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THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Azor, and then it was assessed for half a hide, now for nothing. There is nothing there except lo acres of meadow. It is worth 5 shillings. The same Ralph holds of William Sal- MONESBERiE [Shermanbury]. Azor held it of Harold. Then it was assessed for 2 hides ; now for nothing. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and (there is) i villein and 3 bordars with I plough. There (is) a chapel (ecc/esiola), and 4 serfs. In the time of King Edward and after- wards, as {et) now, it was worth 24 shillings. William son of Rannulf holds of William half a hide in Morleia [Morley']. Alward held it of Azor, and it was assessed for half a hide then, as (rf) now. There is half a plough, with 2 bordars. In the time of King Edward and afterwards it was worth 10 shillings ; now 5 shillings. The same William holds of William Sacheha(m) [Sakeham^]. Brictuin held it of Azor. Then it was assessed for 2 hides ; now for nothing. There is land for 2 ploughs. There (are) now only two oxen {anitnalia), and I villein and 2 bordars. Wood(land) yielding {de) 10 pence. In the time of King Edward and afterwards it was worth 10 shil- lings ; now 5 shillings. In Eldritune [Fishergate] Hundred Ralph ^ holds of William Chingestune [Kingston-Bucy]. Azor held it of Harold. Then it was assessed for 2 1 hides. Of these 6 hides are in the rape of William de Warene.* What Ralph holds has paid geld for 6 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 12 villeins and 20 bordars with 10 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 6 saltpans yielding {de) 20 shillings and 10 ambers of salt. Of this land 3 knights hold 4^ hides, and there they have 2 ploughs and 2 villeins and 6 bordars. The whole manor in the time of King Edward was worth 15 pounds. Now Ralph's ' In Woodmancote. 2 In Shermanbur)'. 3 Ralph de Buci, from whom the manor took the name of Kingston-Bucy, now corrupted to Kingston-by-Sea.

  • At Hangleton were 14 hides and I virgatc

ascribed to this manor (see p. 439), from which it would appear that 6 hides is an error due to con- fusion with Ralph's own 6 hides. share (is worth) 1 1 pounds and 7 shillings and 6 pence. What the knights hold is worth 100 shillings. In the same vill William son of Rannulf^ holds of William 7 hides all but {minus) I virgate. Gunnild held them of Harold, and for so much they were assessed. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 4 villeins and 8 bordars with I plough. There (is) a church, and I serf, and 3 saltpans yielding {de) 22 pence. From pasture 16 shillings, and 4 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 7 pounds ; when received 3 pounds. In Bredford [Brightford] Hundred Robert® holds of William Bradewatre [Broadwater]. Wigot held it of King Edward.' Then it was assessed for 29 hides. Of these 9 hides are in the rape of William de Warene,' and William de Braiose has 2 hides in demesne. What Robert holds has paid geld for 6 hides. There is land for 7 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 30 vil- leins and 4 bordars with 10 ploughs. There (is) a church and 3 serfs, and i mill yielding {de) 7 shillings, and 60 acres of meadow. Wood(land yielding) 20 swine. Of this land I knight holds i hide. The whole in the time of King Edward and afterwards was worth* 15 pounds; now 14 pounds. Ralph holds of William Hene [Heene]. Levret held it of Earl Godwin. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 2^ hides. On the demesne is i plough, and (there are) 3 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough, and I serf, and 3 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 40 shillings. In the same vi 2i hides. He 1 Alward holds of William himself held it of Kin^ 5 As Simon le Counte (see note 6, p. 446) gave the church of Southwick to the Knights Templars this estate is probably Southwick. ^ All the estates held by Robert in this rape are to be attributed to Robert ' Salvagius ' and subse- quently passed to Hawjsa le Sauvage, who married John de Gatesden, from whom they went by marriage to the family of Camoys. ' Wigot appears to have made an exchange of part of this manor with Humphrey Visdelupo for 2 hides in Kingsclere Hundred in Hampshire (see F.C.H. Hants, i. 508). ' These 9 hides were at Aldington (see p. 439). 9 Totum T.R.E. vakbat 'etfoit. 447