THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



In the Half Hundred of Eldretune 

 [Fishergate] 

 Godfrey' holds of William Eldretune 

 [Aldrington]. It was part of [jacuit in) Bed- 

 dinges [Heeding], a manor of King Edward, 

 which [et) now William de Braiose holds in 

 his rape. Godfrey holds 7 hides and half a 

 virgate. There is land for 7 ploughs. It 

 has not paid geld. Villeins held it in the time 

 of King Edward. There are 41 villeins and 

 10 bordars with 7 ploughs. In the time of 

 King Edward and afterwards it was worth 4 

 pounds ; now 6 pounds. 



In the same vill the same Godfrey holds of 

 William 9 hides, and for so much they are 

 assessed. Wigot held them of King Edward 

 and they were part of {jacuerunt in) Brade- 

 watre [Broadwater] which William de Braiose 

 holds in his rape. There is land for 4 ploughs. 

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

 10 villeins and 12 bordars with 2 ploughs. 



In the time of King Edward and after- 

 wards (this) was worth 4 pounds ; now 100 

 shillings. In these two estates (terrii) (there 

 is) only I hall {hallo). 



Nigel holds of William Esmerewic [ 

 ].^ Azor held it of King Edward. 

 Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for i hide 

 and a half. There is land for 4 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 4 

 villeins and 6 bordars with 2 ploughs. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 40 shillings, and afterwards 30 shillings ; now 

 4 pounds. 



William de Watevile holds of William 

 Hangetone [Hangleton]. Azor held it of 

 King Edward. Then it was assessed for 14 

 hides and I virgate. Now for 8^ hides. 

 There is land for 8 ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 31 vil- 

 leins and 1 3 bordars with 5 ploughs. 



This estate {terra) was part of {jacuit ad) 

 Chingestone [Kingston-Bucy], a manor of 

 William de Braiose. 



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

 it was worth 10 pounds ; when received 8 

 pounds. 



> Godfrey de Pierpoint gave I hide in Aldring- 

 ton to Lewes Priory. 



2 Not identified. S.D.B. asserts that this is 

 ' now Southwiclc,' but there appears to be no 

 evidence for the assertion, and Southwick was in 

 the rape of Bramber. As Ralph son of Nigel gave 

 to Lewes Priory the tithe of his land in Hangleton, 

 and as it had been held by Azor, it was no doubt 



Osward holds of William Porteslage 

 [Portslade] half a hide. He himself held it 

 in the time of King Edward, and it has not 

 paid geld. This man could betake himself 

 {ire) with his land whither he pleased. There 

 is I villein. It is worth 6 shillings. 



Albert holds half a hide in Porteslamhe 

 [Portslade]. It has not paid geld. There is 

 I villein with half a plough. It is and was 

 worth 6 shillings. 



In Poninges [Poynings] Hundred 

 Levenot holds of William Paveorne [Pea- 

 thorne^]. He himself held it of King 

 Edward, and could betake himself {ire) 

 whither he would. Then it was assessed 

 for 4 hides, now for i hide and a half, be- 

 cause the others are in the rape of William 

 de Braiose. There is land for i plough, and 

 there (the plough) is on the demesne, with 2 

 bordars. 



In Lewes (are) 3 haws yielding {tie) 18 

 pence. It is and was worth 30 shillings. 



Osward holds of William Berchinges 

 [Perching*]. He himself held it in the 

 time of King Edward, and could betake 

 himself {ire) whither he pleased. Then, as 

 {et) now, it was assessed for 3 hides. There 

 is land for 2^ ploughs. On the demesne is 

 I (plough), and (there are) 2 villeins and 3 

 bordars with i plough, and half a mill yield- 

 ing {de) 40 pence, and 7 acres of meadow, 

 wood(land yielding) 2 swine. In Lewes (is) 



1 haw and a half yielding {de) 9 pence. It is 

 and was worth 40 shillings. 



In the same vill Tezelin^ holds of William 



2 hides, and for so much they are assessed. 

 They were part of {jacuerunt in) Trailgi 

 [Truleigh] which William de Braiose holds. 

 Bellinc held them of Earl Godwin. On the 

 demesne is i plough, and (there are) 3 villeins 

 and 2 bordars with half a plough. (There is) 

 half a mill yielding {de) 13 shillings and 4 

 pence,^ and 3 acres of meadow. Wood(land 

 yielding) 2 swine. In Lewes half a haw 

 (yielding) 2 pence.' 



The same Tezelin holds of William 

 Fochinges [Fulking]. It was part of {jacuit 



3 A manor in Fulking, a hamlet of Edburton. 



* A manor in Fulking. 



6 At Perching Lewes Priory held the tithe of 

 the land of William son of Techelin. (See Introd. 

 P- 357-) 



Probably an error for 3 shillings and 4 pence. 



part of the latter's estate of Hangleton, which in as the other half of the mill was worth 40 pence, 

 turn was part of his manor of Kingston. ' The value of this estate is omitted. 



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