HOLDERS OF LANDS 4 ploughs among them {inter eos), and afterwards and now i . (The manor) was then worth 6 pounds, afterwards and now 8. It is I league in length and (the same) in breadth, and (renders) 2 shillings of geld. HUNDRET OF HuMILIART [HuMBLEYARD] In Stokes [Stoke (Holy Cross)] > ' Galtlus ' ^ a thegn [tennui] held 6o acres of land T.R.E. Then (there were) 7 villeins, now I ; then as now 8 bordars and 2 ploughs (on the demesne), and 2 ploughs belonging to the men, and 6 acres of meadow. Of this meadow St. Benet [of Holme] claims 4 acres, which he held T.R.E. (There is) wood(land) for 5 swine, and now as then I mill. There also Ketel, a freeman of Stigand, held 30 acres. Then as now (there was) i villein f. 265. and 5 bordars. Then (there was) I plough (on the demesne). Then half a plough belonging to the men (and) 4 acres of meadow. There also I freeman of Stigand (held) 30 (acres). Then (there was) I plough. These three manors are held by Tovi as {pro) one. Then as now (there was) I rouncey. Then I beast, now 3. Then 3 swine, now 20, Then 40 sheep, now 25, and I hive of bees. And (there were) 5 freemen by commendation and foldsoke T.R.E. (with) 25 acres. Then as now (they had) I plough. Then as now (the whole) was worth 4 pounds and 1 7 pence. And (there are) i^ churches (with) 23 acres. In ToRP [Swainsthorpe] (there are) 15 free- men (with) 155 acres. And of iij of them Ralf Stalra had the commendation T.R.E., and Stigand the like {similiter) of 3 ; and the pre- decessor of Godric the Sewer {Dapiferi) (had) the like {similiter) of a half. Then (they had) 6 ploughs, now 7 J, and 1 1 acres of meadow, and half a mill, and 12 bordars ; and it is worth 29 shillings. (There is) I church (with) 23 acres and i|- bordars. And Stokes [Stoke (Holy Cross)] is I league in length and 4 furlongs in breadth, and (renders) 1 1 pence of geld ; and Torp [Swainsthorpe] is half a league in length and half a league in breadth, and (renders) 1 1 pence of geld. In Niwetuna [Newton (Flotman)] (there are) 2 freemen (with) 30 acres. And Roger Bigot's predecessor had the commendation of i|^ T.R.E., and (that of) the half (belonged to) the pre- decessor of Ralf de Bella Fago. Then as now (there were) 5 bordars, and I plough, and 3 acres of meadow, and 4 freemen with {de) 12^ acres. It was then worth 10 shillings, now 13 shillings and 4 pence. ' Actually in Henstead hundred. ' Or ' Stokes was held by Ingaltlus.' In Kenincha[m] [Keningham '] (there are) 3 free(men). Of 2 of these Roger Bigot's pre- decessor had the commendation T.R.E., and of one the predecessor of Ralf de Bella Fago. And they have 75 acres. And (there are) 5 freemen under them with {de) 1 8|- acres, and 2 bordars, and 2 ploughs. (They were) then (worth) 10 shillings, now 13 (shillings) and 3 pence. There also (is) half a freeman (with) 7J acres and 2 oxen, and he is worth 16 pence. And it is half a league in length and 5 furlongs in breadth, and (renders) 11 pence of geld. HuNDRET OF HeNESTEDA [HenSTEAd] (There was) 1 freeman of St. Benet [of Holme] T.R.E., (with) 5 acres and 2^ bordars and half a plough. And he is worth 8 shillings. All the churches are (included) in the valuation with the manors. 5, 75, 3'^} 2i, 155, 30,30, 60,60, 25, and 18." f. 265b. XLIX. THE LANDS OF JOHN NEPHEW {NEPOriS) OF W[ALERAN] HuNDRET OF SmETHETUNA [SmETHDEn] Rinc[s]teda [Ringstead], was held by Bou, a freeman, T.R.E. Then (there were) 4 ploughs on the demesne, afterwards and now 3. Then and afterwards (there were) 8 bordars, now 16. Then 6 serfs, afterwards 4, now 5 ; 10 acres of meadow. Then as now (there was) i plough belonging to the men and i mill. Then as now I rouncey. Then i swine, now 20. Then 3 sheep, now 100. It was then worth 4 pounds, afterwards 40 shillings, now 6 pounds. Hunestanestuna [Hunstanton] is held by John, (Bou) also {idem) (held it) T.R.E. Then (there were) 2 ploughs, afterwards I, now 2. Then as now 4 (villeins). Then and afterwards 5 bordars, now 7. Then and afterwards 3 serfs, now 4. And 2 acres of meadow then as now (belonged) to the men. Then (there was) I cow {vacca), now 8 beasts {animalia). Now 40 swine. Then I sheep, now 40, and 3 hives of bees ; and I sokeman (with) 5 acres. Then and afterwards it was worth 20 shillings, now 40. (There is) I church without land. The whole of Rinc- steda [Ringstead] is i|^ leagues in length and a half in breadth, and renders 8 pence in 20 shillings (geld). Hundret [of] Wanelunt [Wayland] Cherebroc [Carbrooke] was held by Alfere, a freeman, T.R.E. (as) 4^ ploughlands. Then and ' In Mulbarton. ' These figures, jotted down at the bottom of the page, apparently refer to the number of acres in Tovi's different estates. ' In margin, y"r=_/ifaV retornum ; see Introd. p. 2. 187
