these translations have been made from the edition of the documents by the Record Commissioners (1807) and not from the originals

Barcombe

This indenture bears witness that by an inquest taken before Sir Henry Husee and his fellows, collectors of a ninth of sheaves, the ninth of fleeces and the ninth of lambs in the county of Sussex at Lewes on Sunday in mid-lent in the fifteenth year of the reign of king Edward the third from the conquest [18 March 1341], it was found by the oath of Alexander Aghemund, William Edward, Reynold Bret and William atte Towne that the ninth of sheaves in the parish of Barcombe is worth this year 11 marks [£7 6s 8d], [and] of fleeces and lambs nothing.

And although the church of Barcombe was taxed [in 1291] at 20 marks [£13 6s 8d], the aforesaid jurors say that the rectory house with gardens, curtilages, crofts, lands [and]

meadows is worth a year

30s 0d

Next they say that the tithe of hay is worth two marks by year

£1 6s 8d

The tithes of the mill/s

2s 0d

Next they say that the offerings are worth by year

£1 6s 8d

The tithe of pasture is worth

14s 0d

Next they say that the tithe of milking, calves, foals, piglets, geese and suchlike small tithes are worth by year

20s 0d

The tithe of fruits with the tithe of flax and hemp

3s 0d

so that all the aforesaid run in the taxed extent of the aforesaid church of Barcombe

In witness whereof the aforesaid jurors have attached their seals to this present indenture

1.

A meade lying to Nordens bridge.

W. lying to the highway

N. on Earles land

E. on Baxcells

S. on Steanegsate mead 2½ acres

2.

The Church field 4 acres

Bounding

S. Denmans and Earles

E. William Attree

N & W Douse Lane

3.

All the rest lying about the parsonage house to wit:

The Inhams against the gate going into the Parsonage House

Bounding

E. Walches

S. on a lane

W. on the street

N. on another field of glebe called the Park Field

Bounded S. on Walches

E. Martens mead

N. Chamois (Camois)

W. The highway

4.

This 6 acres the ( ) floods

5.

Close 6 acres bounded

N. Chamois

E. on the street

S. on the Church field close

6.

4 acres close by the house

7.

Staire field 4 acres bounded

N. by Duntons ________croft, and _______

8.

Item ________croft and budlets 3 acres bounded

N. by Duntons

W. Dennmans

Lying on S. side of Stairs field

9.

The Five acres bounded

N. another parcel of glebe

W. Mr Denman.

S. William Attree and Abraham Vine

Eastwards The 3 acres

11.

The house plots with barns, orchards, gardens and stews. 2 acres

Richard Day, Thomas Ford, Stephen West, Ben. Denman, Matthew Backshall,

(Church Wardens)

1.

Parsonage house and a little plot on the east side thereof.

2.

Two barns, two closes one towards the south the other north with two hemp plots and a little orchard.

3.

One field west of the house 4 acres bounding widow Vyne.

4.

One field 6 acres bounding north on Thomas Amoore

5.

One field 3 acres with budlet 6 acres lying NE

6.

One field and budlet 4½ acres ? land of William Napp

7.

One field with budlet 7 acres adjoining to that on the E side, adjoining Camoys Court

8.

One field with little coppice 6½ acres bounding the Crinkfield

9.

Upland mead 3 acres to the N of that and bounding Knighten ride lane

10.

Piece of meadow E. Parsonage house, 5 acres.

11.

Upland meadow 6 acres W and bounding Doust Lane

12.

One other slip of meadow 2 acres, SW from church and bounded between land of Thomas Searle and parish of Hamsey.

1.

Parsonage house with a little court on the south side of it.

2.

2 barns one standing E-W and the other N-S and two closes one S the other N with one hemp plot and one bean plot and a little orchard

3

One field lying W from the house containing 4 acres called the Four Acres bounding S. Widow Vines land

W. Widow Vine and Richard Amoores

N. Samuel Midmore

4.

Another field containing 6 acres bounding N. Samuel Midmore

5.

Stairefield with a budlet 4 acres bounding E. land of Herbert Hay

6.

Another field with a budlet called (Slonds?) field 6 acres

7.

Another field with a coppice called Parkfield 6½ acres

E Crinkfield

S Widow Chantlers Mead

W Culverhouse land

N Highway

8.

Upland meadow called Inhams 3 acres

Bounds S. Culverhouse land

W. Knighton ride lane now stopped up by a cottage built by Stephen Auborne

N. The highway

9.

Field before the house called the Kitchen mead 5 acres

10.

The Church Field 4 acres

E. Edward Beechers land

S. Thomas Earles land

W. Samuel Midmore

N. Doust Lane

11.

Another field commonly called the Wallet 2 acres lying down at Northend

NE Thomas Earles land

SW Stennegate Mead in Hamsey

12.

The incumbent may take all his tithes in kind if he please but some land (owners?) pretend exemption from all tithes. Viz The Old Park containing by estimation (?) hundred acres in the possession of John Millington Esq.

13.

Item part of the Knowland about 30 acres

14.

Item all Balny land in the possession of Sir William Goring except £20 per annum belonging to Balny (Balneath)

15.

Mr Thomas Pellett claims by right of Anna Cleeve tithes of all the corn growing on Kemyes Courtland.

16.

Item he claims the corn of some part of the Cunnyburreys (viz 28 acres) in the possession of Mr John Reynes

17.

Item he claims the tithe hay of a meadow called Chens wish containing by estimation 9 acres now in the occupation of Thomas Brigden.

18.

Item he claims the lay of a brook called Beare Brook 9 acres now in the occupation of Mr John Smith

19.

Item he claims the tithe of about 30 acres of Knowland Farm now in the occupation of John Carpenter

Robert Cragford, Rector

William Earle and John Earle, Churchwardens

Thomas Earle, William Heasman, William Delves