S 1279

A.D. 899. Wærferth, bishop of Worcester, to Werwulf, presbiter; lease, for two lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Ablington on the river Coln, Gloucs., the holder to pay chuch-scot and soul-scot to (the minster at) Bibury, Gloucs. Latin

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 1-118, f. 40v (s. xi 1)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 87-8; K, 325; B, 580; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 48

Comments:

Stevenson 1904, p. 305, seems to be genuine; Robinson 1923, p. 38; Finberg, ECWM, no. 87, authentic; Sawyer 1978, pp. 155-6, on Bibury; Sims-Williams 1990, p. 152; Whybra 1990, p. 40; Dumville 2003, on identity of witness named Cynath

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    • Eadboldingtun . + Regnante inperpetuum domino nostro Jhesu Christo cui non solum caelestia sed etiam terrestria legibus aequitatis inperio gubernante . anno autem ejusdem Incarnationis humane . dccc . nonagessima nona . indictione vero . ii . Ego Uuerefridus gratia Dei gratuita . episcopus Hwicciorum terram quinque manentium juxta Cunelgnan ubi noto vocabulo Eadbaldingtun vocitatur . dies duorum hominum . Uuerwulfo praesbitero pro nostra antiqua sodalitate et sua fideli amicitia atque oboedientia donando concedo . Ea tamen conditione interposita ut illi qui hanc terram habeant sint fideles et amici episcopo et suam rectitudinem quam circsceat et sawlsceat dici solet et to began byrg reddant . Facta est autem haec traditio cum consensu et licentia totius familiae que sita est in Weogerna civitate et omnes patres simul inponendo manuus cum signaculo sanctæ crucis atfirmabant quorum nomina hic infra caraxata consistunt ; + Ego Werfridus episcopus consensi et subscripsi. + Ego Cynelm abbas et diaconus consensi. + Ego Werfri∂ praesbiter. + Ego Berhtmund praesbiter . + Ego Eadmund praesbiter . + Ego Tidbald praesbiter . + Ego Ecfri∂ diaconus . + Ego Berhtelm . + Ego Cyna∂ . + Ego Cynelaf .