S 1415

A.D. 889. Bishop Werferth, with the permission of the familia in the church of Worcester, arranges for himself a lease, for three lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucs., formerly belonging to the minster at Bishop's Cleeve, with reversion to the church of Worcester. Latin

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 1-118, ff. 55v-56r (s. xi 1)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 118-19; K, 315; B, 559; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 45

Comments:

Robinson 1923, p. 38, on a witness; Finberg, ECWM, no. 84, authentic, the lease-holder was a pay an annual church-scot to the minster at Bishop's Cleeve; Sims-Williams 1990, pp. 157-8, on estate history; Whybra 1990, p. 44; Pelteret 1995, p. 168; Faith 1997, pp. 171-2, on estate history; Pratt, Alfred, p. 20

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    • Alhmunding tun . Px Divina favente gratia . Anno ejusdem sacre incarnationis . dccc . lxxxviiiio . Indictione . viia . ego Werfry∂ episcopus anno præsulatus mei . xvi . a dilecta mihi familia in æcclesia Weogornensis cui Christo Jhesu auctore deservio terram . v . manentium in villa qui Alchmunding tuun dicitur . quæ antea ad monasterium to Clife pertinebat . Cum hominibus ad illam pertinentibus quarum Nomina pau[lis]p[er] inferius scripta sunt . et cum omnibus utilitatibus in silvis et in campis dies trium hominum adquisivi. Cujus quidem supra memoratæ familiæ consensu et testimonio et roboratione insignis vexilli in hac pagina firmata consistit illa condicione ut postquam vita duorum mihi succedentium heredum terminata sit . Iterum sine alicujus contrarietatis refragatione ad æcclesiam Wiogornensem terra præmemorata reddatur . et tamdiu totius debiti certi vel incerti libera persistat quam diu in manibus meis . meorumve heredum sit . nisi tantum ut omni anno censum aecclesiæ sæcundum rectitudinem to Clife reddantur . Haec sunt Nomina familiæ cujus devotione mihi terra prædicta subscripta signo crucis et firmata concessa est . + Ego Werfry∂ episcopus huic beneficio vexillum sanctissimum inprimo . + Signum Beornheardi presbyteri . + Signum Berhuni presbyteri . + Signum Werfry∂i pa . + Signum Cu∂baldi presbyteri . + Signum Wulfhere presbyteri . + Signum Alchere presbyteri . + Signum Wulflafi presbyteri . + Signum Tidbaldi presbyteri . + Signum Burgheardi diaconi . + Uuiheard . + Uulfhun . + Cynehelm . + Beornfer∂ . + Cynehelm . + Wulfred .