A.D. 983 x 985. List of sureties for estates of Peterborough Abbey, relating to land at Warmington, Benefield, Walton, Maxey, Castor, Wittering, Ashton, Oxney in Peterborough, Longthorp, Bainton, Northants.; Anlafestune; Lutton, Northants. English

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1. London, Society of Antiquaries, 60, ff. 47r-49r (s. xii med.)

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B, 1130

Printed and Translated:

Robertson, Charters, no. 40 (pp. 74-82)

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Hart, ECEE, no. 164; King 1973, pp. 7-8; Hart, ECNE, no. 11

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    • AElig;thelwold and Abbot Ealdulf and Sumerlida the priest, who took the security for the estate at Warmington, the first is Hudeman of Achurch, the second is Ælfweard of Denton, the third is Sumerlida of Stoke, the fourth is Othulf of Barnwell, the fifth is Fastulf of Finnesthorpe, the sixth is Steigncytel of Luddington, the seventh is Ogga of Southwick, the eighth is Thurferth of Warmington, the ninth is Cytel his brother, the tenth is Oswi[g] of Elton, the eleventh is Osmund of Catworth, the twelfth is Cytel, son of Clac of Warmington, the thirteenth is Sumerlida the priest, who took the security. These are the sureties whom Osferth and Thur found for Bishop Æthelwold and Ælfric cild and Abbot Ealdulf at a meeting of 8 hundreds at Wansford, on behalf of their kinsmen, with regard to the estate at Benefield, the first is Osferth himself, the second Ealhstan of Islip, the third Wulfnoth, Stric's son, the fourth is Sumerlida of Stoke, the fifth is Ætheric the Long. These are the sureties whom Frithulf and his brothers found for Abbot Ealdulf with regard to the estate at Walton, which consists of 80 acres of woodland and open country. The sureties are Frena and Wulfnoth, Clac's son, and Ætlebrant of Pilsgate and Cnut and Styrcyr of Upton and Boia of Milton and Drabba his brother. When Abbot Ealdulf bought the homestead from Goding of Walton, his sureties were Ulf and Eincund and Grim of Castor. When Earl Ælfric bought the estate at Leobrantestune from Frena at a meeting of the whole host at Northampton, the whole host was security on his behalf that the estate was unburdened. These are the sureties whom Osgar found for Abbot Ealdulf, when he bought the estate at Maxey, the first is Frena, the second is Ulf, Dodd's son, the third is Osbern, the fourth is Hundulf, the fifth is Boia of Milton, the sixth Wigulf, Sunte's son, the seventh Eadric of Thorpe, the eighth Grim his brother, the ninth Brenting. There are 24 acres of woodland and 22 of arable land, apart from the other land held in common, which Abbot Ealdulf bought from Cyneferth, and Ulf, Dodd's son, was security, and Eadric of Thorpe and Eincund and Orm; and he bought 12 acres from Orm, and Ulf was security, and Eincund and then all the wapentake, and 20 acres from Hungifu, and Eadric the Small was security and Fastulf the priest and Orm. These are the securities whom Osgot found for Abbot Ealdulf on behalf of the estate at Castor, which he paid over to him for the outlawry he had incurred through slaying Styrcyr, Oggod and his two sons, Oswig the priest, Grim, Boia, Drabba, Æthelstan of Upton, Clac and Styrcyr. It consists of a homestead and 40 acres of arable land and meadow. The estate at Wittering which Mannel gave to Bishop Æthelwold consists of one hide less and oxgang. These are the sureties, Gyreweard, Gyrping, Thurwold of Maxey and Steigncytel. Then Clac gave a hide less an oxgang. These are the sureties, Oggod of Castor, Ulf, Dodd's son, Thurwold of Helpston, Clac of Castor. The sureties for Ufi were Ulf, Eorl's son, and Cytelbearn and Osferth, Frithegist's son, and Clac of Barnwell. The sureties for what Æthelred gave to Bishop Æthelwold are Ulf, Dodd's son, Thurwold of Helpston, Clac of Castor, Thurlac Farthing. Abbot Ealdulf bought the mill at Ashton from Martin for two pounds, and his sureties are Frena and Sigeferth and Osferth. Here it is declared that Abbot Ealdulf bought a hide of land at Ashton from Ælfwold, with the cognisance of the three hundreds at Wy?re?e cross, and his sureties are Osferth, Frithegist's son, and Brihtsige, Warmund's son, and Sumerlida the priest and Hudeman of Achurch. When Earl Æthelwine and Abbot Ealdulf gave Æthelstan and Ælfwold the final penny for the estate at Peterborough, the sureties were Frena and Æthelsige, the earl's uncle, and Osferth, Frithegist's son, and Ælfnoth, Bada's son, and