S 115

A.D. 779. Offa, king of Mercia, to St Mary's, Evesham; grant of 4 hides (manentes) at Donnington, Gloucs. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Evesham

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. XXIV, f. 74v (s. xii/xiii)

Printed:

K, 136 and vol. iii. 384-5; B, 229

Comments:

Grundy, Worcs., I, pp. 75-9, on bounds; Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 107-13, on bounds; PN Gloucs., i. 215-16, 218-19, 247; Brooks 1971, p. 78 n. 3, doubtful authenticity; Finberg, ECWM, no. 39, authentic; Sims-Williams 1976, p. 18 n. 3, untrustworthy, discusses place-name; Scharer 1982, pp. 246-7, spurious; Hooke 1985, pp. 71, 145, 165, 211, 215

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    • A Pw. In nomine domini nostri Jhesu regnantis imperpetuum universa que subsistunt et condita constant . In cujus etiam nomine hec scriptura firmata sit . et pro cujus eque amore ego Offa rex Merciorum exiguam ruris portiunculam .iiii. videlicet manentium in loco qui dicitur Dunnestreatun tradens donabo ad locum qui dicitur æt Eoveshame ob honorem Dei genitricis Mariæ pro remedio anime mee omnibus diebus possidendam . et ab omni jugo seculari liberam exceptis arcis restauratione et pontis et expeditionis obsequio . Conscripta est hæc cartula anno ab incarnatione Christi . dcclxxviiii . indictione secunda . anno decennovennali primo . lunari . xvii . ˘is synd ˇa landgemæra into dunnestreattunne . Of dunne dic into ˇam fox hole . of ∂am fox hole into ˇæt o∂er clif . big ˇam clife to ˇere blinde wylle . of ˇere blinde wylle innon ˇane stan . of ˇam stane to ˇam heafde . big ˇam heafde to ∂ere fureh . æfter ∂ere fureh into horsendunes slead . of horsendunes slead innon hæssuc mor . of hæssuc more innon ∂ere endefureh . of ˇere endefureh in cærswylle . æfter cærswylles sice innon hæn streat . of ˇam streate to ˇam twam stane . of ˇam twam stane innon grene beorhes sice . of ˇam sice to ˇam hæ∂e . of ˇam hæ∂e innon hea∂eboldes ˇorn . of hea∂eboldes ˇorne innon meoson more . of meoson more to gices dic . of gices dic innon bladene . of bladene innon eownilade . of eownilade up on ∂ene hæ∂ . ofer ∂ene hæ∂ innon ˇam sandsea∂e . of ˇam sandsea∂e innon dunnes sleade . of dunnes sleade up on achylle . of achylle innon ∂ere bytme . of ˇere bytme in foss . æfter foss to ˇam heafod stocce . of ˇam stocce innon mor dene . of mor dene innon ˇere salt stret. of ∂ere salt strete to ˇam heafod londe . of ˇam heafod londe innon dunnen cumbe . of dunnen cumbe innon dunnen dic . of dunnen dic in twisebeorge . of twisebeorhge in hriscpyt . of hriscpytte into ∂ere dic . of ∂ere dic innon wude weig . of wude weige innon ˇæt ea denn. of ˇam ea denne æft in dunne dic . + Ego Offa gubernante gratia rex Merciorum .