A.D. 1047 x 1057. Stigand, bishop, and the community at Old Minster, to Æthelmær; lease, for his lifetime and that of his son, Sæman, of 1 hide at Sparsholt, Hants., in return for a sum of money. English

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 96r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 820

Printed and Translated:

Robertson, Charters, no. 106 (pp. 202-3)

Comments:

Robertson, Charters, pp. 449-50; Finberg, ECW, no. 168, authentic; Hart 1970a, p. 34 (no. 167), authentic; Miller, New Minster, p. xxxvii, once in New Minster archive?

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    • Her swytela∂ on ˇissum gewritæ ˇæt Stigand Bisceop . And sæ hiræ∂ on ealdan mynstræ lætan to Æˇælmære ane hidæ landæs æt Spæresholte his dæg and Sæmannes dæg his suna wy∂ swylcan sceattæ swylcæ he hit ˇa findon mihte. ˝yses is to gewitnæssæ Stigand bisceop . And sæ hire∂ on ealdan mynstræ and Ælfwinæ abbod . and sæ hire∂ on niwan mynstræ . And eallæ scyrˇægenas on Hamtunsciræ. ˝issa gewrita syndan twa an is on ealdan mynstræ . and oˇær hæf∂ Æˇelmær.