S 1509

A.D. 932 x 939. Alfred, thegn, bequeaths land at North Stoneham, Hants., to his wife for life, with reversion to New Minster, Winchester. Old English, Middle English and Latin versions

Archive:

Winchester, New Minster

MSS:

1. Shirburn Castle, Earl of Macclesfield, Liber Abbatiae, f. 19v (s. xv 1)

Printed:

Alford 1663, iii. 254, Latin version; Edwards, Liber de Hyda, p. 132, Old English version; Edwards, Liber de Hyda, p. 132, Middle English version; Edwards, Liber de Hyda, p. 133, Latin version ; B, 649, Old English version ; B, 650, Middle English version ; B, 651, Latin version ; Birch, Liber Vitae, pp. 221-2, Old English version, ex Edwards; Miller, New Minster, no. 11, Old English version; Miller, New Minster, Appendix, pp. 187-8, Middle English and Latin translations

Printed and Translated:

Robertson, Charters, no. 27 (p. 54) , Old English version

Comments:

Robertson, Charters, pp. 309-10; Finberg, ECW, no. 52, authentic; Keynes 1996, p. 23 n. 77, form of document may not be contemporary; Miller, New Minster, pp. xlvii-li, no. 11, post-Conquest forgery, making explicit claim to estate for which the charter does not mention New Minster

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    • Ic Ælfreod ðein an þæs <landes> æt Stanham ofer minne dæge minan wifan <hiere> dægi 7 ofer hiere dæg on niwan minister on Winceacester uncer begea sawla þearfe swa freolre swa cing Æthelstan minan leofan leord ge me gegifan. 7 nanan manan hit on enig oþer wænde gif þonne ic heafan gifan foran ic hit self on noþer wænde gifan. 7 nanan on niwan minister on Winceacester hit ut sillan on enig wænde 7 si habban on æcnisse. 7 sind gewritan gewitenesse 7 hiera handa setene. + Aelstan cynig + Ælfryc ðeyn + Ælfyn biscop + Eadric ðeyn + Odda ðeyn + Wihtgar ðeyn
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    • Ic Ælfreod ∂ein an ˇæsa æt Stanham ofer minne dæge minan wifanb dægi 7 ofer hiere dæg on niwan minister on Winceacester uncer begea sawla ˇearfe swa freolre swa cing Æthelstan minan leofan leord ge me gegifan. 7 nanan manan hit on enig oˇer wænde gif ˇonne ic heafan gifan foran ic hit self on noˇer wænde gifan. 7 nanan on niwan minister on Winceacester hit ut sillan on enig wænde 7 si habban on æcnisse. 7 sind gewritan gewitenesse 7 hiera handa setene. + Aelstanc cynig + Ælfryc ∂eyn + Ælfynd biscop + Eadric ∂eyn + Odda ∂eyn + Wihtgar ∂eyn a The word landes has fallen out here; see 14/S 1418, 21/S 1496, S 1533 b The word hiere has fallen out here; see 21/S 1496, S 1533 c For Æthelstan d For Ælfwine