Sumerlida the priest. The estate consists of 20 acres of woodland and open country, apart from the pasture which pertains to it, that Abbot Ealdulf bought from Osgod of Bainton with the cognisance of the two hundreds at the Dykes, and his sureties are Thurlac and Herulf and Ætlebrant and Hundulf. Abbot Ealdulf and Ælfwold bought 1.5 hides from Swift for 8 pounds. These are the sureties, Frena and Ulf, Eorl's son, and Osferth, Frithegist's son, and Hudeman and Sumerlida, with the cognisance of the three hundreds attached to Oundle. These are the sureties whom Wulfgeat and Gyrping found for Abbot Ealdulf, when they paid over the estate at Maxey for the outlawry which he pronounced on Wulfnoth, the first in Hundulf, the second is Ulf, Dodd's son, the third Thurlac, the fourth Sigar, the fifth Thurwold of Maxey. The estate consists altogether of 29 portions. In this document it is declared who are the sureties for the purchase of land which Bishop Æthelwold made from various men out at Wittering; first of all 24 acres from Gyreweard, and a good dwelling-house in addition, and it was given him for 12 mancuses of gold and 8 ores of pure white money, and his sureties were Frena and Sigeferth and Oggod. Then from Tuce and her son Clac 60 acres were bought for 10 pence each, and her sureties were Gunna and Hundulf and Saxa and Thurferth. And for the 20 acres which were bought from Ufi for 28 pence each, the sureties were Tunna his father, and Ulf and Usulf, and from his mother Aswig 60 acres were bought for 10 pence each, and the sureties were Wulfgar and Eadric and Osferth and Styrcyr and Ætlebrant. Then from Wulfnoth the painter was bought Oxney. The amount of woodland and open country and meadow at Oxney is 25 acres by measure, and outside the island 60 pieces of land which amount to 30 acres, and in the wood outside every third tree. And for Oxney and what lay outside were given 25 mancuses of gold, and his sureties were Gyreweard and Æthelnoth, son of Æthelferth the Stout, and Wulfnoth's own son. For Wittering and for Oxney 15 pounds were paid. These are the sureties for the three hides at Thorpe which Bishop Æthelwold bought from Sigeferth for 16 pounds, namely first Frena and Ælfsige and Ælfnoth, Bada's son, and Osferth, Frithegist's son, and Hudeman and Oggod and Ælfweard and Gyreweard and Maneboia, and this was done at Wansford. These are the sureties whom Herulf, Ada's son, found for Abbot Ealdulf and Godwine, Ælfsige's son, when they bought the estate at Bainton, namely Æthelstan, Catla's son, and Leofsige, Thurlac's son, and Tufes of Helpston, and Æthelstan of Upton and Osulf of Castor and Osferth, Oggod's son, and at the west end Ælfweard of Denton and Sumerlida the priest and Oswig of Elton and Thurferth, Rolf's son, and Cytel his brother, and Sumer[lida] of Stoke and Osulf, Hudeman's son, and this was done at Oundle with the cognisance of the 8 hundreds. These are the sureties whom Eincund found for Abbot Ealdulf for the estate at Anlafestune which he bought from him, namely Eadric of Thorpe and Æthelstan, Catla's son, and Tufes of Barnack and Tufes of Helpston and Leofsige, Thurlac's son, and Grimketel and Ulf, his own brother, and 2 hundreds in addition. These are the sureties whom Swuste and her daughter found for Abbot Ealdulf for the 1.5 hides at Lutton, with the cognisance of the 8 hundreds at Oundle, namely Godwine, Ælfsige's son, and Ælfnoth of Creast and Sumerlida the priest and Sumerlida of Stoke and Osulf, Hudeman's son, and Æthelwold, Frithegist's son, and Leofsige, son of Ealhstan of Islip, and Thurferth, Rolf's son, and Cytel his brother and Oswig of Elton, and in addition the 8 hundreds attached to Oundle. These are [the sureties] whom the widow of Wineman of Raunds found for Abbot Ealdulf for the one hide at Warmington, namely first her own son and her three brothers - Osulf and Fastulf and Beornheah - and Æthelwold, Frithegist's son, and Sumerlida the priest and Sumerlida of Stoke and Thurferth, Rolf's son, and Cytel his brother and Oswig of Elton and Edwin, Eadric's son, and Ælfweard of Denton. This is the declaration [of the agreement] which Ælfweard of Denton made with Abbot Ealdulf when he gave up to him the estate at Warmington which he had wrongfully taken, [and produced sureties], namely Frena and Osferth, Frithegist's son, and Æthelwold his brother and Sumerlida the priest and Osulf, Hudeman's son; and on his security granted the estate at Warmington with their cognisance to St Peter's after his death on behalf of his soul.
