A.D. 969. Oswald, bishop, to Brihtmær, his minister; lease, for, three lives, of 1 hide (mansa) at Whitlinge in Hartlebury, Worcs., with reversion to the church of Worcester. Latin with English and English bounds

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 1-118, ff. 80v-81r (s. xi 1)
2. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 119-200, f. 160v (s. xi 2; bounds only)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 171-2, 354; K, 560; B, 1241

Printed and Translated:

Hooke 1990, pp. 6-7

Comments:

Grundy, Worcs., I, pp. 132-3, on bounds; Finberg, ECWM, no. 298, authentic; Hooke 1990, pp. 272-4, on bounds, with map p. 273; Whybra 1990, p. 56

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    • Hwitanhlinc Byrihtmær 7 Ælmær . Px Ego Oswald ergo Christi krismate præsul judicatus dominicae incarnationis anno . dcccclxix . annuente Anglorum Eadgaro Ælfhereque Merciorum comite necnon et familiae Wiogernensis ecclesiæ quandam ruris particulam unam videlicet mansam in loco qui celebri a soliculis nuncupatur æt Hwitan hlince . vocabulo cuidam ministro meo nomine Brihtmær . perpetua largitus sum hereditate et post vitæ suæ terminum duobus tantum heredibus immunem derelinquat quibus defunctis ecclesiæ Dei in Wiogorna ceastre restituatur . ˝is wæs gedon ymbe . ix . hund wintra 7 . ix . 7 sixtig on ˇy .x.an geare ˇæs ˇe Oswald bisceop to folgoˇe fenge . Sanctae Mariae 7 sanctus Michahel cum sancto Petro 7 allum Godes halgum ge miltien ˇis haldendum . gief hwa buton gewrihtum hit abrecan wille hæbbe him wi∂ God gemæne buton he to dæd bote gecyrre amen . ˘is synd ˇa land gemæra to hwitan hlince of portan mære ond long sices innan ˇone su∂ broc and lang broces innan ceolmes gemære and lang ˇæs gemæres innan ˇa stræt and lang stræte in ˇa o∂er dic and lang ˇære dic in here grafun ˇurh here grafun æft in portan mære . Her is seo hond seten . + Osvvald Bisceop . + Wulfric presbiter . + Johan presbiter . + Brihstan clericus . + Ælfstan clericus . + Ælfgar clericus . + Wenstan clericus . + Eadgar presbiter . + Æˇelstan presbiter . + Cyneˇeng clericus . + Wulfgar clericus . + Ufic clericus . + Wulfheah clericus . + Wistan presbiter . + Wulfhun clericus . + Ælfsige diaconus . + Eadwine clericus . + Wulfheah clericus . + Tuna clericus .