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A HISTORY OF NORFOLK length [lata) and I league and 3 furlongs in breadth, and renders 8f pence of geld. HUNDRET OF SuD HeRPINGEHAM [SoUTH Erpingham] OxENEDES [Oxnead] was held by Aildeig, a freeman under Guert, T.R.E. (as) i plough- land. Then as now (there were) 5 villeins and 7 bordars. Then (there was) i plough on the demesne, afterwards I ox {boi), now 2 ; then as now I plough belonging to the men, and 12 acres of meadow ; wood(land) for 30 swine, and I mill. Now (there are) 20 swine and 6 hives of bees. And (there are) 3 sokemen (with) 60 acres of land. Then as now (they had) half a plough and 4 acres of meadow. (There is) i church (with) 24 acres, and it is worth 2 shillings. It was then worth 20 shillings, afterwards 10 shil- lings, now 30 shillings. And it is 7 furlongs in length and 6 in breadth, and renders 5 pence to {in) the king's geld. The king and the earl (have) the soke. HuNDRET OF SmETHEDUNA [SmETHDEN] Nettinghetuna [Gnatingdon '] was held by Godwin himself {idem), a freeman, T.R.E. (as) I ploughland, under Guert and (then) under Ralf and now of {de) the king. Then as now (there were) 2 bordars, and I sokeman (with) I acre. It was then worth 10 shillings, now 20. Hundret OF Feorhou [Forehoe] Bernham [Barnham (Broom) ] was held by a freeman T.R.E. (as) i ploughland. Then as now (there were) 2 villeins and 3 bordars. Then as now I plough and 3 acres of meadow. Then as now I mill. And it is worth 20 shillings. LXII. THE LANDS OF STARCOLF Hundret of Feorhou [Forehoe] (In) Bernham [Barnham (Broom) ] the said {idem) (Starcolf) held T.R.E. 60 acres of land and 3 bordars, and I plough and 2 acres of meadow. And it is worth 10 shillings. Hundred and a Half of Mitteford [Midford] In Toddenha[m] [Tuddenham, (North) ] (there are) 40 acres of land. Then as now (there were) 3 bordars, and I plough and 3 acres of f. 372. meadow. And it is worth 10 shillincrs. LXIII. THE LANDS OF EDRIC THE FALCONER {Accipitari) Half Hundret of Dice [Diss] In Scelnangra [Shelfanger] Edric holds 15 acres. Then as now (there were) 2 bordars, and ' Near Sedgeford ; Blomefield, x, 390. half a plough. Wood(land) for 3 swine, and 1 acre of meadow. Then as now it was worth 2 shillings. LXIin. THESE ARE THE FREEMEN, BELONGING TO NO FARM IN KING EDWARD'S TIME, WHOM ALMAR KEEPS ; (AND) WHO WERE ADDED TO THE FARM IN KING WILLIAM'S TIME. Hundret of Flec West [West Flegg] In BuRC [Burgh (St. Margaret)] the well-known {iste) Guert held 60 acres freely T.R.E., and 8 acres of meadow, and i villein. And (he had) 8 freemen under him with {de) 27 acres of land and 6 acres of meadow. And now as then (there are) 2 ploughs among them all, and 2 saltpans. They were then worth 10 shillings : now (they pay) 20 shillings in the farm of Caluestune [Cawston] to which they did not belong : and Roger [Bigot T appointed a reeve {fecit prepositum). And Burc [Burgh (St. Margaret)] is 10 furlongs in length and 8 in breadth and (renders) 2 shillings and i|- pence of geld. But several {plures) hold there. And in Rothbfuesbei [Rollesby] the above- named {idem) Almar holds 8^ freemen (who were) under Gert, (with) 55 acres of land in soke, and 6 acres of meadow. Then as now (they had) 1^ ploughs. They were then worth 4 shillings, now 8 (paid) in the aforesaid farm. But T.R.E. they did not belong (to it) and they have been added to it {ibi). In Repes [Repps] the same (idem) (Almar) holds 20 acres of land, and 7 freemen with {de) 30 acres of land and 3 acres of meadow. Then as now (there was) I plough. It was then worth 3 shillings, now 4. In Clepebei [Clippesby] he also {idem) holds 5 freemen with {de) 46 acres of land and 5 acres of meadow and a quarter of I saltpan. Then as now (there was) i plough. It was then worth 3 shillings, now 4. f. 371b. In Bastuic [Bastwick] he also {idem) holds 2 freemen with {de) 25 acres of land and 3 acres of meadow. Then as now (they had) half a plough. They were then worth 12 pence, now 15. In Bitlakebei [Billockby] healso(/W^m) holds 4 freemen with {de) 30 acres of land, and, now as then, half a plough. They were then worth 16 pence, now 20. In Somertuna [Somerton] he also {idem) holds 20 acres of land in demesne, and 5 freemen with {de) 15 acres, and, now as then, half a plough. Then as now it was worth 2 shillings. 194