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    • ˝is synd ˇa festermen ˇe Osfer∂ swade beard funde . Adeluuolde biscop . 7 Eadulfe abbod 7 Sumerlydan preoste ˇe ˇane feste nam æt ˇan land æt Wyrmingtune . an is Hudeman æt Asencircan . o∂er is Ælfuuard æt Dentune .iii. is Sumerlyde æt Stoce .iiii. is O∂ul æt Byrnewilla .v. is Fastulf æt Finnesthorpe .vi. is Steigncytel æt Lullingtune .vii. is Ogga æt Suthwycan . viii. is ˝urfeor∂ æt Wermingtune . viiii. is Cytel is bro∂er .x. is Oswi∂ æt Æthelingtune . xi. is Osmund æt Catteswyr∂e .xii. is Cytel Clacces sune æt Wermingtune .xiii. is Sumerlyda preost ˇe ˇane feste nam. ˝is sind ˇa festermen ˇe Osfer∂ 7 ˝ur funden Adeluuolde . biscop . 7 Ælfrice cylde . 7 Ealdulfe abbod. on æhte hundred gemote æt Wylmesforda for hiora magas æt ˇan lande æt Beringafelde . an is Osfer∂ himself .ii. Ealhstan æt Isslepe .iii. Wulno∂ Strices sune .iiii. is Sumerlyda æt Stoce .v. is Ætheric ˇes langa. ˝is synd ˇa festermen ˇe Fri∂olf 7 his bro∂ra fundel Ældulfe abbod æt ˇat lande æt Waltune . ˇat is hundehtetig æcera wudes 7 feldes . ˇonne is ˇer borhhand Frena 7 Wulno∂ Clacces sune . 7 Ætlebrant æt Pilesgeate . 7 Cnut 7 Styrcyr on Uptune . 7 Boia on Mylatune . 7 Drabba 'h'is bro∂or. ˝a Ealdulf abbod bohte ˇane toft æt Godinge on Waltune ˇa was him boroh . Vlf 7 Eincund 7 Grim on Castre. ˝a Elfric ealdorman bohte ˇat land æt Leobrantestune æt Frenan on ealles heres gemote on Hamtone ˇe wes him eal se here boruhhand clenes lande's'. ˝is synd ˇa festermen ˇa Osgar funde Ealdulfe abbod ˇa he bohte ˇat land æt Macusie an Frena .ii. is Vlf Doddes sune .iii. is Osbern .iiii. is Hundulf .v. is Boia on Myletune .vi. Wiulf Sunta sune .vii. Eadric on ˝orp .viii. Grim his bro∂or .ix. Brenting. Four 7 tuentig æcere is ˇes wudes . 7 .iixx. h?redlandes buton o∂rum gem?num ˇe Ealdulf abbod gebohte æt Cynefer∂e 7 wes Vlf Doddes sune borhhand . 7 Eadric on ˝orp . 7 Eincund . 7 Orm . 7 he bohte æt Orme .xii. æceras 7 was Vlf borhhand 7 Eincund . 7 si∂∂on eal wepentac . 7 æt Hungife .xx. æcera . 7 wes Eadric litle borhhand . 7 Fastolf preost . 7 Orm. ˝is sint ˇa festermen ˇe Osgot funde Ealdulfe abbod æt ˇet lande æt Castre . ˇe he geald him for ˇam utlage ˇe he Styrcyr ofslogh Oggod . 7 .ii. suna . Oswi preost . Grim . Boia . 7 Drabba . Ethestan on Optune . 7 Clac . 7 Styrcyr . ˇet is 'an' toft 7 fourtig æcere herdelandes 7 mædwe. ˝es landes æt Wi∂eringige is ˇe Mannel sealde Adeluuolde .biscop. an hide buton anes oxangang . ˇonne sint festermen . Gyreweard . Gyrping . ˝urwold on Macusige 7 Steigncytel . ˇonne sealde Clac ane hide . buton anes oxangang . ˇonne sint festermen . Oggod on Castre . Vlf Doddes suna . ˝urwold æt Hylpestune . Clac on Castre . ˇonne æt Vfige festermen . Vlf eorles suna . 