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 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Edward, and could betake himself (/re) whither he pleased. Then, as(f/) now, it was assessed for 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and (there is) I vil- lein and 5 bordars with i plough. In the time of King Edward it was worth 40 shil- lings, and afterwards 16 shillings and 8 pence ; now 30 shillings. (In Eastbourne Hundred) William de Cahainges holds Bevringetone [Beverington] and Lovringetone [Yevering- ton ']. Two free ^ men held them of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, they were as- sessed for 2 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is half a plough with 3 bor- dars, and (there are) 2 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward they were worth 30 shillings, and afterwards 1 5 shillings ; now 24 shillings. There Hugh and Morin hold 2^ hides. Cana and Frane (held them) of King Ed- ward, and could betake themselves {ire) whither they would. There is land for 2 ploughs. There (the 2 ploughs) are, with 6 villeins and i bordar, and there (is) i acre of meadow. This land is appraised in the manor ^ of Willendone [Willingdon]. Ralph son of Gunfrid holds in Eshalle (In Totnore Hundred) William^ holds Litelforde [PItford] of the count. Brixi held it of King Edward, and could betake himself {ire) whither he pleased. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 4 villeins and 2 serfs with i plough, and 50 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 4 pounds ; when received 40 shillings. Ralph ' holds Prestetone [Preston in Bed- dingham] of the count. Cola held it of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is i (plough), and (there are) 5 villeins with 2 oxen. In the time of King Edward it was worth 4 pounds, and after- wards 30 shillings ; now 40 shillings. In the same Hundred the count himself holds 8 hides, but they are appraised in another hundred. The abbot of Grestain holds of the count 2 hides in Bedingha(m) [Beddingham]. Ul- nod the priest' held them of King Edward, and they were assessed for 2 hides then, as {et) [Easthall] i hide. Edmund held it of King now. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the Edward, and could betake himself (/V^) whither demesne is i (plough), and (there are) 2 vil- he pleased. It was assessed for i hide then, leins and 2 bordars with i plough. In the as {et) now. In the time of King Edward it time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was was worth 15 shillings ; afterwards and now 10 shillings. In the same hundred Rannulf holds i vir- gate* of the count, and for so much it is assessed. Ulfer held it of King Edward. There is land for half a plough. There is i villein. Then, and afterwards, as {et) now, it was worth 4 shillings, is the correct identification and that the Hundredal heading is misplaced. I Yeverington, in Eastbourne manor, occurs frequently in the thirteenth century in connec- tion with Beverington, and rarely separate ; and the difference between levringetone and Lovringe- tone is sufficiently slight to maice a scribal error not unlikely, so that I think this is a fair identi- fication. 3 Probably ' manor ' should be ' Hundred,' as Hugh and Morin succeeded Cane and Frane in the manor of Ratton in Willingdon Hundred, but are not recorded as holding of Willingdon manor. note 4, p. 415). worth 40 shilling lings). when received 30 (shil Durand holds of the count in^ Cerloce- STONE [Charlston in West Firle] 6 hides. Three free men held them of King Edward as {pro) 3 manors. Then, as {et) now, they were assessed for 6 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne (is) half a plough, and I villein and l bordar with 2 oxen. Of this land Roger holds 2 hides, Gilbert 2 hides. These have on (their) demesne 2 ploughs and 2 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough. In the time of King Edward (this) was worth 60 shillings, and afterwards 40 shil- 6 William de Cahaignes, or Keynes ; Itford sub- sequently passed to the Leukenores by marriage with the heiress of the Keynes. « Ralph de Dene ; Preston was held by Isabella de la Haye, his descendant. ' The Count of Mortain gave to Grestain Abbey land in Hestone [Heighten] which Alnod the priest held (Dugdale, Moti. vi. 1053). >* In interlined. 409 52
 * boroughs,' and I am inclined to think that this
 * Liieri interlined.
 * Part of his manor of Little Horsted (see