S 1145

A.D. 1042 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted to Westminster Abbey, Pershore, Worcs., and Deerhurst, Gloucs., and invokes a blessing on every man who shall be loyal to the holy monastery. English

Archive:

Westminster

MSS:

1. London, Westminster Abbey, W. A. M. XV (s. xii; OS Facs., ii, Westminster 14)
2. London, British Library, Add. 4558, f. 139r (s. xviii)
3. London, Westminster Abbey, W. A. Muniment Book 11, f. 278r (s. xiv)

Printed:

Birch 1874, p. 147

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 101 (pp. 365-6), ex MS 1

Comments:

Harmer, Writs, pp. 331-2, 520-1, may be altered and enlarged version of an original writ; Bishop and Chaplais 1957, pp. xxi, xxiii, forged; Finberg, ECWM, no. 182 (pp. 78, 132), possibly a copy of S 1143, enlarged and altered at Westminster; Hooke 1990, p. 340

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    • Eadweard cyngc gret wel mine byscopes 7 abbedes 7 ealle mine ˇegenes on Wigerceastrescire 7 on Gleawcestrescire freondlice. 7 ic kyˇe eow ˇæt ic habbe gegyfen Criste 7 Sancte Petre into Westmynstre ˇa land Perscoran 7 Deorhyrsta 7 eall ˇæt ˇær to her∂ mid saca 7 mid socna, mid tolle 7 mid teame, on stræte 7 of stræte, on wude 7 on felde 7 on eallan ˇingan swa ful 7 swa forˇ swa hit me sylfan fyrˇmest on handa stod. 7 ic nelle ˇæt ˇær æni mann ænig onstyngc habbe butan se abbod 7 ˇa gebro∂ra to Sancte Petres niode. 7 Godes bletsunga syo mid ælc ˇara manna ˇe seo hold into ˇam halgan mynstre.