A HISTORY OF SUSSEX In Hamfelde [Tipnoak] Hundred The bishop himself holds in demesne Ha(m)- FELDE [Henfield]. In the time of King Edward it was assessed for 1 5 hides, and now for 1 1 hides and i virgate. There is land for 20 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 23 villeins with 15 bordars have 10 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 40 acres of meadow(land). A mill ^ and a fishery are wanting because they have been made over {pro superfacto) to William de Braiose. Of these hides William holds of the bishop 3 hides ; and there he has on (his) demesne I hide («V), and I villein with 10 bordars have half a plough. Wood(land) yielding 3 swine. The whole manor in the time of King Edward was worth 10 pounds, and afterwards 7 pounds. Now what the bishop holds (is worth) 10 pounds ; what the knight holds 4OJ. ; and yet it was at farm for 1 8 pounds. In Lewes are 3 burgesses appurtenant to this manor, returning 2 1 pence. In Bocse [Box] Hundred The bishop himself holds in demesne Aldingeborne [Aldingbourne]. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was assessed for 36 hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 1 6 villeins with 13 bordars have 5 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 3 serfs, and 6 acres of meadow. Wood(land yielding) 3 swine from the pan- nage ; and from the pasturage {herhagid) i pig of (every) 6 swine. To this manor are appur- tenant 16 haws which return 7 shillings and 6 pence. Of this manor the priest holds i hide, Robert 5 hides, Hugh 3 hides, Alward i hide ; these 3 are clerks ; the following [hi) 4 (are) knights ; Herald (who holds) 3 hides, Murdac 3 hides, Ansfrid I hide, Lovel I hide. Be- tween (them) all they have 6 ploughs on (their) demesne and 12 villeins and 25 bor- dars. The whole manor in the time of King Edward was worth I 5 pounds, and afterwards 10 pounds. Now what the bishop holds (is worth) 10 pounds ; what the clerks (hold) 4 pounds ; what the knights (hold) 4 pounds likewise. In Risberg [Poling] Hundred The bishop himself holds Feringes [Fer- ring] in demesne. In the time of King Edward it was assessed for 12 hides, and now for 8 hides. There is land ? On the 1 Possibly the mill mentioned under Wantelei (see p. 446). 3 A blank. demesne are 2 ploughs, and 15 villeins with 14 bordars have 5 ploughs. There (is) i serf, and 20 acres of meadow, and wood(land yielding) 4 swine ; and for the pasturage [herbagio) i pig of (every) 7. fo. 17a Of this manor Ansfrid holds 2 hides, and he has on (his) demesne half a plough with 4 bordars. In the time of King Edward it was worth 7 pounds, and afterwards 100 shillings ; now 7 pounds. What Ansfrid holds is worth 20 shillings. In Eswende [West Easwrith] Hundred The bishop himself holds Ambrelie [Am- berley]. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was assessed for 24 hides. There is land .^ On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 10 villeins with 13 bordars have 12 ploughs, and (there are) 30 acres of meadow, and wood(Iand yielding) 7 swine from the pannage. Of this manor William the clerk holds 2 hides, and Aldred the priest 3 hides, Baldwin 2i hides, Ralph 2 hides all but {minus) i vir- gate,* Tedric {Teodericus) 3 hides, Huscarle 2 hides.^ Between (them) all they have 5 ploughs on (their) demesne, and 17 villeins {vi llanos) and 25 bordars, who have {habentes) 5 ploughs. The whole manor in the time of King Edward was worth 20 pounds, and afterwards 15 pounds. Now what the bishop holds is worth 14 pounds; what the others hold of the bishop is worth 7 pounds. In Su(m)merleg [Manhood] Hundred The bishop himself holds Filleicha(m) [Sidlesham °] in demesne. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was assessed for 12 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and 16 villeins with 14 bordars have 7 ploughs. There (is) I acre of meadow, and wood (sufficient) for the fences {ad clausuram). Of this manor Gilbert holds 3 hides, Roze- lin 1 hide, Ulf i hide, and on (their) demesne they have 3 ploughs with 12 bordars. The whole manor in the time of King Edward was worth 10 pounds, and afterwards 3 A blank.
- Una z'ivga minus interlined.
6 H hidas interlined. ^ Sidlesham is the only important manor be- longing to the bishopric not otherwise accounted for, and confusion between /and /is not infrequent ; ch usually has the value of k, but compare Childe- tune = Chiltington. 390
