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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS shillings and 2 pence/ and 4 acres of meadow. From the pannage of the wood(land come) 60 swine. There (are) 6 serfs. Of this land Gilbert holds half a hide, Ralph I hide, William 3 virgates, Lewin half a hide, and he {qui) could betake himself else- where [recedere) with his land and gave geld to his lord and his lord gave nothing." These men have 4 villeins and 2 bordars with 2i ploughs, and 7 acres of meadow, and wood- (land) yielding [de) 10 swine. The whole manor in the time of King Ed- ward was worth 50 pounds, and afterwards 50 pounds. Now William's demesne (is worth) 50 pounds and 5 shillings, (that) of the knights 50 shillings and 12 pence. Yet this manor was farmed for ( fuit ad firmam ad) 1 00 pounds. William himself holds Staninges [Stey- ning ^]. King Edward held it as part of (the sources of) his ferm {ad suam firmam). Then it was assessed for 18 hides and 3 vir- gates. It has never paid geld. Of these hides William has 12 hides, the others are in the rape of Earl Roger attached to {in) Gar- inges [Goring].* In the hides which William has there is land for 21 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 45 vil- leins and 33 bordars with 18 ploughs. There (is) I mill unrented {sine censu), and 3 saltpans yielding {de) 30 pence, and 5 acres of mea- dow. Wood(land yielding) 20 swine from the pannage. In the time of King Edward it was worth 28 pounds, and afterwards 20 pounds ; now 25 pounds. William himself holds Findune [Findon]. Harold held it in the time of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 30^ hides. Of these 10 hides are in the rape of Earl Roger.^ The others have not paid geld, except 3 hides. There is land for 1 7 ploughs. On the de- ' As this shows the value of an amber of salt to be one penny it enables us to estimate the annual output of the saltpans throughout the county. 2 This is a remarkable phrase, and has consider- able importance in connection with the question of geld liability. (See Introd. p. 361.) 3 See note 2, p. 392.

  • These 6 hides were the ' berewick ' of King

Edward mentioned under Goring (see note I, p. 430). 5 These I cannot trace ; but as the only men- tion of land held by Harold in Earl Roger's rape is in Avisford Hundred, where there are a number of nameless holdings, it is not unlikely that the 10 hides lay in that Hundred. Another 6 hides be- longing to Findon now formed the manor of Tottington (see p. 444). mesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there arc) 27 vil- leins and 17 bordars with 17 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 6 serfs, and wood(land yielding) 20 swine. Of this land a certain William holds 5 hides, and (there are) 2 ploughs on (his) de- mesne, and (there are) 2 villeins and 6 bordars with 1 plough. The whole in the time of King Edward was worth 28 pounds, and afterwards 20 pounds ; now 28 pounds and 10 shillings. William himself holds Semlintun [Sulling- ton]. Ulward held it of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 9 hides ; now for 4 hides. Of this land 3 virgates are in the rape of Arundel.* There is land for 7 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 20 villeins and i4bordnrs with 6 ploughs. There (is) I mill yielding {de) 6 shillings, and 6 acres of meadow. Wood(land yielding) 30 swine. In the time of King Edward it was worth 9 pounds, and afterwards, and now, 8 pounds. Ralph holds of William Wistanestun [Wiston]. Azor held it of Earl Godwin. Then it was assessed for 12 hides. Now for nothing. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 10 villeins and 24 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 5 serfs, and 7 acres of meadow. Wood(land yielding) 30 swine. In the time of King Edward, as (et) now, it was worth 12 pounds; when received 4 pounds. William son of Manna holds of William Wapingetorne [Wappingthorne']. Carle held it of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 6 hides; now for 2 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is i plough, and (there are) 7 villeins and i 5 bor- dars with 4 ploughs. There (are) 7 acres of meadow. Wood(land) yielding {de) 5 pence. From salt 20 pence, and I sestier of honey. In the time of King Edward it was worth 100 shillings, and afterwards 20 shillings ; now 4 pounds. Gilbert holds of Willi.-im Clopeha(m) [Clapham]. Alwin held it of King Edward, and it was part of {jacuit in) Lolinminstre [Lyminster] which Earl Roger holds in his rape.^ Then it was assessed for 8 hides, but 8 One virgate is accounted for in West Easwrith Hundred (see note z, p. 428). ' A manor in Stcyning. 8 See note 4, p. 429. 45