S 173

A.D. 814. Coenwulf, king of Mercia, to Swithnoth, his comes; grant of 1 sulung (aratrum) near Chart Sutton, Kent, with swine-pastures. Latin

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Harley Charter 83 A 1 (s. ix 1; BM Facs., ii. 14)
2. London, British Library, Harley 4660, f. 21r-v (s. xvii)

Printed:

K, 207; B, 343; Earle, pp. 96-8

Translated:

Cowper 1915

Comments:

BM Facs., iv, p. 7, MS 1 late-9th-century; Stevenson 1914, p. 697 n. 41, contemporary; Cowper 1915, on identifications; Wallenberg, KPN, pp. 125-32, on place-names; Witney 1976, p. 248, on swine-pastures; Keynes 1993a, p. 114, charter from Worcester archive; Keynes 1994c, pp. 10 n. 44, 19 n. 83, 29 n. 121; Cubitt 1995, pp. 284-5, contemporary; Lowe 2001, Appendix III.40; Thompson 2006, pp. 20 et passim, on script

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    • Endorsements: (1) contemporary hand: + be cert sui∂no∂es boec (2) later hand: tunes boec + In nomine Dei summi Igitur anno dominice incarnationis dcccxiiii . regni vero nostri a Deo concessi xviii . Ego Coenwulf rex Merciorum Sui∂no∂e meo comite terram . i . aratrorum in propriam possessionem 7 libertatem sibimet vel suis heredibus in perpetuum fruere perdonabo scilicet juxta silva quae dicitur . Cært cum campis cum silvis cum pascuis cum pratis . xv . carra de feno capientia cum uno molina 7 waldbera wiolhtringden 7 ∂orninga byra 7 beardingaleag 7 focgingabyra 7 speldgisella 7 hege∂onhyrs 7 hri∂den 7 cunden 7 begcgebyra 7 sponleoge 7 ∂et firhde bituihn longanleag 7 ∂em su∂tune 7 ∂a snadas illuc pertinentia cun antiquis terminibus liberabo predictam terram a notis causis 7 ignotis a magnis vel modicis aetiam nomina testium infra adscribuntur pro cautella futuri ambiguitatis augentis hanc donationem meam a misericordissimo domino aeternam benedictionem consequantur :-- Si quis vero regum vel principium seu prefectum hunc libertatem meam infringere aut minuere voluerit sciat se separatum esse in die judicii a consortio sanctorum nisi digne emendaverit ante reatum suum :-- + Eo Coenwulf gratia Dei rex Merciorum hanc donationem meam cum signo sancte crucis confirm' 7 subscr' . + Ego Ælf∂ry∂a regina Merciorum consen' 7 subscr' . + Ego Uulfred archiepiscopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Alduulf episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Werenberht episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Denebierht episcopus cons' 7 s'scr' . + Ego Eadwulf episcopus cons' 7 subsc' . + Ego Wulfhard episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Tidferd episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Sibba episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + 'Ego' Beornmod episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Æ∂elno∂ episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Wigberht episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Wig∂ehg episcopus cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Wilheard presbiter abbas cons' 7 scr' . + Ego Wigmund presbiter abbas cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Re∂hun presbiter abbas cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Piot presbiter abbas cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Tidbald presbiter abbas cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Wulfhard presbiter abbas cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Cu∂wulf presbiter abbas cons' subscr' . + Ego Heardberht dux cons' 7 subscr' . + Ego Biornno∂ dux cons'. + Ego Dynne dux cons'. + Ego Æ∂elheah dux cons' . + Ego Mucel dux cons'. + Ego Sigered dux cons'. + Ego Æ∂elmod dux cons' . + Ego Wigheard dux cons' . + Ego Eatfer∂ dux cons' . + Ego Wulfred dux cons'. + Ego Eadberht dux cons'. + Ego Ealhhard dux cons'. + Ego Ciolhard dux cons' . + Ego Biornhard dux cons' . + Ego Bofa dux cons'. + Ego Ecgwulf dux cons' . + Ego Cudred cons' . + Ego Wulfred cons' . + Ego Wighard cons'. + Ego Eadwulf cons' .