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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK Then as now (there were) I villein and 2 bordars, half a plough belonging to the men. And it was worth 10 shillings. (There is) i church (with) 4 acres. There also a freeman, Tor, held 4 ploughlands T.R.E. under Stigand. Then (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, and now (the same). Then and afterwards 2 ploughs belong- ing to the men, now i. Then and afterwards (there were) 4 villeins, now 2 ; then as now I bordar. It was then worth 40 shillings, now 4 pounds. Stigand had the soke. And 3 free- men,i held by the same [Roger] {ten' iderrif, (had) 85 acres of land T.R.E. Then (they had) 2 ploughs, and afterwards and now i. Then (there were) 2 bordars. And i freeman, Brunard, (has) 30 acres. Then as now 2 oxen. The whole is worth 12 shillings. Rafrid held these men, and they are in the king's hand, because there was no one to put forward any claim to them {non fiiit qui rationaret). The whole is I league in length and I league in breadth, whoever holds there, and renders 27 pence of (every) 20 shil- lings of geld. HUNDRET OF SmETHEDUNA [SmETHDEn] In Rinc[s]teda [Ringstead, (Little) » ] Roger holds 2 freemen (with) i ploughland. And in Holm [Holme] (there are) 2 freemen (with) 40 acres, and 3 bordars. Then as now i J ploughs, and they are included in the valuation {sunt in pretio) of Brecham [Bircham] . There also the same Roger holds i freeman (with) half a ploughland. Then (there was) I plough, afterwards a half, now 2 oxen. Then as now he was worth 5 shillings. Hundret [of] Screpha[m] [Shropham] In WiLGEBY [Wilby] (are) 2 ploughlands (which) Fader held T.R.E. Then (there were) 10 villeins, afterwards and now 6 ; then as now 9 bordars. Then 4 serfs, now i, and 14 acres of meadow. Then (there were) i|- ploughs on the demesne, afterwards i, now 2. Then i^ ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards and now I. Wood(land) for 10 swine. Then i rouncey, now 3. Then as now 5 beasts and 9 swine. Then 40 sheep, now 52, and 12 soke- f. 223. men (with) 40 acres. They (they had) i^ ploughs, afterwards and now i. Then and afterwards it was worth 40 shillings, now 60. And it is half a league in length and a half in breadth, whoever holds there, and (renders) 15 pence of geld. (There is) i church (with) 10 acres, and it is worth 3 shillings. In Bucham [(Old) Buckenham] Roger holds i ploughland. Then as now (there were) 4 bor- dars, and 4 acres of meadow and i plough on the 1 Interlined. 2 Little Ringstead came, with the other lands of William de Scohies, into the hands of the earl of Gloucester. Feud. Aids, iii, 410. demesne. Wood(land) for 60 swine. Then 24 sheep, now 30. Then and afterwards it was worth 12 (shillings), now 20. Then (there were) 6 swine, now 1 1. Hundret [of] Gillecross [Guiltcross] In Benham [Banham] 2 ploughlands were held for a manor by Fader, a freeman, T.R.E. Then as now (there were) 5 villeins and 6 bor- dars and I serf and 20 acres of meadow, wood- (land) for 100 swine. Then as now 1 plough on the demesne and I plough belonging to the men. Then as now l rouncey and 2 beasts ; and then (there were) 8 swine. - Then (there were) 30 sheep. And 16 sokemen (with) 24 acres of land. Then and afterwards (they had) 2 ploughs, now i^ ploughs, and i plough might be added {restaurari). (There is) I church (with) 30 acres, and it is worth 22 shillings. Then and afterwards (the manor) was worth 40 (shil- lings), now 50. Of this manor Odar holds I ploughland, and 2 bordars and i plough. Then as now it was worth 20 shillings. In Cheninchala [Kenninghall] (is) the soke of the 6 forfeitures. In Herlinga [Harling, (East) ^] Ketel, a free- man, held 2 ploughlands T.R.E. for a manor. Now Ingulf holds (it). Then as now (there were) 5 villeins and 4 bordars. Then I serf, and 4 acres of meadow. Then as now i plough on the demesne and I plough belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 16 swine, and i plough might be added {restaurari). Then as now I mill. And 2 sokemen (with) 20 acres of land and 3 acres of meadow. Then as now half a plough. Now I rouncey, then as now 3 beasts. Now 8 swine and 20 sheep and I hive of bees. (There is) i church (with) 4 acres. It was then worth 30 shillings, now 40. The whole is i league in length and i league in breadth, and (renders) 17^ pence whoever holds there. And to this land belong 7^ acres of land, and wood(land) for 12 swine. f. 333b. Hundret [of] Mittfort [Mitford] In Letetuna [Letton] (is) i freeman (with) 27 acres and li- acres of meadow, and I bordar, and half a plough, and he is worth 32 pence. Hundret [of] Galgov [Gallow] I[n] Creic [Creake, (North)* ] Turchill held I ploughland T.R.E., now Turstin (holds it). Then as now (there were) i villein and 12 bordars. Then (there was) i serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne and i plough belonging to the men, 3 acres of meadow, i mill. Then (there ' Blomefield, Hist. o/Norf. i, 317.

  • A fee in North Creake was held of the earl of

Gloucester in 1302. Feud. Aids, iii, 405. 146