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 HOLDERS OF LANDS by commendation of Edric ; and Earl Ralph (held it) when he suffered forfeiture {forisfecit), (as) witness the hundret ; and Robert Blund (held it) afterwards as in the king's hand(s). And now Aitard, Roger Bigot's man by commenda- tion, holds it since R[alf's] forfeiture [poitquam R. forisfecit). The hundret bears witness that this is so, and the {ilia) woman offers to prove by the ordeal (offert judicium) that it is true, as the hundret testifies [teste hundreto) ; and Aitard asserts the contrary (contradicit). And under her are 2 whole (integri) freemen and a half with (de) 6 acres, and i^ acres of meadow. Then as now (they had) half a plough among them all [inter omnes). It was then worth 2 shillings, now 4. In BiCHESLE [Bixley] (there was) i freeman of Anslec by commendation together with [cum) half a free(man) T.R.E., holding [de) 17 acres. Then as now (they had) half a plough, I villein, (and) I bordar. Roger Bigot kept this man, as he says, in the king's hand, and renders cess [censum) (for him) in the hundret. But the hundret bears witness that Godric the sewer [dapifer) held him under the king, during one year as of the fee of Earl R[alf] before he suffered forfeiture [foris- faceret) and afterwards for 2 years of the king's gift. And in reply [contra) Roger Bigot's man offers to prove the contrary by ordeal or by battle [contradicit judicio vel hello). Godric claims this estate [reclamat istam) with half the land which is in Roger Bigot's return [ireve)} This estate [banc) Godric the sewer [dapifer) received f. 273. for half a ploughland. In PoRRiNGHELANDA [Poringland] (there is) 1 freeman (who was) Eduin's by commendation T.R.E. Afterwards Godric (held it) and after- wards Alfred on account of a forfeiture. And of that forfeiture he had made himself clear [quietum) the hundret witnesses ; but by order of the bishop of Bayeux [Baiocensis) Roger Bigot kept (the land) in the king's hand(s), and still [adhuc) keeps it. He holds 1 5 acres. Then (he had) half a plough, now 2 oxen. Then as now he was worth 16 pence. Dice [Diss] Half Hundret In OsMUNDESTONE [Osmondiston ^] Hugh de Cordun has seized [invasit), under Roger Bigot, half I freeman with 10 acres of land and part of a close [partem hege). This Earl R[alf] held when he suffered forfeiture [forisfecit), and after- wards, when it was in the king's hand(s), it was seized by Hugh de Corbun, who now holds it. Ralf de Felgeris holds this manor, but he has not this part [partem). Then as now it was worth 2 shillings. ' See f. 160 above. 2 Now Scole. 201 East Hundret of Flec [East Flegg] In Phileby [Filby] i freeman (held) 51 acres T.R.E. Then Alwin had only the commendation of his wife, and the said [eadem) wife had nothing out of this land. And Earl R(alf) was seized of this land when he suffered forfeiture [forisfecit), and Robert Blund held it at cess [censum) in the king's hand. Afterwards the said [idem) Alwin, R[oger] Bigot's predecessor, seized it under [sub) Godric, and Stanart his son held it, and for this [ex hoc) Roger Bigot has given pledge [dedit vadem) (and) does not claim this land as part of his fief [non revocat banc terram ad suum feudum). Now Godric keeps it in the king's hand(s). And there is on that land I plough, and i^ acres of meadow. It is worth 5 shillings. Hundret of Humiliart [Humbleyard] In Suerdestuna [Swardeston] (there is) half a freeman of whom Godric's predecessor had only the commendation T.R.E. And the said [idem) Godric was seized of it [inde) when Earl R(alf) suffered forfeiture [forisfecit). Recently [modo) Ralfde Norun [sic) held him [tenebat eum). And he has 1 5 acres and half a bordar, and half a plough, and half an acre of meadow. And he rendered 10 shillings to Godric. He was recently rendering [modo reddebat) 1 2 shillings to Ralf. And (Ralf) kept back [detinuit) this man from [adversus) Godric, and likewise another half man with 5 acres (who is) worth 12 pence. Depwade Hundret In Appetuna [Hapton] i freeman (holds) 15 acres. He is worth 32 pence. Herbert, Roger Bigot's chamberlain [camerarius), held him, and Count Eustace's men claim him [calupmniantur) (as belonging) to his fief: and he is of his fief. Now he is in the king's hand(s). As to this f. 273b. [de hoc) Herbert has given pledge for 16 pence, which he had [dedit vadem de xvi d' quos habuit). Hundret and a Half of F[r]edebruge [Freebridge] In Dersincham [Dersingham] i freeman (holds) 1 2 acres. He is worth 1 2 pence. This is held by Peter De Valognes [Valoniensis). His predecessor had only the commendation of this (man), and Stigand the soke. There also 2 1 free- men hold 2 ploughlands and 35 acres (with) 5 bordars. Then as now (they had) 3 ploughs (and) 7 acres of meadow. The whole [totum) is worth 40 shillings. Of all these his predecessor had only the commendation, and 1 8 of them were to pay [daret) 2 shillings each if they wished to withdraw themselves [recedere). Stigand (had) the soke of them all. There also 2 freemen (hold) 2 ploughlands. Then and afterwards (there were) 26