A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 4 pounds, and afterwards 40 shiUings ; now 

 50 shillings. 



The same Hugh holds of the earl 3 hides, 

 and Warin (holds them) of him. Three free 

 men held them in the time of King Edward. 

 Then, as [et) now, they were assessed for 3 

 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the 

 demesne is I plough, and (there are) 5 villeins 

 and 5 cottars with I plough. There (are) 3 

 acres of meadow. In the time of King 

 Edward, as {et) now, (this) was worth 30 shil- 

 lings ; when received 20 shillings. 



The same Hugh holds of the earl Eslin- 

 DONE [Slindon]. A certain free man, Azor, 

 held it in the time of King Edward. Then, 

 as {et) now, it was assessed for 8 hides. There 

 is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne is 

 I plough and a half, and (there are) 23 

 villeins and 12 cottars with 7 ploughs. There 

 (is) a church. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 20 pounds, and afterwards, as (et) now, 16 

 pounds. 



The same Hugh holds of the earl 8 hides. 

 .' Nine free men held them in 

 the time of King Edward. Then they were 

 assessed for 8 hides ; now (for) i virgate less, 

 which the earl holds and (which) does not 

 pay geld.^ There is land for 4 ploughs, and 

 (there are) 16 villeins with 5 ploughs. There 

 (are) 8 acres of meadow. 



In the time of King Edward and after- 

 wards, as (et) now, (this) was worth 3 pounds. 



Morin holds of the earl Borha(m) [ 



^]. A free man held it in the time of 

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

 assessed for i virgate. There (are) 2 virgates.* 

 There are 5 ploughing oxen with i cottar. 

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

 was worth 20 shillings ; when received 10 

 shillings. 



In the same Hundred William holds of the 

 earl 3 hides, and for so much they are as- 

 sessed. Two free men held them in the 

 time of King Edward. There is land for 3 

 ploughs. On the demesne is i (plough) and 



' A space left for the name of the manor in 

 which these hides are. 



2 Ei n{on) geld{at) interlined. 



3 Not identified. S.D.B. suggests Barnham, or 

 Barham ; but where the latter place may be I can- 

 not ascertain. 



* Ibl due v'lrge interlined. 



a half, and (there are) 5 villeins and 5 cottars 

 and 2 serfs with 2 ploughs. In the time ot 

 King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 4 

 pounds ; when received 3 pounds. 



Azo^ holds of the earl Offha(m) [Offham 

 in South Stoke]. Alwin 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) 8 villeins and 5 

 cottars with 2 ploughs. There (are) 5 serfs, 

 and 48 acres of meadow, and a fishery yielding 

 {de) 2 shillings. Wood(land) yielding {de) 3 

 swine. 



The whole in the time of King Edward 

 was worth 7 pounds, and afterwards 6 pounds ; 

 now 4 pounds. 



There the earl has 2 mills, pasture and the 

 issues {exitum) of the wood(land). (This) is 

 worth 4 pounds and 10 shillings. 



fo. 25b 



St. Martin of S(§ez {Sais) holds Gate 

 [Eastergate] in almoigne of the earl. Earl 

 Harold held it. There (are) 3 hides, but 

 then, as {et) now, it was assessed for ^ 2 hides. 

 There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne 

 are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 18 villeins and 

 10 cottars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a 

 church, and 4 acres of meadow. Wood(land 

 yielding) 5 swine. In the time of King 

 Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 4 pounds ; 

 when received 3 pounds. 



In this Hundred of Benestede [Avisford] 

 Warin holds of the earl half a hide. Azor a 

 free man held it, and it has never paid geld. 

 There is land for i plough, and there (the 

 plough) is, with 2 villeins. It is and was 

 worth 30 shillings. 



Gondran holds of the earl in the same 

 place I hide, and for so much it was assessed, 

 then as now {umper). Herulf held it of Earl 

 Godwin. There is land for i plough, and 

 there (the plough) is on the demesne, with i 

 villein and 4 cottars, and 2 acres of meadow, 

 and wood(land yielding), 3 swine. Then as 

 now {semper) (it was worth) 20 shillings. 



In the same Hundred Acard holds of the 

 earl 2^ hides. They were assessed for 2 hides 

 all but {minus) half a virgate then, as {et) now. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne 



6 Aseius gave the tithe of OfFham to the abbey 

 of Troarn {Cal. of Don. in France, 167). 

 « Se dej{en)d{ebant) interlined. 



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