S 179

A.D. 816. Coenwulf, king of Mercia, to Deneberht, bishop, and his clergy at Worcester; grant of privileges for land at Hallow, Spetchley, Himbleton, Ravenshill in Tibberton, Worcs.; Lapworth, Warwicks.; and at Oddingley and Chaddesley Corbett, Worcs. Bounds of Hallow inserted. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 119-200, ff. 152r-154r (s. xi 2)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 337-40; K, 209 and vol. iii. 389-90; B, 356; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 1, no. 116

Comments:

Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 190, on burial feature in bounds; Stevenson 1914, p. 692 n. 16, doubtful or spurious; Grundy, Worcs., I, pp. 120-5, on bounds of Hallow; Houghton 1932, p. 16 n., on identification of Hawling; Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 132-41, on bounds of Hawling; Ker 1948, pp. 59, 67-8, untrustworthy (wrongly citing K 592); PN Gloucs., cf. pt iv, p. 219; Finberg, ECWM, no. 189 and pp. 184-96, discusses the fabrication of this charter in 11th century and traces bounds of Hawling; Hart, ECNE, p. 382, corrects Finberg's discussion of bounds of Hawling; Hooke 1990, pp. 107-12, on bounds of Hallow, with map p. 110; Aldred and Dyer 1991, pp. 139-44, on bounds and estate history of Hallow; Baker and Holt 1996, p. 138; Dyer 1996, pp. 192-3, on Hawling; Williams 1997b, p. 389, fabricated from S 180; Hooke 1999, pp. 42-3

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    • De Halhegan. Marginal Note in Later Hand: Hallowe Px Altithroni tonantis cunctam mundi machinam moderantis . qui est et qui erat et qui venturus est melliflua gratia concedente ego Coenwlf rex Merciorum regimina tenens . cum consilio et consensu procerum et satellitum meorum quorum infra caraxata liquescunt vocabula . meo preclaro atque fideli pontifici Deneberhto et sibi commissæ Wigornensis æcclesiæ congregationi Hoc libertatis privilegium de istis territoriis componere decrevi . scilicet de Heallingan cum villulis suis in occidentali parte Sabrinæ fluminis . et ab occidentali ejusdem Spæcleahtun . et Hymeltun . atque Ræfneshyl . scilicet et Hlappawurˇin . atque Oddingalea . liberas conscripsi ab omnibus aliis secularibus 'rebus' et servitutibus . exceptis tantum his tribus causis arcis et pontis constructione et expeditione . Similiter hanc terram quoque . xv . manentium in loco qui dicitur Ceadresleahge libertatis privilegio in campis et silvis omnibusque modis sic liberam conscripsi . Peracta est autem hæc donatio anno dominicæ incarnationis . dccc . xvi . indictione nona ; regni vero nostri a Deo concessi . xx o . Augentis vero vel servantis hanc nostræ donationis libertatem omnipotens Deus dies et vitam hic et in futuro augeat . corroboret . et benedicat . minuentem utique vel frangentem hanc in magno disperdat ejus districti examinis die . nisi ante cum satisfactione emendaverit . Ego Kenulf rex Merciorum hanc donationem nostram consentiendo signum crucis Christi mea manu impressi . Ego . Ælf∂ry∂ regina consentio . Ego . Wulfred archiepiscopus . Ego . Herewinus . episcopus . Ego . Reathunus . episcopus . Ego . Deneberhtus episcopus . Ego . Wulfheardus . episcopus . Ego . Wigheard . abbas . Ego . Eanmund . abbas . Ego . Wihtred . abbas . Ego . Tilberht . abbas . Ego . Peot . abbas . Ego . Eatfert . dux . Ego . Wulfred . dux . Ego . Alhheard . dux . Ego . Beornot . dux . Ego . Dyne . dux . Ego . Mucel . dux . Ego . Sired . dux . Ego . Heardberht . Ego . Eadberht . Ego . Wigheard . ˘is synd ˇa land gemæru to hal hagan wudes 7 feldes ˇæt is ærest æt ˇæs bernes ende æt ˇæs wæteres sprynge . æfter ˇam wætere into hallinga homme . of ˇam homme into rames cumbe . æfter ˇam grenan wege into ˇære mylnstige . of ˇære mylen stige into cyles dene to ˇam haran stane . of ˇam stane into scobbe stane . of scobbe stane suˇ to ˇam lytlan beorge . 7 swa suˇ ofer turcendene into ˇam crum dæle . of ˇam crum dæle suˇ 7 west to ˇære ealdan dic . 7 . ii . æceras wi∂ utan . 7 swa west wi∂ ˇan heafdan . ˇæt hit cym∂ to ˇære ealdan dune . andlang dune west ˇæt hit cyme∂ into dina more . of dina more into hehstanes pytte . of hehstanes pytte eastward east weard bi ˇam heafdan to ˇam hæ∂enan byrigelse wiˇ heallinga weallan . swa east ofer ˇa sealt stræt . to ˇam crundælan . of ˇam crundælan bi ˇam heafdan . to ˇæs bernes ende . ˘is is ˇæs wudes gemære ærest of hram broces forda svˇ ˇæt hit cymeˇ to ˇam slæde . of ˇam slæde ˇæt hit cymˇ to bacga slæde . of ˇam slæde ˇæt hit cyme∂ up to ˇam hrycge . of ˇam hrycge west ˇæt hit cymeˇ to ˇam lytlan sceagan . 7 swa west ofer ˇa salt stræte . to ˇæs wudes efese west swa ˇæt hit cume∂ to ˇære hwitan dic . 7 swa adun ofer ˇa ecge ˇæt hit cym∂ to crimes hylle . of grimes hylle ˇæt hit cymˇ to sponwælle hæfdan . 7 swa west ˇæt hit cym∂ to ˇære bradan ac . of ˇære bradan ac ˇæt hit cym∂ to ˇære wohgan apeldran . ˇanon nor∂ rihte ˇæt hit cymeˇ to ˇære haran apeldran to ˇam broke . æfter ˇam broce ˇæt hit cym∂ to ˇam gemyˇan . of ˇam gemyˇan east riht ˇæt hit cymeˇ to buddinc wican east rihte . swa ut of ˇam wudu . of ˇæs wudes efese . ˇæt hit cymeˇ to sibbe stapele . of sibbe stapole æfter ˇam slæde ˇæt hit cymeˇ to ˇeofa dene . 7 swa east riht be ˇam wuda . ˇæt hit cyme∂ to mær apeldran . 7 swa æfter ˇa nor∂mæstan port weige . ˇæt hit cym∂ eft into ramforda . ˘is his ˇa lond ge mæra of halhegan into wontes forda . Of wontes forda in wontes dic . Of wontes dic in Ceor . Of ˇa Ceore in cisburne . Of cisburne in cattes stycc . Of cattes stycce in grene weg on long ˇæs grene weges in ˇreom ac . Of ˇreom ac . in gundes stige . Of gundes stige in neowe heg . æfter ˇæm neowe hege ˇæt cyme in laure . Æfter laure ˇæt cyme in lauric . Æfter lauric ˇæt cyme in balde næsces ford . Of balde . næsces forde in ˇa wærriht ac . Of ˇæt wærriht ac bi ˇæt wad lond . Of ˇa wad londe in gearri ford . Of gearri ford in bradi burne . Of brade burne in ˇa alde dic . Of ˇære alde dic in sice æt halheogan betweonen griman 7 halheogan in wær legan . Of pærlega in sæferne stream . ˘is synd ˇa lond gemæra in halheogan on west half sæferne .