A HISTORY OF SUSSEX In Hendene [ '] the count has half a hide, and for so much it is assessed. Almar held it as an alod {in a/odium). There is land for 2 ploughs. There (is) i villein with I plough and 2 bordars. In the time of King Edward it was worth 9 shillings, and after- wards 4 shillings ; now 5 shillings. In Wandelmestrei [Longbridge] Hundred William* holds of the count Selmestone [Selmeston] and Sidenore [ ^]. Alfer held them as an alod {in alodium). Then, as (('/) now, they were assessed for 4^ hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 4 villeins and 3 bordars with 4 ploughs. There (is) a church, and a priest, and 5 serfs. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, (this) was worth 70 shillings ; when received 40 shillings. Ralph holds of the count i hide in Side- nore [ ] and for so much it is assessed. Ulmar cild held it as an alod {in alodium). There is land for i plough, and there (the plough) is, with I villein. In the time of King Edward it was worth 8 shillings, and afterwards 6 shillings ; now 10 shillings. There Walter holds of the count half a hide, and for so much it is assessed. Godwin held it. There is land for half a plough, and there (the half plough) is, with i villein. It is and was worth 4 shillings. Ceroid holds of the count in Sesingeha(m) [Sessingham] I hide. Half of it is in the rape of Hastinges.* Alwin held it as an alod {sicut alodium). There is land for 6 ploughs, and there they are with 16 villeins ; and (there is) i mill yielding {de) 10 shillings and 500 eels. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 60 shillings ; when received 20 shillings. Gilbert holds to farm {ad fir mam) of the count in Alvricestone [Alfriston] i hide. Alvric held it as an alod {sicut alodium). • The family name of de Hcndcn is found fre- quently in connection with Hcllingly and Waldron in the thirteenth and following centuries, but the locality is unknown. 2 William de Cahaignes ; a fine of 4 Edw. I. shows that Richard de Keynes held the manor of Selmeston, and Lewes Chartulary mentions his gift of 2^ hides in Sidenoure. 3 Sidenore is to be met with at least as late as 1350, but is now lost. ■> One virgate and a quarter is accounted for in Hawksborough Hundred (see p. 401). There is land for i plough. There (is) now 1 bordar. In the time of King Edward and afterwards, as {et) now, (it was worth) 8 shil- lings. In the self same Alvricestone [Alfriston] there hold of the count Rannulf I hide, Ralph = half a hide, William ' half a hide, Ralph ^ I hide, Walter 2 hides. Altogether {inter totum) 5 hides, and for so much they are assessed. Lewin,^ Alwold, Alnod and Godwin held this land as alods {sicut alodia). There is land for 5 ploughs. On the de- mesne now (are) 3^ ploughs, and 2 villeins and 6 bordars do half the ploughing {arant ad medietatem)? In the time of King Edward the whole was worth 20 shillings ; now 54 shillings. In Hertevel ^ [Hartfield] Hundred The count himself holds in demesne Wil- DENE [ '"]. Earl Harold held it. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 2 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and 7 villeins and 3 bordars have 5 ploughs. In the time of King Edward and afterwards it was worth 60 shillings ; now 70 shillings. In Hertevel [Hartfield] Walter holds of the count I hide and for so much it is assessed. Carle held it as an alod {sicut alodium). There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough and a half, and (there are) 6 villeins and 2 serfs with i plough and a half. There (is) I mill yielding {de) 4 shillings and 350 eels, and 3 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 5 {iiiii) swine from the pannage. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, (it was worth) 40 shillings ; when received 20 shillings. In the same Hundred the count has i hide and a half outside the rape, and it is appurtenant to the manor of Ramelle [Rod- mell]." Earl Godwin held it, and it has 5 One of these two Ralphs is Ralph de Dene, whose descendants held land here ; the other may be Ralph nephew of Grento, the tithe of whose lands in Alfriston was held by Lewes Priory. 6 William son of Boselin (de Dives) gave half a hide in Alfriston to Lewes Priory. ' Lewes Priory held the tithe of Lefsi brother of Lcwine at Alfrichestune. s I am inclined to read arant al{iam) medieta- tem, in which case the number of ploughs on the demesne ought to be 2^. ^ Hertenel corrected to Hertevel. 10 Not identified. " Sec note 2, p. 436.