7 Cytelbearn . 7 Osfer∂ Fry∂gistes suna . 7 Clac æt Byrnewillan. ˝e E∂ered sealde Adeluuolde . biscop synd festermen . Vlf Doddes suna . ˝urwold æt Hylpestune . Clac on Castre . ˝urhlac fer∂eng. Ealdulf abbod bohte ˇa mylne æt Esctune mid twam pundum æt Martine . 7 him sin festermen . Frena . 7 Sygefer∂ . 7 Osfer∂. Her ges'w'utele∂ ˇæt Ealdulf abbod gebohte ane hyde landes on Esctune æt Ealfuuolde on ˇere .iii. hundred gewytnesse æt Wy∂re∂e crosse . 7 him sin festermen . 7 him festermen Osfer∂ Fry∂egystes suna . 7 Byrcsige Warmundes suna . 7 Sumerlyda preost . 7 Hudeman æt Asecyrcan. ˝a Ethelwine ealdorman 7 Ealdulf abbod sealdon Ethestane 7 Ealfuuolde ˇane latestan penign . æt ˇam lande æt Burh ˇa weren ˇer festermen Frena 7 Eˇelsige ˇes ealdormannes eam . 7 Osfor∂ Fry∂egystes suna . 7 Ealfno∂ Badan suna . 7 Sumerlyda preost. ˝es landes is .xx. æcera wudes an feldes butan ˇere leswe ˇe ˇer to gebyri∂ ˇe Ealdulf abbod gebohte æt Osgode on Badingtune on ˇære twegera hundreda gewitnesse æt Dicon . 7 him sind festermen . ˝urlac . 7 Herulf . 7 Etlebrant . 7 Hundulf. Ealdulf abbod 7 Alfuuold Bohton o∂er healfe hyde æt Swifte mid ehta pundun . ˇonne synd festermen . Frena . 7 Vlf eorles suna . 7 Osfer∂ Fry∂egistes suna . 7 Hudeman . 7 Sumerlyda . on ˇeræ ˇreora hundred gewytnesse into Undelum. ˝is synd ˇa festermen ˇe Wulfgeat 7 Gyrping fundon ˇam abbod Æddulfe ˇa hi ˇat lande guldun æt Macusige for ∂an utlage ˇa he on Wulno∂e wor'h'te. ˇonne is an Hundulf o∂er is Ulf Doddes sune .iii. ˝urlac .iiii. Sigar .v. ˝urold on Macesige. ˝es landes is under eal .ix 7 xx. gedale. On ˇissum gewrite cy∂ hwet ˇa festermen synd ˇes landes ceapes ˇe Adeluuold .biscop. gebohte æt mislicum mannum ut on Wi∂eringa eige ærest on Gyrewerde .xxiiii. æcera 7 ˇerto god gebotl . 7 him man sealde wi∂ .xii. mancusas goldes . 7 .viii. oran mære wites feos . 7 him weron festermen . Frena . 7 Sigefer∂ . 7 Oggod. ˇa bohte man æt Mannele 7 æt 'h'is wife .lx. æcera mid ˇrim pundum 7 mid anum ◊re . 7 him weron festermen ˝urlac . 7 Oggod. ˝a bohte man æt Tuce 7 æt hire sune Clacce .lx. æcera ælc mid .x. penegum . 7 hire weron festermen Gunna 7 Hundulf 7 Saxa 7 ˝urfer∂. 7 æt ˇan .xx. æcera ˇa man bohte æt Vfige ælne mid .xx. penegun . 7 mid .viii. penegun. 7 him weron festermen Tunna his feder 7 Vlf . 7 Osulfe 7 æt is modur Aswige man bohte .lx. æcera elcne mid .x. penegun . 