A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



Edward, and could betake himself {ire) with 

 his land whither he pleased, and then, as {et) 

 now, it was assessed for 3 virgates. There 

 is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 

 I plough, and (there are) 4 villeins with 4 

 ploughs, and (there are) 5 saltpans yielding 

 (de) 64 pence, and 2^ acres of meadow, and 

 wood(land yielding) 3 swine from the pannage. 

 In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 4 pounds, and afterwards 20 shillings; now 

 1 10 shillings. 



Robert holds of the count Nerewelle 

 [Ninfield].' Blac held it of King Edward, 

 and could betake himself [ire) with his land 

 whither he pleased. Then it was assessed 

 for 3 hides, now for 2^ hides. There is 

 land for 12 ploughs. On the demesne 

 Robert has i plough, and a church, and i 

 bordar. 



Of the land of this manor the Count of 

 Eu himself holds 5 virgates in demesne, 

 Osbern 3 virgates, Werenc 2 virgates, Rein- 

 bert 7 virgates. On (their) demesne they 

 have 2 ploughs, and 8 villeins and 2 bordars 

 have 6 ploughs. 



The aforesaid Robert the cook [coquus) holds 

 the seat [caput) of the manor, and he holds 2 

 virgates only, and a certain villein holds the 

 others (alias). 



The whole manor in the time of King 

 Edward was worth 6 pounds, and afterwards 

 20 shillings. Now the whole (is worth) 105 

 shillings. 



In Folsalre [Foxearle] Hundred 

 Wibert holds of the count Herste 

 [Herstmonceux]. Edmer the priest held it in 

 the time of King Edward, and could betake 

 himself {ire) with his land whither he pleased ; 

 and then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 5 

 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 30 villeins 

 with 12 cottars have 16 ploughs. There (is) 

 a church, and 7 acres of meadow, and wood- 

 (land yielding) I pig. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 6 pounds, and afterwards 20 shillings ; now lo 

 pounds. 



^Villiam holds of the count Werlinges 

 [Wartling]. Alnod held it of King Edward 

 and could betake himself {ire) with his land 

 whither he pleased, and then, as {et) now, it 

 was assessed for 5 hides. There is land for 

 1 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, 



' The form Nerewelle suggests Netherfield, but 

 unless it is entered out of place its position re- 

 quires it to be Ninfield. 



and 30 villeins with 10 cottars have 18 

 ploughs. There (are) 3 saltpans yielding {de) 

 7 shillings. Wood(land yielding) 30 swine, 

 and 30 acres of meadow. 



Of the land of this manor Girard holds I 

 hide, Ralf i hide, Wennenc the priest 2 vir- 

 gates. There (are) 12 villeins with 4 cottars 

 with 9 ploughs, and 8 acres of meadow. 



The whole manor in the time of King 

 Edward and afterwards* was worth 10 

 pounds. Now what William holds (is 

 worth) 10 pounds ; what the knights (hold) 

 4 pounds. 



Robert de Cruel holds of the count Esse- 

 BORNE [Ashburnham]. Seward held it of 

 King Edward, and then, as {et) now, it was 

 assessed for 2^ hides. There is land for 12 

 ploughs. On the demesne is I, and 21 vil- 

 leins with 3 cottars have 14 ploughs. There 

 (is) a church, and 3 saltpans yielding {de) 58 

 pence. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 6 pounds, and afterwards 20 shillings ; now 9 

 pounds. 



The count of Eu holds Francwelle 

 [Frankwell ^], and 6 knights (hold it) of him. 

 One of them, Norman, held it in the time of 

 King Edward, and then, as {et) now, it was 

 assessed for i hide and a half. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. 



Of this land the same Norman has half a 

 hide, Ralph 2 virgates, Hugh 2 virgates, Os- 

 bern 2 virgates, Wenenc I virgate, Girard I 

 virgate. On the demesne (is) I plough, and 

 (there are) 8 villeins and I cottar with 4 ploughs. 



In the manor (are) 1 2 acres of meadow, 

 and wood(land yielding) 2 swine. 



The whole manor in the time of King 

 Edward was worth 40 shillings, and after- 

 wards 10 shillings ; now 46 shillings. 



Ingelran holds of the count 1 hide in the 

 same hundred. Two free men held it in 

 the time of King Edward, and could betake 

 themselves {ire) with their land whither they 

 pleased. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed 

 for I hide. There is land for 4 ploughs. On 

 the demesne is i (plough) ; and 6 villeins 

 with 4 cottars have 4 ploughs. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 30 shillings, and afterwards 20 shillings ; now 

 30 shillings. 



Olaf holds of the count i virgate in the 

 selfsame hundred. Hernetoc held it in the 

 time of King Edward, and could betake him- 



' Et poit interlined. 



' In Ashburnha 



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