THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 

 (ploughs), and 9 villeins with 2 cottars have 6 

 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of meadow, and 

 wood(land yielding) 10 swine. In the time 

 of King Edward it was worth 3 pounds, and 

 afterwards 20 shillings ; now 4 pounds. 



Herolf holds of the count Nedrefelle 

 [Netherfield]. Goda held it of King Ed- 

 ward. Then it was assessed for li hides. 

 Now for I only. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is i (plough), and 7 villeins 

 have 3 ploughs. There are 8 saltpans yield- 

 ing (de) 8 shillings, and wood(land yielding) 

 10 swine. In the time of King Edward it 

 was worth 1 00 shillings ; now 50 shillings. 

 It was waste {vastata). 



In this Hundred Hugh holds a manor ' of 

 the count, which Alnod held in the time of 

 King Edward, and he could betake himself 

 [ire) whither he would, and then it was as- 

 sessed for I hide and a lialf. Now for i 

 only. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the 

 demesne is I plough, and (there are) 12 

 villeins with 5 ploughs. There (are) 5 acres 

 of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 4 swine. 

 In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 100 shillings, and afterwards 20 (shillings); 

 now 50 shillings. 



The same Osbern (hV) ^ holds I virgate of 

 the count in Beche [Beech]. Ulbald held it 

 in the time of King Edward. Then (it was 

 assessed) for 1 virgate, now for nothing. 

 Then it was worth 2 shillings ; now notliing. 



Wenenc the priest holds of the count 

 BRUNH.'i(M) [Broomham ^]. Edith [Eddid) 

 held it in the time of King Edward, and 

 could betake herself [ire) whither she would, 

 and it was assessed for half a hide then, as 

 [et) now. There is land for 3 ploughs. On 

 the demesne is I (plough), and (there are) 4 

 villeins and 2 cottars with 2 ploughs. (There 

 is) I acre of meadow. Wood(land yielding) 

 2 swine. In the time of King Edward, as 

 [et) now, (it was worth) 20 shillings. It was 

 laid waste {vastata). 



Hugh holds of the count i virgate in 

 EsLEDE [Eyelid farm in Ewhurst *]. Lewin 



1 This was a detached portion of Alnod's 

 manor of Wilmington (see note 8, p. 412), by 

 which name it was still called (see note 10, p. 394). 



^ Possibly an entry relating to Penhurst, which 

 Osbern held (see note 11, p. 394), preceded this in 

 the original returns. 



3 A manor in Penhurst and the adjacent parishes. 



* On the borders of Netherfield and Staple 

 Hundreds. 



held it of Earl Lewin.^ It h.is never paid 

 geld. There (is) i plougli, and wood(land 

 yielding) 3 swine. It was worth 5 shillings ; 

 now 12 shillings. 



In Stapleha(m) [Staple] Hundred 

 The same Hugh holds 2 virgates belonging 

 to [pertinentes in) Ellede [Eyelid]. Earl Lcwin 

 held them, and they were assessed for 2 vir- 

 gates then, as {et) now. There (is) I villein 

 with I plough. 



The Count himself holds I virgate belong- 

 ing to {pertinciitem in) EsLEDE [Eyelid]. Earl 

 Lewin held it. It has never given geld. 

 There is land for i plough, and there it is 

 with I villein. Then (it was worth) 4 shil- 

 lings ; now 5 shillings. 



In the same hundred Hugh holds of the 

 count I virgate. Cane {Can) held it in the 

 time of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, it 

 was assessed for I virgate. There is land for 

 I plough. There (the plough) is, with 

 I villein. (This) is, and was, worth 4 shil- 

 lings. 



(In Netherfield Hundred)" 

 The Count of Eu holds Brislinga [Bright- 

 ling]. In the time of King Edward 2 

 brothers held it of the king. It was assessed 

 for I hide then, as {et) now. On the demesne 

 is I plough, and (there is) a church, and 

 wood(land) yielding {de) 5 shillings. 



Of this hide Robert holds 4 virgates of the 

 count, and there he has 10 villeins with 2 

 cottars who have {hahentei) 7 ploughs. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 100 shillings, and afterwards 10 shillings ; 

 now 42 shillings. 



The Count of Eu holds Dalintone [Dal- 

 lington]. Norman held it in the time of 

 King Edward, and could betake himself {ire) 

 whither he would, and it was assessed for i 

 hide, now for nothing. There is land 



Of this hide the count has a half as {in) 

 forest, and it is worth 5 shillings. 



William has the other half, and there he 

 has I plough on (his) demesne, with 2 cottars. 



The same William has I virgate and a 

 half in Foxer [Foxearle] Hundred.' King 

 Edward held it, and it has never paid geld. 

 There i villein and 2 cottars have 1 plough. 



5 Leofwine brother of Harold killed at the 

 battle of Hastings. 



" No Hundredal heading to mark return from 

 : Staple Hundred to Netherfield. 



' Part of Dallington is in Foxearle Hundred. 



