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A HISTORY OF SUSSEX

in demesne 5 hides, and for so much they are assessed. Queen Edith {Eddid) held them as {pro) 2 manors. There is land for 6 ploughs. There are 7 villeins with 2 ploughs.

In the time of King Edward (this) was worth 40 shillings ; now 30 shillings.


In Calvintone [Chalvington] Ansfrid holds of the count 4 hides, and for so much they are assessed. Osward and Toti held them as {pro) 2 manors as an alod {shut alo- dium). There is land for i plough and a half. On the demesne is I plough with 2 bordars and 2 serfs. Of this land half a hide lies in the rape of Hastings,' and Humphrey {Hunfridus) holds I hide, and there he has half a plough on (his) demesne. In the time of King Edward, as [et) now, this was worth 40 shillings.

In Waldrene [Waldron] Ansfrid holds of the count i hide, and for so much it is assessed.^ jElveva held it of King Edward as an alod {sicut alodium). There is land for 3i ploughs. On the demesne is i plough with I villein. Then, as {ei) now, (it was worth) 20 shillings.

The count himself holds in demesne Lestone [Laughton]. Earl Godwin held it. Then it was assessed for 10 hides; now for 6, because 4 lie in the rape of Hastings.^ fo. 23b

There is land for 16 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 14 vil- leins and 3 bordars with 10^ ploughs. There (are) 16 saltpans yielding {de) 25 shillings. In the time of King Edward it was worth 15 pounds; now 10 pounds and 5 shillings.


The count himself holds Estochingeha(m) [ *]. Levenot held it of King Edward. Then, 2&{et) now, it was assessed for 10 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the de- mesne is I plough, and (there are) 10 villeins


' One virgate (seep. 401) in Shoysvvell and 2 virgates (see p. 406) in Netherfield. 2 Half a virgate vi^as in Hawksborough Hun- dred (see p. 401). 3 In Hawksborough virgates (see p. 400), I hide and 5 hides (see p. 401) ; in Shoyswell I virgate (see p. 402). As this makes 2 hides ^ virgates in excess of the amount said to be in Hastings rape there must be some error in the figures, unless part of this went with the adjacent manor of Ripe (see note 5, p. 417). Not identified. S.D.B. suggests Stock farm in Beddingham, which is not in this Hundred and has no evidence to support it. Half a hide of this manor lay in Hawksborough (see note 4, p. 401).

with 4^ ploughs. From the pasturage {her- hagio) (come) I 2 swine. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 60 shillings.

In Cetelingei [Chiddingly] Ralph ^ and Godwin hold of the count I virgate. KXvtvis held it of King (Edward) as an alod {iicut alodium). Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 1 virgate. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 2 villeins with I plough, and i mill with a small mill {moUnarioY yielding {de) 4 shillings. Another virgate lies in the rape of Hastings. In the time of King Edward it was worth 20 shillings ; now likewise.


In Grenestede [East Grinstead] Hundred


In Calvrestot [Shovelstrode *] the count has I hide, which lay in the rape of Lewes. Now it is outside the rape. It does not pay geld. Alnod held it of King Edward. There is land for 2 ploughs. There (the 2 ploughs) are, with i villein and 3 bordars. From the pasturage {herhagio) (come) 3 swine. From the wood(land) 5 (swine). In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 20 shillings.

In Celrestuis [Shovelstrode] Ansfrid holds of the count i virgate outside the rape. It has never paid geld. iElmar held it of King Edward. There is land for i plough. There (the plough) is, with i villein. Wood(land) and pasturage {herbagium) (yielding) 2 swine.

In the time of King Edward it was worth 5 shillings ; now 7 shillings.

In Felesmere [? Falmer*] the count holds I hide and a half outside the rape. It has not paid geld. Villeins held it, and it is appraised in the manor.'"

In Berchelie [Buigleigh "] William holds I hide and a half of the count. It is outside

5 Ralph de Dene, whose descendants held land here. « Or, a site for a mill. S.D.B. translates it ' with a miller,' a possible but unlikely reading. ' See note 8, p. 400. 8 A manor in East Grinstead, sometimes called Shelvestrode. 9 This was probably near Felbridge on the borders of Sussex and Surrey. As 3 hides belong- ing to Falmer were in this rape (see note 12, p. 436) it is possible that this belonged to that manor. '" It is not clear what manor is meant. " On the borders of Worth and East Grinstead.