo's man keeps (him) back {prohibet). Then as now (there were) 8 villeins and 7 bordars. Then as now i plough on the demesne, and 2 belonging to the men ; I acre of meadow ; now 2 swine. It was then worth 20 (shillings), now 60. In B[er]ningeha[m] (Barningham) Alwin,' a freeman, holds I ploughland. Then (there were) 5 bordars, now 3. Wood(land) for 100 swine, i acre of meadow ; now 4 swine {post), now 8 sheep. It was then worth 20 shillings, and now the same {similiter). Heinesteda [Henstead] Hundret In Sasilingaham [Saxlingham (Nethergate)] Ailward, a freeman of King Edward, holds 2 ploughlands. Then (there were) 1 2 bordars, after- wards 12, now 9. Then and afterwards (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, now none. Then as now I plough belonging to the men, and I ^ acres of meadow. And 5 sokemen (with) 17 acres of land. Then as now (they had) I plough. It was then worth 20 shillings, afterwards and now the same. ' In margin/ r. = fecit re tomum ; see Introduction, p. 2. ^ i.e. ' Alwin Cil,' cf. f. 172 .ibove. 170