THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



Edward, and could betake himself (/re) whither 

 he pleased. Then, as(f/) now, it was assessed 

 for 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On 

 the demesne is I plough, and (there is) I vil- 

 lein and 5 bordars with i plough. In the 

 time of King Edward it was worth 40 shil- 

 lings, and afterwards 16 shillings and 8 pence ; 

 now 30 shillings. 



(In Eastbourne Hundred) 



William de Cahainges holds Bevringetone 

 [Beverington] and Lovringetone [Yevering- 

 ton ']. Two free ^ men held them of King 

 Edward. Then, as {et) now, they were as- 

 sessed for 2 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is half a plough with 3 bor- 

 dars, and (there are) 2 acres of meadow. In 

 the time of King Edward they were worth 

 30 shillings, and afterwards 1 5 shillings ; now 

 24 shillings. 



There Hugh and Morin hold 2^ hides. 

 Cana and Frane (held them) of King Ed- 

 ward, and could betake themselves {ire) 

 whither they would. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. There (the 2 ploughs) are, with 

 6 villeins and i bordar, and there (is) i acre 

 of meadow. This land is appraised in the 

 manor ^ of Willendone [Willingdon]. 



Ralph son of Gunfrid holds in Eshalle 



(In Totnore Hundred) 

 William^ holds Litelforde [PItford] of 

 the count. Brixi held it of King Edward, 

 and could betake himself {ire) whither he 

 pleased. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed 

 for 4 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

 On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there 

 are) 4 villeins and 2 serfs with i plough, and 

 50 acres of meadow. 



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

 it was worth 4 pounds ; when received 40 

 shillings. 



Ralph ' holds Prestetone [Preston in Bed- 

 dingham] of the count. Cola held it of King 

 Edward. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed 

 for 4 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. 

 On the demesne is i (plough), and (there are) 

 5 villeins with 2 oxen. In the time of King 

 Edward it was worth 4 pounds, and after- 

 wards 30 shillings ; now 40 shillings. 



In the same Hundred the count himself 

 holds 8 hides, but they are appraised in 

 another hundred. 



The abbot of Grestain holds of the count 

 2 hides in Bedingha(m) [Beddingham]. Ul- 

 nod the priest' held them of King Edward, 

 and they were assessed for 2 hides then, as {et) 



[Easthall] i hide. Edmund held it of King now. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the 



Edward, and could betake himself (/V^) whither demesne is i (plough), and (there are) 2 vil- 



he pleased. It was assessed for i hide then, leins and 2 bordars with i plough. In the 



as {et) now. In the time of King Edward it time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was 



was worth 15 shillings ; afterwards and now 

 10 shillings. 



In the same hundred Rannulf holds i vir- 

 gate* of the count, and for so much it is assessed. 

 Ulfer held it of King Edward. There is land 

 for half a plough. There is i villein. Then, 

 and afterwards, as {et) now, it was worth 4 

 shillings, 



* boroughs,' and I am inclined to think that this 

 is the correct identification and that the Hundredal 

 heading is misplaced. 



I Yeverington, in Eastbourne manor, occurs 

 frequently in the thirteenth century in connec- 

 tion with Beverington, and rarely separate ; and 

 the difference between levringetone and Lovringe- 

 tone is sufficiently slight to maice a scribal error 

 not unlikely, so that I think this is a fair identi- 

 fication. 



* Liieri interlined. 



3 Probably ' manor ' should be ' Hundred,' as 

 Hugh and Morin succeeded Cane and Frane in 

 the manor of Ratton in Willingdon Hundred, 

 but are not recorded as holding of Willingdon 

 manor. 



* Part of his manor of Little Horsted (see 

 note 4, p. 415). 



worth 40 shilling 

 lings). 



when received 30 (shil 



Durand holds of the count in^ Cerloce- 

 STONE [Charlston in West Firle] 6 hides. 

 Three free men held them of King Edward 

 as {pro) 3 manors. Then, as {et) now, they 

 were assessed for 6 hides. There is land for 

 5 ploughs. On the demesne (is) half a plough, 

 and I villein and l bordar with 2 oxen. 



Of this land Roger holds 2 hides, Gilbert 

 2 hides. These have on (their) demesne 2 

 ploughs and 2 villeins and 2 bordars with i 

 plough. 



In the time of King Edward (this) was 

 worth 60 shillings, and afterwards 40 shil- 



6 William de Cahaignes, or Keynes ; Itford sub- 

 sequently passed to the Leukenores by marriage 

 with the heiress of the Keynes. 



« Ralph de Dene ; Preston was held by Isabella 

 de la Haye, his descendant. 



' The Count of Mortain gave to Grestain 

 Abbey land in Hestone [Heighten] which Alnod 

 the priest held (Dugdale, Moti. vi. 1053). 



>* In interlined. 



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