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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK XLV, THE LAND OF COLEB[ER]N THE PRIEST! In the HuNDRET of Humiliart [Humble- yard] Coleb[er]n built {frcit) a certain church of St. Nicholas [in Bracondale*] with the king's leave {concessu). And if the king allows he will give (it) 20 acres. And therefore he sings mass and the psalms [psalterlum) every week for the king. And it is worth 2 shillings. f. 364. XLVI. THE LANDS OF EADMUND SON OF PAIN {PAGAN ly In D[u]nham [Dunham] * Pain [Paganus) held 4 ploughlands T.R.E. Then as now (there were) 12 villeins. Then and afterwards (there were) 4 bordars, now 13. Then 4 serfs, after- wards and now 2 ; 14 acres of meadow. Then as now I plough on the demesne. Then and afterwards 5 ploughs belonging to the men, now 4, and I plough could be added (potest restaurar't). Wood(land) for I GO swine. Then as now I mill. Then i rouncey, now 2. Then 4 beasts, now 9. Then 4 swine, now 17. Now 100 sheep, and 3 hives of bees. And 3 sokemen (have) 43 acres of land. Then as now (they had) I plough. Then and afterwards it was worth 100 shillings, now 8 pounds. This is held by Reynold [Rainaldus) the priest, with the daughter of Pain. And it is I league and 3 furlongs in length and I league in breadth, and (renders) 5 pence of geld. XLVII. THE LANDS OF ISAC HuNDRET [of] WaNELUND [WaYLANd] In ToMESTUNA [Thompson] a freeman (held) I ploughland. Then as now there was I plough. And it is worth 20 shillings. This is of Earl Ralf's fee {feudo) of Stou [Stow (Bedon)]. Robert Blund delivered it (to Isac). Walessam [Walsham] Hundret Begetona [Beighton] was held by a free- man, Hofvvard, T.R.E. (as) i ploughland. Then as now (there were) 3 villeins and 7 bordars. (There was) i plough among them all (and) 7 acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 40 shillings, and it is of the soke of Earl R[air]. Hundret [of] Lothninga [Loddon] In WuDETUNA [VVoodton] 2 freemen, God- win's by commendation only T.R.E., were de- livered instead of (pro) 60 acres. Then (they ' In margin n=mn (fecil retomum). ' This is said b)- Blomefield (iv, 523) to be the church of St. Nicholas outside the gates of Norwich in Bracondale ; Feud. Aids, iii, 606. ' In margin/",- see note ' p. 184.

  • Probably Dunham in Launditch hundred.

had) 2 ploughs and afterwards, now i ; and half an acre of meadow. Then and afterwards they were worth 10 shillings, now 5. The king and the earl (have) the soke. In Langahala [Langhale] i freeman com- mended to Tholi the sheriff T.R.E. (holds) I ploughland. Then as now there was I plough on the demesne, but another might be added (restaurari). And 5 freemen under him (have) 8 acres of land, and 3 bordars, and half a plough. It was then worth 7 shillings, now 10. In SiLiNGA [Seething] 3 freemen of Godwin by commendation (held) 80 acres of land T.R.E., and under them 2 villeins. Then (there were) 3 ploughs, afterwards i^ ploughs, now 2. It was then worth 20 shillings, now 30. In MuNDAHAM [Mundham] (there is) i freeman of Godwin by commendation with [de] 10 acres of land and I bordar. He is included in the f. 364b. above valuation [appretiatus est superius). In SiTHiNGA [Seething] a certain poor nun (monialis) claims 4 acres of land which she held under Ralf both before and since he suffered forfeiture (forisfecisset), and so the hundret bears witness. And Isac claims it as part of his fee (revocat . . , ad feudum suum) of the king's gift. XLVIII. THE LAND OF TOVP Hundret [of] Feorhou [Forehoe] Hakeforda [Hackford] was held by Ketel, a freeman, T.R.E. (as) 60 acres of land. And (there are) 6 bordars and i acre (of meadow). Wood(land) for 10 swine. And it is worth 10 shillings. And (it is) 3 furlongs in length and 2 in breadth, and (renders) 7!^ pence of geld. Hundret [of] Greneov [North Green hoe] Holcha[m] [Holkham] was held by Ketel, a freeman, (as) 3 ploughlands. Then as now (there were) 2 villeins and 8 bordars. Then 5 serfs. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then i^ ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards and now 1 ; and I rood ' (virga) of meadow. Then as now i mill. Then 4 beasts, now I. Then 21 swine, now 5. Then as now 300 sheep. And (there are) 18 sokemen with all custom, but he has the soke. (They have) 56 acres of land (and) now as then 2 ploughs. To this manor have been added 3 freemen, 2 Harold's by commendation, and I Gert's, (with) i plough- lands. These his predecessor held. Under them (are) 9 bordars. Then as now (there were) 7 soke- men (with) 16 acres of land. They had then ' In margin, n tcs (?) « Or rod (?) 186