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A HISTORY OF SUSSEX for 5 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 21 villeins and 11 bordarswith 5 ploughs. There (are) 8 serfs, and i mill yielding {de) 20 shillings and 120 eels ; and in Chichester (is) I haw yielding {de) 8 pence, and (there are) 12 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 20 swine. Of this land 2 French- men {francigene) hold I virgate and a half, and there they have 5 bordars. In the time of King Edward it was worth 8 pounds, and afterwards lOO shillings ; now 8 pounds and 6 shillings. Robert holds of the earl Greteha(m) [? Grittenham']. Two tegn% [teigni) held it of Kfng Edward as an alod {in alodium) as 3 manors. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides and I virgate. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 14 villeins and 9 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 5 serfs, and i mill yielding [de) 10 shillings, and a quarry [quad- raria) yielding {de) 10 shillings and 10 pence, and 20 acresof meadow, and wood(land yield- ing) 30 swine. Of this manor Turstin holds half a hide and I virgate, and there he has 2 ploughs with 3 villeins and 3 bordars. In the time of King Edward it was worth 6 pounds, and afterwards 4 pounds, and now 6 pounds and 5 shillings. In Redrebruge [Rotherbridge] Hundred Robert holds of the earl Donechitone [Duncton]. Lewin held it of King Edward as an alod {in alodium). Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 5 hides. There is land for 5^ ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 15 villeins and 8 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 2 serfs, and 4 mills yielding {de) 38 shillings, and 2 fisheries yielding {de) 360 eels, and 25 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 15 swine, and in Chichester i haw yielding {de) 2 shillings. Of this manor 4 Frenchmen {francigene) hold I hide and a half and I virgate and a half ^ and 10 acres of land, and there they have 6 bordars with half a plough. The whole in the time of King Edward was worth 6 pounds, and afterwards 3 pounds ; now 7 pounds and 3 shillings. The same Robert holds of the earl Sudtone [Sutton], and 5 thegns {teigni) held it as a ' A farm in Tillington. S.D.B. suggests Great- ham, but that was in West Easwrith — a Hun- dred in which there are no bordars. 2 Et dimidiam interlined. manor as an alod {in alodium). Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 8i hides. There is land for 85 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 17 villeins and 11 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (are) 5 serfs, and 3 mills yielding {de) 13 shillings and 9 pence, and 22 acres of meadow, and wood- (land yielding) 30 swine. Of this manor 3 Frenchmen {francigene) hold 3 hides and i ferding, and there (is) I plough on (their) demesne, and (there are) 8 villeins and 7 bordars with 2 ploughs. In the time of King Edward it was worth, as {et) now, 10 pounds, and when (Robert) received it^ 6 pounds. Robert holds Berleventone [Barlavington] of the earl, and Corbelin (holds it) of him. Frawin held it of King Edward as an alod {in alodium). Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 5 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 8 villeins and 8 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 4 serfs, and 2 mills ,* and 7 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 2 swine. In the time of King Edward it was worth 100 shillings, and afterwards 60 shillings; now 7 pounds. Robert holds Clotinga(m) [Glatting^] of the earl, and Ralph (holds it) of him. Four free men held it as an alod. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 3 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough. There (are) 6 serfs. In the time of King Edward it was worth 60 shillings, and afterwards 40 shillings ; now 4 pounds. Robert holds Stopeha(m) [Stopham] of the earl ; Ralph (holds it) of him. Five free men held it as an alod {in alodium). Then it was assessed for 5 hides ; now for 3 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the de- mesne is I (plough), and (there are) 4 villeins and 4 bordars with i plough. There (is) i serf, and 8 acres of meadow, and 3 fisheries, and wood(land yielding) 10 swine, and in Chichester i haw yielding {de) 3 pence. In the same Hundred Turchil holds of the earl i virgate, and he himself held it of 3 Post altered to cum recepit.

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5 A farm in Burton. Ralph, the under-tenant, was Ralph de Kaisneto (or Cheyney) who gave the tithe of Glottlnges to Lewes Priory. 424