S 1096

A.D. 1058 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted to Wulfwold, abbot of Chertsey, sake and soke over his lands in London and over his own men. English

Archive:

Chertsey

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Vitellius A. XIII, ff. 50v-51r (s. xiii)
2. London, Public Record Office, C 52, 4, no. 9 (s. xiii)
3. Oxford, Bodleian Library, James 24 (S.C. 3861), p. 33 (s. xvii)
4. London, British Library, Harley 84, f. 41v (s. xvii; ex 2)

Printed:

K, 856, ex MS 1; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 430 (no. 8), ex MS 1

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 43 (p. 211), ex MS 2

Comments:

Harmer, Writs, pp. 201-2, 461, authentic; Stenton 1970, pp. 33-4, cited; Brooke and Keir 1975, p. 368, genuine; Gelling, ECTV, no. 245, authentic; Dumville 1992, pp. 52-3, may be authentic

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    • Eadward cing gret Willelm bisceop 7 Swetman minne portgerefe 7 ealle mine buruhware on Lundene freondlice/. 7 ic ki∂e eow ˇæt ic wille ˇæt Wlwold abbot at Certeseige beo his saca wur∂e 7 his socna ofer his hagan land her binnan 7 ofer his agene man swa ful 7 swa for∂ swa hit anig his forgengea toforen him fyrmest heuede into ˇan halgan minstre on ealle ˇinge. 7 ic nelle geˇafian ˇæt him anig man fram hande teo anig ˇare gerihte ˇes ˇe he mid richte to habbene ah 7 ic him geunnen habbe.