A.D. 1060 x 1065. Writ of King Edward declaring that Archbishop Ealdred has his permission to draw up a privilegium for all the lands pertaining to St John's minster at Beverley; and that the minster and its property shall be as free as any other minster, etc. English and Latin versions. English and Latin versions

Archive:

Beverley

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 61901, ff. 87v-88r (s. xiv ex.; English version)
2. London, British Library, Harley 560, f. 23r (s. xvi/xvii; English version)
3. London, British Library, Lansdowne 446, f. 89r (s. xviii; English version)
4. London, Public Record Office, C 53, 4 Edw. II, m. 20 (English version)
5. London, Public Record Office, C 53, 4 Edw. III, no. 25 (English version)
6. London, Public Record Office, C 53, 1 Hen. V, pt 1, no. 5 (English version)
7. London, Public Record Office, C 53, 3-4 Hen. V, m. 24 (English version)
8. London, Public Record Office, C 66, 1 Ric. II, pt 3, m. 8 (English version)
9. London, Public Record Office, C 66, 5 Ric. II, pt 2, m. 13 (English version)
10. London, British Library, Harley 560, f. 40r-v (s. xvi/xvii; Latin version)
11. London, Public Record Office, C 66, 6 Hen. VI, pt 2, m. 6 (Latin version)
12. London, Public Record Office, C 56, 26, no. 13 (Latin version)
13. London, Public Record Office, C 56, 75, no. 15 (Latin version)

Printed:

Poulson, Beverlac, i. 42, ex MS 2; K, 1343, ex MS 3; Thorpe, p. 391, ex MS 3; Farrer, EYC, i. no. 87, ex MS 4; Councils and Synods, no. 81 (pp. 556-7)

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 7 (p. 137), ex MS 4

Comments:

Harmer, Writs, pp. 135-7, 431-3, authentic; Hart, ECNE, no. 137, authentic; Councils and Synods, pp. 555-6; Keynes 1988, p. 204 n. 110; Pelteret 1995, p. 283; Keynes 1997, p. 234

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    • Eadweard cyngc gret Tostig eorl & ealle mine ˇegenas on Eoferwicscire freondlice. & ic cy∂e eow ˇæt hit is min unna 7 min fulle leafe ˇæt Ealdred arcebiscop ˇæt he dihte priuilegium to ˇam landan ˇe ligca∂ innto Sancte Iohannes mynstre æt Beferlicc. & ic wille ˇæt ˇæt mynster 7 seo are ˇe ˇider innto hir∂ ˇæt hit beo swa freols swa ænig oˇer mynster is æt eallan ˇingan 7 loc hwilc biscop ˇær ofer by∂ ˇæt hit beo him underˇeod 7 ˇæt he beo ˇær to geheald 7 mund under me ˇæt ˇær nan mann nan ˇing on ne teo butan he 7 ˇæt he na geˇafige ˇæt man ˇanon ut do ænig ˇæra ˇinga ˇæs ˇe ˇær mid rihte to gebyra∂ swa swa he wille beon wi∂ Godd geborgen 7 Sanctus Iohannes 7 eallra ˇæra halgena ˇe seo halige stoww is fore gehalgod. & ic wille ˇæt ˇær æfre beo mynsterlif 7 samnung ˇa hwile ˇe ænig mann leofa∂.