S 1164

A.D. 670 x 676. Cenred to Bectun, abbot; grant of 30 hides (manentes) by Fontmell Brook, Dorset. Latin with bounds

Archive:

Shaftesbury

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Harley 61, ff. 19v-20r (s. xv in.)

Printed:

K, 104; B, 107; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 1, no. 47; Kelly, Shaftesbury, no. 1a

Translated:

Whitelock, EHD, no. 55 (pp. 480-2)

Comments:

Stevenson 1914, p. 703, dubious or spurious; Stenton 1918, p. 438, 'no conclusive exception need be taken' (= Stenton 1970, p. 53); Stenton 1918a, pp. 258-9, authentic; Levison 1946, pp. 226-8, authentic; Darlington 1955, p. 25; Stenton 1955, p. 23, authentic; John 1960, pp. 9, 10, 67; Finberg, ECW, no. 551, authentic; Chaplais 1965, pp. 55-6, dubious (= 1973, pp. 36-7); Chaplais 1966, p. 26, on formulation (=1981, XV p. 26); Sims-Williams 1975, pp. 5-6, on wording of sanction; Cox 1976, p. 44, on place-name; Harrison 1976, p. 69, authentic, discusses formulation; Whitelock, EHD, pp. 480-1, some encouraging features and motive for forgery seems lacking; Meyer 1981, pp. 335-6 n. 3, on estate history; Scharer 1982, pp. 23 n. 3, 30 n. 46, 76 n. 36, 93 n. 47, 167 n. 38, 189 n. 139, on details of formulation, expresses reservations; Keen 1984, p. 213, suggests early Shaftesbury connection; Barker 1984, p. 36, on location of land, with diagram; Wormald 1985, pp. 25, 30 n. 32, broadly trustworthy; dates 676; Edwards 1988, pp. 229-34, authentic; Sims-Williams 1990, p. 112, may have been drafted by Bishop Leuthere or one of his circle; Murphy 1992, on estate history and topography; Kelly, Shaftesbury, pp. 4-10, edited version of authentic text; Foot 2000, II. 167

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    • In nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi saluatoris. Ea que secundum ecclesiasticam disciplinam ac sinodalia decreta salubriter definiuntur, quamuis solus sermo sufficeret, tamen pro euitanda futura temporis ambiguitatem fidelissimis scripturis documentis sunt commendanda. Quapropter ego Coinredus, pro remedio anime mee et relaxacione piaculorum meorum, aliquam terre particulam donare decreuerim uenerabili uiro Bectune abbati, id est .xxx. manentes. De aquilone riuus nomine Funtamel, ex meredie habet terram beate memorie Leotheri episcopi. Nam earundem supradictarum cespites pro ampliori firmitate euuangelium superposui, ita ut ab hac die tenendi, habendi, pussidendi in omnibus liberam et firmam habeat potestatem. Si quis uero episcoporum seu regum contra hanc definicionis cartulam propria temeritate uel potius sacrilega debacacione uenire temptauerit, inprimis iram Dei incurrat, a liminibus sancte ecclesie et seperatur, et hoc quod repetit, uendicare non ualeat. Ego Coinredus qui hanc cartulam donacionis mee per omnia in manu propria signaui et ad roborandum fidelibus testibus tradidi. + Ego Leotherius quamuis indignus episcopus hanc cartulam donacionis subscripsi. + Ego Cunibertus abbas subscripsi. + Ego Hadde abbas subscripsi. + Ego Wimbertus presbiter qui hanc cartulam rogante supraeffato abbate scripsi et subscripsi et ceteri. +
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    • See S 1256.