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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 2 ploughs on the demesne, now i. One of these had 6 freemen and 5 bordars, and the other {alias) 4 bordars. Then as now (there was) I plough belonging to the men (and) 11^ acres of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 40 shillings, now 25. HUNDRET OF DoCHINGA [DoCKING] In ScERNEBRUNA [Shernbome] (Peter has) 1 sokeman of Harold who belonged to { jacebat ad) Sexforda [Sedgeford], (and held) 60 acres T.R.E. Now W[ ] de P[er]tenai holds of him (de eo) and vouches (him as) feofFer [reclamat iiheratorem). It is worth 6 shillings and 8 pence. There also i freeman by commendation only (holds) 6 acres. He is worth 6 pence. Grenhou [Greenhoe, (North)] Hundret In Benincham [Binham] Peter holds 9 free- men 1 by commendation only,i who were the king's men and Guert's, (with) 5 ploughlands and 22 bordars. Then (they had) 9 ploughs among them all {inter ornnei), now 6^ ; (and) 8 acres of meadow. Then (there was) I mill. They were then worth 4 pounds, now (they are worth) 7 of the 20 pounds which are in Benincham [Binham].^ SCEREPHAM [ShROPHAM] HuNDRET In Hercham [Hargham] Ralf de Bellafago holds 2 freemen with (de) 20 acres, whom Warin (Garinus) holds of him, (with) 2 acres of meadow. Then (there was) i plough, afterwards a half, now 2 oxen. They are worth 20 pence. Of this his predecessor had only the com- mendation T.R.E. : and Eudo held them. The soke (is) in Bucheham [(Old) Buckenham]. Walesham [Walsham] Hundret In Bastwic [(Wood) Bastwick] Godric, a free- man, by commendation held 30 acres T.R.E. and f.a79. he was the man of Godric de Rossa. Now Ralf de Bellafago holds him. (He has) 4 acres of meadow. Then as now (he had) i plough between himself and his men. Then as now he was worth 4 shillings less 4 pence [et iiij d. minus). In Optuna [Upton] (Ralf has) 4 freemen, (who were) Godric's T.R.E. by commendation only, with {de) 26 acres of land (and) 6 acres of meadow. Then as now (they had) half a plough. And they are worth 3 shillings and 8 pence. And besides {adhuc) Ulchetel holds 4 freemen in Bastuic [(Wood) Bastwick] (who were) Harold's by commendation, with [de) 30 acres of land. Then as now (they had) half a plough (and) 4 acres of meadow. They were then worth 2 shillings, now 3 shillings and 6 pence. And the said {idem) Ulchetel also {adhuc) holds 1 Cancelled. ' Binham was valued at 20 pounds. See p. 1 80. 4 freemen with 4 acres of land (and) half an acre of meadow. Now as then they plough with 2 oxen, and are worth 12 pence. Blasfevda [Blofield] Hundret In Torp [Thorpe (next Norwich)] (Ralf holds) I sokeman (with) 8 acres of meadow (with) all custom from his predecessor Eudo Clamahoc, and he is worth 13^ pence. Hundret [of] Chillegros [Guiltcross] In WicHAM [Wykes *] Hugh de Montfort {Monteforti) holds 1 freeman with {de) 30 acres of land by commendation only, I villein (and) 3 bordars. Then as now (he had) I plough on the demesne and half a plough belonging to the men, and he is worth 3 shillings and 4 pence. The soke (is) in Kenin[chala] [Kenninghall]. In BiNELAi [Bilney, (West)] Hugh holds 8 free- (men) by commendation only (with) I plough- land, I plough, 8 acres of meadow, (and) 3 bor- dars. This is worth 10 shillings. Hundret of Holt In Wabrune [Weybourn] Ranulf holds 2^ freemen of Earl Hugh, (who were) Harold's by commendation, dwelling {manentes) in Wabrune [Weybourn], in Salthus [Salthouse], and in Challinga [Kelling], and in Botha[m] [Bod- ham]. They hold 3 ploughlands (and) 15 acres. Then as now (they had) i villein (and) 25 bordars. Then '] ploughs, and now 6. Wood(land) for 30 swine {pors), 4 acres of meadow, (and) 7 mills. They were then worth 7 pounds, now 6. Clavelinga [Clavering] Hundret In Ravingeham [Raveningham] (Earl Hugh holds) I freeman with {de) 3 acres, and he was on the rent roll {in censu) of Ravingeham [Ravening- ham] when Ralf suffered forfeiture {forisfecit). Nicholas, Earl Hugh's goldsmith {aurifaher kept him back {detinuit), and he is worth 6 pence. He is in the king's hand(s). Erpingeha[m] Nort [North Erpingham] Hundret In B[er]ningeha[m] [Barningham] (there were) 7 freemen of Ulvric T.R.E., now Robert Gern[ons] holds them, with {de) 40 acres of land and i acre of meadow. Then (they had) I plough and a half, afterwards and now I. f. 279b, They were then worth 5 shillings and 4 pence, now 8 shillings. There also (are) 2 freemen, commended T.R.E., and now Anschetel son of Uspac holds them, with {de) 28 acres. Then (they had) half a plough, now 2 oxen ; (and) half an acre of meadow. They are worth 3 shillings. They are in the king's hand(s) ' Altered from ' 1 7.*

  • In Garboldisham.

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