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A HISTORY OF SUSSEX On the demesne (is) i plough, with 9 cottars, and I mill yielding {cle) 3 shillings, and 2 haws yielding [de) 9 pence. In the time of King Edward (this) was worth 20 shillings, and afterwards 15 shillings; now 10 shillings. The same William holds of the earl Stra- TONE [Strettington]. Four free men held it in the time of King Edward. Then, as iei) now, it was assessed for 10 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. There are 6 villeins and 16 cottars with 2 ploughs. In Chichester (are) 3 haws yielding {de) 2 shillings. In the time of King Edward it was worth 6 pounds, and afterwards, and now 40 shil- lings. Austin {Augustlnus) holds of the earl Stra- TONE [Strettington]. Godwin, a free man, held it in the time of King Edward. Then, as (et) now, it was assessed for 3 hides. There is land for I plough, and there (the plough) is on the demesne, with 2 villeins and 2 cottars, and I haw yielding {de) 3 pence, and 2 serfs, and I acre of meadow. In the time of King Edward it was worth 20 shillings, and after- wards 10 shillings; now 30 shillings. Of {in) the same manor Arnald holds of the earl 2 hides, and for so much they are assessed. Godwin a free man held them in the time of King Edward. There is land for I plough, and there (the plough) is on the demesne, with 2 cottars and 2 serfs, and i haw yielding {de) 8 pence. In the time of King Edward (this) was worth 3 pounds, and afterwards and now 20 shillings. Oismelin holds Mersitone [Merston] of the earl. Gort held it of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 8 hides, now for 6 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 10 villeins with 6 cottars have 3 ploughs, and (there are) 3 mills yielding {de) 7 shillings, and 2 haws yielding {de) 2 shillings, and 10 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward it was worth 5 pounds, and afterwards 4 pounds ; now 6 pounds. The abbey of Troarn {Troard) holds Roch- INTONE [Runcton]* in almoigne of the earl. Two free men held it in the time of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 8 hides ; now for 3 hides. There is land for 3

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ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 6 villeins and 15 cottars with I plough. There (are) 5 serfs, and 2 mills yielding {de) 12 shillings and 6 pence, and a fishery yielding {de) 6 pence, and 2 haws yielding {de) 18 pence. In the time of King Edward it was worth 5 pounds, and afterwards 4 pounds ; now 6 pounds. Ernald holds of the earl Waltham [Up Waltham]. Godwin, a free man, held it. Then it was assessed for 6 hides, now for 4. Ernald has 2 hides, and there are 2 cottars and I serf. And the abbey of Troarn {Troard) has 2 hides, and there are 3 cottars, and I haw yielding {de) 16 pence ; and from pasturage {herbag'io) 2 shillings. And the earl has 2 hides in his park. There is land for I plough. The whole in the time of King Edward was worth 40 shillings, and afterwards 20 shillings. (Now) what Ernald (has) is worth 10 shillings; the abbey's share 35 shillings. Geoffrey holds of the earl Waltham [Up Waltham]. Two free men held it in the time of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 4 hides ; now for 3, because the earl has I (hide) in his park. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is i (plough), with 5 cottars, and wood(land) yielding {de) 10 swine, and i haw yielding {de) 7 pence. The pasturage {herbagium) (yields) 2 shil- lings. In the time of King Edward (it was worth) 30 shillings, and afterwards 10 shil- lings ; now 20 shillings. In the selfsame Hundred William holds of the earl I hide. Alward, a free man, held it, and it was assessed for i hide as part of {in) Helneche [Halnaker] then, as {et) now. Then (it was worth) 15 shillings, and after- wards 5 ; now 10 shillings. In the selfsame Hundred Siward holds of the earl I hide, and for so much it was assessed then as now {semper). Siret held it ; he was a free man. There is land for i plough. Then, as {et) now, (it was worth) 20 shillings. In the selfsame Hundred Rainald holds of the earl half a hide, and for so much it is assessed. Helghin held it in the time of King Edward. Then (it was worth) 3 shillings, and afterwards 2 shillings; now 12 pence. 434