S 1135

A.D. 1053 x 1066, probably 1057 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that the monks of Westminster are to have the estate at Ayot (St Lawrence), Herts., given by Ælfwine Gottone and his wife. English

Archive:

Westminster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Faustina A. III, ff. 106v-107r (s. xiii)
2. London, Westminster Abbey, W. A. Muniment Book 11, f. 226v (s. xiv)

Printed:

K, 864, ex MS 1; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 298 (no. 16), ex MS 1; Neufeldt 1907, no. 1, ex MS 1

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 91 (p. 356), ex MS 2

Comments:

Harmer, Writs, pp. 310-11, 511-12, dubious, may represent an 'improved' version of an authentic writ; Gelling, ECTV, no. 189, spurious

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    • Edward cingc gret Wulfwi biscop 7 Leofwin eorl 7 Esgar stallere 7 alle mine ˇeignas 7 mine holde freond on Hertfordscire freondlice/. Ic kiˇe eow ˇæt ic wille 7 ˇat ic ann ˇat Sancte Peter 7 ˇa gebro∂ra on Westminstre habben ˇat cotlif Ægate 7 alc ˇare ˇinga ˇe ˇar to mid rihte gebire∂ mid circe 7 mid milne, mid wude 7 mid felde, mid lese 7 mid mæde 7 on eallun ˇingun swa full 7 swa for∂ swa ælwine Gottone 7 his wif hit/ firmest ahten 7 for/ here saule alesednesse into ˇare halgen stowe gegafan. And ic ann hem eft alswa ˇæt hi habben ˇær to sace 7 socne, toll 7 team, infangeneˇeof 7 flemenesfrimthe 7 miskenninge/ 7 ealle o∂ere gerihte on allun ˇingun ˇe ˇar up aspringe∂/. And ic nelle nateswon geˇafian ˇat anig man hit atbrede o∂∂er geutie of ˇare halgan stowe o∂∂er ˇat enig man ˇar/ anigne onstinge habbe on enigne ˇingan o∂∂er on ænigne timan butan se abbot 7 ˇa gebro∂era to ˇas minstres neode. God eow gehelde 7 ealla ˇa ˇe sind holde into ˇam halgan stede, Amen.