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 DOMESDAY SURVEY and Warmund/ Another family of some importance was the Scotneys of Lamberhurst and Crowhurst, who succeeded Walter son of Lambert ; the descendants of Robert de Cruel (or Criol) continued at Ashburnham till the thirteenth century,' and those of Robert St. Leger at Fairlight and the neighbourhood of Bexhill. In Gerald, who held at Hooe, we may see the count's steward, Gerald de Normanville, and Ingelran, who held in the same place and at Wilting, Filsham, and Baldslow is possibly the Ingleran ' vicecomes,' and Ingelran de Hastings who attests several charters of the Count of Eu,"* and may possibly appear under the disguise of Ingelran ' de Escotengiis ' (i.e. Scotney) in I io6.^ The identification of place-names is dealt with in detail in notes to the text, and is rendered easier in this county by the unusual accuracy with which the hundredal headings are given throughout. These headings are omitted in few cases and misplaced in still fewer, and the hundreds themselves have as a whole remained almost unaltered, though their names have in many cases changed ; thus, 'Risberg' became Poling, ' Benestede ' Avisford, and ' Ediveherst ' Shiplake. ' Wandelmestrei' formed the two later hundreds of Alciston and Longbridge, and 'Falmere' was divided between Whalesbone and Youngsmere, while 'Tifeld' and 'Auronhelle' both disappeared. Even with this assistance some twenty names remain unidentified, and without it many more would have done so, as the vagaries in spelling of the Domesday scribes are even more eccentric than usual in Sussex ; thus, Netherfield appears both as Nedrefelle (fo. i 8<^) and Nirefeld (fo. 1 7^) ; Shelvestrode as Calvrestot (fo, 22) and Celrestius (ibid.) ; Easwrith as Isewerit (fo. 29), Isiwirde (fo. 17), Isiwiridi (fo. 24), and Eswende (fo. 17) ; and Eckington as Echentone (fo. 19), Eschintone (fo. iqb), Achinton (fo. 22), Achiltone (fo. 22), Alchitone (fo. ib), and Hechestone (fo. 19). In several cases inversion is a source of error, Rotherfield appearing as Reredfelle (fo. 16), Chalvington as Caveltone (fo. 19), and Runcton as Rochintone (fo. 2^1). Misreadings of letters are frequent, as Cloninctune for Donnington, Filleicham for Sidlesham ; n is often confused with «, Peneuesel (fo. zob) being written for Pevenesel, and one place occurring both as 'Lodintone' and 'Lodivtone' (fo. 22). There is also confusion between r and n, Binderton being written as Bertredtone (fo. 23), Ninfield as Nerewelle (fo. 18), and Easwrith as Eswende (for Esweride). Of etymological interest is the use of G for W, as Garnecamp for Warningcamp and Gorde for Worth, and the variable value of Ch, which, though usually hard, is sometimes soft, East and West Chilting- ton occurring respectively as Childetune (fo. 27) and Cilletune (fo. 29), and Perching as both Percinges and Berchinges (fo. 27). The initial H of Harundel (Arundel), Hovingedene (Ovingdean), and Herlintone (Arlington) points to the arbitrary use of that letter which still charac- terizes the Sussex dialect, and is very noticeable in the case of Antone > Vise. Gage's MSS. {Hist. MSS. Com. Rep. iii. 223). 2 Suss. Arch. Coll. xxiv. 3. 3 Cd. of Doc. France, p. 81. * Ibid. p. 134. 381