THE HOLDERS OF LANDS is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and 9 villeins with 2 cottars have 6 ploughs. There (are) 8 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 10 swine. In the time of King Edward it was worth 3 pounds, and afterwards 20 shillings ; now 4 pounds. Herolf holds of the count Nedrefelle [Netherfield]. Goda held it of King Ed- ward. Then it was assessed for li hides. Now for I only. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is i (plough), and 7 villeins have 3 ploughs. There are 8 saltpans yield- ing (de) 8 shillings, and wood(land yielding) 10 swine. In the time of King Edward it was worth 1 00 shillings ; now 50 shillings. It was waste {vastata). In this Hundred Hugh holds a manor ' of the count, which Alnod held in the time of King Edward, and he could betake himself [ire) whither he would, and then it was as- sessed for I hide and a lialf. Now for i only. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 12 villeins with 5 ploughs. There (are) 5 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 4 swine. In the time of King Edward it was worth 100 shillings, and afterwards 20 (shillings); now 50 shillings. The same Osbern (hV) ^ holds I virgate of the count in Beche [Beech]. Ulbald held it in the time of King Edward. Then (it was assessed) for 1 virgate, now for nothing. Then it was worth 2 shillings ; now notliing. Wenenc the priest holds of the count BRUNH.'i(M) [Broomham ^]. Edith [Eddid) held it in the time of King Edward, and could betake herself [ire) whither she would, and it was assessed for half a hide then, as [et) now. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I (plough), and (there are) 4 villeins and 2 cottars with 2 ploughs. (There is) I acre of meadow. Wood(land yielding) 2 swine. In the time of King Edward, as [et) now, (it was worth) 20 shillings. It was laid waste {vastata). Hugh holds of the count i virgate in EsLEDE [Eyelid farm in Ewhurst *]. Lewin 1 This was a detached portion of Alnod's manor of Wilmington (see note 8, p. 412), by which name it was still called (see note 10, p. 394). ^ Possibly an entry relating to Penhurst, which Osbern held (see note 11, p. 394), preceded this in the original returns. 3 A manor in Penhurst and the adjacent parishes.
- On the borders of Netherfield and Staple
Hundreds. held it of Earl Lewin.^ It h.is never paid geld. There (is) i plougli, and wood(land yielding) 3 swine. It was worth 5 shillings ; now 12 shillings. In Stapleha(m) [Staple] Hundred The same Hugh holds 2 virgates belonging to [pertinentes in) Ellede [Eyelid]. Earl Lcwin held them, and they were assessed for 2 vir- gates then, as {et) now. There (is) I villein with I plough. The Count himself holds I virgate belong- ing to {pertinciitem in) EsLEDE [Eyelid]. Earl Lewin held it. It has never given geld. There is land for i plough, and there it is with I villein. Then (it was worth) 4 shil- lings ; now 5 shillings. In the same hundred Hugh holds of the count I virgate. Cane {Can) held it in the time of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for I virgate. There is land for I plough. There (the plough) is, with I villein. (This) is, and was, worth 4 shil- lings. (In Netherfield Hundred)" The Count of Eu holds Brislinga [Bright- ling]. In the time of King Edward 2 brothers held it of the king. It was assessed for I hide then, as {et) now. On the demesne is I plough, and (there is) a church, and wood(land) yielding {de) 5 shillings. Of this hide Robert holds 4 virgates of the count, and there he has 10 villeins with 2 cottars who have {hahentei) 7 ploughs. In the time of King Edward it was worth 100 shillings, and afterwards 10 shillings ; now 42 shillings. The Count of Eu holds Dalintone [Dal- lington]. Norman held it in the time of King Edward, and could betake himself {ire) whither he would, and it was assessed for i hide, now for nothing. There is land Of this hide the count has a half as {in) forest, and it is worth 5 shillings. William has the other half, and there he has I plough on (his) demesne, with 2 cottars. The same William has I virgate and a half in Foxer [Foxearle] Hundred.' King Edward held it, and it has never paid geld. There i villein and 2 cottars have 1 plough. 5 Leofwine brother of Harold killed at the battle of Hastings. " No Hundredal heading to mark return from
- Staple Hundred to Netherfield.
' Part of Dallington is in Foxearle Hundred.
