S 1355

A.D. 988. Oswald, bishop of Worcester, to Ælfwine, his nephew; lease, for three lives, of 2 hides (mansae) at Bradanbeorhge and at Holdfast in Ripple, Worcs., with reversion to the bishopric, in exchange for 3 hides at Spetchley, Worcs., leased to the clerici of Worcester, with reversion to the bishopric. Latin with English

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 1-118, f. 82r (s. xi 1)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 173-4; K, 542, merged with text of S 1315; B, 1205, incomplete

Comments:

Finberg, ECWM, no. 325, authentic; Bullough 1990, pp. 19-21; Hooke 1990, p. 152; Whybra 1990, p. 56

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    • Incomplete text from Birch 1205 Æt Bradanbeorge 7 æt Holanfæstene Ælfwine 7 Æfæd 7 heora sunu . + Anno dominicae incarnationis dcccc lxvii . Ego Oswold Wiogurnæ urbis antistes duas mansas æt Bradanbeorhge 7 æt Holenfesten nepoti meo Ælfwino . duobusque post se quibus voluerit hæredibus libens impertior . 7 deinde ad usum præfatæ urbis episcopi redeat . Nam clerici ejus urbis captu tres mansas . æt Spæclea pro illa quæ dicitur æt Bradanbeorhge 7 æt Holenfesten receperunt ut quamdiu vitalis flatus alicui eorum superfuerit habeant 7 possideant . 7 deinceps ad usum ordine præfato revertatur presulis . Hæc autem in ea facta sunt racione . ut annis singulis pastione adveniente centum porcos usui eorum necessarios sine alicujus contradictione pascantur . Sancta Maria et sanctus Michahel cum sancto Petro7 eallum Godes halgum gemiltsie ˇis haldendum gif hwa butan gewyrhtum hit abrecan wille . God hine to rihtere bote gecerre gif he ˇænne nylle hæbbe him wi∂ God gemæne on ˇam ytemestan dæge ˇisses lifes . Hii sunt testes huius reconciliationis quorum infra nomina notantur . Ego Oswaldus archi pontifex consensi et subscripsi . Ego Oswig . + Ego Æˇelstan primus . + Ego Ælfsinus presbiter . + Ego Æˇelstan secundus . + Ego Eadgar presbiter . + Ego Wistan presbiter . + Ego Æˇelsige presbiter . + Ego Cyneˇeng clericus . + Ego Wufgar clericus . + Ego Godingc diaconus . + Ego Leofstan diaconus . + Ego Wulfward diaconus . + Ego Æˇeric diaconus . + Ego Leofwine clericus . + Ego Ufic clericus . + Ego Wulfno∂ clericus . + Ego Wulfwine clericus .