THE HOLDERS OF LANDS Edward, and could betake himself (/re) whither he pleased. Then, as(f/) now, it was assessed for 2 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and (there is) I vil- lein and 5 bordars with i plough. In the time of King Edward it was worth 40 shil- lings, and afterwards 16 shillings and 8 pence ; now 30 shillings. (In Eastbourne Hundred) William de Cahainges holds Bevringetone [Beverington] and Lovringetone [Yevering- ton ']. Two free ^ men held them of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, they were as- sessed for 2 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is half a plough with 3 bor- dars, and (there are) 2 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward they were worth 30 shillings, and afterwards 1 5 shillings ; now 24 shillings. There Hugh and Morin hold 2^ hides. Cana and Frane (held them) of King Ed- ward, and could betake themselves {ire) whither they would. There is land for 2 ploughs. There (the 2 ploughs) are, with 6 villeins and i bordar, and there (is) i acre of meadow. This land is appraised in the manor ^ of Willendone [Willingdon]. Ralph son of Gunfrid holds in Eshalle (In Totnore Hundred) William^ holds Litelforde [PItford] of the count. Brixi held it of King Edward, and could betake himself {ire) whither he pleased. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 4 villeins and 2 serfs with i plough, and 50 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was worth 4 pounds ; when received 40 shillings. Ralph ' holds Prestetone [Preston in Bed- dingham] of the count. Cola held it of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 4 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is i (plough), and (there are) 5 villeins with 2 oxen. In the time of King Edward it was worth 4 pounds, and after- wards 30 shillings ; now 40 shillings. In the same Hundred the count himself holds 8 hides, but they are appraised in another hundred. The abbot of Grestain holds of the count 2 hides in Bedingha(m) [Beddingham]. Ul- nod the priest' held them of King Edward, and they were assessed for 2 hides then, as {et) [Easthall] i hide. Edmund held it of King now. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the Edward, and could betake himself (/V^) whither demesne is i (plough), and (there are) 2 vil- he pleased. It was assessed for i hide then, leins and 2 bordars with i plough. In the as {et) now. In the time of King Edward it time of King Edward, as {et) now, it was was worth 15 shillings ; afterwards and now 10 shillings. In the same hundred Rannulf holds i vir- gate* of the count, and for so much it is assessed. Ulfer held it of King Edward. There is land for half a plough. There is i villein. Then, and afterwards, as {et) now, it was worth 4 shillings,
- boroughs,' and I am inclined to think that this
is the correct identification and that the Hundredal heading is misplaced. I Yeverington, in Eastbourne manor, occurs frequently in the thirteenth century in connec- tion with Beverington, and rarely separate ; and the difference between levringetone and Lovringe- tone is sufficiently slight to maice a scribal error not unlikely, so that I think this is a fair identi- fication.
- Liieri interlined.
3 Probably ' manor ' should be ' Hundred,' as Hugh and Morin succeeded Cane and Frane in the manor of Ratton in Willingdon Hundred, but are not recorded as holding of Willingdon manor.
- Part of his manor of Little Horsted (see
note 4, p. 415). worth 40 shilling lings). when received 30 (shil Durand holds of the count in^ Cerloce- STONE [Charlston in West Firle] 6 hides. Three free men held them of King Edward as {pro) 3 manors. Then, as {et) now, they were assessed for 6 hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne (is) half a plough, and I villein and l bordar with 2 oxen. Of this land Roger holds 2 hides, Gilbert 2 hides. These have on (their) demesne 2 ploughs and 2 villeins and 2 bordars with i plough. In the time of King Edward (this) was worth 60 shillings, and afterwards 40 shil- 6 William de Cahaignes, or Keynes ; Itford sub- sequently passed to the Leukenores by marriage with the heiress of the Keynes. « Ralph de Dene ; Preston was held by Isabella de la Haye, his descendant. ' The Count of Mortain gave to Grestain Abbey land in Hestone [Heighten] which Alnod the priest held (Dugdale, Moti. vi. 1053). >* In interlined. 409 52
