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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. i()b), 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. 



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