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 A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 20 goats, and 40 sokemeii (with) i j ploughlands, and then as now 9 ploughs among the men [inter hominfs). In Scotessa [Shottesham] 16 freemen, Gucrt's men, commended with [dc) 1 ploughland belong to [pertinent in) Broc [Brooke] and under them [sub eii) 7 bordars, and 4 acres of meadow, and 3 ploughs, and the fourth part of a church. Of this [Ex hoc) Berenger holds 20 acres. In Hou [Howe] (was) i freeman of Gucrt ' belonging to [pertimns in) Broc [Brooke] ' with {de) I ploughland, which Berenger holds. Then as now 5 villeins and 6 bordars and 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then and afterwards 3 ploughs belonging to the men, now 2. (Wood)land for 40 swine. To the church (belong) 1 5 acres worth 2 shillings. In PoRRiNGELANT [Poringland] (was) I free- man of Guert by commendation belonging to [pertinens in) Broc [Brooke] (with) 30 acres and 1 bordar with [de) half an acre. Then as now I plough. Over all these freemen King Edward had soke and sac, and afterwards Guert took it by force [accepit per vim). But King William gave with the manor soke and sac over all Guert's free- men just as he himself had it. This the monks claim [reclamant). Then and afterwards it was f. 3I0b. worth 10 pounds, now 15. Broc [Brooke] is i league in length and 4 furlongs and i league in breadth and (renders) 1 7 pence of geld. Others hold there. Hersam [Earsham] Half Hundret Thorp [Thorpe (Abbots)] was held by St. Edmund T.R.E. for a manor and for 2 plough- lands. Then (there were) 8 villeins, now 9, and 8 bordars. Then as now 2 ploughs on the de- mesne and 6 ploughs belonging to the men. Then wood(land) for 60 swine, now 40 ; 12 acres of meadow. Then I mill, now none {non). Then as now 4 rounceys, 10 beasts, 1 1 swine, 10 sheep, 20 goats. And in Brodise [Brockdish] 2 sokemen be- longing to this manor with [dc) i ploughland and 2 villeins and 2? bordars. It was then worth 4 pounds, now 100 shillings. It is 7 furlongs in length and 6 in breadth and (renders) 4 pence of geld. To the church (belong) 12 acres, worth 2 shillings. In Menhan [Mendham] Frodo holds of the abbot I ploughland and 30 acres, which 2 soke- men held, and under them 9 villeins and 7 bor- dars. Then (there were) 5 ploughs among them all, now 7. Wood(land) for 52 swine, 12 acres of meadow. It is valued in Menham [Mendham].' Then i mill, now none. It is 2 leagues and 5 furlongs in length and 7 (furlongs) in breadth, and (renders) 7 pence of geld. ' Interlined. ' Cf. Dom. Bk. (Suffolk), f. 368. In Heroluestuna [Harleston] i freeman, St. Edmund's by commendation, and Stigand's by soke in Hersam [Earsham] (with) 12 acres of land. Then as now it was worth 20 pence. In Sterestuna [Starston] i freeman, St. Ed- mund's by commendation, but Stingand's [sic) by soke in Hersam [Earsham] (with) 5 acres of land. It is worth I o pence. That is as demesne [Hoc est in dominio). Sterestuna [Starston] is held by Roger Bigot of the abbot, which Brictflet held, a freewoman commended to St. Edmund, for 2 ploughlands. Then (there were) 3 villeins, now 2. Then as now 3 serfs. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now none; 6 acres of meadow. Then and after- wards (it was worth) 40 shillings, now 20. It is I league and 5 furlongs in length, and 5 furlongs in breadth and (renders) 13 pence of geld, who- ever holds there. In Herolvestuna [Harleston] Frodo holds i^ villeins with [de) 13 acres, and belongs to [pertinet in) M[en]ha[m] [Mendham]. Dice [Diss] Half Hundret Tevetishala [Tivetshall] is held now as then by St. Edmund for 3 ploughlands. Then as now (there were) 18 villeins and 15 bordars and 2 serfs, and 3 ploughs on the demesne, and 12 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 80 swine, I o acres of meadow. Then as now 5 rounceys, 24 beasts, 35 swine, 40 sheep, 24 goats ; and 5 sokemen also there [in eadem) with [de) 60 acres. Then as now 2 ploughs. There also I freeman of St. Edmund (with) half a ploughland, i^ vil- leins, 2 bordars. Then as now i plough. Wood- (land) for 15 swine. (There are) 2 churches with f, 211. 40 acres worth 7 shillings and 6 pence. To this manor belongs [adjacet) I outlying estate Gessinga [Gissing] of I ploughland and 2 villeins and 2 bordars. Then as now I plough on the demesne and 2 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 15 swine, and 18 sokemen with 90 acres. Fulcher holds 22 acres. Then as now 3 bordars and 5 ploughs and 2 acres of meadow. It was then worth 7 pounds, now g and 15 shillings. Tivetessala [Tivetshall] is i league and 4 furlongs in length and half a league in width and (ren- ders) 17 pence of geld. In Simplinga [Shimpling] 6 sokemen belong [pertinent) to this manor with [de) 32 acres and I bordar and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now (they had) i plough among them all. They have been included in the above valuation. There also (was) a freeman (with) 40 acres which Fulc[her] holds, and 2 bordars. Then as now I plough and 2 acres of meadow. Wood (land) for 4 swine. It is worth 10 shillings. Bresingham [Bressingham] was held then as now by St. Edmund for a manor, and for 132