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 A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE in demesne. Sexi held it of King Edward in alod. 1 There is land for 7 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 8 bordars with 5 ploughs. There are 2 serfs and a mill worth 50 pence, and 5 fisheries worth 40 pence and 1 2 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 20 swine. T.R.E. and afterwards it was worth 7 pounds ; now worth 8 pounds and 6 pence. The king holds SELINGEFELLE [? Shin- field 2 ] in demesne. Sexi held it in alod of King Edward. (It was) then (assessed) at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at nothing. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 5 bordars with 7 ploughs. There are 2 serfs, and a mill worth (de) 5 shillings and 150 eels, and 5 fisheries worth (de) 550 eels, and 16 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 90 swine. It was (for- merly) worth 7 pounds ; now 8 pounds. The king holds FINCHAMESTEDE [Finch- am pstead 3 ] in demesne. Earl Harold held it. (It was) then (assessed) at 5 hides. It now pays no geld but renders ferm (reddit firmam) in Radinges 4 [Reading]. There is land for 15 ploughs. On the demesne is i ; and (there are) 1 6 villeins and 8 bordars with 14 ploughs. There are 6 serfs and a mill worth 7 shillings and 6 pence, and 4 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 200 swine. It is and was worth 8 pounds. The king holds BERCHEHAM [Barkham 8 ] in demesne. jElmer held it of King Edward. Then, as now, it was assessed at 3 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and (there are) 6 villeins and 4 bordars with 3 ploughs. There are 5 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 40 swine. It was worth 4 pounds T.R.E. ; and afterwards, as now, 3 pounds. under the form ' SOLAFEL " a closer approximation. And in the survey of Hampshire we find Gilbert de Breteville holding Bramshill and Stratfield, just across the border, as appurtenant to the King's manor of ' SUALEFELLE quod est in Berchesire.' There can therefore, in my opinion, be no ques- tion as to the identification, though what Gilbert de Bretteville had to do with Swallowfield is un- explained (J.H.R.). 1 Assessment omitted ; half a line left blank in the MS. 1 This is in my opinion the right identification, thoughhere again the form is very irregular (J.H.R.). 3 Now in the Hundred of Charlton. 4 i.e. it contributes to the ' ferm ' of Reading. ' e Now in the Hundred of Charlton. The king holds HERLEI ' [Earley *] in de- mesne. Almar held it in alod of King Edward. (It was) then (assessed) at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 4. There is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne is I plough ; and (there are) 6 villeins and i bordar with 3 ploughs. There are 2 serfs and i close (hagd) in Radinges [Reading] and 2 fisheries worth (de) 1 shillings and 6 pence, and 20 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 70 swine. T.R.E. it was worth 100 shillings ; and afterwards, as now, 50 shillings. IN BRAI [BRAY] HUNDRET The king holds BRAI [Bray 8 ] in demesne. King Edward held it. There are 18 hides and they did not pay geld. There is land for [ ]. On the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 56 villeins and 7 bordars with 25 ploughs. There are 4 serfs and a church and 3 knights (milites) and 50 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 60 swine. Rain- bald holds I hide which belongs to the church, and there he has I plough. The whole T.R.E. was worth 25 pounds; and afterwards 1 8 pounds; now 17 pounds. IN BORCHEDEBERIE [BuCKLEBURY] HuNDRET The king holds BORCHEDEBERIE [Buckle- bury 9 ] in demesne. King Edward held it. There are 2 hides but they pay no geld. There is land for [ ]. On the demesne is I plough ; and (there are) 18 villeins and 1 6 bordars with 20 ploughs. One serf is there and a church to which belongs half a hide, and it is worth 15 shillings.. There are 1 1 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 100 swine. It is and was worth n pounds ; and yet it pays 16 pounds and 10 shillings. fo. IN NACHEDEDORN [ ] HUNDRET The king holds NACHEDEDORNE [ ] in demesne. Edric held it in alod of King Edward. (It was) then (assessed) at 20 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 9 hides all but I virgate. There is land for 1 2 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ploughs ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 4 bordars with 2 ploughs. The church of this This is evidently 'Erley' (Testa de Nevill, p. 1 10), near Berkham, as the order there shows ; part of which was of the fief of Elyas Giffard : see note on the land of Osbern Gifard (p. 359). 7 Now in the Hundred of Charlton. s Now in the Hundred of Bray. 9 Now in the Hundred of Reading. 330