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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK is in Mulla[m] [Mileham], and Eudo held him, and Ralf holds (him) of the king's gift. (There is) I church (with) l^ acres, worth 2 pence. Then and afterwards (the manor) was worth 8 pounds, now 12 ; but after (Ralf) had it he let it at a farm [Jedit ad firmam) of 25 pounds. And it is i^ leagues in length and i league in breadth, and (renders) 10 pence of geld. In Lecesham [Lexham] Fader held 3^ plough- lands T.R.E., now Richard holds them. Then (there were) 9 villeins, afterwards 8, now 5 ; then as now 7 bordars. Then (there were) 3 serfs ; 6 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, now i and another can be added {restaurari). Then as now l^ ploughs belonging to the men. Wood- (land) for 30 swine. Then as now i mill. Then (there was) i fishery and the fourth part of a saltpan ; then as now i rouncey. Then (there were) 8 beasts. Then 24 swine, now 5. Then 80 sheep, now 210 ; 4 hives of bees. And 6 sokemen (with) half a ploughland and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now i plough. It was then worth 40 shillings, afterwards and now 60. And I freeman (had) 60 acres of land under Herold, and 2 bordars and 1^ acres of meadow. Then there was half a plough, but there was room for (posset fieri) (a whole one). He was then worth 5 shillings, now 4. (His) soke (is) in Muleham [Mileham]. (There is) i church f. 227. (with) 30 acres, and it is worth i6 pence. The whole is I league in length and a half in breadth, and (renders) 7^^ pence of geld. In Derham [Dereham, (East) ] 2 ploughlands were held by Herold under Stigand, now Odar holds them. Then as now (there were) 4 vil- leins and 15 bordars. Then 2 serfs ; 6 acres of meadow. Then (there were) 2 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards and now I, and another could be added [restaurari). Then as now 2 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 30 swine. Then as now i mill. And 5 soke- men (with) 43 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards (they had) i plough, now a half, and there might be a whole one {tota posset restaurari). Then I rouncey. Then 4 beasts. Then 7 swine, now 2. Then 7 goats, now 8. It was then worth 20 shillings, now 40. The whole is i league and 5 furlongs in length, and half (a league) and 3 furlongs in breadth, and (renders) 10 pence of geld whoever holds there. The whole soke is in Mulham [Mileham]. HUNDRET AND A HaLF [oF] FeORHOU [Forehoe] In Diepham [Deopham] was held by Lewin (Leuinus), a freeman, T.R.E. (as) I ploughland and 80 acres ; now Ralf holds it {modo tenet idem). Then as now (there were) 9 villeins. Then 10 bordars, now 9. Then and afterwards 2 serfs, now none. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne, and i^ ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(Iand) for 12 swine and 10 acres of mea- dow. Then as now i rouncey and 10 beasts and 17 swine ; 32 goats. To this manor belong now as then 25 sokemen and i ploughland and 26 acres ; then as now (they had) 6k ploughs. And besides this 6 freemen were added to this manor in King William's time, whom Eudo held. And they have 120 acres of land and 20 bordars and 5 ploughs and 6 acres of meadow. The demesne of the manor {caput manerii) was then worth 4 pounds. And Ralf let the whole to farm [dedit ad firmam) for 1 2 pounds ; now, however, it only renders 6 pounds. And the 6 freemen are worth 55 shillings, — this the hun- dret bears witness to — 3 of them were sokemen f. 227b. of Stigand, and (their) soke is in the king's (manor of) Hincham [Hingham]. And (Deo- pham) is 10 furlongs in length and 6 in breadth, and (renders) 17 J pence of geld. MoRLEA [Morley] was held by Lewin, a free- man, T.R.E. (as) I ploughland for a manor ; now Hugh holds it. Then as now (there were) 9 villeins. Then (there were) i|^ ploughs, now 2, and half a plough belonging to the men, and 3 acres of meadow ; then as now I rouncey. Then i beast, now 2. Then 8 swine, now 47. And 5 freemen T.R.E. Their soke (is) in the king's (manor of) Hincham [Hingham]. Then as now it was worth 40 shillings. To this manor were added 14 freemen (with) 60 acres of land and 2 ploughs, and 3 acres of meadow. And they are worth 40 shillings. These were Sti- gand's men. (Their) soke (is) in Hincham [Hingham]. And besides this there were added 2 freemen in King William's time (with) 30 acres, and they are worth 22 shillings. One was Stigand's man, and the other the king's. Their soke (is) in Hincham [Hingham]. And (Morley) is half a league in length and a half in breadth, and (renders) i pence of geld. Bereforda [Barford] was held by Stigand at soke {ad socam) T.R.E. (as) 30 acres of land ; now Richard holds it. Then as now (there were) 8 villeins, and I plough on the demesne, and I plough belonging to the men ; 3 acres of mea- dow. And it is worth 20 shillings. There also 30 acres were held by a freeman T.R.E. under Stigand. The soke (is) in Hincham [Hingham] (and is) the king's. And he is worth 5 shillings. In Cronkethor [Crownthorpe] the same {idem) holds 30 acres of land, where Coleman, a freeman, held under Stigand by soke and com- mendation. Then as now (there were) 6 bor- dars and half a plough, and I mill and 5 acres of meadow. And it is worth 30 shillings. Out of this Ralf Baynard {Baig') claims one half-man with {de) 3 acres. And it is 3 furlongs in length and 2 in breadth, and renders "j^ pence of geld. 150