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  • Hii sunt termini terre de Daunteseye. Uidelicet primo a loco qui uocatur Dameteseye directe per Auene usque wodebrigge; et ab eodem loco usque strengesburieles; et ab eodem loco directe per fossatum quod appellatur holdedyche usque budeget; et ab eodem loco usque ad locum quod appellatur hethene burieles; et ab eodem loco usque ad Grutehames suth hele; et ab eodem usque ad quoddam lignum quod appellatur grete trewe; et sic ultra clytescombe usque le stanclyf; et ab eodem loco directe per quendam locum qui appellatur le egge usque ad locum qui dicitur scufanborwe; et ab eodem loco usque ad fontem qui appellatur swyneswelle; et ab eodem fonte usque hayeleye gate; et ab eodem loco directe in Dameteseye borne buye; et ab eodem loco usque le rigwege, uidelicet super le hethenburieles; et ab eodem usque ad le wythybed, uidelicet ad eundem locum qui appellatur heued aker hende; et sic ab eodem loco usque le apeldore <stob>; et ab eodem loco usque Auene, uidelicet ad locum qui dicitur le syche; et ab eodem loco directe per Auene circa locum primo nominatum, uidelicet Dameteseye. Hii sunt termini prati quod uocatur Swanhammes mede quod pertinet ad Daunteseye. Primo a quodam loco qui uocatur torre qui iacet in parte occidentali eiusdem prati usque ad spinam que appellatur haythorne a midewarde; et ab eadem spina usque ad riuulum qui dicitur Ydouere, uidelicet contra le holde garanne; et sic directe per Ydouere usque le blake pole; et ab eodem loco usque ad quandam petram recte contra le ellerne; et sic ab eadem petra directe per uiam usque ad locum primo nominatum, uidelicet la torre.
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  • Bounds of Dauntsey. These are the bounds of the land at Dauntsey. That is, first from the place which is called Dauntsey, straight along the Avon to wood bridge. And from that place to Streng’s burial, and from that place straight along the ditch [or ‘dyke’] which is called old ditch, to bude gate, and from that place to the place which is called heathen burial, and from that place to the south corner of Grittenham. And from that to that tree which is called great tree, and from that beyond clytes combe to stone cliff. And from that place straight along by that place which is called the edge as far as that place which is called Scufa’s grove or barrow. And from that place to the spring which is called swine’s well, and from that spring to hay-clearing gate, and from that place straight to the bend of Dauntsey bourne. And from that place to the ridgeway, that is, across the heathen burial, and from that to the willow-bed, that is, to the same place which is called head-acre end. And thus from that place to the apple-tree stump, and from that place to the Avon, that is to the place which is called the sitch [sic, ‘small stream’], and from that place straight along the Avon to the starting-point, that is, Dauntsey. Bounds of Swannhammes mede. These are the boundaries of the meadow which is called Swannhammes mede, which belongs to Dauntsey. First from a certain place which is called torr [usually, ‘high rock’, ‘rocky peak’], which lies in the western part of this mead, to the middle of the thorn-tree which is called hawthorn. And from that thorn to the stream called Ydover, that is, against the old (?) gore And thus straight along the Ydover to the black pool, and from that place to a certain stone directly opposite the elder-tree, and thus from that stone straight along the way to the starting-point. that is, the torr.
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  • Hii sunt termini terræ de Daunteseye Videlicet primo a loco qui vocatur Dameteseye directe per Auene usque Wodebrigge et ab eodem loco usque strengesburieles . et ab eodem loco directe per fossatum quod appellatur holdedyche usque Budezet et ab eodem loco usque ad locum quod appellatur hetheneburieles . et ab eodem loco usque ad Grutehames suth hele . et ab eodem usque ad quoddam lignum quod appellatur Grete trewe et sic ultra clytescombe usque le Stanclyf et ab eodem loco directe per quendam locum qui appellatur le Egge usque ad locum qui dicitur Scufanborwe et ab eodem loco usque ad fontem qui appellatur Swyneswelle . et ab eodem fonte usque hayeleyezate . et ab eodem loco directe in Dameteseye bornebuye . et ab eodem loco usque le Rigweye videlicet super le hetheneburieles . et ab eodem usque ad le Wythybed videlicet ad eundem locum qui appellatur heuedakerhende et sic ab eodem loco usque le apeldorestob et ab eodem usque Auene videlicet ad locum qui dicitur le Syche et ab eodem loco directe per Auene circa locum primo nominatum videlicet Dameteseye . Hii sunt termini prati quod vocatur Swanhammes mede quod pertinet ad Daunteseye . Primo a quodam loco qui vocatur torre qui jacet in parte occidentali ejusdem prati usque ad spinam que appellatur Haythorne a midewarde . et ab eadem spina usque ad rivulum qui dicitur ydouere videlicet contra le holde garanne et sic directe per ydouere usque le Blakepole et ab eodem loco usque ad quandam petram recte contra le ellerne et sic ab eadem petra directe per viam usque ad locum primo nominatum videlicet la torre .