Bounds of Charlton, near Malmesbury, Wilts. Latin

Archive:

Malmesbury

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15667, f. 34v (s. xiii med.)
2. London, British Library, Lansdowne 417, f. 24r (s. xiv/xv)

Printed:

K, iii, 374; Akerman 1857a, no. 4; B, 59A, from K

Comments:

Akerman 1857a, no. 4; Grundy, Wilts., II, pp. 8-12; Finberg, ECW, no. 339; Kitson 1992a, pp. 13-14, on linguistic form in boundary clause; Hooke 1994a, pp. 93-4, on topography, with map

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    • Hii sunt termini terre de Cherltona. Inprimis a loco qui dicitur totlere directe per uiam usque quiccaeleyen uersus aquilonem; et ex inde uersus meridiem usque la done; usque la notte stokke; et ab eodem usque sweolgende; et ab illo loco usque oddeburne, uidelicet ad le crundle; et tunc per filum aquae uel cursum usque æcwaldes forde; et sic directe per uiam usque ceasterbroke; et tunc per cursum aque usque la lude; et ab eodem uersus occidentem ultra montem usque scorte slade; et tunc directe per ampnem usque cucwan wlle; et ab eodem fonte usque le Niweheme wodeweye; et sic per uiam directe usque ad metam de Hanekintone uersus meridiem; et tunc ab eadem meta usque sondheþe; et ab eodem usque ad boscum inter duo clausa; et sic per quandam uiam directe usque le barnde stokke; et ab eodem usque le haelde rode in parte aquilonari del perer; et ab illo loco directe per uiam usque ad locum primo scriptum, scilicet totlere.
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    • These are the boundaries of the land at Charlton. First from the place which is called look-out wood or clearing straight along the way to the north side [translating Old English ‘northweard’] of quiccaeleyen, and from there southward to the down, to the bare stump. And from there to the deep place, and from there to Odda’s stream, that is, to the dell, then along the stream to Æscwald’s ford. And thus straight along the way to ceaster brook, and then along the course (? of the stream) to the lude [probably the common stream-name hlude, ‘loud’], and from that westwards beyond the hill to short slade. And then straight along the stream to cucwan spring, and from that spring to the wood-way of the people of Newnton, and thus along the way to the south part of the boundary of Hankerton. And then from that boundary to (?) sandy heath. And from that to the wood between two clausa, and thus along a certain way straight to the burned stump, and from that the old linear clearing in the north part [translating Old English ‘northweard’] of perer, and from there straight along the way to the starting-point, that is, look-out wood.
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    • De Cherletone. Hii sunt termini terræ de Cherltone. Imprimis a loco qui dicitur Totleie directe per viam usque quiccaeleyen versus aquilonem ; et ex inde versus meridiem usque la done ; usque la notte stokke ; et ab eodem usque cweok ende ; et ab illo loco usque oddeburne, videlicet, ad le crundle; et tunc per filum aquæ vel cursum usque æt walles forde; et sic directe per viam usque ceasterbroke ; et tunc per cursum aquæ usque la hide; et ab eodem versus occidentem ultra montem usque scorte slade; et tunc directe per amnem usque cucwan welle ; et ab eodem fonte usque le niwe heme wodeweye ; et sic per viam directe usque ad metam de Hanekyntone versus meridiem ; et tunc ab eadem meta usque sondheye ; et ab eodem usque ad boscum inter duo clausa , et sic per quandam viam directe usque la brande stokke ; et ab codem usque le hælde rode in parte aquilonari del perer ; et ab illo loco directe per viam usque ad locum primo scriptum, scilicet, Totleie.