A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



Godwin and Alestan held Horintone [Hol- 

 lington] in the time of King Edward, and 

 could betake themselves {ire) with their land 

 whither they pleased. Then it was assessed 

 for 4^ hides. Now for 3 hides and 2 vir- 

 gates. There is land for 8 ploughs. 



Of this land the count holds in demesne 

 I J hides and 2 virgates, and there he has 1 

 plough and 12 villeins with 4 ploughs. 



Of the selfsame land Reinbert has half a 

 hide, William I hide, Hugh half a hide, 

 Ulward 2 virgates. 



On the demesne is i plough, and (there 

 are) 3 villeins and 3 cottars with 3 ploughs. 

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

 wood(land yielding) 2 swine. 



The whole manor in the time of King 

 Edward was worth 30 shillings, and afterwards 

 20 shillings ; now 58 shillings. 



Golduin held Croteslei [Cortesley '] in the 

 time of King Edward, and could betake him- 

 self {ire) whither he pleased ; and then, as 

 {et) now, it was assessed for 6 hides. There 

 is land for 8 ploughs. 



Of this land ( =) holds half a hide, 



and there is I villein with I plough. 



Of the same land William holds 4^ hides 

 and Godwin (holds them) of him, Reinbert 

 half a hide, Hugh half a hide. 



There they have 24 villeins and 2 cottars 

 with 8 ploughs. 



In the manor (are) 27 acres of meadow. 



The whole manor in the time of King 

 Edward, and afterwards,^ was worth 100 

 shillings. Now 6 pounds and 7 shillings. 



Wenestan held Westewelle [Westfield] 

 in the time of King Edward, and could be- 

 take himself (ire) whither he pleased. Then, 

 as [ct) now, it was assessed for i hide and 2 

 virgates. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 Wibert* holds (it) of the count, and has on 

 (his) demesne i^ ploughs and 7 villeins and I 

 cottar with 3 ploughs. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 20 shillings, and afterwards 70 shillings ; now 

 72 shillings. 



Earl Harold held Crohest [Crowhurst]. 

 Then it was assessed for 6 hides. Now for 

 3 hides. There is land for 22 ploughs. 



> A manor in Hollington and adj.iccnt parishes. 



" Name of tenant omitted. 



^ Et post interlined. 



» Wening, by permission of William son of 

 Wihert his lord, gave the church of Westfield to 

 Battle Abbey, and Reinald de Anseville heir of 

 William son of Wibert confirmed the gift. (Add. 

 Ch. 20 1 6 1.) 



Walter son of Lambert^ holds (it) of the 

 count, and has 2 ploughs on the demesne, 

 and 12 villeins and 6 cottars have 12 ploughs. 

 There (are) 15 acres of meadow, and wood- 

 (land yielding) 4 swine. 



A certain Walo holds half a hide and 2 

 virgates. There are 3 villeins with I plough. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 8 pounds. Now 100 shillings. It was laid 

 waste [vastatum fuit). 



Two free men held Wiltingham [Wilt- 

 ing] in the time of King Edward. Then, as 

 (et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides. There 

 is land for 9 ploughs. 



Of this land Ingelran holds of the count 

 2 hides and 2 virgates, Reinbert half a hide 

 and 2 virgates, Ralf half a hide, Robert 2 

 virgates. There (are) on the demesne 3 

 ploughs, and (there are) 9 villeins and 5 

 cottars with 6 ploughs. There (are) 1 6 acres 

 of meadow. The whole manor in the time 

 of King Edward was worth 1 00 shillings. 

 Now 4 pounds. It was laid waste (vastatum). 

 The count has I virgate of this manor in his 

 park.^ 



In the same hundred Ingelran holds of the 

 count 3 virgates, which 12 freemen held in 

 the time of King Edward, but they have 

 never returned geld. There (are) 3 villeins 

 with 2 ploughs. (This) is worth 10 shillings. 



In Hailesaltede [Netherfield] 

 Hundred 



Earl Harold held Watlingetone [What- 

 lington]. Then, as (et) now, it was assessed 

 for half a hide. There is land for 6 ploughs. 

 Reinbert holds (it) of the count, and there he 

 has 2 ploughs, and 6 villeins and 3 cottars 

 with 3 ploughs. There are 10 acres of 

 meadow, and wood(land yielding) 6 swine. 



In the time of King Edward, as (et) now, 

 it was worth 50 shillings. It was laid waste 

 (vastatum). 



The same Reinbert' holds of the count 

 MoNTiFELLE [Mountfield]. God(a) held it in 

 the time of King Edward, and could betake 

 herself (ire) whither she pleased. Then, as 

 (et) now, it was assessed for I hide. There 



■■ Ancestor of the Scotne)s of Crowhin-st and 

 Lamberhurst. 



" The remaining virgate is accoinitcd for under 

 Witinges in the 'rape' of Battle (sec p. 395). 



' Reinbert the sheriff (of the rape of H.astings) 

 gave the church of Mountfeld to the collegiate 

 church of Hastings ; he w.as one of the chief 

 holders of lands in the rape, and was ancestor of 

 the family of Echingham (see IntroJ. p. 380). 



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