S 1322

A.D. 969. Oswald, bishop, to Cynhelm, his faithful minister; lease, for three lives, of 5 hides (mansae) at Croome D'Abitot, Worcs., with reversion to the bishopric. Latin with English and English bounds

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 1-118, ff. 85r-86r (s. xi 1)
2. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 119-200, ff. 157v-158r (s. xi 2; bounds only; ex 1)

Printed:

Hickes, Inst. Gramm., præfatio, pp. iv-v (un-numbered), bounds only; Hearne, Heming, pp. 181-3, 348-9; K, 549, ex MS 1; K, 1361, ex Hickes; B, 1235, ex MS 1; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 11

Comments:

Grundy, Worcs., I, pp. 64-6, identifies as Hill Croome; PN Worcs., p. 118, identifies as Earls Croome; Forsberg 1950, p. 212, bounds describe Croome D'Abitot; Finberg, ECWM, no. 295, authentic; Hooke 1985, p. 167, on detail of bounds; Hooke 1990, pp. 274-7, on bounds, agrees with Forsberg's identification; Whybra 1990, p. 56; Dyer 1996, p. 180; King 1996, p. 110; Wareham 1996, p. 58 n. 61

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    • Æt Croman . Cynelm 7 Leofwine . + Anno dominicae incarnationis . dcccc . lxviiii . Ego Osuvald . superni rectoris fultus juvamine præsul cum licentia Eadgari regis Anglorum . ac Ælfhere ducis Merciorum uno meo fideli ministro qui a gnosticis noto Cynelm nuncupatur vocabulo ob ejus fidele obsequium . quandam ruris particulam . v . videlicet mansas quod solito vocitatur nomine Cromman cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus liberaliter concessi . ut ipsa vita comite fideliter perfruatur . et post vitæ suæ terminum duobus quibus voluerit clero nomis derelinquat quibus etiam ex hac vita migratis rus predictum cum omnibus utensilibus ad usum primatis ecclesiæ Dei in Wiogorna ceastre restituatur immunis . Eac we him writa∂ ˇa mædne æt pirig forda an su∂ halue ˇæs weges swa seo niwe dic hit all hymbutan belige∂ his dæge 7 æfter twæm yrfweardum swilcan swilce he seolf wille . His metis prefatum rus hinc inde giratur . ˘is syndon ˇara . v . hida land gemæru æt cromban ærest on winterburne ondlong ˇære burnan o∂ hit cyme∂ to ˇæm mær hege ond long ˇæs mæres heges ˇæt hit cyme∂ up on ˇa dune from ∂ære dune west weard ˇæt hit cyme∂ to ˇære ealdan dic west weardre ˇæt hit cyme∂ on ˇonne mær weg ondlong ˇæs mær weges ˇæt hit cyme∂ on bicce sætan ond long biccesætan ˇæt hit cyme∂ on ˇæt lytle ry∂ig of ∂æm ri∂ige a be roldan of ˇære oldan ˇæt on ˇone æcer hege ond long ˇæs æcer heges ˇæt hit cyme∂ on pippan leage ond long ˇære leage midde weardre ˇæt hit cyme∂ to ˇæm lytlan wege ond long ˇæs lytlan weges ˇæt hit cyme∂ on ˇone nor∂ran mær weg ond long ˇæs mær weges ˇæt hit cyme∂ on ægles lonan ond long ˇære lonan ˇæt hit cyme∂ eft in ˇa burnan . 7 . xii . æcres mædue herto on ˇære niwan mædue . + Ego Oswald episcopus consensi . + Wulfric presbiter . + Eadgar presbiter . + Wistan presbiter . + Ælfgar clericus . + Æˇelstan presbiter . + Ælfred presbiter . + Wulfhun clericus . + Cynsige clericus . + Brihstan clericus . + Ælfstan clericus . + Wulfgar clericus . + Eadwine clericus . + Wistan clericus . + Ælfgar clericus . + Eadweard clericus . + Wulfheah clericus . + Leofwine clericus . + Tuna clericus .