S 1462

A.D. 1016 x 1035. Account of a dispute between Edwin, son of Enniaun, and his mother, concerning land at Wellington and Crydesleah (? lost in Briley), Herefords. English

Archive:

Hereford

MSS:

1. Hereford, D.C., P. 1. 2, f. 134r-v (s. xi; New Pal. Soc., ser. i, pl. 243a, part only)

Printed:

Hickes, Diss. Epist., pp. 2-3; K, 755; Sweet, Reader, pp. 57-8

Translated:

Leigh 1900, pp. 109-10

Printed and Translated:

Thorpe, pp. 336-8; Essays, pp. 365-7; Judge 1934, pp. 93-5; Robertson, Charters, no. 78 (pp. 150-3)

Comments:

Nelson 1999a, p. 117, on court case; Larson 1910, p. 725 n. 28; von Feilitzen 1947; Robertson, Charters, pp. 399-402; Chaplais 1966, pp. 172-3, on lawsuit (= 1973, p. 57); Sweet, Reader, pp. 246-8; Finberg, ECWM, no. 42, authentic; Johansson 1977, on place-names; Whitelock, EHD, p. 602; Jenkins and Owen 1983, pp. 61-2, 65; Wormald 1986, p. 151, cited; Wormald 1988, no. 80; Coplestone-Crow 1989, pp. 45, 100, 199; Ker, Catalogue, p. 156 (no. 119), art. A; Keynes 1990, p. 246, cited; Stafford 1994, pp. 241-3; Sharpe 2003, p. 251, ealdorman not replaced by earl under Cnut

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    • Her swutela∂ on ˇissum gewrite ˇæt an scirgemot sæt æt Ægelno∂esstane be Cnutes dæge Cinges: . ˘ær sæton Æ∂elstan biscop. 7 Ranig Ealdorman . 7 Edwine ˇæs ealdormannes 1 . 7 Leofwine Wulsiges sunu . 7 ˘urcil Hwita . 7 Tofig Pruda com ˇær on ˇæs Cinges ærende . 7 ˇær wæs Bryning scirgerefa . 7 Ægelgeard æt Frome . 7 Leofwine æt Frome . 7 Godric æt Stoce 7 ealle ˇa ˇegnas on Herefordscire: . ˘a com ˇær farende to ˇam gemote Edwine Enneawnes sunu . 7 spæc ˇær on his agene modor æfter sumon dæle Landes . ˇæt wæs Weolintun . 7 Cyrdesleah. ˘a acsode ˇe bisceop . hwa sceolde andswerian for his moder: . ˘a andsweorode ˘urcil Hwita . 7 sæde ˇæt he sceolde . gif he ˇa talu cu∂e . ˇa he ∂a talu na ne cu∂e: . ˘a sceawode man ˇreo ˇegnas of ˇam gemote ˇær ∂ær heo wæs . 7 ˇæt wæs æt Fæliglæh . ˇæt wæs Leofwine æt Frome . 7 Ægelsig ˇe Reada . 7 Winsig scæg∂man . 7 ˇa ˇa heo to hire comon ˇa acso∂on heo hwylce talu heo hæfde ymbe ˇa land ˇe hire sunu æfter spæc: . ˘a sæde heo ˇæt heo nan land hæfde ˇe him aht to gebyrede . 7 gebealh heo swi∂e eorlice wi∂ hire sunu . 7 gecleopade ∂a Leoflæde hire magan to hire ˘urcilles wif . 7 beforan heom to hire ˇus cwæ∂ . her sit Leoflæde min mage ˇe ic geann æg∂er ge mines landes . ge mines goldes . ge rægles . ge reafes . ge ealles ˇe ic ah æfter minon dæge . 7 heo sy∂∂an to ˇam ˇegnon cwæˇ . do∂ ˇegnlice . 7 wel abeoda∂ mine ærende to ˇam gemote beforan eallum ˇam godan mannum . 7 cy∂aˇ heom hwæm ic mines landes geunnen hæbbe . 7 ealre minre æhte . 7 minan agenan suna næfre nan ˇing . 7 bidda∂ heom beon ˇisses to gewitnesse: . And heo ∂a swæ dydon . ridon to ˇam gemote . 7 cy∂don eallon ˇam godan mannum hwæt heo on heom geled hæfde. ˘a astod ˘urcil hwita up on ˇam gemote . 7 bæd ealle ˇa ˇægnas syllan his wife ˇa land clæne . ˇe hire mage hire geu∂e . 7 heo swa dydon . 7 ˘urcill rad ∂a to sancte Æˇelberhtes mynstre be ealles ˇæs folces leafe . 7 gewitnesse . 7 let settan on ane Cristes boc. 1 Probably sunu should be supplied.