S 1026

A.D. 1055. King Edward to St Mary's, Evesham; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Upper Swell, Gloucs., in return for the abbot's gift of 6 marks of gold. The land had been forfeited by Erusius (? Earnsige), son of Oce. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Evesham

MSS:

1. London, College of Arms, Waiting Room (s. xi/xii; Herald's Exhibition, plate 36)
2. London, British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. XXIV, ff. 70v-71r (s. xii/xiii)
3. London, British Library, Harley 3763, f. 66r (s. xii; without bounds)

Printed:

K, 801, ex MS 3; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 6, no. 32

Printed and Translated:

Finberg, ECWM, pp. 72-6, bounds only, ex MS 2

Comments:

Stevenson 1914, p. 692 n. 16, doubtful or spurious; Herald's Exhibition, p. 49; Harmer, Writs, p. 566, on date; Oleson 1955, p. 153, spurious; Robertson, Charters, p. 463, date unacceptable; PN Gloucs., i. 14, 16, 17, 228, ii. 14; Barlow 1970, pp. 142 n. 4, 180 n.1, generally considered spurious; unacceptable in existing form; Finberg, ECWM, no. 171, spurious, discusses bounds, and p. 236; Keynes 1980, p. 126 n. 136, on formulation; Wormald 1988, no. 94; BA Facs., p. 10, spurious, date in MS 1 now burned away, perhaps in antiquity, witnesses point to 1062 x 1065. Single sheet now differs from cartulary copy in several respects, e.g. internal reference to Abbot Æthelwig instead of Manning, names of several witnesses omitted

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    • Anno dominicae incarnationis .m.lv. ego Eadwardus tocius Angliae basileus, pro remedio animae meae et successorum meorum, concessi aecclesiae sanctae Mariae et sancti Ecguuini de Eouesham aliquam telluris partem, trium, scilicet, cassatorum in loco qui dicitur æt Suuelle, quae mihi per iudicium nobilium et principum meorum euenit ab Erusio nomine Oce filio, pro suo commisso, et eam libens abbati Mannio in ius aecclesiasticum ad uictum monachorum praefatae aecclesiae perpetuo iure donaui, et sex marcas auri ab eo accepi, et regina uxor mea inde habuit unam marcam auri. Uolo autem et praecipio istam terram funditus secerni ab omni mole seruitii, tribus solitis causis exceptis, uidelicet, expeditione, arcis necnon pontis reformatione. Si quis ergo daemonis instinctu hanc meam donationem effringere temptauerit, aut aliquo modo reprobare uoluerit, maledictionis gladio transfixus anathema sit, et sulphureis laticibus in inferno demersus perpetualiter maneat condempnatus cum eis qui dixerunt domino deo, 'Recede a nobis, scientiam uiarum tuarum nolumus,' et cum Iuda traditore, et Pilato, et Herode, cum Beelzebub et omnibus inferni principibus. Of foss adun be wulfweardinge lea æfter ∂am grenan wege; ofer peos hylle. Ofer peos hyll ˇæt cym∂ into mær wylle. Of mær wylle up æfter ∂am heafde be su∂an hættes lawe: onto ˇere ealdan dice. Of ∂ere ealdan dic be su∂an ˇam longam beorge west riht be ˇam heafdan ˇæt it cyme∂ into hundes hylle. Swa nor∂ in to buggilde stræt. ˇæt cyme∂ to stret beorge. Of stræt beorge into ˇam grenan wege. Swa æfter ˇam grenan wege west riht into fildene wege. Æfter fildene wege ˇæt it cyme∂ to roces mere. And swa be ∂ere stige on norˇ halde codes byrig ˇæt cyme∂ onto twam beorgum. Of twan beorgum ofer buggilde stræt be ˇam heafdum ˇæt cyme∂ into hrisc pytte. Of hris pytte innon ∂ene litle beorh. Of ˇam litle beorge in ∂one twiselede beorh. Swa east weard be ˇam heafdan ˇæt cyme∂ innon wenric. Of wenric innon ˇam ealdan dic. Of ∂ere ealdan dic on ˇæt fule ric. Æfter ˇam fule ric in ˇa bradan furh. Æfter ∂ere bradan furh inon ˇam heafdam. Æfter ˇam heafdam ˇæt cyme∂ in ˇa salt hearpan. Swa su∂ æfter salt hearpan ˇæt cyma∂ into ˇam slæde. Æfter ˇam slæde innon ˇa ∂reo beorgas. Of ˇam ∂reom beorgum ondlong ˇere fureh ˇæt it cyme∂ in to foss. Swa su∂ æfter foss ˇæt it cyme∂ ˇer it ær agann in to wulfweardinge lea. + Ego rex Eadwardus Anglorum hanc meae donationis cartulam propria manu subscripsi et signo crucis corroboraui. + Ego Eadgi∂ regina mihi placere professa sum. + Ego Stigandus archiepiscopus donum regis confirmaui. + Ego Ealdredus archiepiscopus consensi. + Ego Ægelmerus episcopus consensi. + Ego Hermannus episcopus consensi. + Ego Wlfwi episcopus consensi. + Ego Leofricus episcopus consensi. + Ego Ælfwoldus episcopus consensi. + Ego Wlstanus episcopus consensi. + Ego Haraldus dux consensi. + Ego Tostinus dux consensi. + Ego Gir∂ comes consensi. + Ego Eadwynus comes consensi. + Ego Leofsinus abbas consensi. + Ego Ælfsinus abbas consensi. + Ego Ægelno∂ abbas consensi. + Ego Godricus abbas consensi. + Ego Ranulf minister. + Ego Ingold minister. + Ego Wlford minister. + Ego Lifinc minister. + Ego Ælwoldus minister. + Ego Esgar minister. Est autem haec praefata terra his terminis circumsepta.