A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



Ratendone [Ratton], Willendone [Willing- 

 don], Ferle [Firle]. It has never paid {red- 

 didit) geld. There Reinbert has 6 villeins 

 with 3 ploughs. In the time of King Edward, 

 as [et) now, (it was worth) 22 shillings. 



In Segnescome [ '] Lewin, a free 



man, held half a hide. It has never paid geld. 

 There the count has 2 villeins with 5 oxen, 

 and I cottar. Then, as {et) now, (it was 

 worth) 5 shillings. 



In SiELMESTONE [Selmeston] Elfer held of 

 King Edward half a hide. It has never paid 

 geld. There Reinbert has i plough with i 

 villein. There (are) 3 acres of meadow, and 

 wood(land yielding) i pig. It is, and was, 

 worth 10 shillings. 



In BuRGEHAM [ '] Ulgar held of 



King Edward half a hide. It has never paid 

 geld. There Reinbert has 2 villeins with 2 

 ploughs. In the time of King Edward, as {et) 

 now, it was worth 12 shillings. 



The same Reinbert holds of the count half 

 a hide which belonged {pertinuit) in the time 

 of King Edward to 2 manors, Beruice 

 [Berwick] and Clavreham [Claverham]. 

 The king held one (of these manors) and 

 Osward held the other of King Edward." It 

 has never paid geld. There (is) now i 

 villein and i cottar. It was worth 5 shillings, 

 now 7 shillings. 



The same Reinbert holds i virgate* which 

 Cole held of King Edward. It has never 

 paid geld. There (is) i villein with I plough. 

 It is, and was, worth 5 shillings. 



In WiLENDONE [Willingdon] Goda held of 

 the count {sic)*" half a hide. It has never paid 

 geld. There is land for 2 ploughs. There 

 Reinbert has 2 ploughs on the demesne, and 4 

 villeins and 2 cottars with 2 ploughs. There 

 (are) 5 acres of meadow, and wood(land yield- 

 ing) 2 swine, and i serf. In the time of 

 King Edward it was worth 20 shillings, and 

 afterwards 10 shillings ; now 30 shillings. 



In Alchitone [Eckington^] Azor, a free 

 man, held i virgate. It has never paid geld. 

 There Reinbert has 3 villeins with i plough 

 and a half. Then, as {et) now, (it was worth) 

 6 shillings. 



> S.D.B. suggests Burghlow in Arlington. This 

 holding lay probably at Burgham in Etching- 

 ham. 



- King Edward held Berwick (see note 7, p. 

 403), and Osward held Claverh.Tm (see p. 417). 



3 Possibly attached to Lovringetone, which Cola 

 held (see note 2, p. 411). 



* This should no doubt be ' of Earl Godwin,' 

 who held Willingdon manor. 



6 ' Alchitone ' by inversion from ' Achiltone,' 

 which is Eckington (see p. 417). 



In Alsitone [Alciston''] Countess Goda 

 held 2i hides. They have never paid geld. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. There Robert 

 has 4 villeins and 5 oxen {et v hobus). (This) 

 was worth 30 shillings; now 20 (shillings). 



In Alsistone [Alciston] Goda held half a 

 virgate. It has never paid geld. There Hugh 

 has of the count I villein. Then (it was 

 worth) 5 shillings ; now 2 shillings. 



In WiLENDONE [Willingdon] Goda held I 

 virgate and a half. It has never paid geld. 

 There Hugh has 2 villeins with i plough. In 

 the time of King Edward and afterwards (it 

 was worth) 10 shillings ; now 5 shillings. 



In Ferle [West Firle] the abbey of Wilton 

 held half a virgate. It has never paid geld. 

 There the monks of Treport {Ultresport^) 

 have 2 villeins and 2 cottars with i plough. 

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

 worth) 5 shillings. 



In Babinrerode " [Gostrow] Hundred 

 Rainer holds of the count Checeha(m) 

 [ "]. Edric held it in the time of 



King Edward ; he was a free man. Then, 

 as {et) now, it was assessed for half a hide. 

 There is land for I plough, and there it is on 

 the demesne, with 3 cottars, and (there are) 2 

 acres of meadow. In the time of King 

 Edward and afterwards it was worth lo shil- 

 lings ; now 20 (shillings). 



Reinbert holds of the count Dodimere 

 [Udimore]. Algar held it of Earl Goduin. 

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

 There is land for 10 ploughs. On the 

 demesne is I (plough), and 22 villeins have 15 

 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 2 acres of 



^ Not identified. 



T If Seuredeswelle may be identified with Sores 

 Wood (see note I, p. 394), this portion of Alciston 

 no doubt lay there. 



8 As a fine of 42 Henry III. shows that the 

 abbey of Treport held land in Burhers [Burwash], 

 this was no doubt in that parish. 



" Occurs as Babirote on the Pipe Roll of 3 1 

 Hen. I. 



'0 Possibly Kitchenham in Peasmarsh, which is 

 however now in Goldspur Hundred. S.D.B.'s 

 suggestion of Icklesham has nothing to support it, 

 so far as I know. 



