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IN PRESTETUNE HUND.
Ipse Wills ten PICEHA in dnio . Herald tenuit . T.R.E.
Tc se desd p LX . hid . m p . XL . Tra . e qt XX . car.
In dnio. VIII . car. CXLX.III . uilli XL.V . bord cu
qt XX II . car . Ibi aeccla .VI . serui . X . berquarij.
Ibi qt XX IIII . ac pti . silua. c . porc.
In Lewes . XXVI . hagae . de . XIII . solid.
De hac tra ten Ricoard VII . hid . miles ej . I . hid dim.
In dnio hnt .II. car . cu . II . bord.
T.R.E.ualeb tot . c .lib . post . L . lib .m . qt XX . lib.

Simplified Transcript

In PRESTON Hundred
William holds PATCHAM himself, in lordship. Earl Harold held it
before 1066. Then it answered for 60 hides; now for 40.
Land for 80 ploughs. In lordship 8 ploughs;
163 villagers and 45 smallholders with 82 ploughs;
A church; 6 slaves; 10 shepherds; meadow, 84 acres;
woodland, 100 pigs; 26 sites in Lewes at 13s.
Richard holds 7 hides of this land; and a man-at-arms of his 1/2 hides.
In lordship they have 2 ploughs, with
2 smallholders.
Total value before 1066 £100; later £50; now £80.

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1. Who holds Patcham after 1066? How did the change in ownership of land help William increase his control over the country?