A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



in) Sepelei [Shipley],' which William de 

 Braiose holds. Harold held it in the time of 

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

 assessed for 3 hides and I virgate. There 

 are 6 villeins with 2 ploughs. 



These two estates {terre) of Tezelin's go 

 together {ins'imul sunt). They are and were 

 worth, then as now {semper), 50 shillings. 



William son of Rainald holds of William 

 PoNiNGEs [Poynings]. Cola held it of Earl 

 Godwin, because he gave it to him. In the 

 time of King Edward, as [et) now, (it was 

 reckoned) at {pro) 8 hides, but it has never 

 paid geld. There is land for 13 ploughs. 

 On) the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there 

 are 25 villeins and 8 bordars with 15 ploughs. 

 Three (is) a church, and 2 serfs, and 2 mills 

 yielding {de) 12 shillings, and 50 acres of 

 meadow. Wood(land) yielding {de) 40 swine. 

 In the time of King Edward it was worth 12 

 pounds, and afterwards and now 10 pounds. 



The same William holds of William 

 PiNHEDENE [Pangdean ^]. Levfel held it of 

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

 assessed for 10 hides. There is land for 11 

 ploughs. On the demesne is i plough, and 

 (there are) 20 villeins and 8 bordars with 8 

 ploughs. There (is) wood(land) yielding {de) 

 2 swine. In Lewes (are) 2 haws yielding {de) 

 2 shillings, and (there is) I acre of meadow. 

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

 was worth 100 shillings; when received 6 

 pounds. 



The same William holds of William 

 PiNWEDENE [Pangdean]. Osward held it of 

 King Edward, and could betake himself {ire) 

 whither he pleased. Then, as {et) now, it 

 was assessed for 9 hides. There is land for 

 10 ploughs. On the demesne is I (plough), 

 and (there are) 15 villeins and 6 bordars with 

 6 ploughs. In Lewes (are) 2 haws yielding 

 {de) 2 shillings. In the time of King Edward 

 and afterwards it was worth 6 pounds ; now 

 100 shillings. 



Of the same land Roger and Walter hold 

 of William 2 ploughs with 4 bordars. (This) 

 is worth 30 shillings. 



Ralph ^ holds of William Salescome 



» This manor is not mentioned in Willi.im de 

 Braiose's rape. It may have been included in 

 Thakeham, the largest of the adjacent manors. 



2 A manor in Piecombe. 



3 Ralph de CaisneJ (Cheyney), from whom it 

 descended to Geoffrey de Say, who gave it to the 

 Knights Templars. 



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[Saddlescombe ^]. Godwin the priest held it 

 of Earl Godwin. It was part of {jacebat in) 

 Boseha(m) [Bosham].^ Then, as {et) now, 

 it was assessed for 17 hides. There is land 

 for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 

 ploughs, and (there are) 24 villeins and 4 

 bordars with 7 ploughs. There (are) 13 

 acres of meadow. From salt (come) 15 

 pence. In Lewes (is) I haw. There was 

 wood(Iand) yielding {de) 5 swine, but it {que) 

 is now in the rape of William de Braiose. 



Of this land Ralph holds 4 hides, and there 

 he has on (his) demesne I plough and 3 vil- 

 leins and 2 bordars with half a plough. 



The whole in the time of King Edward 

 was worth 15 pounds, and afterwards 10 

 pounds ; now 1 1 pounds. 



The same Ralph holds of William Niu- 

 EMBRe [Newtimber]. iElfech held it of 

 King Edward, and could betake himself {ire) 

 whither he pleased. Then, as {et) now, it 

 was assessed for 10 hides. There is land for 

 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, 

 and there are 14 villeins and 7 bordars with 

 5 ploughs. There (is) I mill yielding {de) 

 20 pence, and 2 acres of meadow, and wood- 

 (land yielding) 3 swine. 



In the time of King Edward and after- 

 wards it was worth 7 pounds; now 8 

 pounds. 



William de Watevile holds P(er)cinges 

 [Perching]. Azor held it of King Edward, 

 and 2 men (held it) of Azor. It was assessed 

 for 5 1 hides then, as {et) now. Then there 

 were 2 halls, now (it is all) in i manor. 

 There is land for 5| ploughs. On the 

 demesne is i (plough), and (there are) 4 vil- 

 leins and 3 bordars with I plough. There 

 (are) 2 serfs, and 3 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land yielding) 3 swine, from pasture 6 

 pence. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 60 shillings, and afterwards 40 shillings ; now 

 50 shillings. 



In Botingelle [Buttinghill] Hundred 

 Robert " holds of William Herst [Hurst- 

 pierpoint]. Earl Godwin held it. Then it 

 was assessed for 41 hides, now for nothing, 

 because it has never paid geld.^ When re- 



* In Newtimber. 



^ See note 7, p. 392. 



^ Robert de Pierpoint. 



' This is a contradiction of terms. The state- 

 ment that land se defendchat implies that it did pay 

 geld ; probably the scribe carelessly expanded 

 "("") K^l'^i"') into nunq[uam) geldavit ; or else we 

 must supply the words 'since Robert received it.' 



