S 1234

A.D. 1052 x 1070, possibly 1054 ([London]). Brihtmær of Gracechurch (London) to Christ Church, Canterbury; grant of reversion of land (at Gracechurch) with All Hallows Church, after the death of his wife, Eadgifu, and his sons, Eadmær and Æthelwine. English

Archive:

Canterbury, Christ Church

MSS:

1. Canterbury, D.C., Reg. A, ff. 143v-144r (s. xiii)
2. Canterbury, D.C., Reg. E, f. 44v (s. xiii ex.)
3. London, British Library, Stowe 853, ff. 32v-33r (s. xvii)

Printed:

K, 799, ex MS 2

Printed and Translated:

Thorpe, pp. 372-3; Robertson, Charters, no. 116 (pp. 216-17), ex MS 1

Comments:

Robertson, Charters, pp. 468-9, dated 1054 in list of Canterbury benefactors, cf. Mon. Ang. (rev. edn), i. 97; HRH, p. 236, probably genuine; Brooke and Keir 1975, pp. 135, 368, 372; Gelling, ECTV, no. 257, authentic; Brooks 1984, pp. 307-8, cited; Vince 1990, p. 74, cited

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    • Hyer suotelen on þisen ywrite embe þo uorewerde þe Brithmer at Gerschereche wrogte with Stigant archebiscop and with Godrich þane den and with alle þan hird at Cristes chereche at Cantwarberi, þet is þanne þet he uþe Criste into Cristes chereche þane homstal þet he on set, and alre halegene cheriche efter his dage, and efter Eadgefan his ybedden , and efter his childrene dage Edmeres and Eþelwines, swo hi hit alþerbest ygodeden uor hire saule alesednesse, and swo þet se hired sholde witen þet se þeudom ne adeswen þe into þare cheriche belimpcht ne ne atfalle al be þan þe si chereche were ygoded . Hierto byeth ywitnesse Lyefstan portireue and biscop and Eylwine stikehare and manye oþre \þar/ þeyne binne burg and bute.
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    • Here is made know in this document the terms which Brihtmær of Gracechurch has made with Archbishop Stigand and with Godric the dean and with all the community at Christ Church in Canterbury. Namely then that he has granted to Christ for Christ Church the homestead in which he resides and All Hallows church after his own day, and after that of Eadgifu, his wife, and after his children’s, Eadmær’s and Æthelwine’s, as they endowed it [i.e., the church] for the very best for the redemption of their souls, and so that the community must ensure that the service which belongs to the church neither cease nor fall off—in consideration of the things with which the church was endowed. These are the witnesses: Leofstan the town-reeve and Bishop [...] and Æthelwine Stikehare and many other thegns within the city and without.
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    • Hyer suotelen on ˇisen ywrite embe ˇo vorewerde ˇe Brithmer at Gerschereche wrogte with Stigant archebiscop . and with Godric ˇane den . and with alle ˇan hird at Cristes chereche at Cantwarberi . ˇet is ˇanne ˇet he vˇe Criste into Cristes chereche ˇane homstal ˇet he on set . and alre halegene cheriche efter his dage . and efter Eadgefan his ybedden . and efter his childrene dage . Edmeres and Eˇelwines swo hi hit alˇerbest ygodeden . vor hire saule . alesednesse . and swo ˇet se hired sholde witen . ˇet se ˇeudom ne adeswen . ˇe into ˇare cheriche belimpcht ne ne atfalle al be ˇan . ˇe si chereche were ygoded. Hierto byeth . ywitnesse Lyefstan portireue and biscop . and Eylwine stikehare . and manye oˇre . ˇeyne binne burg an bute.