THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



meadow. In the time of King Edward, as 

 {ei) now, (it was worth) 8 pounds ; when 

 received 30 shillings. 



In Gestehnges [Guestling] Hundred 

 Geoffrey de Floe* holds of the count 

 Gestelinges [Guestling]. Ulbald held it of 

 King Edward. Then, as (et) now, it was 

 assessed for 4^ hides. There is land for 7 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 

 12 villeins with 5 cottars have 4 ploughs. 

 There (are) 5 acres of meadow. 



Of this land Robert de 01ecu(m)be holds I 

 hide, and there he has 2 ploughs on (his) 

 demesne, and 2 villeins and 2 cottars with 1 

 plough. In the time of King Edward, as {ft) 

 now, (the whole manor was worth) 100 shil- 

 lings. It was waste {vastatum). 



William de Septmuels holds Ivet [ -J. 



Levret held it of Earl Godwin. It is i hide.^ 

 It has never paid geld. There is land for 2 

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

 I villein {villanum) and 3 cottars with 2 

 ploughs. There (are) 3 acres of meadow. In 

 the time of King Edward, as [ct) now, (it was 

 worth) 19 {ixx}) shillings. It was waste 

 {vastatum). 



In the same Hundred Robert holds of the 

 count I furlong {unumferlang)^. Ulmer held 

 it of Earl Godwin. Then it was assessed for 

 6 hides, now for 2 hides. There is land for 

 1 2 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs, 

 and 14 villeins and 5 cottars with 8 ploughs. 

 There (is) a church. In the time of King 

 Edward it was worth 100 shillings, and after- 

 wards 40 shillings ; now 6 pounds. 



In CoLEspoRE [Goldspur] Hundred 



In Evebentone [ ®] Earl Godwin 



held half a hide, and for so much it was 

 assessed. There the count has 2 villeins with 

 I plough and a half. Then, as {et) now, (it 

 was worth) 12 shillings. 



1 Geoffrey de Floscis gave the church of Gest- 

 linges to the collegiate church of Hastings. 



^ Printed Luet in S.D.B. and by Record Com- 

 mission. 



^ Est interlined. 



* Possibly 20 {xx) written over some other 

 figure. 



5 As a furlong could hardly contain 1 2 plough- 

 lands I think there can be little doubt that miiim 

 firlang is a scribal error for Ferleg' [Fairlight], in 

 which case the tenant is Robert St. Lcger, as Fair- 

 light was afterwards in that family. 



6 Not identified. 



The count himself holds Pleidena(m) 

 [Playden]. Siulf held it of King Edward. 



Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides. 

 There is land for 7 ploughs. This land 

 {banc) the following men hold of the count. 

 Ednod I hide, Walter i hide, Rcinir^ i hide, 

 Geoffrey half a hide, Tetbald the priest 3 

 virgates and i church, and I plough on the 

 demesne. 



Between (them) all they have 22 villeins 

 and 15 cottars with 1O5 ploughs, and on the 

 demesne I plough. There (are) 5 acres of 

 meadow. The whole manor in the time of 

 King Edward was worth 6 pounds ; now 112 

 shillings. The count has thereof {inde) what 

 is worth 7 pounds and 3 shillings. 



Geoffrey, (who holds) i virgate, and Lewin, 

 (who holds) 2 virgates, hold of the count 

 Idene [Iden]. Ednod, a free man, held it in 

 the time of King Edward, and then, as {et) 

 now, it was assessed for 3 virgates. There 

 is land for 2 ploughs, and there they are on 

 the demesne, with I villein and 7 cottars. 

 There (are) 6 acres of meadow. In the time 

 of King Edward, as {et) now, (it was worth) 

 30 shillings. 



Three men hold Glesham [Glossames in 

 Beckley^] of the count, and they {qui) 

 held it in the time of King Edward, and 

 could betake themselves {ire) with the self- 

 same land whither they would. Then, as 

 {ct) now, it was assessed for I hide and a half. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. They {'psi) 

 have on the demesne 3 ploughs, and i villein 

 and 2 cottars. There (are) 8 acres of 

 meadow, and wood(land yielding) 10 swine. 

 In the time of King Edward (it was worth) 

 40 shillings, and afterwards 20 shillings, now 

 30 shillings. 



In the same Hundred Alwin holds of the 

 count I virgate.* Edward, a free man, held 

 it, and it was assessed for i virgate. Tliere 

 are 2 acres of meadow. Then and after- 

 wards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 shillings. 



In Badeslei [Baldslow] Hundred 

 In Ivet" Levric held i virgate; he was 

 a free man. It has never paid geld. Then 

 it was worth 3 shillings, now 12 pence. 

 William holds it. 



7 S.D.B. reads Remir. 



8 Or Glasseye, formerly Glescye, in the same 

 parish. 



° Probably attached to Sherrington manor 

 (see note 4, p. 410). 

 i" See note 2. 



