A.D. 688 (Besingahearh). Cædwalla, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde, Cisi and Criswa (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh. Latin

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 57v-58r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 994; B, 72; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 9

Translated:

Manning 1970, p. 17; Whitelock, EHD, no. 58 (pp. 484-5)

Comments:

Stevenson 1914, p. 703, seems to be genuine; Stenton 1918, p. 438, no conclusive exception need be taken (= Stenton 1970, p. 53); PN Surrey, pp. 178, 181; Barker 1948, p. 116 and n. 5, spurious but based on genuine original; Chaplais 1969, pp. 541-2, on formulation (= 1973, p. 106); Hart 1970a, p. 29 (no. 97), authentic; Manning 1970; Stenton 1970, pp. 288-9; Stenton 1971, pp. 70, 101-2, 303, treats as authentic; Gelling 1973, p. 117; Harrison 1973a, pp. 556-7, no trace of forgery but unexpected to see Wilfrid's subscription in a charter of 688; Whitelock 1975, p. 8, on Wilfrid's subscription; Cox 1976, pp. 17, 19, 21, 39, on place-names; Harrison 1976, pp. 70-1, seems to be authentic; Rumble 1976, p. 173, grant consisted of whole of later Farnham hundred; Sawyer 1976, p. 4, on estate; Whitelock 1976, p. 144, on some witnesses; Sawyer 1978, pp. 43, 143-4, on royal style; on estate; Gelling, ECTV, no. 312, authentic; Whitelock, EHD, p. 484, authentic, incarnation date may be addition; Scharer 1982, pp. 138-40, based on genuine charter, but corrupt and fabricated; Wormald 1985, pp. 9-10, 25, probably drafted by Bishop Eorcenwald; broadly trustworthy; Edwards 1988, pp. 132-7, 163, basically authentic; Faith 1997, pp. 40, 104

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