S 272

A.D. 825 (Criodantreow, 19 Aug.; Southampton, 26 Dec.). Egbert, king, to Old Minster, Winchester; grant of 15 hides (manentes) at Alton Priors, Wilts., formerly held by Burgheard, præfectus. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 75v-76v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1035; B, 390; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 40

Comments:

Purlitz 1892, p. 62, on inheritance of land; Stevenson 1914, p. 689 n. 3, on a formula; Stenton 1918, p. 451, transparent fabrication (= Stenton 1970, p. 65); Grundy, Wilts., I, pp. 159-64, on bounds; Robertson, Charters, pp. 291-2, 305, unacceptable; on dedication; Finberg, ECW, no. 198, spurious, dating clause from S 273; Hart 1970a, p. 32 (no. 131), spurious; Harrison 1973, p. 65, on dating clause; Whitelock, EHD, pp. 185 n., 373 n., dating clause may be from authentic text; Edwards 1988, pp. 146-8, 153-5, probably spurious, but the forger has used some early records; Keynes 1994b, pp. 1111-12, spurious in received form but forger has used charters of 820s, cf. S 273-6, 283-4; Smyth 1995, p. 253; Foot 2000, II. 180

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    • ˘is is Aweltunes land boc 7 ˇara . xv . hida swutulu[n]g ˇe Egbyrht cining gesealde into Ealdan mynstræ on Winceastræ for his sawlæ alysednessæ Godæ to lufæ 7 to wuldre . 7 his eadigan apostolæ sanctæ Petre 7 sancte Paulæ on ece yrfæ . + Veteris ac novi testamenti pandit auctoritas . quod provida salvatoris et domini nostri Jhesu Christi dispensatio omnes sanctos suos ad vitam æternam præordinatos ante mundi constitutionem elegit . ex quibus universali æcclesiæ quam sanguine suo redemit duo luminaria præposuit beatum videlicet apostolorum principem Petrum . et coapostolum ejus Paulum . quibus spetialiter in celo et in terra ligandi solvendique potestatem concessit . ut fideles quosque pro bonorum operum meritis in æterna tabernacula recipiant . infideles autem et veritatis adversarios ab ingressu regni celestis solo sermone repellant . Quapropter ego Egcberctus . regali fretus dignitate cupio fidelis inter fideles inveniri . et fidelium particeps in regno celorum tantis apostolis intercedentibus effici desiderans . Omnipotenti Deo perpetualiter concedo quandam portionem de terra quam prædecessores mei atque propinqui jure hereditario michi possidendam reliquerunt . scilicet quindecim manentium in loco qui solito ab incolis Æweltune appellatur . Et hanc portionem largior ad vetus monasterium Wintonia civitate . ad usum familiæ quæ pro tocius Christiani populi salute Christo inibi devota deservit . Hanc quippe tellurem fidelissimus quidam præfectorum meorum vocabulo Burhghardus olim me donante possedit . sed ille postmodum sine liberis defunctus . eandem terram sine hereditaria sententia nemine sibi superstite existente dereliquit . sicque tellus ipsa cum omnibus finibus ejus optimatum meorum decreto adjudicante . michi qui eam antea possedi restituta est . Ego autem levavi oculos meos et manus meas ad Deum excelsum creatorem ac possessiorem celi et terræ . et memor beneficiorum quæ michi larga manu conferre dignatus est . eandem terram pro ejus amore et pro meæ animæ omniumque successorum meorum æterna redemptione . predicto veteri monasterio jure perpetuo possidendam concessi . Hanc quoque meam donationem suggerente et optinente Wighegno episcopo . hac conditione roborans confirmo . ut nullus secularium hominum prefatam terram invadere præsumat . nec adjacentes ejusdem telluris agellulos . fraudulenter invadendo subripiat . sed quandiu seculi transeuntis orbita volvitur . sit ipsa tellus sub dominio veteris monasterii cum montanis . ac silvis . pratisque et campis . adjunctis omnibus juxta antiquitatis statuta ad eam pertinentibus . Adhoc etiam ego prefatus rex augere et multiplicare curavi elemosinam hanc pro amore Dei et apostolorum ejus quorum linguæ claves celi factæ sunt . Ideoque terræ prefatæ omnium secularium gravitudinum . nec non et omnium in modico et in magno mundanarum servitutum libertatem concedo . excepto quod omni populo commune est . expeditione scilicet pontis arcisque restauratione . Si quis autem hanc donationem meam augere et amplificare voluerit . augeat omnipotens Deus partem illius in libro vitæ . si quis vero dempserit sciat se dampnandum in tremendo examine . simul et rationem redditurum in die judicii coram Deo et angelis suis . omnibusque sanctis . Hi sunt termini .xv. manentium ad Aultune pertinentium . ˘es londes ge mæro syndon to Aweltune . Ærest of ˇam west mæstan æwylle ˇe is bradewlle gehate an gerihta upp to ˇam ealdan herepa∂e be westan wodnes beorge . ˝onne on ænne stan æt Ceorlacumbes heafde . ˇonne on ænne stan on woncumb neo∂e wear∂ne is ufeweard hol . ˝onne ofer randune to ˇære ealdan dic on æfen ˇær licge∂ on o∂re healfe an litel crundol . ˇonon on ˇane gemænan garan be uton ˇære dic oˇ ˇæt hit æft ge∂ in on ˇæt riad geat . ˇonon on anne micelne stan ær ˇær hlinca east heafdum . ˇonon on o∂erne micelne stan on ˇam wege middan on ˇære dæne bytnan ˇe lige∂ ut on woddes geat . ˇonon on ænne crundol on ˇan suˇli∂e nioˇeweardum . ˇonon upp ofer ˇa dune on ænne ˇorn stent inne on ˇære dic be eastan Ciceling wege . ˇonon and lang ˇæs hlinces of moxes dune on ˇane ealdan walweg to weascing wege nio∂e weardun on ˇone dic . ˇonon on wic leage . ˇonon on anæs hlinces heafod on Beorhtno∂es ge mæro . ˇonon on ge hrihta to ruwan hlincæ . ˇonon and langes ˇaes hlinces to Hea∂obrihtinge leage nio∂oweardne . ˇonon on anne ealdne holne weg and lang ˇæs slades to æwelforda . ˝onon and lang ˇæs broces be ˇam ealden eadenne æft to ˇæm æwylle . Fram moxes dune su∂e weardre on ˇa dic . ˇanon and lang dic . ˇæt wi∂ ealdan cealfa mære . ˇonon of ˇære dic on ˇone mid mestan scrippan . ˝onne on howeres leage ufe wearde . ˝onne and lang rodæ on ˇone litlan garan midd weardne . ˇonan and lang ge wyrpes to herpa∂e . ˇonan to ˇære dican hyrnan . ˇonan and lang dic to Creodan hylle . ˇonne to hærepa∂e on gean ˇa . xv . æceras . ˇonon of ˇæm and lang herpo∂es to tæsan mæde . 7 se hæ∂feld eal ge mæne . Principium autem huius scedulæ scriptum est quando Egcbergtus rex exercitum Gewissorum movit contra Brettones ubi dicitur Criodantreow . Anno dominicæ incarnationis .dcccxxv. Indictione .iii. .xiiii. kl' Septembris . sub testimonio episcoporum ac procerum suorum quorum nomina in superfitie huius cartulæ ascripta inferius leguntur . Deinde istius agelluli privilegii singrapha caraxatum est in Homtune .vii. kl' Januarius . quando natalem sancti Stephani prothomartyris celebramus die secunda dominicæ incarnationis . Presidente Ecgberto rege una cum prædicto episcopo Wigthegno . cæterisque consiliariis quorum nomina subter adnexa notantur . Acta sunt hæc omnia . Anno dominicæ incarnationis .dcccxxvi. Indictione .iiii. anno Ecgberhti regis .xxiiii. ducatus autem sui .xiiii. Hæc sunt nomina qui consentientes fuerunt huius privilegii testimonio . Ego Ecbbertus rex hanc meam donationem et libertatem prefatæ terræ signo alme crucis domini nostri Jhesu Christi roborando . propria manu corroboro . et corroborando iterum atque iterum signaculo crucis Christi confirmo . Signum manus Wigthegni episcopi . Signum manus Alcstani episcopi . Signum manus Herefer∂i episcopi . Signum manus Burghardi ducis . Signum manus Wlfhardi ducis . Signum manus Monnede præfecti . Signum manus Burhardes præfecti . Signum manus Hunes præfecti . Signum manus Wethelmes præfecti . Signum manus universorum optimatum regis Ecbberti hoc confirmaverunt .