A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



On the demesne (is) i plough, with 9 

 cottars, and I mill yielding {cle) 3 shillings, 

 and 2 haws yielding [de) 9 pence. In the 

 time of King Edward (this) was worth 20 

 shillings, and afterwards 15 shillings; now 

 10 shillings. 



The same William holds of the earl Stra- 

 TONE [Strettington]. Four free men held it 

 in the time of King Edward. Then, as 

 iei) now, it was assessed for 10 hides. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. There are 6 villeins 

 and 16 cottars with 2 ploughs. In Chichester 

 (are) 3 haws yielding {de) 2 shillings. In 

 the time of King Edward it was worth 6 

 pounds, and afterwards, and now 40 shil- 

 lings. 



Austin {Augustlnus) holds of the earl Stra- 

 TONE [Strettington]. Godwin, a free man, held 

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

 now, it was assessed for 3 hides. There is 

 land for I plough, and there (the plough) is 

 on the demesne, with 2 villeins and 2 cottars, 

 and I haw yielding {de) 3 pence, and 2 serfs, 

 and I acre of meadow. In the time of King 

 Edward it was worth 20 shillings, and after- 

 wards 10 shillings; now 30 shillings. 



Of {in) the same manor Arnald holds of 

 the earl 2 hides, and for so much they are 

 assessed. Godwin a free man held them in 

 the time of King Edward. There is land 

 for I plough, and there (the plough) is on the 

 demesne, with 2 cottars and 2 serfs, and i 

 haw yielding {de) 8 pence. 



In the time of King Edward (this) was 

 worth 3 pounds, and afterwards and now 20 

 shillings. 



Oismelin holds Mersitone [Merston] of 

 the earl. Gort held it of King Edward. 

 Then it was assessed for 8 hides, now for 6 

 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 10 villeins 

 with 6 cottars have 3 ploughs, and (there are) 

 3 mills yielding {de) 7 shillings, and 2 haws 

 yielding {de) 2 shillings, and 10 acres of 

 meadow. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 5 pounds, and afterwards 4 pounds ; now 6 

 pounds. 



The abbey of Troarn {Troard) holds Roch- 

 INTONE [Runcton]* in almoigne of the earl. 

 Two free men held it in the time of King 

 Edward. Then it was assessed for 8 hides ; 

 now for 3 hides. There is land for 3 



* In North Mundh.im. 



ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 

 (there are) 6 villeins and 15 cottars with I 

 plough. There (are) 5 serfs, and 2 mills 

 yielding {de) 12 shillings and 6 pence, and a 

 fishery yielding {de) 6 pence, and 2 haws 

 yielding {de) 18 pence. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 5 pounds, and afterwards 4 pounds ; now 6 

 pounds. 



Ernald holds of the earl Waltham [Up 

 Waltham]. Godwin, a free man, held it. 

 Then it was assessed for 6 hides, now for 4. 

 Ernald has 2 hides, and there are 2 cottars 

 and I serf. And the abbey of Troarn 

 {Troard) has 2 hides, and there are 3 cottars, 

 and I haw yielding {de) 16 pence ; and from 

 pasturage {herbag'io) 2 shillings. And the earl 

 has 2 hides in his park. There is land for 

 I plough. 



The whole in the time of King Edward 

 was worth 40 shillings, and afterwards 20 

 shillings. (Now) what Ernald (has) is 

 worth 10 shillings; the abbey's share 35 

 shillings. 



Geoffrey holds of the earl Waltham [Up 

 Waltham]. Two free men held it in the 

 time of King Edward. Then it was assessed 

 for 4 hides ; now for 3, because the earl has I 

 (hide) in his park. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. On the demesne is i (plough), 

 with 5 cottars, and wood(land) yielding {de) 

 10 swine, and i haw yielding {de) 7 pence. 

 The pasturage {herbagium) (yields) 2 shil- 

 lings. 



In the time of King Edward (it was 

 worth) 30 shillings, and afterwards 10 shil- 

 lings ; now 20 shillings. 



In the selfsame Hundred William holds of 

 the earl I hide. Alward, a free man, held 

 it, and it was assessed for i hide as part of 

 {in) Helneche [Halnaker] then, as {et) now. 

 Then (it was worth) 15 shillings, and after- 

 wards 5 ; now 10 shillings. 



In the selfsame Hundred Siward holds of 

 the earl I hide, and for so much it was 

 assessed then as now {semper). Siret held it ; 

 he was a free man. There is land for i 

 plough. Then, as {et) now, (it was worth) 

 20 shillings. 



In the selfsame Hundred Rainald holds of 

 the earl half a hide, and for so much it is 

 assessed. Helghin held it in the time of 

 King Edward. Then (it was worth) 3 

 shillings, and afterwards 2 shillings; now 12 

 pence. 



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