S 1136

A.D. 1057 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that the monks of Westminster Abbey are to have the land at Tooting, Surrey, given by Swegen his kinsman. English

Archive:

Westminster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Faustina A. III, f. 105r (s. xiii)
2. London, Westminster Abbey, W. A. Muniment Book 11, f. 505r (s. xiv)

Printed:

K, 846, ex MS 1; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 298 (no. 12), ex MS 1; Neufeldt 1907, no. 6, ex MS 1

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 92, ex MS 2

Comments:

Harmer, Writs, pp. 311-13, 512, authenticity doubtful; Brooke and Keir 1975, p. 369, dubious; Gelling, ECTV, no. 347, citing Harmer, no conclusive evidence against authenticity.

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    • Edward king gret Stigant biscop 7 Leofwine eorll 7 alle mine ˇeygnas on Su∂ereie freondlice. 7 ic kiˇe ow ˇæt ic wille 7 ˇat ic ann ˇat Sancte Peter 7 ˇa gebro∂era on Westminstre habben ˇa feuwer hiden landes æt Totinges 7 elc ˇare ˇinge ˇe ˇar to mid rihte gebira∂ swa full 7 swa for∂ swa Swein myn may hit/ of me firmest held 7 into ˇare halgan stowe geaf 7 ic ˇas fullice geuˇe. 7 ic ann heom eft alswa ˇat hi habben ˇer ofer saca 7 socna, toll 7 team, infangeneˇeof 7 flemenesfrimthe 7 ealle o∂re gerihtu on eallun ˇingun ˇe ˇer up aspringe∂/. 7 ic nelle geˇafian ˇat ani mann habbe ˇer ofer anig onsting buten se abbud 7 ˇa gebro∂era. God eow ealle gehealde.