THE HOLDERS OF LANDS There Alwin held' I virgate and one' quarter of the manor of Sasingha(m) [Sess- ingham] and could betake himself {ire) whither he would, and it has never paid geld. There the count has 2 villeins with 2 ploughs. It is, and was, worth lO shillings. Wibert holds of the count half a hide in Radintone [Ration]. A certain freeman. Cane [Cana), held it, and it has neer paid geld. There 3 villeins have 2 ploughs. It is, and was, worth 8 shillings. In Dene [(? West) Dean] Countess Goda held I hide, and it has never paid geld. There Wibert has 2 villeins with 2 ploughs. It is, and was, worth 14 shillings. In Lestone [Laughton] Countess Goda held I hide, and it has never paid geld. There Wibert has 4 villeins with 3 ploughs. It is, and was, worth 13 shillings. In BoRTONE [Burton ^] a certain free man, Ulmer, held half a hide, and' it has never paid geld. There Wibert has I villein and i cottar with i plough. Then, as {ft) now, (it was worth) 8 shillings. Osbern son of Geoffrey holds of the Count 5 hides in Lestone [Laughton]. Countess Goda held (this), and it has never paid geld. There is land for 10 ploughs. There 15 villeins have 15 ploughs. In the time of King Edward it was worth 4 pounds, and afterwards 40 shillings ; now 4 pounds. In Stochingham [ *] Levenot held half a hide, and it has never paid geld. There Osbern has i cottar returning 12 pence. Then (it was worth) 3 shillings, now 2 shil- lings. In Achingeworde [ *] Brictuin a free man held half a hide, and it has never paid geld. There Osbern has on his demesne 1 plough, and i villein with i plough, and 2 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, it was worth 10 shillings. I Tenuit interlined. ^ Unum interlined; I J virgates is probably- intended. 3 In the neighbourhood of Willingdon, possibly Burghton near Jevington (see note I, p. 412).
- See note 4, p. 418.
6 Etchingworth otherwise Hagingworth is a name found in the thirteenth century in connec- tion withWaldron ; possibly it is Etchingwood in Buxted ; this seems to be the half hide belonging to Bristul's manor of Haingurge (see note 9, p. 413). In Echentone [Eckingtoii] Agcmund held I hide of King Edward, and it has never paid geld. There is land for 2 ploughs. There Osbern has 3 villeins with 3 ploughs. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 14 shillings. In Feri-E [West Firle] the abbey of Wilton held i virgate of King Edward, and it has never paid geld. There Osbern has I villein with I plough. Then, as {et) now, it was worth 30 pence. In Prestitone [Preston in Beddingham] Botiz a free man held half a hide, and it has never paid geld. There Osbern has 5 villeins with 3 ploughs. Then, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 shillings. In Waldere [Waldron] JEheva. a free woman held half a virgate, and it has never paid geld. There Osbern has I villein with 5 oxen. It is worth 2 shillings. In Ripe [Ripe] Earl Harold held i virgate. It has never paid geld. There Alwin a man of the Count of Eu has I plough on the demesne and i villein and i cottar with I plough. There (are) 3 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 3 swine. Then and afterwards 4 shillings ; now 10 shillings. In Esseswelle [Shoyswell] Hundred This Hundred has never Paid Geld Walter son of Lambert holds of the count Haslesse [Hazelhurst in Ticehurst °], Bishop Alric held it in fee of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, (there were) 4^ hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. There (are) on the demesne 2 ploughs, and 6 villeins and i cottar with 7 ploughs. There (is) a church, and wood(land yielding) 10 swine. Of this land Walo holds I hide, and there he has 4 villeins with 2 ploughs and I cottar. The whole manor in the time of King Edward was worth 114 shillings ; now 7 pounds. It was laid waste {vaitaturn). In Caveltone [Chalvington] 2 free men, Lewin and Edward, held I virgate. There the count has 2 villeins with i plough. Then, and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 40 pence. » The manor of ' Haslesse ' passed to the Scot- neys, descendants of Walter ; but the church of Chichester appears to have recovered some part of it, as in the thirteenth century the dean and chapter held lands in Ticehurst. 401 51
