S 1277

A.D. 877 (Winchester). Tunbeorht, bishop, to the refectory of his brethren (at Winchester); grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Nursling, Hants. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 113r-v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1063; B, 544; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 57

Comments:

Grundy, Hants., IV, pp. 166-8; Finberg, ECW, no. 24, authentic; Hart 1970a, p. 37 (no. 197), authentic; O'Donovan 1973, p. 108, not entirely above suspicion

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    • Donum Tunbyrhti episcopi de Nuhtscilli'n'gæ . In nomine Dei summi omnia quæ in huic labenti sæculo ad solacium data sunt ; temporalia sunt . Et ea vero quæ in æterna patria sanctis promissa sunt sine fine permanebunt . Iccirco ego Tunbiorht episcopus cum consensu huius familie . fratribus intus ad refectorium aliquam partem terræ in æternam hereditatem concedens donabo id est quinque manentium in loco qui dicitur æt Nutscillinge liberam ab omnibus terrenis difficultatibus omnium gravitudinum sive a pastu regis . principis . exactoris . 7 ab omni ædificiorum opere tributo a parvaredis a taxationibus quod dicimus wite redenne omnium rerum sæcularium perpetualiter libera sit excepta expeditione 7 pontis ædificatione . Et hoc actum est in Wentana civitate anno ab inca'r'natione domini . dccc . lxxvii . Hii sunt termini terre . Ærest from ∂æm hlidgate scioteˇ se merc on gearnes egæ . ∂onne be su∂en hriod eg on terstan . ∂onon andlang testan on mercfrot . ∂onon anlang fliotes on boddingmed . ∂onon on boddanstan . ∂onon ut on aclieh . ∂onon on stemnes pe∂ . ∂onon on grindanbroc . ∂onon on heslea on ∂ere byri hyrne . ∂onon ut on hedenes dene . su∂ ut on ∂et hlid gæt . Ego Tunbiorht episcopus hoc signum alme crucis propria manu imposui . Ego Ælred consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Dudda .