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 A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 4 bordars. Then as now i plough between him and the men ; and in the same (place) another freeman of R[alf] Stalre at the king's soke (with) 30 acres of land and 8 acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 8 shillings. In Berlingeham [Burlingham] i freeman of R[alf] Stalre with soke with {cJe) 30 acres of land, and 10 acres of freeland belonging to the church, and 5J acres of meadow. In addition {adhuc) in Berlingeham [Burlingham] (there are) 3 freemen and a half; R[alf] [Stalre] (had) the soke over ' one : over 2 the king (has the soke) ; 42 acres of land and 4 acres of meadow. Then as now i plough. f. X33b. In Plumstede [Plumstead, (Little) ^ ] 2 free- men T.R.E., I ploughland, and 30^ acres, and I bordar then as now, and under them 18 sokemen and 7 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards 2 ploughs, now 4. Wood(land) for 6 swine. In WiTONA [Witton] 4 freemen with {de) 60 acres of land and 1 1 acres of meadow. Then as now I plough. Of these the soke is in the hundred to the third penny;'' and it renders 8 shillings (for geld). In Plumesteda [Plumstead, (Little)] i free- man (with) 10 acres of land. In Bucanaham [Buckenham (Ferry)] i free- man with 8 acres of land. And all these freemen are valued in the 13 pounds of the out- soke {de lut socd)^ of Walessam [Walsham]. In Plumesteda [Plumstead, (Great) ^ ] (is) i outlying estate, and Edric held it T.R.E. (as) half a ploughland, and it lies in Ettuna [Eaton]. Then as now 3 bordars. Then as now i plough amongst the whole, and 3 acres of meadow. And it is in the valuation of Ettune [Eaton].« In Plumesteda [Plumstead] i freeman with 5 acres of land. The king has the soke. HUNDRET OF HeINSTEDE [HeNSTEAd] Hou [Howe] was held by Alnoht i freeman of Stigand the archbishop T.R.E. for i plough- land. Then 12 villeins and afterwards i, and now the same {similiter). Then as now i bordar. Then 6 serfs, afterwards and now 3. Then ' Semp{er), in error for supper). ' Hasingham, Freethorp, .ind Little Plumstead were held together in 1302 ; Feud. Aids, iii, 418. ^ i.e. the earl gets the third penny of their amerce- ments. ' The prior of Norwich held in Great Plumstead and E.iton in 1316 ; Feud. Aids, iii, 472, 475. 'Seef. 135. 2 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards and now i. Then as now 3 ploughs belonging to the men. VVood(land) for 40 swine, and 2 acres of mea- dow. Then as now 4 beasts and 41 swine and 80 sheep. Then it was worth 40 shillings, after- wards and now 60. Hou [Howe] is 6 furlongs in length and 4 in breadth. And for geld (it pays) 1 2 pence. Scotessam [Shotesham (All Saints)] was held by the same Alnoht T.R.E. for i ploughland ; afterwards 2 bordars, now 3. Then I plough on the demesne ; afterwards and now 2 oxen. And in the same (vili) the same Alnoht held 2 freemen and the moiety of other 4 in commen- dation ; and they hold amongst them 32 acres of land and I plough. Of these Earl Ralf held 3 whole (freemen) with their land, I2i f. 124. acres, when he made forfeiture. Now Aitard a man of R[oger] Bigot's holds them, and reclaims them from the fee of the bishop of Bayeux. But this Aitard has nothing from his predecessor except in one half commended (freeman), as the hundret witnesses. In Stoches [Stoke (Holy Cross)] i freeman be- longed in commendation to Alnoht with 5 acres of land. In Suterlingeham [Surlingham] 3 freemen and a half belong to Alnot in commendation with 45 acres of land : then as now i plough and 5 acres of meadow, and under them 5 bor- dars. In Rokelunda [Rockland (St. Mary)] 2 freemen belonged to Alnoth by commendation (with) 24 acres of land, and then as now 2 oxen and 2 acres of meadow. In the other Scotessam [Shotesham (? St. Mary)] I freeman and 2 halves {duo dim') belonged to Alnoth in commendation with 40 acres and 2 bordars and 4 acres of meadow. Among them all I plough. In AiLVERTUNA [Yclvcrton] (were) 2 free- men T.R.E., and half belonged to Alnoth and half to Alvred {dimidium Aluredi) by commenda- tion ; these Ralf the earl held when he made forfeiture : afterwards Godric in the king's hand ; now Aitard [de Vals], a man of R[oger] Bigot, has a moiety of one, and 15 acres, and reclaims it to the fee of the bishop of Bayeux. Amongst the men 33 acres of land, and then as now 2 bordars. Then as now i plough and 3 acres of meadow. In PoRRiNGELANDA [Poringland, (? Great)] 2 freemen of Alnoth's in commendation with 13 acres of land. Then as now I plough, i acre of meadow. In Scotessam [Shotesham] i freeman with 10 acres of land : then half a plough, after- 52
 * For hutsoca, cf. f. 135.