7 him weron festermen Wulgar 7 Eadric 7 Osfer∂ 7 Styrcyr 7 Ætlebrant. ˝onne bohte man æt Wulno∂e metere Oxanege . ˇonne on Oxanige is ametenes wudes 7 feldes 7 medwe .xxv. æcera 7 wi∂utan ˇan ige sixti sticca landes ˇet is ßmeten to .xxx. æcerum . 7 on wude ˇe ˇridde treow . ˇer wi∂utan 7 him man sealde wi∂ Oxanige 7 wi∂ ∂an ˇer utan .xxv. mancussa goldes . 7 him weron festermen Gyreweard . 7 Æthelno∂ Ætˇelfer∂es sune greatan . 7 Wulno∂es agen sune. ˝onne is geseald wi∂ Wy∂eringaige 7 Oxanige .xv. pund. ˝is synd ˇa festermen ˇere ˇreore hyda æt ˝eorp ˇe Adeluuold .biscop. gebohte æt Sygefer∂e mid .xvi. pundun . ˇet is ˇonne ærest Frena 7 Ælsige 7 Ælfno∂ Badan sune . 7 Osfer∂ Fri∂egistes sune . 7 Hudeman . 7 Oggod . 7 Ælfuuard . 7 Gyreweard . 7 Maneboia . 7 ˇis was gedon æt Wylmesforda. ˝is synd ˇa festermen ˇe Herulf Adan sune funde Aldulfe abbod 7 Goduine Ælfsies sune ˇa hi ˇat land bohton æt Badingtune . ˇat is Æthestan Catlan sune . 7 Leofsie ˝urlaces sune . 7 Tufes on Hylpestune 7 Æ∂estan on Uptune . 7 Osulf on Castre . 7 Osfer∂ Oggodes sune . 7 on ˇam westende Ælfuuard on Dentune . 7 Sumerlyda preost . 7 Oswi on Æ∂elingtune . 7 ˝urfer∂ Rolfes sune . 7 Cytel is bro∂er . 7 Sumer æt Stoce . 7 Osulf Hudemannes sune . 7 ˇis wes gedon æt Vndelum on ˇere .viii. hundreda gewytnesse. ˝is synd ˇa festermen ˇe Æincund funde Ældulfe abbod æt ˇan lande æt Anlafestune ˇe he æt him bohte . ˇet is Eadric on Torp . 7 E∂estan Catlan sune 7 Tufes on Beornican . 7 Tufes on Hylpestune . 7 Leofsie ˝urlaces sune . 7 Grymkytel . 7 Vlf his agen bro∂or . 7 ˇerto twa hundreda. ˝is synd ˇa borhhanda ˇe Swuste 7 hire dohter funden Ældulfe abbod æt o∂re ælfe hyde æt Lundingtune on ˇere .viii. hundred gewytnesse æt Vndelum ˇet wes Goduine Ælfsies sune . 7 Ælfno∂ æt Creast . 7 Sumerlyda preost . 7 Sumerlyda æt Stoce . 7 Osulf Hudemannes sune . 7 Adeluuold Fry∂egistes sune . 7 Leofsie Alhstanes sune æt Hyslepe . 7 ˝urfor∂ Rolfes sune . 7 Cytel his bro∂or . 7 Oswi on Æilintune . 7 ˇer to ealle ˇa .viii. hundreda into Undelum. ˝is synd ˇa Wynemannes lafe æt Randan funde Ældulfe abbod æt are hy∂e æt We'r'mingtune ˇet is hyre agan sune an 7 hyre ˇreo gebro∂re . Osulf 7 Fastolf 7 Beorneh . 7 Adeluuold Fry∂egistes sune . 7 Sumerlyda preost . 7 Sumerlyda æt Stoces . 7 ˝urfer∂ Rolfes sune 7 Cytel his bro∂or . 7 Oswi on Æˇelingtune 7 Eduuine Edrices sune . 7 Elfuueard on Dentune. ˝is is seo swutelung ˇe Ælfweard on Dentune wro∂te wi∂ Eadulf abbod ˇa he him ˇat land agæf æt Wermingtune ˇe he on woh genumen hæfde . ˇet is Frena . 7 Osfer∂ Fry∂egystes sune . 7 Adeluuold his bro∂or . 7 Sumerlyda preost . 7 Osulf Hudemannes sune . 7 on his wedde gesealde ˇet landt Wermingtune æfter his dæg into sancte Petre for his saule on hyra gewytnesse.