A.D. 1049 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has given to Abbot Edwin judicial and financial rights as fully and completely as he himself possessed them. English

Archive:

Westminster

MSS:

1. London, Westminster Abbey, W. A. M. XVIII (s. xii; OS Facs., ii, Westminster 17; Bishop and Chaplais 1957, pl. 23a)
2. London, Westminster Abbey, W. A. Muniment Book 11, f. 46r (s. xiv)

Printed:

Widmore 1743, Appendix, 1, ex MS 1

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 81 (p. 348), ex MS 1

Comments:

Harmer, Writs, pp. 318, 505, script seems to belong to later 11th century, probably a slightly later copy of an original writ; Bishop and Chaplais 1957, no decisive argument against textual authenticity, handwriting of MS 1 later than apparent date of issue; Brooke and Keir 1975, p. 369, probably authentic; Gelling, ECTV, no. 248, slightly later copy of original writ.; Thompson 2006, p. 71, on script

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    • Eadward cingc grett wel mine biscopes 7 mine eorlas 7 ealle mine ˇegnas on ˇam sciran ∂ær Sancte Peter hafaˇ land inne 7 Eadwine abbot freondlice. 7 ic kyˇe eow ˇæt ic habbe gegifen him saca 7 socne, toll 7 team griˇbryce 7 hamsocne 7 foresteal inne tid 7 ut of tid, binnan burh 7 butan swa full 7 swa for∂ swa hit mesyluan on handa stod. 7 ic nelle ge∂afian ˇæt æni man habbe ænine onstync ofer his land ne ofer his men be strande ne be lande butan se abbot to ˇæs mynstres neode. God eow gehealde.