A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 3 ploughs, afterwards and now 2^. Then as now it was worth 20 shillings. (There is) half a church (holding) 15 acres, worth 15 pence. There also (were) 2 freemen of Bishop Aylmer by commendation. Now the same W[illiam] holds (them as) I ploughland. Then as now 6 bordars. Then as now i^ ploughs, and 3 acres of meadow, and 4 freemen under them (holding) 8 acres of land and i acre of meadow. Then as now it was worth 10 shillings. f. 200. And Berlingaham (Burlingham, (South)] is i league in length and a half in breadth, but several hold there, and (it renders) 20 pence geld. In Leta [ ] (there was) I freeman of Bishop Aylmer by commendation. And he holds 16 acres of land and i^ acres of meadow. It is worth now as then 5 pence. In Bregestun'a [Bradeston] there was i free- man, Edric King Edward's steersman (rector navis Regis E.) (with) I ploughland. Then as now 4 villeins and I bordar, and 2 serfs, and 3 acres of meadow. Then as now i plough on the demesne and half a plough belonging to the men. Wood(land) for 2 swine, and then as now 1 rouncey and 6 beasts and 60 sheep. Now also 16 swine and 16 goats. (There is) I church with 10 acres and worth 10 pence. And to this (manor) belong [pertinent) 1O5- freemen, com- mended only to E[dric's]i predecessor [antecessor e.) with [de) 80 acres of land (and) 3 acres of meadow. Then as now 2 ploughs. And in Berlingham ■ the same (holds) ^ 4|- acres of land belonging to [pertinentes in) Breiestuna [Brades- ton]. It was then worth 10 shillings, and the same afterwards, now 30 shillings. And after King William came into England this Edric was out- lawed to Denmark [Daciam) and Bishop Aylmer seized his land. Now VV[illiam] de Noiers has it. In Catuna [PCatton'] (there was) i free- man of Gert by commendation only T.R.E. with 60 acres of land. When Herewast [Ervastus) came to the bishopric he gave it to a certain man of his Reynold [Rainaldo). Then (there were) 5 bordars, now 4. Then, and now as then, I plough on the demesne and half a plough belonging to the men. Wood (land) for 5 swine, and I rouncey, and 12 swine, 7 acres of meadow. Then, and now as then, it was worth I 5 pence. In Bucham [Buckenham (Ferry)] (there were) 2 freemen — "Heluis' — and in Cattuna [Catton] I — ^ Reynold [Renoldus) ^ — and Aylmer had the commendation, 57 acres of land and 6 acres of meadow. Then i plough, and now half. Then 1 Or ' his ' {e[ju!']), i.e., the bishop's.
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' In Postwick. Blomefield, op. cit. vi, 250. it was worth 6 shillings and 8 pence, now 5 (shillings). And of all these above-mentioned (holdings) the king and the earl have sac and soke. Blafelda [Blofield] Hundret In Brundala [Brundall] (there was) i free- man of Bishop Aylmer by commendation only, but the soke belonged to [fuit) R[alf] Stalre. Now Bishop W[illiam] has (him) with [de) 30 acres of land and 6 acres of meadow. Then as now I villein and 2 bordars. Then half a plough. Now he ploughs with 2 oxen. It was f. aoob. then worth 3 shillings, now 2 shillings. In Brundala [Brundall] also [adhuc) (there was) I freeman, Aylmer's by commendation only, (holding) 11^ acres of land. Then (there was) half a plough, now nothing. It was then worth 1 2 pence, afterwards and now 6. Bishop W[illiam] has it now. In Witona [Witton] (there were) 18 free- men commended to Aylmer (holding) 200 acres of land, and 5 bordars, and 1 1 acres of meadow. Then as now 3 ploughs. Heluis has 2 men (holding) I ploughland, and 5 bordars, and 1 1 acres of meadow. It was then worth 10 shillings, it now renders 30. And Witona [Witton] is 1 1 furlongs in length and 5 furlongs in breadth and (renders) 7 pence geld. The king has the soke. There also (was) i freeman of Gert T.R.E. by commendation only, half (Gert's) (with) 26 acres of land. And Godric held under [suh) Earl Ralf. And Helewis the niece of Bishop Herewast held from [ab) Herewast, and now from Bishop W[illiam]. He ploughs now as then with 2 oxen. It was then worth 16 pence, and now as then. Hundret of Flec West [West Flegg] In Wintretuna [Winterton] (there was) I freeman of St. Benet of Holme [de Holmo) by commendation only (holding) 60 acres of land (and) 3 acres of meadow. Then as now 5 bordars and half a saltpan. Then as now I plough. And under him [sub eo) (there was) I freeman with 4 acres of land. It was then worth 2 shillings, now 4. In Somertuna [Somerton] (there were) 3 free- men T.R.E., but after Tostig [Tostius) went out of England ■* Berardus (had them).^ There was I church of St. Benet of Holme. They hold 106 acres of land, 9 acres of meadow. Then as now 9 bordars. Then as now 1^ ploughs. Then as now it was worth 4 shillings and 8 pence. In Aschebei [Ashby] (there were) 2 freemen of St. Benet of Holme (holding) 16 acres of land ' Interlined. 123
