A.D. 1053 x 1058. Writ of King Edward declaring that his housecarl Urk is to have his shore over against his land and everything driven to his shore. English

Archive:

Abbotsbury

MSS:

1. London, Public Record Office, C 53, 8 Edw. II, m. 3 (no. 5)
2. London, Public Record Office, C 56, 23, no. 1

Printed:

Mon. Angl., i, 279, ex MS 1; K, 871, ex MS 1; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), iii. 56 (no. 4), ex MS 1; Thorpe, p. 414, ex MS 1

Translated:

Douglas and Greenaway, EHD II, no. 186 (p. 903)

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 1 (p. 120), ex MS 1

Comments:

Harmer, Writs, pp. 119-20, 425-6, probably authentic; Finberg, ECW, no. 626, authentic; Keynes 1989, p. 208, cited; Pelteret 1995, p. 285

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    • Eadward kingc gret Alfwold biscop 7 Harold eorl 7 Alfred scyrgereuan 7 ealle mine ˇegenes on Dorsætan freondlice. 7 ic ciˇe eow ˇæt Urk min huskarl habbe his strand eall forn egen hys age land ouer eall wel 7 freolslice/ upp of sæ 7 ut on sæ 7 eall ˇæt to hys strande gedryuen hys be minum fullan bebode.