A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



In EssERiNTONE [Sherrington] Lewin, a 

 free man, held i virgate. There the count 

 has 2 villeins with i plough. Then and 

 afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 6 shil- 

 lings. 



In Ai-siTONF. [Alciston] ' the abbey of 

 Wilton held i virgate. There the count has 

 I villein with i plough. Then and after- 

 wards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 shil- 

 lings. 



Reinbert holds of the count 1 virgate in 

 Radetone [Ratton], Ulf, a free man, held 

 it. There (is) i plough on the demesne, 

 and (there are) 15 acres of meadow, and 3 

 cottars return 2 shillings. Then and after- 

 wards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 shil- 



In Alsitone [Alciston *] the abbey of 

 Wilton held I virgate. There Reinbert has 

 2 ploughs and 3 cottars, and wood(land yield- 

 ing) 2 swine. Then and afterwards, as {et) 

 now, 5 shillings. 



In WiGENTONE [Winton ? ^] Countess Goda 

 held I virgate. There Reinbert had on the 

 demesne I plough with I cottar. Then (it 

 was worth) 5 shillings ; now 10 shillings. It 

 was laid waste {vast[ata]). 



In WiLENDONE [Willingdon] Countess 

 Goda held half a virgate. There Reinbert 

 has I cottar returning 12 pence. Then, as 

 {et) now, (it was worth) 12 pence. It was 

 laid waste {vast[ataj). 



Osbem son of Geoffrey holds of the count 

 half a hide in Willedone [Willingdon]. 

 Countess Goda held it. There (are) now 2 

 ploughs on the demesne with I cottar. Then 

 and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 40 

 shillings. 



In Ferle [West Firle] the abbey of Wilton 

 held I virgate. There Osbem has i villein 

 with I plough. Then and afterwards, as {et) 

 now, (it was worth) 8 shillings. 



In Radetone [Ratton] Countess Goda 

 held I virgate. There Eustace the clerk has 

 on the demesne I plough with I villein. Then 

 and afterwards (it was worth) 5 shillings ; now 

 6 shillings. 



In Lovingetone [ *] Countess 



Goda held I virgate. There Hugh has of 

 the count I villein with I plough. Then 

 and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 

 shillings. 



In Ripe [Ripe] Earl Harold held i hide. 

 There Walter son of Lambert has on the 

 demesne 2 ploughs, and 3 villeins with 2 

 ploughs, and 2 acres of meadow. Then and 

 afterwards (it was worth) 20 shillings ; now 

 30 shillings. 



In Ferle [West Firle] the abbey of Wil- 

 ton held I hide and I virgate and a half. 

 There Walter has 9 villeins with 5 ploughs. 

 There is land for 6 ploughs. In the time of 

 King Edward and afterwards (this) was worth 

 3 pounds ; now 4 pounds. 



In Radetone [Ratton] Countess Goda 

 held 1 virgate. There Reinbert has 4 villeins 

 with 3 ploughs. Then and afterwards, as {et) 

 now, (it was worth) 10 shillings. 



In Ripe [Ripe] Godwin, a free man, held 

 I virgate. There Reinbert has I villein with 

 I plough. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, 

 (it was worth) 4 shillings. 



• This and the two preceding entries, being 

 held by the count, must have been in or near 

 Burwash (see note 4, p. 400) ; and this portion 

 of Alciston would be at VVitherenden — if that 

 may be identified with Wivenham (see note I, 

 p. 394), which however is at least doubtful. 



' This was at Borzell (see note I, p. 394), 

 which was held by Reinbert's descendants the 

 Etchinghams. 



3 Formerly Wingeton on the borders of Alfris- 

 ton and Berwick ; it is not mentioned in the 

 Count of Mortain's rape, but as it subsequently 

 went with the manor of Berwick it was probably 



In EscHiNTONE [Eckington] Agemund, a 

 free man, held half a hide^ and i virgate. 

 There Walter has 3 villeins with 2 ploughs. 

 Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (this was 

 worth) 20 shillings. 



In SiRiNTONE [Sherrington] Alwin, a free 

 man, held half a hide. There Walter has on 

 the demesne i plough and 2 villeins with 1 

 plough. Then and afterwards this was worth 

 10 shillings ; now 5 (shillings). 



In Lestone [Laughton] Goda held I 

 virgate. Walter has nothing there except 2 

 shillings. 



included with the latter in Beddingham (see note 

 7, p. 403). S.D.B.'s identification of Wigentone 

 with Jcvington is practically impossible. 



' Possibly a misreading for Jevington (compare 

 note I, p. 409). 



' Dimidiam htdam interlined. 



