A HISTORY OF SUSSEX In EssERiNTONE [Sherrington] Lewin, a free man, held i virgate. There the count has 2 villeins with i plough. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 6 shil- lings. In Ai-siTONF. [Alciston] ' the abbey of Wilton held i virgate. There the count has I villein with i plough. Then and after- wards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 shil- lings. Reinbert holds of the count 1 virgate in Radetone [Ratton], Ulf, a free man, held it. There (is) i plough on the demesne, and (there are) 15 acres of meadow, and 3 cottars return 2 shillings. Then and after- wards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 shil- In Alsitone [Alciston *] the abbey of Wilton held I virgate. There Reinbert has 2 ploughs and 3 cottars, and wood(land yield- ing) 2 swine. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, 5 shillings. In WiGENTONE [Winton ? ^] Countess Goda held I virgate. There Reinbert had on the demesne I plough with I cottar. Then (it was worth) 5 shillings ; now 10 shillings. It was laid waste {vast[ata]). In WiLENDONE [Willingdon] Countess Goda held half a virgate. There Reinbert has I cottar returning 12 pence. Then, as {et) now, (it was worth) 12 pence. It was laid waste {vast[ataj). Osbem son of Geoffrey holds of the count half a hide in Willedone [Willingdon]. Countess Goda held it. There (are) now 2 ploughs on the demesne with I cottar. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 40 shillings. In Ferle [West Firle] the abbey of Wilton held I virgate. There Osbem has i villein with I plough. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 8 shillings. In Radetone [Ratton] Countess Goda held I virgate. There Eustace the clerk has on the demesne I plough with I villein. Then and afterwards (it was worth) 5 shillings ; now 6 shillings. In Lovingetone [ *] Countess Goda held I virgate. There Hugh has of the count I villein with I plough. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 shillings. In Ripe [Ripe] Earl Harold held i hide. There Walter son of Lambert has on the demesne 2 ploughs, and 3 villeins with 2 ploughs, and 2 acres of meadow. Then and afterwards (it was worth) 20 shillings ; now 30 shillings. In Ferle [West Firle] the abbey of Wil- ton held I hide and I virgate and a half. There Walter has 9 villeins with 5 ploughs. There is land for 6 ploughs. In the time of King Edward and afterwards (this) was worth 3 pounds ; now 4 pounds. In Radetone [Ratton] Countess Goda held 1 virgate. There Reinbert has 4 villeins with 3 ploughs. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 10 shillings. In Ripe [Ripe] Godwin, a free man, held I virgate. There Reinbert has I villein with I plough. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 4 shillings. • This and the two preceding entries, being held by the count, must have been in or near Burwash (see note 4, p. 400) ; and this portion of Alciston would be at VVitherenden — if that may be identified with Wivenham (see note I, p. 394), which however is at least doubtful. ' This was at Borzell (see note I, p. 394), which was held by Reinbert's descendants the Etchinghams. 3 Formerly Wingeton on the borders of Alfris- ton and Berwick ; it is not mentioned in the Count of Mortain's rape, but as it subsequently went with the manor of Berwick it was probably In EscHiNTONE [Eckington] Agemund, a free man, held half a hide^ and i virgate. There Walter has 3 villeins with 2 ploughs. Then and afterwards, as {et) now, (this was worth) 20 shillings. In SiRiNTONE [Sherrington] Alwin, a free man, held half a hide. There Walter has on the demesne i plough and 2 villeins with 1 plough. Then and afterwards this was worth 10 shillings ; now 5 (shillings). In Lestone [Laughton] Goda held I virgate. Walter has nothing there except 2 shillings. included with the latter in Beddingham (see note 7, p. 403). S.D.B.'s identification of Wigentone with Jcvington is practically impossible. ' Possibly a misreading for Jevington (compare note I, p. 409). ' Dimidiam htdam interlined.
