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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 16 villeins and 10 bordars with 6 ploughs. There (are) 3 serfs. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 13 pounds. William holds Fochintone [Folkington] of the count. Goda held it of King Ed- ward, and could betake herself {ire) whither she pleased. Then, as (<•/) now, it was as- sessed for 6 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 4 villeins and 6 bordars with a plough and a half. In the time of King Edward it was worth 100 shillings, and afterwards 40 shillings; now 60 shillings. In Flexeberge [Flexborough] Hundred The count himself holds in demesne ToRiNGEs [Tarring ^]. Azor held it of Earl Godwin. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 8 hides.^ There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2^ ploughs, and (there are) 1 1 villeins and 9 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (are) 3 serfs, and 50 acres of meadow. From the pasture come 40 pence. In the time of King Edward it was worth 8 pounds, and afterwards 6 pounds; now 10 pounds. The abbot of Grestain holds Ferles [Frog Firle ^] of the count. Queen Edith {Eddid) held it, and gave it to Saint John * in the time of King Edward. Then it was as- sessed for 8 hides ; now for 5 hides. There the same abbot holds 1 hide which Earl Godwin held. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 4 villeins with 2 ploughs, and 3 bordars. In the time of King Edward and afterwards it was worth 3 pounds ; now 4 pounds. There Haminc holds of the count 2 hides.* He himself held them of Earl Godwin. Then, as {et) now, they were assessed for 2 hides. There is land for i plough. There (is) i vil- lein and I bordar with i plough. In the time of King Edward (this was worth) 30 shillings ; now 20 shillings. William holds Estone [(South) Heighten] 1 Afterwards called Tarring Neville to dis- tinguish it from West Tarring. 2 With this went l-i- virgates in Standene (see p. 419). 3 In Alfriston. This seems to have been part of the queen's manor of Iford (see note 6, p. 435). ' Compare note 2, p. 415. 6 This had been part of Rottingdean manor (see note 8, p. 437). 41 of the count. Gundulf held it of King Ed- ward as {pro) I manor. Tlien, as {et) now, (it was assessed) for 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I (plough), and (there are) 2 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 oxen. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, (it was worth) 30 shillings ; when received 20 shillings. In the same hundred Durand holds of the count I hide. Alward held it of King Edward as {pro) i manor. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for i hide. There is land for half a plough. There are 2 oxen with I bordar. Wood(land yielding) I pig. In the time of King Edward it was worth 20 shillings ; now 10 shillings. In Ferles [Frog Firle] Alan holds of the count 4 hides. Aimer and Godwin held them of King Edward as {pro) 2 manors. Then, as {et) now, they were assessed for 4 hides. There is half a hide outside the rape which does not belong to these. ° There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, with I 5 bordars. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, (this) was worth 60 shillings ; afterwards 30 shillings. In Latille [Dill] Hundred In Pengest [ '] the count has in demesne i virgate of land. Ulvied held it of King Edward, and could betake himself {tre) whither he pleased. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for i virgate. There is land for i plough. There (is) i villein with halfa plough. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 25 pence. In Haingurge [ '] the count has i hide, but half is in the rape of Hastings,* and now it is assessed for half a hide. Bristui held it as an alod {in alodium). There is land for 2 ploughs. There (is) i villein with 2 ploughs, and wood(land yielding) 4 swine from the pannage. In the time of King Edward it was worth 20 shillings, and after- wards 10 shillings; now 15 shillings. « This possibly refers to the 4 virgates in Netherfield attributed to Hecton [(? South) Heighten] and held by Godwin (see note 2, p. 406). ^ Not identified. 8 Probably this name is arrived at by the scribe misreading Hanekrugge for Hauekrugge [Hawk- rigge in Waldron] (for a somewhat similar case compare note ;, p. 437)- 9 See note 5, p. 401.