THE HOLDERS OF LANDS meadow. In the time of King Edward, as {ei) now, (it was worth) 8 pounds; when received 30 shillings. In Gestehnges [Guestling] Hundred Geoffrey de Floe* holds of the count Gestelinges [Guestling]. Ulbald held it of King Edward. Then, as (et) now, it was assessed for 4^ hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 12 villeins with 5 cottars have 4 ploughs. There (are) 5 acres of meadow. Of this land Robert de 01ecu(m)be holds I hide, and there he has 2 ploughs on (his) demesne, and 2 villeins and 2 cottars with 1 plough. In the time of King Edward, as {ft) now, (the whole manor was worth) 100 shil- lings. It was waste {vastatum). William de Septmuels holds Ivet [ -J. Levret held it of Earl Godwin. It is i hide.^ It has never paid geld. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I (plough), and I villein {villanum) and 3 cottars with 2 ploughs. There (are) 3 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward, as [ct) now, (it was worth) 19 {ixx}) shillings. It was waste {vastatum). In the same Hundred Robert holds of the count I furlong {unumferlang)^. Ulmer held it of Earl Godwin. Then it was assessed for 6 hides, now for 2 hides. There is land for 1 2 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs, and 14 villeins and 5 cottars with 8 ploughs. There (is) a church. In the time of King Edward it was worth 100 shillings, and after- wards 40 shillings; now 6 pounds. In CoLEspoRE [Goldspur] Hundred In Evebentone [ ®] Earl Godwin held half a hide, and for so much it was assessed. There the count has 2 villeins with I plough and a half. Then, as {et) now, (it was worth) 12 shillings. 1 Geoffrey de Floscis gave the church of Gest- linges to the collegiate church of Hastings. ^ Printed Luet in S.D.B. and by Record Com- mission. ^ Est interlined.
- Possibly 20 {xx) written over some other
figure. 5 As a furlong could hardly contain 1 2 plough- lands I think there can be little doubt that miiim firlang is a scribal error for Ferleg' [Fairlight], in which case the tenant is Robert St. Lcger, as Fair- light was afterwards in that family. 6 Not identified. The count himself holds Pleidena(m) [Playden]. Siulf held it of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. This land {banc) the following men hold of the count. Ednod I hide, Walter i hide, Rcinir^ i hide, Geoffrey half a hide, Tetbald the priest 3 virgates and i church, and I plough on the demesne. Between (them) all they have 22 villeins and 15 cottars with 1O5 ploughs, and on the demesne I plough. There (are) 5 acres of meadow. The whole manor in the time of King Edward was worth 6 pounds; now 112 shillings. The count has thereof {inde) what is worth 7 pounds and 3 shillings. Geoffrey, (who holds) i virgate, and Lewin, (who holds) 2 virgates, hold of the count Idene [Iden]. Ednod, a free man, held it in the time of King Edward, and then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 3 virgates. There is land for 2 ploughs, and there they are on the demesne, with I villein and 7 cottars. There (are) 6 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, (it was worth) 30 shillings. Three men hold Glesham [Glossames in Beckley^] of the count, and they {qui) held it in the time of King Edward, and could betake themselves {ire) with the self- same land whither they would. Then, as {ct) now, it was assessed for I hide and a half. There is land for 2 ploughs. They {'psi) have on the demesne 3 ploughs, and i villein and 2 cottars. There (are) 8 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 10 swine. In the time of King Edward (it was worth) 40 shillings, and afterwards 20 shillings, now 30 shillings. In the same Hundred Alwin holds of the count I virgate.* Edward, a free man, held it, and it was assessed for i virgate. There are 2 acres of meadow. Then and after- wards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 5 shillings. In Badeslei [Baldslow] Hundred In Ivet" Levric held i virgate; he was a free man. It has never paid geld. Then it was worth 3 shillings, now 12 pence. William holds it. 7 S.D.B. reads Remir. 8 Or Glasseye, formerly Glescye, in the same parish. ° Probably attached to Sherrington manor (see note 4, p. 410). i" See note 2.
