S 242

A.D. 701. Ine, king, to the church of SS Peter and Paul, Winchester; restitution of 40 hides (mansae) at Alresford, Hants., previously granted by King Cenwalh. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 20v-21r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 997; B, 102; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 12

Comments:

Stevenson 1904, p. 216 n. 3, spurious, cf. S 309 for same formulas, immunity clause from Edgar's chancery; Grundy, Hants., I, pp. 69-77, bounds describe Old and New Alresford, Medstead and part of Wield; Robinson 1921, p. 37, spurious; Forsberg 1950, p. 211, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 2, spurious; Edwards 1988, pp. 137-8, fabrication, 10th-century vocabulary and style; Wormald 1988a, p. 39 n. 106

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    • Donum Ine regis de Alresford ad vetus cenobium . + Domino nostro Jhesu Christo imperpetuum regnante cui cuncta jure famulantur elementa mundi ! Omnibus ut reor luce clarius mortalibus patet quod digna gloria parvipendenda est mundi , quia decidit ut flos fæni . Quapropter ego Ine1 largiflua summi tonantis annuente clementia regali fretus dignitate quandam ruris partem . xl . scilicet mansas . in loco qui ab incolis huius patriæ . Alresford . nuncupatur . cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus . pratis . silvis . pascuisque . Sicut predecessor meus . Cynewalh . divino scilicet adtactus instinctu . jamdudum concessit . æcclesiæ quæ Wintoniæ in almæ trinitatis veræque unitatis honore necnon et apostolorum Petri Paulique consecrata consistit . pro meorum expiatione facinorum . libens perpetualiter restituo . Hanc donationem cum omnium mei temporis consensu procerum tali curavi renovari assertione ut nulla meorum persona successorum diabolicæ astu callidatis insollescens eam umquam 'in aliud' transferre præsumat . Sit autem praedictum rus omni terrenæ servitutis jugo solutum . tribus exceptis expeditione pontis arcisve restauratione . Si quis igitur hanc nostram donationem augere voluerit . ei plura in præsenti vita adicientur bona ; minuentem vero terra vivum dehiscat . atque ejus anima pro tanti commisso criminis reatu cum Juda Christi proditore perpetuas sine fine lugeat pænas . nisi hic digna satisfactione emendaverit . quod contra almam trinitatem veramque unitatem temere deliquid . ˘is synd ˇa landgemere to Alresforda . Ærest of Cendefer . on ∂a. 7heafda . 7lang 7heafda on ˇa witan dic . 7lang dic on beorlea . of beorhlea . 7lang mearcweges on smalan dene . ˇonon to Bucgan oran; ˇonon ford be wyrtdene . 7lang dene to wuda . swa be mearce to grenmenes stigele . ˇonon to lammeres geate . of ˇam geate to bohmeres stigele . ˇonon to bealmmeres geate . of ˇam geate to Hamerdene geate . ˇonon to hremmescumbes geate . ˇonon to etges geate . ˇonon to dunnes stigele . ˇonon on wytleage . ˇonne to ˇere bradan æc . ˇonne 7lang mearce to Dregtune on ˇone ford . of ∂am forda to Wudaforda . ˇonon su∂ andlang mearce to ˇes gores su∂ ende . ˇonne andlang mearce . inon ewillas . 7lang ewillas . inon Ticceburnan . 7lang Ticceburnan . on Icenan . 7lang Icenan ˇer Cendefer 7 Icene cuma∂ to gædere . 7lang Cendefer ˇer hit ær upeode. Hanc scedam domino Deo omnipotenti et sancto Petro suisque vicariis imperpetuum jus hereditariam anno dominicæ incarnationis . dcc . i . indictione . xiiii. scribere curavimus . Signum manus Danielis episcopi cum inpressione sanctæ crucis . Signum manus . Ini . regis . + Signum manus Æˇelheardi . + Signum manus Fortheres . + Signum manus Puttuces . + Signum manus Cumman . + Signum manus Tunbeorti abbatis . + Signum manus Hagenan . + Ego Cuthred rex hoc donum prefixum signum sanctæ crucis signavi . + Et ego Aldelmus abbas signum agiæ crucis impressi . 1 Ine written over an erased name, Cynewalh, MS.