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 HOLDERS OF LANDS In Felethorp [Felthorpe] (are) 4 freemen, 100 acres of land ; then as now 7 bordars and 2 ploughs and 5 acres of meadow ; wood(land) for 4 swine, and it is worth 10 shillings. The king and earl have the soke. HUNDRET OF ErPINCHAM SuD [SoUTH ErPING- ham] Caustituna [Cawston] was held by Harold T.R.E. (as) 1 1 ploughlands and 40 acres. Then and afterwards (there were) 36 villeins, now 35. Then and afterwards 26 bordars, now 34 ; then f. 115. and afterwards 6 serfs, now 4. Then and after- wards 4 ploughs on the demesne, now 3, and two could be added [rtstaurari). Then and afterwards 26 ploughs belonging to the men, now 16, and the others could be added ; (and) 20 acres of meadow. Then (there was) wood- (land) for 1,500 swine, now 1,000 ; then as now 2 mills. Then 4 rounceys, now the same {similiter). Then 20 beasts, and now ; then as now 40 swine, and 60 sheep, and 50 goats, and 5 hives of bees. And (there were) 10 sokemen T.R.E., whereof {ex hoc) Rainald, son of Ivo, has 2, and W[illiam] the bishop 2, and Count Alan I, and Godric 2 as part oi {ad) the king's fee which Count Ralf held when he made forfeiture {con {sic) forisfecit) ; and W[illiam] de War[enne] 2 and Roger Bigot i. And besides this {adhuc) Harold held (as appurtenant) to {in) Caustuna [Caw- ston] T.R.E. Marsam [Marsham] and Blike- LINGA [Blickling] and 23 sokemen, and these two manors William the bishop holds and Erfast held ; and Walter Gifart holds 26 soke- men whom Bodin his predecessor held. Harold also used to hold (as belonging) to this manor 5 sokemen whom Earl Ralf held ; now Godric (holds them) as part of {ad) the king's fee. Then it was worth 30 pounds, now 40 by tale ; and it is 2 leagues in length and 2 in breadth whoever may be holding it {ibi teneat) ; and (it renders) 7 pence for geld. To this manor also then as now belonged I outlying estate (called) OuL- STUNA [Oulton] (of) I ploughland. Then as now 9 bordars ; then as now i plough on the demesne and i plough belonging to the men, and 3 acres of meadow ; wood(land) for 60 swine ; now i rouncey and 8 swine, and 4 soke- men and a half — and a moiety of this half R[alf] held when he made forfeiture, (with) no acres and it is worth 15 pence ; — (with) I ploughland and 40 acres. Now and always i villein and 2 ploughs and I acre of meadow, and it is in the survey of Caustuna [Cawston]. One of those 4 sokemen the reeve of Gaustuna [Cawston] sold (for) 10 shillings, and Ralf was holding him when he made forfeiture, and he has 13 acres and is worth 16 pence. And of the same soke- men R[alf] when he made forfeiture was seised of one, and he has 5 acres and is worth 8 pence, f. 115b. To this manor was added 1 freeman of Saint Benet (with) 84 acres of land in the time of King William. Then and now 3 villeins ; then and afterwards I plough (team), now two oxen, and it is worth 5 shillings. In Matelasc [Mat- lask] 30 acres of land were held by Harold and they are worth 5 shillings. In Stratuna [Stratton (Strawless)] 60 acres of land (form) an outlying estate in Caustuna [Cawston] ; then as now 6 bordars and I plough on the demesne. Then and afterwards I plough (belonging to the men) ; now half a plough. This is in the valuation of Caustuna [Cawston]. In Colebei [Colby] (are) 2 freemen, 2 plough- lands ; now as then 8 bordars. Then 6 ploughs, now 2, and 8 acres of meadow. Then wood(land) for 1 2 (swine), now for 8 ; now i mill and i soke- man (with) I acre. In Wicmara [Wickmere] 1 freeman of Harold's, 30 acres. Then (there was) I plough, now half (a plough) and half an acre of meadow. Then it was worth 25 shil- lings, now 20. This land Drodo [Drogo] de Beureria claims for his fee because Hanfrid held it, and it is {habet) 7 furlongs in length and 5^ in breadth, and (it renders) 2 pence and I far- thing for a geld. HuNDRET OF ToNSTEDA [TuNSTEAD] In Felmincham [Felmingham] (there is) i freeman Offort (and) 6 acres of land, and it is worth 6 pence. East Hundret of Flec [East Flegg] Ormesby [Ormesby] was held by Guert T.R.E. as 3 ploughlands and 30 acres, which acres he used to hold {tenebat) of St. Benet ; now as then 4 villeins and 3 bordars and 2 ploughs on the demesne, and half a plough belonging to the men ; 16 acres of meadow and 3 rounceys and 4 beasts and 6 swine ; and then (and) now 381 ' sheep ; and 80 sokemen (with) 4 ploughlands and 46 acres and 3 bordars. Then 33 ploughs ; afterwards and now 23 (and) 16 acres of meadow. Of these sokemen Richard (son of Alan^) holds 3 by the gift of Arfast the bishop and has half a ploughland. Then the whole was worth 10 pounds, now 21 by tale; and (it is) li leagues in length and I league in breadth, and (renders) 3 shillings and 8 pence for f. 116. geld whoever may hold there. In Ronham [Runham] (there are) 4 freemen of Guerth's, 28 acres, and half a plough, (and) 2 acres of meadow, and (it is worth) 3 shillings and pays always 3 shillings in Ormesbei [Ormesby]. The king and earl (have) the soke. ' Possibly 1,381 {modo for milk). ' See f. 197. 45