THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



quarry for mill-stones {jnolaria) yielding [de) 



4 shillings. There (are) 2 serfs, and 2 acres 



of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 3 swine. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 



3 pounds, and afterwards 40 shillings ; now 



4 pounds. 



Robert holds of the earl Heriedeha(m) 

 [Hardham]. Godwin, a free man, (held it) 

 in the time of King Edward. Then, as (et) 

 now, it was assessed for 5 hides. There is 

 land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 

 (ploughs), and (there are) 10 villeins and 4 

 cottars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 3 fisheries 

 yielding {de) 6 shillings, and 15 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land yielding) 3 swine. Of 

 this land Ivo holds of Robert 3 virgates of 

 land, and there he has I villein. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 4 pounds, and afterwards 40 shillings ; now 

 100 shillings. 



In Benestede [Avisford] Hundred 

 Oismelin holds Benestede [Binsted] of the 

 earl. Three free men held it in the time of 

 King Edward. Then, as {ei) now, it was 

 assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, 

 and (there are) 2 villeins with 6 cottars with 

 half a plough. There (are) 8 acres of 

 meadow, and wood(land) yielding [de) 6 

 swine. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 3 pounds, and afterwards 40 shillings ; now 3 

 pounds. 



William holds of the earl Walburgetone 

 [VValberton]. Three free men held it in the 

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

 was assessed for 1 1 hides and 2 virgates.^ 

 There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne 

 are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 19 villeins and 

 13 cottars with 5 ploughs. There (is) a 

 church, and 6 serfs, and 14 acres of meadow, 

 and wood(land) yielding {de) 4 swine. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 10 pounds, and afterwards 6 pounds ; now 12 

 pounds. 



Of this land Rolland holds I hide, all but 

 {minus) I virgate which {et banc) the earl 

 himself has in his park, and there 2 villeins 

 with 4 cottars have i plough. And Acard 

 the priest has 2 virgates as a benefice {in 

 prebenda), and there he has I villein. 



All this is worth 20 shillings. 



William holds Berneha(m) [Barnham] of 

 the earl. Alnod, a free man, held it in the 



Et ii virgis interlined. 



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

 it was assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 

 4 ploughs. On the demesne is 1 (plough), 

 and (there are) 12 villeins and 12 cottars with 

 4 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 20 

 acres of meadow, and wood(land) yielding 

 {de) 3 swine, and i mill. 



In the time of King Edward and after- 

 wards, as (iV) now, it was worth 4 pounds. 



William^ holds Middeltone [Middlcton] 

 of the earl. Five free men held it in the 

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

 it was assessed for 5 hides and 2 virgates. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. There (is) a 

 church,^ and 2 villeins with half a plough. 



Of the land of this manor 3 Frenchmen 

 {francigene) hold 4 liides and 5 virgates of 

 William, and there (is) on (their) demesne I 

 plough, and (there are) 10 villeins and 4 

 cottars with i plough and a half. 



The whole manor in the time of King 

 Edward was worth 4 pounds. 



Ernald holds of the earl Stoches [South 

 Stoke]. Ulnod, a free man, held it in the 

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

 was assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and 

 (there are) 10 villeins and 4 cottars with 2 

 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 24 acres 

 of meadow. In the time of King Edward and 

 afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 4 pounds. 



Ernucion holds Tortinton [Tortington] of 

 the earl. Lewin, a free man, held it in the 

 time of King Edward. Then it was assessed 

 for 4 hides, now for 3 hides, because the earl 

 has one in his park. There is land for 2 

 ploughs, and there they are on the demesne, 

 and (there are) 6 villeins and 2 cottars. There 

 (are) 30 acres of meadow, and wood(land) 

 yielding {de) 6 swine. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 60 shillings, and afterwards 30 shillings ; now 

 40 shillings. 



Hugh holds Bilesham [Bilsham *] of the 

 earl. Godwin, a free man, held it in the 

 time 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) 14 villeins with 2 ploughs, 

 and 8 acres of meadow. 



2 The tithe of Middleton was given to Lewes 

 Priory by William son of Reiner. 



3 The church, and most of the parish, has been 

 washed away by the sea. 



* A manor in Yapton. 



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