S 1308

A.D. 965 for c. 991 (Worcester). Oswald, bishop, to Athelstan, his brother; lease, for three lives, of 2 hides (manentes) at Southam Delabere in Bishops Cleeve, Gloucs., and 2 at Mitton in Bredon, Worcs. Latin

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Nero E. I, pt 2, ff. 181-84v, f. 184r (s. xi; abbreviated)
2. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 1-118, f. 111r-v (s. xi 1)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 232-3, ex MS 2; K, 517, ex MS 2; B, 1166, ex MS 2; B, 1167, ex MS 1; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 130

Comments:

Robinson 1919, p. 6, date should be 991; Ekwall, D.E.P.N., p. 431, identifies Suthham as Southam, Warwicks; John 1966, p. 262 n., on witness-list; Finberg, ECWM, no. 138 (pp. 63-4, 124), authentic, date schould be c. 991; Hooke 1990, pp. 153-4; Whybra 1990, pp. 18, 48; Baker and Holt 1996, p. 144; Barrow 1996, p. 91; King 1996, p. 109; Wareham 1996, p. 55, on beneficiary

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    • Birch 1166 (MS 1) Æt Su∂ham 7 Muctune Æˇelstane 7 Leoflæde 7 Ælfrice . In nomine sanctae et individuæ trinitatis Dei quicquid humana incipit machinatio inchoare . oportet primitus pantorum conditori commendare . quia quod divinus sermo demonstrat divino constat propalare . ecce divinitas cunctis in propatulo ævangelico paradigmate clamat alacriter verbo imperantis dicens . 'date et dabitur vobis'1 Quapropter videlicet ego Oswoldus archipresul cum consensu ac licentia monastecæ conversationis sanctae et intemeratæ virginis Mariae cujus monasterii episcopalis cathedra constat sancto Petro apostolo Deo auctore consecrata . confert fraterno concordantis familiae colloqui Æˇelstano valde fideliter hactenus promerenti . terram quattuor manentium duobus in locis consistentem ad Su∂ham duas . necnon et in alio loco duas ubi nuncupatur æt Muctune . sibi atque binis post se heredibus possidendam . eam videant dominantes rationem interpositam . ut Dei nutu toto mentis ac corporis conamine . pontifici vera et non fraudulenta fidelitate oboediant . Acta est denique haec donatio in metropoli Huicciorum Anno dominicae incarnationis . dcccclxv . sub testimonio horum virorum quorum nomina hic infra subscribuntur . + Ego Oswald archipresul hanc donationem confirmavi . + Æˇelstan primus . + Ælfsige presbiter . + Eadgar presbiter . + Eaˇelsige presbiter . + Goding diaconus . + Leofstan diaconus . + Æˇelric diaconus . + Cyneˇegn clericus . + Wulfgar clericus . + Leofwine clericus . + Wulfric clericus . + Wulfwine clericus . + Wulfno∂ clericus . + Godwine clericus . 1 Luke 6: 38. Birch 1167 (MS 1) Su∂ ham . 7 Muctun . Æ∂elstane . In nomine domini . Ego Oswald archipresul cum consensu monasticæ conversationis sanctæ et intemeratæ virginis Mariæ . cujus monasterii episcopalis cathedra constat sancto apostolorum principi consecrata . Æˇelstano meo fideli amico . terram . iiii . mansas . duobus tamen consistentem . æt Su∂ham . ii . 7 æt Muctune '. ii .' sibi quamdiu vixerit . binisque post se heredibus possidendam . ea ratione . ut possidentes in omnibus sint semper episcopo subditi . Acta est hec donatio in Wigracensis anno dominicæ incarnatione . dcccclxv . testimonio horum : + Ego Oswald bisceop . + Ælfsi pr~ . + Leofstan diaconus . + Leofwine clericus . + Æstan primus . + Æˇelsi pr~ . + Cine∂en clericus . + Wulfwine clericus . + Eadgar pr~ . + Goding diaconus . + Wulgar clericus . Godwine clericus : ~