THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In PiLESHAM [Filsham]* which the Count 

 of Eu holds the abbot has I virgate and I 

 villein with I plough, and (there is) i acre 

 of meadow. (This) is worth 4 shillings. 



In Cedesfeld [Catsfield] which Werenc 

 Jiolds of the Count of Eu the abbot has 3 

 virgates in demesne,^ 



In BoLLiNTUN [BoUington in Bcxhill] 

 which the Count of Eu holds the abbot has 

 2 hides all but {in'tnus) i virgate,^ and there 

 are 7 villeins with 5 ploughs. (This) is worth 



20 shillings. 



In Croherst [Crowhurst] which Waller 

 holds of the Count of Eu the abbot has i 

 virgate of land. 



In WiTiNGEs [Wilting] which Ingelran 

 holds of the count the abbot has I virgate of 

 land,* (which is) waste {wastam). 



In HoLiNTUN [Hollington] which the 

 Count of Eu holds the abbot has I virgate of 

 land, (which is) waste {wastam). 



There is also {adlmc) I wood yielding [de) 

 5 swine outside {foris) the rape. 



Of all this land the abbot has in demesne 

 z\ hides, and there (he has) i plough with 2 1 

 bordars and 2 mills unrented {sine ccnsu). 

 (This) is worth 40 shillings. 



These hides have not paid geld in the rape.* 



THE LAND OF SAINT EDWARD 



(OF SHAFTESBURY) 



In Benestede [Avisford] Hundred 



The Abbey of Saint Edward holds and 



did hold in the time of King Edward Falche- 



HAM [Felpham]. Then it was assessed for 



21 hides. Now for 15^ hides. There is 

 land for 12 ploughs. On the demesne is i 

 plough, and (there are) 48 villeins and ig 

 cottars with 1 5 ploughs. There (is) a church 

 and a fishery yielding {de) 5 shillings. In 

 Cicestre [Chichester] (are) 6 burgesses yielding 

 {de) 7 shillings. There (are) 8 acres of 



1 Called Phileshamin the Chronicle; the 

 is called Wilesham in the Count of Eu' 

 (see p. 397). 



^ See note 7. 



8 See p. 397. 



* See note 6, p. 398. 



^ All the lands within the Leuga of Battle 

 abbey were exempt from payment of geld to the 

 Crown, but from the expression ' in suo rapo ' it 

 seems that the lands not held in demesne paid geld 

 to the abbey; but see Introduction, p. 358. 



anor 

 rape 



meadow. Wood(land) yielding {de) 30 

 swine. In the time of King Edward it was 

 worth 10 pounds, now 20 pounds. 



fo. i8a 



IX. THE LAND OF THE COUNT 

 OF EU {OW) 



The Count of Eu holds in demesne 

 a manor which is called Hou [Hooe]." Earl 

 Godwin held it, and in the time of King 

 Edward, as {et) now, it was assessed for 12 

 hides. There is land for 44 ploughs. On 

 the demesne arc 2 ploughs, and 44 villeins 

 with 12 bordars have 28 ploughs. There (is) 

 a chapel {ecclesiola\ and I mill yielding {de) 7 

 shillings, and 71 acres of meadow, and 30 

 saltpans yielding {de) 33 shillings. Wood- 

 (land yielding) 10 swine from the pannage. 

 From the pasturage {herbagio) 7 swine. 



Of the villein lands {terra villanorum) of 

 this manor Reinbert holds half a hide, Robert 

 2i virgates, Osbern 2 virgates, Alvred 2 vir- 

 gates, Girald 2 virgates, Ingelran 2 virgates, 

 Witbert 4^ virgates, Werelc 2 virgates, 

 another Robert 2 virgates. 



Between (them) all they have on (their) 

 demesne 3^ ploughs, and 12 villeins and 3 

 bordars with 7 ploughs. 



The whole manor in the time of King 

 Edward was worth 25 pounds, and afterwards 

 6 pounds. Now the count's demesne (is 

 worth) 1 4 pounds ; (that) of his knights 7 

 pounds and 7 shillings. 



Werenc holds of the count Cedesfelle 

 [Catsfield]. Elfelm held it of King Edward 

 and could betake himself [ire) with his land 

 whither he pleased. Then it was assessed 

 for I hide and a half, now for I hide and I 

 \irgatc.'' There is land for 7 ploughs. On 

 the demesne is I plough, and 1 1 villeins with 

 2 bordars have 8 ploughs. There (is) a 

 chapel {ecclesiola\ and I mill serving the hall 

 {ad hallam serviens). There (are) 4 acres of 

 meadow, and wood(land yielding) 3 swine, 

 and pasturage {herbagium) (yielding) 5 swine. 

 In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 50 shillings, and afterwards 20 shillings ; now 

 60 shillinss. 



Wifacrt holds of the count Medehei 

 ].^ Osward held it of King 



« This had formed part of the manor of Wil- 

 lingdon (see note 3, p. 41 1). 



-' Assessment reduced probably because 3 virgates 

 were in the ' lowey ' of Battle (see note 2). 



e S.D.B.'s identification of this as Meads in 

 Eastbourne is groundless and improbable. It was 

 probably in the neighbourhood of Northye, 

 Keeteye and Southeye. 



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