A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



In the time of King Edward it rendered 

 one day's ferm [unum diem de firmd) and was 

 worth 95 pounds 5 shillings and 6 pence, and 

 afterwards it was worth 50 pounds ; now 40 

 pounds. All this land renders Herdigelt. 



William himself holds 8 hides which formed 

 part of {jacuerunt in) Redmelle [Rodmell] 

 which William de Warene holds in his rape, 

 and they are assessed for 5^ hides. There 

 are 10 villeins who have 5^ ploughs, and 4 

 acres of meadow. In the time of King Ed- 

 ward and afterwards, as {et) now, (this) was 

 worth 8 pounds. 



The same William holds 7 hides which 

 were part of {jacuerunt in) Berts [Berth '] 

 which William (de Warene) has in his rape. 

 It was an outlying estate {herewichd). Now 

 they are assessed for I hide and a half. On 

 the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 3 

 villeins and 6 bordars with %\ ploughs. 



In the time of King Edward (this) was 

 worth 6 pounds, and afterwards 55 shillings ; 

 now 4 pounds. 



William himself holds Eringeha(m) [Er- 

 ringham^]. Fredri held it of King Edward 

 and could betake himself {ire) whither he 

 pleased. Then it was assessed for 5 hides, 

 now for half a hide. There (are) 2 villeins 

 and 5 bordars who have nothing {nil habentes). 

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

 was worth 40 shillings ; when received 20 

 shillings. 



William himself holds Soresha(m) [Shore- 

 ham]. Azor held it of King Edward. Then 

 it was assessed for 12 hides ; now for 5 hides 

 and half a virgate. There is land for 15 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 

 (there are) 26 villeins and 49 bordars with 12 

 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 6 acres 

 of meadow, and wood(land) yielding {de) 40 

 swine. 



In the time of King Edward it was worth 

 25 pounds, and afterwards 16 pounds ; now 

 35 pounds, and yet it was farmed {fuit ad 

 firmam) for 50 pounds, but that could not be 

 borne {pati). 



William a knight holds of William Trailgi 



' A farm in Wivelsfield. This is the identifi- 

 cation given in S.D.B. and seems probable ; as the 

 manor is not mentioned by name in William de 

 Warene's rape it must have been included in some 

 other manor, most likely that of Herst (see note I, 

 p. 441). 



2 A manor in Upper Bceding and Old Shore- 

 ham. 



[Truleigh »]. Bedling (held it) of Earl God- 

 win in the time of King Edward. Then it 

 was assessed for 4 hides ; now for nothing. 

 There is land for 2^ ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne (is) I plough, and (there are) 3 villeins 

 and 6 bordars with half a plough,^ and 2 mills 

 yielding {de) 65 pence. 



Of this land Ansfrid holds half a hide, and 

 there he has half a plough. 



The whole manor in the time of King Ed- 

 ward was worth 4 pounds, and afterwards 60 

 shillings ; now 70 shillings. 



William himself holds in demesne Totin- 

 tune [Tottington °]. It was part of {jacuit 

 in) Fintune [Findon]. An outlying estate 

 {berewicha). Harold {Hairaudm) held it in 

 the time of King Edward. Then it was as- 

 sessed for 6 hides ; now for i hide. There 

 is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne is I 

 (plough), and (there are) 3 villeins and 7 

 bordars with 2 ploughs, and 4 acres of mea- 

 dow. 



Of this land a certain William holds 2 

 hides, and there he has 3 villeins with i 

 plough and a half. 



The whole in the time of King Edward 

 and afterwards, as {et) now, was worth 6 

 pounds. 



In Staninges [Steyning] Hundred 

 William himself holds Haningedune [An- 

 nington]. Norman held it of King Edward. 

 Then it was assessed for 12 hides; now for 

 6 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On 

 the demesne is I (plough), and (there are) 1 5 

 villeins and 34 bordars with 4 ploughs. There 

 (is) a church.^ Wood(land yielding) 10 

 swine. 



In the time of King Edward and afterwards 

 it was worth 12 pounds ; now 25 pounds. 



William himself holds Wasingetune 

 [Washington]. Earl Guerd '' held it in the 

 time of King Edward. Then it was assessed 

 for 59 hides. Now it does not give geld. In 

 one of these hides is situated {sedet) the 

 castle of Bre(m)bre [Bramber]. There is 

 land for 34 ploughs. On the demesne are 

 5 ploughs, and (there are) 120 villeins and 25 

 bordars with 34 ploughs. There are 5 salt- 

 pans yielding {de) iio ambers of salt or 9 



3 A manor in Edburton. Two hides of this 

 manor were in Perching (see p. 439). 



* Cum dimidia caruca underlined for deletion. 



5 In Upper Beeding. 



6 The church of (St.) Botolphs, in which parish 

 Annington lies. 



' Brother of Harold. 



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