A.D. 963. Oswald, bishop, to Eadmær, his minister; lease, for three lives, of 1 hide (mansa) at Redmarley D'Abitot, Gloucs., with reversion to the church of Worcester. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 1-118, f. 84r-v (s. xi 1)
2. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 119-200, f. 159r-v (s. xi 2; bounds only)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 179-80, 351; K, 510 and vol. iii. 462; B, 1109, ex MS 1

Comments:

Grundy, Worcs., II, pp. 50-1, on bounds; PN Gloucs., i. 7, 15, iii. 186; Finberg, ECWM, no. 108, authentic; Whybra 1990, p. 56

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    • Rydemærelege . Eadmære . 7 Leofrune . + Ego Oswold . ergo Christi crismate præsul judicatus dominicae incarnationis anno . dcccclxiii . annuente rege Anglorum . Eadgaro . ac Ælfhereque . Merciorum comite nec non et familiæ Wiogernensis ecclesiæ quandam ruris particulam unam videlicet mansam in loco qui celebri a solicolis nuncupatur Reodemæreleage . vocabulo cuidam ministro meo nomine . Eadmær . perpetua largitus sum hereditate et post vitæ suæ terminum duobus tantum heredibus immunem derelinquat quibus defunctis æcclesiæ Dei in Wiogurna ceastre restituatur . ˘is synd ˇa land gemære æt reodemære leage of sealter forda ond long glences ˇæt hit cym∂ ˇær riˇig mæres broc sceot of glencing ˇonan riht to ceolan heafdan of ceolon heafdon to longan læge of longan læge to bruttan geate of bruttan geate to wærlafes dune suˇe weardre of wærlafes dune on miclan feld of miclan feldan on wen broc ond long wen broces ˇæt hit cym∂ to ˇan mære on efen cron mere ˇonon ond long ˇæs ealdan gemæres ˇæt hit cym∂ ˇær afoc broc sceot on glencing ˇonne ondlong glencing eft on salter forda . + Ego Wulfric presbiter . + Ego Ælfric presbiter . + Ego Eadgar presbiter . + Ego Ælfred clericus . + Ego Cynestan clericus . + Ego Eadwine clericus . + Ego Wulfhun clericus . + Ego Cynesige clericus . + Ego Æˇelstan clericus . + Ego Cyneˇegn clericus . + Ego Wulfgar clericus . + Ego Brihstan clericus . + Ego Wynstan clericus . + Ego Wulfheh clericus .