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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 6 acres of meadow. Then i plough, afterwards and now half (a plough). Then and afterwards (they were worth) 4 shillings, now 6 shillings and 8 pence, and they are in the rent {in censu) ofOrmesbei [Ormesby]. In Clepesbei [Clippesby] (was) i freeman of Gert's commendation T.R.E. with 20 acres of land and 4 acres of meadow, and 3 freemen under him (with) 17 acres of land and 3 acres of meadow. Then as now (there was) 1 plough. Then as now it was worth 2 shillings and 6 pence, (and it is) in the rent of Ormesbei [Ormesby]. In Clepesbei [Clippesby] (is) i freeman of the king's with 20 acres of land. Then as now (there was) half a plough and 3 acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 2 shillings. In WiNTRETUNA [Winterton] (there is) i free- man with 7 acres of land and 5 bordars. Then as now half a plough. Then as now it was worth 8 pence. And it is in the valuation {in f. 114. pretio) of Orbeslei [Ormesby]. HUNDRET OF HeiNSTEDE [HeNSTEAd] In Framingaham [Framingham] and in Treussa [Trowse] two burgesses of Norwich hold 12 acres of land. Then as now it was worth 2 shillings. Hundret of the Half Hundret {^Hundret Dim' H.) of Dice [Diss] Watlingeseta [Watlingsete i] was held by King Edward for a manor (and as) 5 ploughlands. Then (there were) 20 villeins, afterwards and now 24. Then as now 25 bordars. Then as now 19 ploughs belonging to the men. Then wood(land) for 20 swine, now none, and 9 acres of meadow, and I freeman with 20 acres of land and I bordar under him. Then as now I plough and 3 acres of meadow. In BoRSTUNA [Burston] there are 6 sokemen with 40 acres of land, and then as now i bordar. Then ij ploughs, afterwards and now I, and 2 acres of meadow. It is I league in length and half (a league) in breadth, and (renders) for geld 7 pence. This belongs to {appendet ad) Dice [Diss] in Sutfulc [Suffolk] and is there valued {appreciatur). (As is also) all the soke and sac of this half hundret, except the land of St. Edmund's — and of that the saint {Sunctus, i.e. S. Edmundus) (holds) half and the king the other moiety — except the land of Ulfiet — and except the land of Stigand, and of all other (lands) the soke was in the hundret T.R.E. Hundret of Ensford [Eynsford] FoLSHAM [Foulsham] was held by King Edward as 12 ploughlands and 3 acres. Then 30 villeins, afterwards and now 33. Then and afterwards 38 bordars, now 44, and 40 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Then and afterwards 1 8 ploughs be- longing to the men, now 20. Wood(land) for 400 swine ; then and afterwards I mill, now 2 ; I church (with) 16 acres. When (King William) took it over {quando recepit) (there was) I rouncey and now 2 ; then 3 beasts, now 12 ; then 47 swine, now 50, and now 60 sheep ; then as now 50 goats. T.R.E. (there were) 30 sokemen, now 24 (and) 1 acre " of land and I o acres {iic) ; then as now 5 ploughs and 5 J acres of meadow. And 6 of these (sokemen) Walter Gifard now holds. Then f. 114b. it was worth 13 pounds by tale and 13 quarts {sextarios) of honey with the custom : and (it is worth) 23 pounds by weight now and 1 1 pounds and 10 shillings blanch for the honey, and is I league in length and I in breadth, and pays 8 pence and a halfpenny to the king's geld {in gelto regis). (There is) I church (and) 22 acres. To this manor were annexed {adjuncti sunt) 2 freemen by Ralf Talibosc [Taillebois] in King William's time; this the hundret witnesses; 14 acres of land ; then as now half a plough, and I acre of meadow. Then as now it was worth 4 shillings. In WiTEWELLA [Whitwell] I outlying estate which belongs to Caustona [Cawston] was held by Harold T.R.E. i ploughland, then 10 bordars, now 7 ; then as now i plough on the demesne ; then I plough belonging to the men, now none. Wood(land) for 20 swine and 5 acres of meadow. And it is in the valuation {pretio) of Castona [Cawston]. In Brantestuna [Brandiston] (there are) 4 freemen, 52 acres of land, and li ploughs and 7 acres of meadow (and) wood(land) for 6 swine, and they are in the valuation of Caustona [Cawston]. Hundret of Taverham [Taverham] In Taverham [Taverham] T.R.E. Harold held I ploughland and 2^ acres. (This is) an outlying estate of Cauestuna [Cawston]. Then as now 2 villeins and 4 bordars ; then as now 1 plough on the demesne and half a plough belonging to the men (and) 10 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 10 swine; then as now I J mills; then as now 2 rounceys. This is in the valuation of Cauestuna [Cawston]. To this manor used to heXong {jacehant)T.^.Y.. 13 soke- men (with) 2 ploughlands and 21 acres; these Walter Gifart holds. 1 In Diss ; Blomcjield, i, 2. ' Probably for ' I ploughland.' 44