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 A HISTORY OF NORFOLK (and) I acre of meadow. They are worth 5 shillings. In Letuna [Letton] 2 freemen by commendation only (held) 21 acres T.R.E. Now I freeman holds it, and 4 acres of meadow. (There is) wood(land) for 4 swine. It is worth 3 ^ shillings and 4 pence. In B[ur]c [Burgh (Mattishall)] half a freeman, by commendation only, (holds) 2 acres. He is worth 6 pence. The Encroachment {Invasio) of Baignard HUNDRET OF ClaCKCLOSE In Phincham [Fincham] Baignard seized (tnvasit) I ploughland, which 6^ freemen held T.R.E., now 7^ (hold it). Then as now (there were) 2 bordars and I plough, (and) 8 acres of meadow. It was then worth 20 shil- lings, now 40 shillings. His men claim this land by way of exchange {pro escangio), but they cannot produce the feoffor {non habent libera- torem). In Bertuna [Barton (Bendish)] (there are) 30 acres, which a freeman held T.R.E. Of these he gave 4 acres in pledge {dedit in vadimonio) and Wihenoc de Burli took a.vfa.y{tu/it) 8. In Stoches [Stoke (Ferry)] 100 acres were held by Ulchetel T.R.E. Then as now (there were) 4 villeins and 4 bordars, (and) I plough (and) ID acres of meadow. It is worth 40 shil- lings. This he claims by way of exchange [pro escangio). [Launditch Hundret] In Scerninga [Seaming] a freeman (holds) 24 acres by commendation only. (He has) 2 bordars, 2 acres of meadow, (and) half a plough. He is worth 5 shillings. (His) soke is in the king's (manor of) Muleha[m] [Mileham]. Feorhou [Forehoe] Hundret In Hidichetorp [ ^] 24 freemen (have) 120 acres, which [quod) Baignard holds, of whom his predecessor had not even [nee) the commendation. And of these (de quibus) 3 were in Wimundeham [Wymondham] and i in the bishopric {episcopatu) and 3 of {de) Kiburnelai [Kimberley] and 17 in Hincha[m] [Hingham]. They have among them {inter totum) 4 ploughs (and) 5 acres of meadow. They are worth 30 shillings. f. 175b. [Clackclose Hundret] The Abbot of St. Edmunds holds in Run- ghetuna [Runcton, (South)] 150 acres, which 5 freemen held T.R.E. Then (there were) 2^ ploughs, now 2 ; (and) 4 bordars. It is worth 20 shillings. He claims this land (as) of 1 Substituted for ' 5.' ' Identified by Blomefield with Dykebeck in Wy- mondham. Hii*. ofNorf. ii, 499. the king's gift [dono). There also a freeman holds half a ploughland (and) 4 bordars ; (and there are) 2 freemen with {de) 6 acres. It is worth 10 shillings. There also (there are) 46 acres which 3^ freemen hold. Then as now (there was) I bordar, 3 ploughs, (and) 6 acres of meadow. It is worth 10 shillings. [Diss Half Hundret] In ScELVAGRAVA [Shelfanger] I freeman of Algar by commendation held 12 acres of Wine- ferthinc [Winfarthing] T.R.E. And he {qui) was slain at the battle [helium) of Hastinges. Afterwards the abbot held it as part of [in) his manor of Brasincham [Bressingham]. Then as now it was worth 16 pence. But his (i.e. the abbot's) steward [dapifer) offers to prove as the ordeal demands [sicut judicium proportat) that he acted in ignorance [offert se nescisse). In Wineferthinc [Winfarthing] (there is) i free- man with [de) 2 acres whom Earl R[alf] held when he suffered forfeiture {se forisfecit), and Godric afterwards, in the king's hand(s). After Godric, Herolf held him as part of {in) the land of St. Edmund, by leave of the abbot's reeve [licentia prepositi abbatii). So the hundret testifies [Teste Hundret). [Shropham Hundret] In Scerepha[m] [Shropham] i freeman (holds) 30 acres, 3 acres of meadow, I bordar, (and) half a plough. He is worth 4 shillings. [Clackclose Hundret] In Dereham [Dereham, (West)] Rainald son OF Ivo holds 6 freemen with [de) 32 acres, whom Wihenoc seized [invasit) (though they were) only commended to his predecessor. In Roche- sham [Roxham] (there is) i freeman, com- mended only, with [de) 9 acres. (These) are worth 8 shillings and I penny. In Fordeham [Fordham] (there are) 3 freemen by commenda- tion, and St. Benet (of Ramsey) (has) the soke. They have [de) 25 acres. And there is I free- man with 5 acres. Of him St. Edmund had the commendation T.R.E. This is held by Rainald (and) is worth 5 shillings. In Duneham [Downham (Market)] (there f. 276- are) 3 freemen with [de) 2^ acres, (holding) by commendation only. They are worth 10 pence. There also (there is) i freeman with [de) 7 acres (who was) commended to the predecessor of William de Warenne. Now Rainald holds him, and he is worth 12 pence. In Beches- wella [Bexwell] (there are) 2 freemen, i with [de) 1 5 acres of whom Hermer's predecessor had the commendation. And they are worth 2 shillings and 8 pence ; and another (freeman) had 3 acres and was worth 6 pence. Rainald now holds these. 198