S 1094

A.D. 1053 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted to Chertsey Abbey, Chertsey, Egham, Thorpe and Chobham, with the hundred of Godley, Surrey, with judicial and financial rights. English

Archive:

Chertsey

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Vitellius A. XIII, f. 50r-v (s. xiii)
2. London, Public Record Office, C 52, 4, no. 7 (s. xiii)
3. London, British Library, Harley 84, f. 41r (s. xvii; ex 2)

Printed:

K, 850, ex MS 2; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 429 (no. 7), ex MS 1

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 41 (p. 209), ex MS 2

Comments:

Harmer, Writs, pp. 2035-8, 460, authenticity in doubt; Gelling, ECTV, no. 346, spurious

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    • Eadward cing ofer Engle ˇeode gret Stigand arcebiscop 7 Harold eorl 7 mine sirrefen 7 ealle mine ˇeines on Su∂rege/ freondlice/. 7 ic ki∂e eow ˇæt ic habbe geunnen Criste 7 Sancte Petre into Certeseige ˇone sylfa tun 7 Eggeham 7 Torp 7 Cebbeham mid ˇan hundrede of Goddelie freo wi∂ ælc gescot 7 weorc 7 ware 7 saca 7 soca 7 tol 7 team 7 infangenetheof 7 gri∂bruche 7 forestel, hamsoca 7 flemeneformth 7 morthslehte inne freols 7 ut of freols 7 wi∂ ealle ˇo ˇinge ˇe to me bilimpa∂ on wude 7 on felde. 7 ic nelle geˇafian ˇæt ænig sirrefe him to honde teo of ænig ˇarre ˇing ˇe beolimpa∂ inne ˇan hundrede of Goddelie wi∂uten ˇan abbode. 7 beo Godes bletsunge ˇis nan man ne awende for ˇan ˇe ic hit beo minre witena rade for micelra neode Gode geuˇe minre sawle to helpene.