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 A HISTORY OF SUSSEX In the time of King Edward, as (et) now, In the time of King Edward it was worth 40 it was worth 25 pounds; when received 15 shillings and afterwards 30 shillings; now 60 pounds. shillings. Robert holds of William Childeltune [East Chiltington]. Fredri held it of King Edward, and could betake himself (/r^) whither he pleased. Then it was assessed for 7 hides, now for 5 hides and I virgate,^ the others are in the rape of the Count of Mortain. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 3 villeins with i plough. In Lewes (is) i haw yielding {de) 12 pence. Of this land a certain knight holds 2^ hides, and there he has on (his) demesne i plough, and (there are) 6 villeins and 2 bor- dars with I plough, and half a mill yielding {de) 1 5 pence, and I haw and a half yielding {de) 8 pence. In the time of King Edward it was worth 4 pounds, and afterwards (the same) ; now 100 shillings. Godfrey holds of William Childe(n)tune [East Chiltington]. Godric held it of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 2 hides ; now for I hide and a half, because a half is in the rape of the Count of Mortain. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 5 villeins and 3 bordars with i plough. There (are) 2 acres of meadow. Wood(land) yielding [de] 12 swine. In Lewes i burgess yielding {de) 6 pence. fo. 27b In the time of King Edward and afterwards it was worth 16 shillings ; now 20 shillings. Nigel holds of William i hide in Odintune [Wooton in East Chiltington]. Godric held it of King Edward. It did not give geld. No one lives (nianet) there. It is worth 12 shillings." Hugh holds of William Venningore [Waningore']. Four alodial tenants held it of King; Edward, and could betake them- selves {ire) whither they pleased with their lands. Then it was assessed for 3J hides, now half (a hide) is in the rape of the Count of Mortain.* There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 6 villeins and 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. .° Three haws yielding {de) 21 pence. » Et una v'trga interlined. 2 Denarios altered to solidos. 8 In Chailey. s A space left. The same Hugh holds of William 3 vir- gates in Bedinges [Beeding], which (manor) William de Braiose holds. Villeins held them in the time of King Edward. They have never paid geld. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 15 villeins and 3 bordars with 5 ploughs. There is land for 5 ploughs. There (are) 3 acres of meadow. Wood(land) yield- ing {de) 10 swine. In the time of King Edward and after- wards it was worth 15 shillings ; now 30 shillings. In Bercha(m) [Barcombe] Hundred William de Watevile holds of William Bercham [Barcombe]. Azor held it of Earl Godwin. Then it was assessed for 13 hides ; now for io|- hides ; the others are in the rape of the Count of Mortain.* They have never paid geld, so (the jurors) say. There is land for 20 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 24 vil- leins and 2 bordars with 9 ploughs. There (is) a church,^ and 3I mills yielding {de) 20 shillings. In Lewes (are) 18 haws yielding {de) 8 shillings and 7 pence. In the time of King Edward it was worth 1 2 pounds, and afterwards 6 pounds ; now 8 pounds. Ralph ■* holds of William Hame [Hamsey]. Ulveva held it of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 25 hides ; now there are 14 (hides), because the others are in the rape of the Count of Mortain, namely 7 hides, and in the rape of Earl Roger 4 hides all but {minus) half a virgate.* Now what Ralph has pays geld for 13 hides. There is land for 13 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 hides, and (there are) 16 villeins and 14 bordars with 10 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 200 acres of meadow. Wood(land) yielding {de) 10 swine. From the pasturage {herhagio) 13 shillings. » In Fletching (see notes 3 and 4, p. 420). ' The church was given to Lewes Priory by Ralph de Caisned (compare note 6, p. 4.41). 8 Ralph de Caisned, from whose descendants, the family of de Say, the manor took its name of Hammes-Sey. 9 The figures here seem to have been inverted ; the 4 hides were in the Count of Mortain's rape at Horsted (see p. 419), and the 7 hides were presumably in Earl Roger's rape in Ulveva's manor of East Preston (see Introd. p. 357). 442
 * At Brockhurst in East Grinstead (see p. 419).