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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK now 2. Then 40 swine, now 14. Then 12 sheep, now 26. Then 40 goats, now 51. Then as now it was worth 60 shillings. And 41 freemen (have) I plough land. Then and after- wards (they had) 8 ploughs, now 4 ; and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 4 pounds. There also I freeman (had) 30 acres of land ; then as now 2 bordars. Then and afterwards I plough, now a half ; and it is worth 6 shillings. There also (there was) i freeman (holding) 2 ploughlands under Stigand. Then (there were) 15 villeins, now 11. Then 3 serfs, now I. Then and afterwards l^ ploughs on the demesne, now I. Then as now i plough belonging to the men, and 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine. Then as now it was worth 40 shillings. And 3 freemen (hold) 12 acres. Then as now (they had) half a plough, and they are worth 4 shillings. There also i freeman of Bishop Aylmer (held) 2 ploughlands. Then (there were) 15 villeins, now II. Then 3 serfs. Then and afterwards 1 plough, now none. Then as now i plough belonging to the men, and 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 4 swine. And it is worth 20 shillings. And (there are) 3 sokemen (with) 5 acres. Then (there was) i mill, and it was worth 2 shillings. Altogether it amounted to {Inter totum erant) 10 pounds and 12 shillings. Now the whole renders 20 pounds. The whole is i^ leagues in length, and i league and 4 fur- longs in breadth, and (renders) 19^ pence of geld. Depwade Hundret Hamehala [Hempnall] was held by Torn T.R.E. for a manor (of) 8 ploughlands ' and 16 acres.^ Then (there were) 54 villeins, now 34. Then 41 bordars, now 58 ; and a priest [pr). Two churches (with) I ploughland, and 4 villeins, and 4 bordars, and 2 ploughs. And they are worth 15 shillings. Then and after- wards 7 (serfs), now none. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs on the demesne, now 4. Then and afterwards 35 ploughs belonging to the men, now 24 ; 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 200 swine. St. Benet claims part of this wood which the abbey held T.R.E., and it is called Schie- TESHAGA [ ]. Then (there was) i mill, now 2 ; then as now 5 rounceys. Then 9 beasts, now 12. Then 100 swine, now 60. Then 5 sheep, now 186. Then and afterwards it was worth 15 pounds, now 24 pounds and 5 shillings. And 3 freemen and the fourth part of one (hold) f. 249. 53 acres and 2 acres of meadow, and 8 bordars. Then (they had) i^ ploughs, now i. And they are worth 15 shillings. Besides all this this manor renders 6 cows, and 20 swine, and 20 rams. And it is 2 leagues in length and i^ leagues in breadth, and (renders) 18 pence of geld. Bainard (has) soc and sac. ' Interlined. BoiELVND [Boyland] is held by Randolph [Randulfui), where Torn held T.R.E. (as) i ploughland. Then as now (there were) 2 vil- leins and 5 bordars. Then 2 serfs ; then as now 1 plough on the demesne and 2 ploughs belong- ing to the men. Then and afterwards (there were) 2 acres of meadow, now i. Wood(land) for 3 swine. Now i mill, and 20 sheep, and 3 hives of bees. And i sokemen and i^ acres. It was then worth 20 shillings, now 40. Bainard (has) soke and sac. Hatestuna [Hudeston '] is held by Geoffrey (Gaosfridus), where Torn held T.R.E. (as) 4 ploughlands and I acre. Then (there were) 2 villeins, now I. Then 34 bordars, now 28. Then 4 serfs, now i. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 4. Then 5 ploughs belonging to the men, now 2. Wood(land) for 20 swine (and) 15 acres of meadow. Then 4 rounceys, now I. Then 8 beasts, now 11. Then 40 swine, now 33. Then I sheep, now 190 ; and I hive of bees. Then and afterwards it was worth 100 shillings, now 10 pounds, and 12 shillings. And to this manor there belonged [jaccbunt) 18 freemen by commendation only, now 12 (with) I ploughland and 20 acres, and 5 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards (they had) 4 ploughs, now 2. They were then worth 20 shillings, now 28. These freemen are (ac- quired) by exchange. The whole is 2 leagues and I furlong in length and i league and 15 perches in breadth, and (renders) 9 pence of geld. In Frietuna [Fritton] and in Herduic [Hard- wick] 10 acres were held by a freeman T.R.E. and they are worth 20 pence. And this was added to the above {huic) manor. That is in Hamehala [Hempnall], Clavelinga [Clavering] Hundret Ravenicham [Raveningham] is held by Ein- bold, where Torn held T.R.E. (as) 2 plough- lands. Then as now (there were) 3 villeins and 6 bordars. Then 2 serfs. Then and afterwards f. &4gb. I plough on the demesne, now i ^ ploughs ; then as now half a plough belonging to the men. Wood (land) for 5 swine, 8 acres of meadow. Now I rouncey and 8 swine. And (there are) 15 sokemen (with) 56 acres. Then as now (they had) 3 ploughs and i acre of meadow. It was then worth 30 shillings, now 50. And it is I league in length and 9^^ furlongs in breadth, and (renders) 12 pence of geld. In Sudwda [PSouthwood '] Wimund, a free- man, of whom Godric's predecessor had the com- mendation T.R.E. holds 60 acres. Then as now (there were) 2 bordars. Then and afterwards ' In Bunwell. See Blomefield, op. cit. v, 131. ' In Blofield hundred. 172