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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK In SuTFELtE [Suffield] 4 freemen, and i of them Withri held and the king another, and Harold the 2 others ; 2 ploughlands. Then as now 10 villeins and 11 bordars. Then and always 4 ploughs on the demesne and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 1 2 swine, 4 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards 2 mills, now 4. Then and afterwards it was worth 4 pounds, and now 6 pounds and 15 shillings. And it is 8 furlongs in length and 5^ in breadth, and (pays) 13 pence and i halfpenny for geld. In Berningeham [Barningham (Norwood)] 16 acres of land of the demesne aforesaid. Wood(land) for 4 swine. In Antigeham [Antingham] 2 bordars have half a plough. They are valued in Sutfelle [Suffield]. In this Antigeham [Antingham] 3 freemen — I was Almar's, another Alwold's, the third f. 185. Unspat's — hold 1^ ploughlands, and Torstin son of Wd.' holds them ; then as now 4 villeins and 4 bordars. Then and afterwards i|- ploughs, and now 2|- ploughs, 3 acres of meadow and 2 ploughs belonging to the men then as now. Then and afterwards it was worth 25 shillings, now 32 shillings. In Aldeburc [Aldborough] 4 freemen whom Harold held T.R.E., with half a ploughland. Then as now 6 bordars. Then as now 3 ploughs, I acre of meadow, 1^ mills. Then and after- wards (they were worth) 15 shillings, now 30 (shillings), but they were (valued) at 40 shillings, but could not pay it. In Turgartuna [Thur- garton] I freeman whom living holds, with 12 acres of land ; then as now he ploughed with half a plough (team). Then and afterwards he was worth 2 shillings, now 5. In Scepedane [Shipden],^ i freeman (whom) Osbern held T.R.E., with 40 acres of land ; now Torstin holds him. Then 3 bordars, now 5 ; then as now I plough on the demesne, and half a plough belonging to the men ; I acre of meadow. Wood(land) for 30 swine, and I soke- man with 3 acres of land. Then and afterwards he was worth 8 shillings, now 10. In Berningeham [Barningham (Norwood)] Osfert holds 3 freemen with half a ploughland. Then as now 5 bordars. Then and afterwards 1^ ploughs, now 2^ ploughs; I acre of meadow. Then and afterwards it was worth 10 shillings, now 50. And it is 10 furlongs in length and 6 in breadth, and (pays) 16 pence for geld. In Betham [Beckham (East)] i freeman with 60 acres of land. Then as now i villein, and 3 bordars ; and i plough on the demesne, and half (a plough) belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 5 swine ; I acre of meadow ; and 1 sokeman with 4 acres of land. Then and afterwards it was worth 5 shillings and 4 pence, now 10 shillings. In Berningeham [Barningham (Norwood)] I freeman with 3 acres of land, with 2 oxen for ploughing. Then and afterwards he was worth 16 pence, now 3 shillings. Over all the freemen of this hundret the king has sac and soke. Hundredt of Flec West [West Flegg] In BuRC [Burgh (St. Margaret)] Alwi held I freeman by commendation only T.R.E. with 6 acres of land ; now Stanhard holds (him) ; 12 acres of meadow. Then as now i villein, 8 bor- dars. Then as now i plough on the demesne, and half a plough belonging to the men. And under them (sic) 17 freemen (with) 89 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow. Then as now 3 ploughs. Then f, 185b. and always it was worth 20 shillings. This the same holds. In Wintretuna [Winterton] I freeman with 21 acres of land and half an acre of meadow. Then as now half a plough, and he is in the valuation of Ailward of Felebruge [Felbrigg]. ' This the same holds. Hundret of Heineste [Henstead] In Scotessam [Shotesham] 4 freemen be- longing to St. Benet, i belonging to Ulf, | the fourth to Gert by commendation T.R.E. (with) 60 acres of land and i acre of meadow and 3 bordars. Then as now i^ ploughs. Then it was worth 2 oras, afterwards and now 10 shillings. This the same holds. In Stokes [Stoke (Holy Cross)] i freeman of Gert's by commendation T.R.E. with 24 acres of land, whom R[alf] the earl held when he made forfeiture with half the land and Ro[bert] Baig- [nard] {sic) ' the other (half), as the hundred testifies. Now Ro[ger] Bigot holds it, and claims it as part of the fee {revocat ad feudum) of his freemen by the king's gift ; and Aitard contradicts the hundret that testifies this, but Meinard affirms it with the hundret. Under him then as now 3 bordars, and then as now i plough ; and in addition [adhuc) under him 3 sokemen with 9 acres of land, and 3 parts of I mill and 3 acres of meadow. Then it was worth 5 shillings, and (so) always. And this R[oger] Bigot acknowledges to have received, after that R[alf] made forfeiture, to be kept in the king's hand, and he still keeps it. In Friestuna [?Fritton] i freeman of Ulf 's by commendation. This Ranulf holds. In Framingaham [Framingham (Earl)] i free- man of Ulf's by commendation. In Ailvertuna ' Now Cromer. 'See fF. 184, 1843. ' This looks like a mistake for ' Roger Bigot.' 108