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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS XL THE LAND OF EARL ROGER In CiCESTRE [Chichester] city in the time of King Edward there were 97^ haws {c huge it et d'tynid'ta minus), and 3 crofts, and they returned 49 shillings all but (minus) I penny. Now the city itself is in the hand of Earl Roger, and there are on the same burgages {masuris) 60 houses more than there were before, and there (is) I mill yielding {de) 5 shillings. It returned 1 5 pounds — to the king 10 pounds, to the earl 100 shillings. Now it is worth 25 pounds, and yet it returns 35 pounds. Humphrey Fla(m)me has there i haw yielding {de) 10 shillings. Castle Harundel [Arundel] in the time of King Edward returned from a certain mill 40 shillings, and in composition for 3 entertainments [de Hi conviviis^) 20 shil- lings, and for one day's procurage {de uno pasticio^) 20 shillings. Now, between the borough and the port of the river {aque) and ship-dues {consuetudinem navium) it returns 12 pounds, and yet it is worth 13 pounds.' Of this (money) Saint Nicholas has 24 shillings.* There (is) i fishery yielding {de) 5 shillings, and I mill returning 10 bushels {modia) of corn, and 10 bushels of mixed grain {^rosse annone)^ (and) in addition 4 bushels {insuper an modia). This is appraised at 14 pounds. Robert son of Tetbald has 2 haws yielding {de) 2 shillings, and he has for his own the market dues {theoloneum) from men who are outside the liberty {de hominibus extraneis). Morin has there a customary payment {consuetudinem) of 1 2 pence from 2 burgesses. Ernald (has) i burgess yielding {de) 12 pence. Saint Martin ° I burgess yielding {de) 12 pence, Ralph i haw yielding {de) 12 pence, William 5 haws yielding {de) 5 shillings, Nigel 5 haws (whose tenants) do service. In Silletone [Singleton] Hundred Earl Roger holds in demesne Silletone [Singleton]. Earl Godwin held it. Then for 97^ hides {c hidis ii"' et ' Convivium appears to have meant the obliga- tion to supply food and entertainment for the lord of the manor and his suite once a year. 2 Pasticium seems to be the lay form of ' pro- curage,' which was the obligation of the clergy to provide food and lodging for the bishop or his deputy when he was visiting their churches. 3 The only case in which the return is said to be less than the value. •• That is to say, the tithe. 6 Wheat mixed with rys. 8 The abbey of Seez. dim[idi</] minus). Now for 47 hides. There is land for 40 ploughs. On the demesne are 7 ploughs, and (there are) 86 villeins and 52 bor- dars witii 33 ploughs. There (are) 17 serfs, and 2 mills yielding {de) 12 shillings and 7 pence, and 60 acres of meadow, and from the wood(land come) 150 swine. There (is) a churcii to which belong {in qua jacent) t^ hides and I virgate of this land. The clerks (of the church) have 2 ploughs and 5 bordars. Of the land of this manor Pagen holds of the earl I hide, William I hide, Geoffrey 2 hides. On the demesne (is) I plough, and (there are) 3 villeins, and i bordar, and 3 serfs, with half a plough. To tliis manor are appurtenant 9 haws in Chichester ; they return 7 shillings and 4 pence, and (there is) i mill yielding {de) 40 pence, and from the pasturage {herbagio) (come) 15 shillings. A monk of Saint Evroul (5. Ebrulfo) holds I hide of the land of this manor. It is worth ID shillings. The whole manor in the time of King Edward was worth 89 pounds, and afterwards 57 pounds. Now what belongs to the earl is appraised at 93 pounds, and i mark of gold ; yet it returns 1 20 pounds, and I mark of gold. What the clerks hold (is worth) 8 pounds, and yet they receive {habent) 10 pounds. What the knights have (is worth) 14 pounds. The earl himself holds Bertredtone [Bin- derton]. Countess Gida^ held it. Then it was assessed for 7 hides ; now for 3 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 8 villeins and 9 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (are) 4 acres of meadow. There (is) a church. In the time of King Edward it was worth 100 shillings, and afterwards 60 shillings ; now 7 pounds. Ivo' holds Loventone [Mid-Lavant] of the earl. Godwin held it of Earl Godwin. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 9 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 10 villeins and 10 bordars with 3 ploughs. There (is) i 7 The Lewes Chartulary contains an undated deed by which the abbot of St. Evroul grants to Lewes Priory 5 shillings of rent in the manor of Graffham, for which they are to celebrate the anni- versary of Dom. Robert de Rouelcnt, brother of Dom. Ernald, monk of St. Evroul. Graffham ad- joins Singleton. 8 Wife of Earl Godwin. 9 He was succeeded here, as at Racton, by Savaric Fitz-Kane, who gave the church of Mid- Lavant to Lewes Priory {Suss. Arch. Coll. xl. 6 1 ). 421