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 A HISTORY OF NORFOLK In MuNDHALA [Mundliam] Goselin holds 1 sokeman with 30 acres. Then as now I vil- lein and I bordar and iialf a plough. It is worth 32 pence. In ToPECROFT [Topcroft] Bcrenger holds 2 ploughlaiids of the abbot, which 2 priests held T.R.E. Then as now 4 villeins and 10 bordars. Then 2 serfs, now I. Then as now 2 ploughs f. 212. on the demesne and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 3 swine, 3 acres of meadow and I sokeman with 2 acres. It was then worth 30 shillings, now 40. St. Edmund (has) the soke. In Langahala [Langhale]' and in Kerchestuna [Kirstead] (are) 27 sokemen (with) 2^ ploughlands ^and 10 acres' and 2 villeins and 1 1 bordars. Then as now 6 ploughs, 8 acres of meadow. They are included in the valuation of Broc [Brooke]. To the church (belong) 12 acres worth 16 pence. Langahala [Langhale] is I league in length and a half in breadth, and (renders) 16 pence of geld whoever holds there. Depwade Hundret Tibham [Tibenham] was held by St. Edmund T.R.E. for 2 ploughlands and 60 acres. Now Ricuard holds it. Then as now 5 villeins and 9 bordars and I serf, and 2 ploughs on the demesne and I plough belonging to the men ; 5 acres of meadow, 6 beasts, 40 goats. It was then worth 40 shillings, now 60. And it is l^ leagues in length and i league in breadth, and (renders) 1 8 pence of geld. ToRP [(Morning)thorpe] is held by Robert de Vals, which St. Edmund held for a manor and for I ploughland. Then as now 7 villeins and 3 bordars and i serf; and i plough on the demesne and I plough belonging to the men ; 2 acres of meadow and I mill ; and 2 beasts and 4 swine and 16 sheep ; and 3 sokemen (with) 30 acres. Then as now i plough. To the church (belong) 12 acres. It was then worth 20 shillings, now 30. And (there is) I freeman of whom the abbot had half the commendation T.R.E. with i ploughland, which the same (Robert) holds, and 9J freemen under him (holding) by commendation only 30 acres, and I villein, and i bordar. (They had) then 3^ ploughs among them, now 3 ; 2 acres of meadow. In Frithetuna [Fritton] he also (idem) holds 2 freemen with 23 acres, and I vil- lein and 3 bordars, and I plough. In Stratuna [Stratton, (Long)] i freeman (has) 15 acres and half a plough. In Torp [(Morning)thorpe] 2 freemen (have) 1 2 acres and half a plough. It was then worth 30 shillings, now 50. The same R[obert] holds this. Torp [(Morning)thorpe] is I ' In Kirstead ; Kirstead and Langhale went to- gether ; FeuJ. Aids, iii, 623. ' Interlined. league in length and 3 furlongs in breadth, and (renders) if pence of geld. InFRiETUNA [Fritton] (is) I freeman of the king with 1 5 acres and 2 bordars, and he is worth 3 (substituted for 5) shillings. This R[obert] also {idem R.) holds. Clavelinga [Clavering] Hundret Kerchebv [Kirby (Cane)] is held by Rafrid of the abbot, which St. Edmund held T.R.E. for 2 ploughlands. Then as now I villein and 1 1 bordars. Then 2 ploughs on the demesne, now 3. Then as now 5 ploughs belonging to the men ; 14 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 6 swine. Then half a mill, now i^. To the church (belong) 20 acres (held) in frank- almoin {in elemosina) and 2 thirds of I church with 14 acres. On the demesne (are) 4 rounceys, 4 beasts, 15 swine, 1 00 sheep. And 3 free- men (hold) 3 ploughlands, and 4^- ploughs, and 3 acres of meadow. It was then worth 40 shil- lings, now 6 pounds. To the church (belong) 20 acres, worth 20 pence. It is 9 furlongs in length and 5 in breadth and (renders) lO^ pence of geld. Hals [Hales] was held by 9 men (with) 64 ^ acres. (Of these) 2 were sokemen and 7 (held) by soke and commendation only. Then f. 2iab. as now 2 bordars. And 5 freemen (with) 6 acres. This is (included) in the valuation (in pretio) of Lodnes [Loddon] ; and Frodo holds (it) of the abbot. In Nortvna [Norton (Subcourse)] ' (there is) I freeman by commendation (with) 30 acres. Then as now I plough and I acre of mea- dow. And (there were) 9 freemen under him with 20 acres which (quod) Gosselin holds. Then as now half a plough. It is worth 5 shillings. Over these 9 the king and earl (have) the soke. To the church (belong) 20 acres of free land (lihere terre). There also a freeman (held) by commendation T.R.E. 8 acres and 2 oxen. It is worth 12 pence. In Kechinga [? Heckingham] i freeman (held) in the same way (j/ot/V) 8 acres, which the abbot holds in demesne, and it is worth 8 pence. In Hals [Hales] (are) 2 freemen (with) I acre. It is worth 4 pence. This F[rodo] also holds. XV. THE LAND OF ST. ETHEL- DREDA (SANCTE ADELDREDE)* Hundret and a half of Clakeslosa [Clack- close] * of 10 leets (leitis) " Mareham [Marham] was held by St. Ethel- dreda T.R.E.* Then (there were) 4 ploughs on ^ 4 above the line. ' /. E. omits. ' /. E. adds ' as 4 ploughlands.' 134
 * Comp.ire /»f. Elien. (Hamilton), pp. 130-136.