Bounds of Chelworth, near Crudwell, Wilts. Latin

Archive:

Malmesbury

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15667, f. 33v (s. xiii med.)
2. London, British Library, Lansdowne 417, f. 23r-v (s. xiv/xv)
3. London, British Library, Lansdowne 417, ff. 23v-24r (s. xiv/xv)

Printed:

K, iii, 402-3; Akerman 1857a, no. 18; B, 586

Comments:

Grundy, Wilts., II, pp. 111-12, 118-22; Finberg, ECW, no. 342; Hooke 1994a, on topography, with map

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    • Termini terre de Chelewrthe. Inprimis a loco qui appellatur preste mere usque Bradene weye; et ab eodem usque colesleye; et ab illo loco usque ad deyburteh heye; et sic usque etinges haele uersus meridiem; et ab eodem per wrthwelaue uersus meridiem usque eadbeldinges leye; et sic usque Cheleworþe; et ibi stat quidam truncus ex opposito in occidentali parte de la leye; et ab eodem per metam uersus meridiem ultra boscum usque ad fossatum; et per illud fossatum usque ad uiam regiam que tendit ad Kemele gete; et sic usque ad spinam que stat inferius in australi parte de taeuesdene in ualle; et sic usque etinges heale preter unam acram. Item .xii. acrae iacent ex parte occidentali de Kemele gete que pertinent ad Cheleworthe; et .x. acre que iacent in cryseten more; et .vi. in ualle que appellatur lasse dale; et .iiii. in loco qui appellatur mare; et in loco qui appellatur sunder in orientali parte de Cruddewelle iacet quedam parua terra que quidem est communis cum terra de Cruddewelle et terra de Escote.
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    • Bounds of the land at Chelworth. First from the place which is called priests’ pond to Braydon way. And from there to Col’s wood or clearing, and from that point to Dægbeorht’s hedge, and thus to the south part of etinges hollow. And from that along the woodbank southwards to Eadbalding’s wood or clearing, and thus to Chelworth. And there stands a ‘trunk’ across in the western part of the clearing, and from there southwards along the boundary beyond the wood to the ditch [or ‘dyke’], and along the ditch [or ‘dyke’] to the royal way which leads to Kemble gate. And thus to the thorn-tree which stands the lowest in the southern part of tæues [or ‘tænes’] valley, in the valley, and thus to Etting’s hollow, apart from one acre. Also twelve acres in the eastern part of Kemble ‘gate’; and ten acres in ‘cryseten moor’; and six acres in ‘lesser valley’; and four acres in mare; and, in the place called ‘separate’ in the east part of Crudwell, a small piece of land shared in common with the lands of Crudwell and Eastcourt.
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    • Chelwrthe . Termini terre de Chelwrthe . In primis a loco qui appellatur preste mere usque Bradeneweye . Et ab eodem usque .colesleye . 7 ab illo loco ; usque ad deyburteh heye . 7 sic usque etinges haele versus meridiem . 7 ab eodem per wrthwelane versus meridiem usque eadbeldinges leye . 7 sic usque cheleworˇe . 7 ibi stat quidam truncus ex opposito in occidentali parte de la leye . 7 ab eodem per metam versus meridiem ultra boscum usque ad fossatum . 7 per illud fossatum usque ad viam regiam que tendit ad kemele gete . 7 sic usque ad sp'i'nam que stat inferius in australi parte de taenesdene in valle . 7 sic usque etinges heale præter unam acram . Item . xii . acre jacent ex parte occidentali de kemele gete que pertinent ad Cheleworthe . 7 . x . acre que jacent in Cryseten more . 7 . vi . in valle que appellatur lasse dale . 7 . iiii . in loco qui appellatur mare . Et in loco qui appellatur sunder1 in orientali parte de cruddewelle ; jacet quædam parva terra que quidem est communis cum terra de cruddewelle 7 terra de Escote . 1 Now known as 'Little Sindram', note in Akerman.