Jurors: William Blacchyngleghe ; William Daly ; Ralph Bailly ; Richard Brokesell ; W.... .....; Thomas Skynnere of ?Hartfield (Hertefelde); William atte Lynde ; Walter Chesman ; Philip Coupere ; Nicholas Maynard ; Philip Sou...es... ; and Richard Smart .

He held the manor of Rotherfield of the king in chief by knight service. There are the site, annual value nil; 64 a. arable at 3d., 16s.; 80 a. pasture at 2d., 13s.4d.; 56 a. nil because marsh and scrub (buschaill); 20 a. meadow of rushes in various places at 8d., 13s.4d.; 1 chase, number of acres unknown, nil because maintaining the enclosure costs annually £6 beyond the profits; 1 watermill 66s.8d.; site of fulling mill, nil because totally destroyed; assize rents of free tenants and villeins £32 payable at the four principal terms by equal parts; various customary works £6 2s.2d., comprising at Candlemas 45s., at Lady Day 7s.6d., at Easter 22s.6d., at Midsummer 15s., and at Michaelmas 32s.2d., from which by the ancient custom of the manor the reeve has 5s. yearly, the beadle 4s.; the custom called ‘swonswyne’, the tenants rendering £6 13s. at Martinmas; another custom called ‘Andrewesreve’ at the feast of St. Andrew 50s.; the profits of the fair at the feast of St. Dennis 5s.; view of frankpledge held after Easter and Michaelmas £6; pleas and perquisites of the court nil beyond expenses; a place called Eridge in the aforesaid enclosed chase nil because imparked and occupied by game, which park is called ‘Newepark’; another park in the same chase called Hamsell nil because occupied by game. There is a master forester but how much he takes daily is unknown; 1 ranger takes 2d. daily, 60s.8d.; 1 chamberlain, 3 foresters, 2 parkers, 1d. each, £9; 1 forester in the chase in the park on Waterdown 1 1/2d., 45s. [sic. Total annual value from E 357/14, m.2: £58 19s.6d.]. William Brenchesle, knight , and his parceners hold a quarter of a knight’s fee in Frant by suit of court there. [Cf. CIM VII, no. 487 (1414)]. [Marginal note in Exchequer copy:] Total of extent £58 19s. 6d., of which the reeve and beadle take by custom 9s.; the parkers and foresters take £14 5s. 8d.; total £44 4s. 10d.