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HOLDERS OF LANDS belonging to the men, and 2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 30 swine. Then as now i rouncey, and 5 swine, and 12 sheep. And it is worth 20 shillings. LII. THE LANDS OF GILBERT {GISLEBERTI) THE ARBLASTER » HUNDRET [of] ScEREPHAM [ShROPHAM] (In Shropham) Alvric held 1 ploughland for {pro) a manor T.R.E. Then as now (there were) 3 bordars. Then and afterwards 2 serfs, now I ; and 10 acres of meadow. Then (there were) 2 ploughs, afterwards and now 1. Then as now I mill. And i freeman was added to this manor {hie) by way of exchange [pro escangio) with {de) 30 acres, (and) 4 acres of meadow, and 1 bordar, and now as then half a plough. Now (there is) i rouncey and 2 beasts. Then (there were) 3 swine, now 8. Then 80 (sheep), now 40 ; and 3 hives of bees. The whole is worth 30 shillings. The soke of the freeman (is) in Bucham [Buckenham, (Old)]. HuNDRET [of] WaLESSa[m] [WaLSHAM] In TuNESTALLE [Tunstall], a freeman, Ratho, held half a ploughland. Then as now (there were) 6 bordars, (and) 8 acres of meadow. Then (there was) half a plough, now I plough on the demesne. Then as now half a plough belonging to the men ; (and) 3 beas.ts. Then 52 sheep, now 28. It was then worth 10 shillings, now 22 shillings. HuNDRET [of] BlAFELDA [BlOFIELd] In Brundala [Brundall] (an estate rated) at {pro) I ploughland, was held by a freeman, God- f. 369. win, commended to Gert. After the king came Earl R[alf] received it {accepit), now Gilbert the Arblaster holds it as {pro) 2 ploughlands. (There were) then 5, and now 4 bordars. Then and afterwards (there was) I plough on the demesne, now 2. The men plough, now as then, with 2 oxen. (There is) wood(land) for 5 swine, and 25 acres of meadow. And (there are) there 12^ freemen with 90 acres {Ixxx ac' et x) of land. Then as now (they had) ploughs. It was then worth 25 shillings, now 40. And it is I league in length, and a half in breadth, and (renders) 7 pence of geld. Half Hundret [of] Dice [Diss] In Telventuna [Thelverton] Alsi held under King Edward (an estate rated) at {pro) 2 plough - lands. Then as now (there were) 4 villeins and 2 bordars. Then and afterwards (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, now I. Then as now (there was) I plough belonging to the men. ' In margin, y;=yff/V {retonium) ; see Introduction, p. 2. Wood(land) for 30 swine, and 4 acres of mea- dow. Now (there is) i horse {equus) in the homestead {aula). Then (there were) 9 beasts, now 8. Then 8 swine, now 11. Now 20 sheep and I hive of bees. And (there are) 6 freemen belonging to Gilbert {ejmdem) by commendation, with {de) 60 acres of land. Then as now (they had) 2 ploughs among them all {inter omnes) and 2 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 40 shillings, now 20. Lin. THE LANDS OF RALF THE ARBLASTER Hundret [of] Blafelda [Blofield] In Plumestede [Plumstead] Tovi, a freeman of Gert, held I ploughland T.R.E. Then as now (there was) i villein. Then (there was) half a plough, afterwards none {nichiPj, now a half ; and 2 acres of land. Then 1 1 sheep. In this manor dwelt {manebant) d^ freemen (with) 20 acres of land (and) 2 acres of meadow. Then as now (they had) I plough. These he claims to hold {reclamat) by livery {ex liberatione). The demesne land {Hoc quod est in dominio) was then worth 5 shillings, now 10 shillings ; and the free- men 5 shillings. And it is I league in length {latitudine) and a half in breadth, and (renders) 14 pence of geld, whoever holds there. LIIII. THE LANDS OF ROBERT THE ARBLASTER Hundret [of] Feorhou [Forehoe] In Appethorp [ ^ ] Alfere, a freeman, held I ploughland T.R.E. (as) 30 acres of land for {pro) a manor. Then (there were) 2 villeins, f. 269b. now 4, and 1 5 sokemen ; then as now 3 ploughs, wood(land) for 15 swine, and 4 acres of meadow. Now (there are) 6 swine, 20 sheep, (and) 20 goats. It was then worth 20 shillings, now 32. And it is 4 furlongs in length and 2 in breadth, and (renders) 5 pence of geld. LV. THE LANDS OF RABELLUS THE CARPENTER {ArtifidsY Hundret [of] Blafelda [Blofield] In Mora [ i' The Moor ■* ] Siric, a freeman, held 2 ploughlands T.R.E. Then (there were) 8 vil- ' See f. 145^, and note. ' In margin, f. = fecit {retoi-num) ; see previous note. ' That is to say Mousehold Heath. In Norwich Book of Pleas, fol. xxvi, dors.. Extracts from Pipe Roll, 'Item in Norf.' in 34 Hen. III. Th. Grclley accuses the citizens of Norwich of taking toll of his tenants of Mor', in Blofield Hundred : 191