THE HOLDERS OF LANDS ceived (there were) only i8^ hides. In the rape of the Count of Mortain are 3^ hides. In the rape of WiUiam de Braiose are 19 hides.' There is land for 25 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 35 villeins and 8 bordars with 21^ ploughs. There (is) a church, and 8 serfs, and 3 mills yielding {de) 9 shillings, and 80 acres of mea- dow. Wood(land) yielding {de) 50 swine. Of this land William holds 3 hides, Gilbert 3! hides. Villeins held (this). The whole in the time of King Edward was worth 36 pounds, and afterwards 9 pounds; now 12 pounds amongst the whole. The wife of William de Watevile ^ holds of William Claitune [Clayton]. Azor held it of King Edward. Then, as {et) now it was assessed for 7 hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and there are 26 villeins and 5 bordars with 14 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 23 acres of meadow. Wood(land) yielding {de) 15 swine. In Lewes (are) '9 haws ^ yielding {de) 4 shillings and 7 pence. In the time of King Edward it was worth 10 pounds, and afterwards and now 8 pounds. Alwin holds of the woman herself Wicham [Wickham *]. He himself held it of « Azor. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 3 hides. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 3 villeins with i plough ; and in Lewes (are) 3 quarters {partes) of I haw yielding {de) 15 pence. William de Watevile holds of William Chemere [Keymer]. Azor held it of King Edward. Then, as {et) now, it was assessed for 14 hides. There is land for 25 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 36 villeins and 1 1 bordars with 1 7 ploughs. There (is) a church,^ and 3 serfs, and 40 acres of meadow, and 2 mills yielding {de) 12 shillings. In Lewes (are) 7 haws • At How in Lancing were 6 hides (see p. 44.9) ; another 6 hides probably in Burbeach Hundred (see note i, p. 444). 2 A remarkable instance of a married woman with an estate held independently of her husband. 3 A sixteenth century rental of the Borough of Lewes shows that a portion of a croft on the north side of the castle was then held of the manor of Clayton.
- In Clayton.
5 Ipse de interlined. « The church of Keymer was given to Lewes Priory by Ralph de Caisned, who seems to have succeeded William de Watevile in most, if not in all, of his manors. 44 yielding {de) 26 pence. In the time of King Edward and afterwards it was worth 14 pounds; now 12 pounds. In Estrat [Street] Hundred Ralph ^ holds of William Estrat [Street]. Lewin held it of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 9 hides ; now for 8 hides. There is land for 16 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 20 vil- leins and 12 bordars with 8 ploughs. There (are) 6 acres of meadow. From the wood- (land come) 16 swine. In Lewes (are) 3 haws yielding {de) 18 pence. Of this land a certain Ralph holds I hide, and there he has i plough with i villein. There (are) 2 chapels {ecclesiole). In the time of King Edward and afterwards, as {et) now, it was worth 100 shillings. Robert* holds of William in* Westmestun [Westmeston] 12 hides. Countess Gueda held them, and villeins held (them) under her. There was no hall there, and it did not pay geld, so (the jurors) say. There is land for 9 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, and (there are) 4 villeins and 12 bor- dars with 2 ploughs. There (are) 3 acres of meadow, and wood(land) yielding {de) 10 swine. Of this land i knight holds 3 hides and 3 virgates, and there he has on (his) demesne I plough, and (there are) 2 villeins and 5 bordars. In Lewes (is) i haw returning nothing. In the time of King Edward it was worth 7 pounds, and afterwards 5 shillings ; now 6 pounds. Hugh son of Rannulf holds of William Pluntune [Plumpton]. Godwin the priest held it of Earl Godwin.'" Then it was as- sessed for 32 hides, now for 30. There is land for 24 ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 5 1 villeins and 6 bordars with 22 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 8 serfs, and 2 mills yielding {dc) 20 shillings. Wood(land) yielding (^c) 20 swine. From gafol-rent (de gahlo) 7 swine ; meadow . In Lewes (are) 9 haws '^ yielding {de) 4 shillings and 5 pence. ' Ralph de Caisned, whose descendant Geoffrey de Say held it. 8 Probably Robert de Pierpoint. » In interlined. '" See note 6, p. 392. " A blank. " Certain tenements in St. Anne's parish are still held of the manor of Plumpton. I 56
