A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 2 hides are in the rape of Earl Roger. What Gilbert holds has paid geld for 3 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 5 villeins and 8 bordars with 2 ploughs. In the time of King Edward it was worth 8 pounds, and afterwards 4 pounds ; now 6 pounds. The same Gilbert holds of William land for 3 ploughs. This was part of [jacuit in) Garinges [Goring] which is in the rape of Earl Roger.' It is outside the rape and not assessed in hides (extra numerum hidarum). It has never paid geld. There are 6 villeins and 5 bordars with 3 ploughs. In the time of King Edward and afterwards, as {et) now, it was worth 30 shillings. Richard holds of William Cengeltune [Chancton^]. Essocher held it of Earl God- win. Then it was assessed for 4 hides; now for nothing. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough, with 5 bordars. In the time of King Edward it was worth 4 pounds, and afterwards 40 shillings ; now 60 shillings. 'Tetbert holds i hide in Cengeltune [Chancton] of William. Werun held it of Earl Godwin. [It paid geld for I hide; now for nothing.*] There is nothing there. It is worth 1 1 shillings. William son of Norman holds Cumbe [Coombes] of William. Guert held it in the time of King Edward. Then it was assessed for 10 hides; now for 5 hides. There is land for 8 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 (ploughs), and (there are) 27 villeins and 4 bordars with 10 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 2 serfs, and from the saltpans 50 shillings and 5 pence. Wood(land) yielding {de) 4 swine. In the time of King Edward it was worth 12 pounds, and afterwards I O pounds; now 13 pounds. The same William holds of William Aplesham [Applesham^]. Lewin held it of Earl Godwin. Then it was assessed for 7^ hides, now for nothing. There is land for 5 • See note 3, p. 430. ' A manor in Washington. 3 Tetbert gave to Battle Abbey I hide 'gue vacatur kida Wulurun ' in Heregrave (near Worminghurst) (Burrell MSS.).
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6 A manor in Coombes. ploughs. On the demesne are 3 ploughs, and (there are) 7 villeins and 7 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) i serf, and i mill yield- ing (de) 6 shillings ; and 5 acres of meadow, and wood(land) yielding (de) 5 swine. In the time of King Edward and afterwards, as (et) now, it was worth 6 pounds. Two knights hold of this land i hide and a half, and there is i bordar, and 2 saltpans yielding (de) 5 shillings. (This) is worth 23 shillings and 4 pence. The same William holds of William in Ofintune [OiEngton] 2 hides. They have not paid geld. Godwin held them. There is I plough on the demesne. Nothing more. It is and was worth 26 shillings. In Ha(m)felt [Tipnoak] Hundred William son of Rannulf ^ holds of William Odemanscote [Woodmancote]. Countess Guda held it. Then it was assessed for 3^ hides ; now for 2 hides. There is land for 9 ploughs. On the demesne is i plough, and (there are) 16 villeins and 4 bordars with 8 ploughs. There (is) a church, and 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land yielding) 13 swine. Of this land a certain knight holds i hide, and there he has i plough, with i villein. In the time of King Edward and afterwards, as [et] now, (the whole) was worth 3 pounds and 10 shillings. Ralph holds of William Wantelei [Want- ley*]. Bricmar held it of Azor, and Azor of Harold. Then it was assessed for 4^ hides ; now for nothing. There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is i (plough), and (there are) 2 villeins and 2 bordars with half a plough. There (are) 2 serfs, and i mill® yielding [de) 20 pence, and 10 acres of meadow. In the time of King Edward and after- wards it w.as worth 40 shillings; now 22 shillings. Windeha(m) [Windham] Hundred The same Ralph holds of William in Ovelei [? Woolfly"] half a hide. Alwin held it of « Reappears to have been the ancestor of the family of le Counte, as all his estates in this rape arc afterwards found in the possession of that family. (See Introd. p. 379.) ' Probably Ralph de Buci, as Hugh de Buscy afterwards quitclaimed certain lands in Wantele to Lewes Priory. 8 In Henfield. ^ See note I, p. 390. "> A farm in Henfield near Shermanbury. The similarity of the names and the suitability of the position make this identification almost certain. 446
