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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK was in the king's hand. And the men of the hundret have not seen the charter [hrevem) or royal officer {legatum) delivering it {qui liberasset earn) to W[illiam] since it has been in the king's hand(s). In Claia [Cockley Cley ?] (there are) 2 free- men (with) 14 acres. They are worth 7 pence. [Grimshoe Hundret] In WiLTUNA [Wilton] i freeman (held) T.R.E. 40 acres, 2 bordars, (and) l acre of meadow. Then and afterwards (he had) half a plough. He is worth 20 pence. In this his predecessor had nothing but the commendation. MiDFORD Hundret and a Half In SciPEDEHAM [Shipdam] William de War- enne's men held 44 acres, which Brodo and Alwin held from the king T.R.E. , (with) i bordar and half a plough. (There was) then wood(land) for 40 swine, now for 20 ; (and) 4 acres of meadow. It is worth 8 shillings and 3 halfpence. This was then as now {semper) (part) of the king's manor of Saham, and they could not produce the feoffor {non habuerunt liberatorem) as the hundret testifies. In Todden- HAM [Tuddenham (r East)] 4 freemen hold half a ploughland of the fief of Frederic (Fedrici). They were commended to his predecessor. Then as now (they had) I bordar, 2 ploughs, (and) 2 acres of meadow. They are worth 10 shillings. Winemer holds them of W[illiam]. South Greenhoe Hundret In Little Cresingham [Cressingham] the king has on his demesne 2 freemen with {Je) 1 ploughland. And (one) has 2 ploughs, and 2 villeins, and I bordar ; and the other {a') 3 villeins and I bordar ; and 4 acres of meadow, and renders {reddit) 12 shillings. And these (quos) Ralf de Toesni {Todeneio) has held until now {hucusque habuit). In HoLMA [Holme (Hale)] I freeman held half a ploughland. Then as now (he had) half a plough, and a quarter of a mill, (and) 2 acres of meadow. He is worth 5 shil- lings. R[alT] held this also in the same manner {ilmilitcr). Hundret and a Half of Fredrebrugb [Freebridge] Roger Bigot holds 10 freemen in Plicham [Flitcham] with {de) 80 acres, which {quod) Ranulf son of Walter {Galteri) holds (with) 6i- acres of meadow (and) 2 ploughs. They are worth I2 shillings. Of these his pre- decessor had only the commendation. And Stigand had the soke and the commendation over {super) one (of them) and soke over the rest {alios). Hundret of Wanelunt [Wayland] In Grestuna [Griston] 4 freemen (have) 26 acres, which {quod) the above-named {idem) R[anulf] holds of R[oger], and it is worth 4 shillings. And in this Roger's predecessor had nothing but the commendation. The king and the earl (had) the soke. In Tumesteda [ Thompson 1?] I freeman (holds) 15 acres and I acre of meadow. Then (he had) half a plough, now 2 oxen. He is worth 2 shillings. f. 277b. The above-named {idem) R[anulf] holds him. The king and the earl (have) the soke. [Shropham Hundret] In Hocham [Hockham] i freeman by com- mendation only (holds) 8 acres. He is worth 8 pence. (His) soke (is) in Buchan [(Old) Buckenham]. In Snetretuna [Snetterton] a freeman (holds) 5 acres and 3 roods {virg") and 2 oxen, and is worth 16 pence. Of this (Roger's pre- decessor had) only the corrftnendation. The soke (is) in Bucha[m] [(Old) Buckenham]. Ralf son of Herluin holds it of Roger. Hundret of Gildecross [Guiltcross] In Snareshul [Snarehill] I freeman (holds) 1 5 acres as a fee {ad feudum) of Turstin of Tedfort, and of this {inde) his predecessor had only the commendation. The soke (is) in the king's (manor of) Keninchala [Kenninghall]. He is worth 15 pence. In Snareshella [Snarehill] (there are) 3 freemen by commendation and foldsoke. All the other soke (is) in Keninchala [Kenninghall]. And they have 20 acres. Then as now (they had) half a plough. They are worth 20 pence. This is held by Turstin. West Flegg Hundret In T[er]na [Thurne] i freeman of St. Benet by commendation only (held) 43 acres, and he was outlawed {fuit exlex). And because Alwi had him outlawed {fecit illegem) he holds half the land in fee (in feudo) of Roger Bigot. (There are) 9 acres of meadow. Then as now (there was) I plough. It was then worth 3 shillings, now 4. In Som[er]tuna [Somerton] i freeman of Harold (held) 30 acres and i bordar and i^ acres (of meadow) and half a plough. Roger's reeve {pre- positus) holds this and renders 2 ounces {oras = 32<f.) every year to the king's reeve under Roger Bigot. But it did not belong {pertinebat) (to Roger) and Roger did not know. Heinesteda [Henstead] Hundret In Bra[m]bretuna [Bramerton] Aitard holds 1 6 acres of Roger, which was held by a freewoman ' Or possibly Tunstead. 200