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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS the demesne are 7 ploughs, and 74 villeins with 78 bordars [cum quater xx bordariis it'"" minus) have 23 ploughs. There is a mill yielding (de) 10 shillings,' and (there are) 80 acres of meadow, and a small wood (sufficient) for the fences {ad c/ausunim). From the pasturage [herhagio) I pig from every villein who has 7 swine. [In like manner [similiter) throughout all Sudsex].^ In the time of King Edward and afterwards it was worth 40 pounds. Now (it is worth) 60 pounds, and yet it returns 80 pounds. But (that) is too heavy [nimis grave). There is a church there, and i church in Cicestre [Chichester] ^ (which) returns 64 pence. Of this manor Oismelin holds i hide of the archbishop. There he has 2 bordars. The archbishop himself holds in demesne Tangemere [Tangmere]. Clerks held it of the archbishop. In the time of King Edward it was assessed for 10 hides, now for 6 hides. There is land .* On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 15 villeins with 15 bordars have 4 ploughs. There is a church. In the time of King Edward it was worth 6 pounds, and afterwards 100 shillings. Now (it is worth) 6 pounds, and the reeve of the manor has 20 shillings thereof [inde). To this manor are appurtenant 4 haws in Cicestre [Chichester] (which) return 22 pence. In Sillentone [Singleton] Hundred The archbishop himself holds Loventone [East Lavant] in demesne. In the time of King Edward it was assessed for 18 hides, now for gi hides. I'here is land .^ On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 14 villeins with 8 bordars have 4 ploughs. There is a mill yielding [de) 6 shillings, and 26 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward and after- wards it was worth 12 pounds; now 15 pounds. Of this manor Ralph holds 3 hides of the archbishop, and there I villein with 3 bordars have I plough. (This) is worth 3 pounds. In Rieberge Hundred ° The archbishop himself holds Petchinges [Patching] ; then as now [semper) it was ap- ' Underlined for deletion. 2 Marginal note. See Introduction, p. 365. 3 All Saints in the Pallant.

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6 A blank. 8 The parish of Patching is now a Hundred, but it was formerly part of Poling Hundred. propriated to the clothing of the monks. In the time of King Edward it was assessed for 12 hides, and now for 3 hides and 3^ virgates. There is land for 9 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 22 villeins with 21 bordars have 6 ploughs. There is a church. Wood- (land yielding) 4 swine. In the time of King Edward it was wortii 1 2 pounds, and after- wards 10 pounds; now 15 pounds. Lately it stood at [fuit ad) 20 pounds, but (tiiat) could not be borne [pati). In Bradfota [Brightford] Hundred The archbishop himself holds Terringes [West Tarring], which then as now belonged to the minster ' [semper fuit in monasterio). In the time of King Edward it was assessed for 18 hides, and now for 7 hides and I virgate. There is land for 14^ ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 27 villeins with 14 bordars have 10 ploughs. There are 2 churches, and woodland yielding [de) 6 swine. In the time of King Edward it was worth 14 pounds and 4 shillings, and afterwards 10 pounds ; now I 5 pounds. Of this manor William de Braiose holds 4 hides,^ and there he has on (his) demesne I plough, and 4 villeins with 5 bordars have i^ ploughs. There (are) 5 acres of meadow ; from the wood(land) 10 pence; from the pannage 20 shillings and 2 swine. (This) is worth 70 shillings. III. THE LAND OF THE BISHOP OF CHICHESTER [CICESTRE). In Flexeberg (Flexborough) Hundred The Bishop of Cicestre [Chichester] holds in demesne Biscopestone [Bisliopstone]. In the time of King Edward it was assessed for 25 hides, and now likewise. There is land .* On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and 30 villeins with 9 bordars have 30 ploughs. There (are) 40 acres of meadow. Wood(land) (yielding) 3 swine from the pan- nage, and from the pasturage [herhagio) i pig from (every) 3 '" swine. In the time of King Edward it was worth 26 pounds, and afterwards 11 pounds; now 20 pounds. Of this manor Geoffrey holds 4 hides, and Harold 2 hides and Richard 3 hides. There (are) 6 ploughs on the demesne, and (there are) 13 bordars. The whole of this [totum h.) is worth 100 shillings and 10 shillings. ' Christ Church, Canterbury. A blank. Probably 3 is an error for A blank, lither 6 or 7. 389