(1) A.D. 839 (Wye, Kent). Æthelwulf, king of Wessex, to Ithda or Dudda; grant of land at Canterbury. (2) Confirmation by Alfred, king of Wessex and note of purchase by Lulla from Æthelwald (A.D. 871 x 888). (3) Later note of purchase by Archbishop Dunstan and grant to St Martin's, Canterbury (A.D. 959 x 988). Latin with English

Archive:

Canterbury, Christ Church

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Augustus ii. 28 (s. ix med.; BM Facs., ii. 28)

Printed:

K, 241; B, 426; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 1

Comments:

BM Facs., iv, p. 7, later and badly written; Sweet, OET, p. 436 (no. 24); B, i, p. 597, 'written by a scribe ignorant of the language'; Stevenson 1914, p. 698 n. 44, contemporary; Deanesly 1927, p. 4 n. 3; Wallenberg, KPN, pp. 181-3; Ward 1951; Tatton-Brown 1984, p. 7; Brooks 1984, p. 173, 251, 378 n. 153, copy written at time of Lulla's purchase, 'appallingly messy and inaccurate travesty'; Dunstan's endorsement in hand of s. x2; Sparks and Tatton-Brown 1987, p. 205, on Dunstan's endorsement; Abels 1988, p. 55; Smyth 1995, pp. 372-3; Lapidge 1996, p. 453, notes on latinity; Keynes 1998, pp. 4-5 n. 15, on royal style; Lowe 2001, Appendix II.20; Thompson 2006, pp. 28 et passim, on script; Pratt, Alfred, p. 38, on mention of payment

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    • (a) + In nomine Dei summi regis æterni ego Aeðeluulfus rex occidentalium Saxonum Centuriorum necnon cunctibus trali populi Domini adridenti grati regimini prælatus pro expiatione piaculorum meorum proque spe remunerationis æterne necnon et conpetenti pecunia quam accepi hoc est .iiii. argenti tibi Iðdan aliquam partem terre iuris mei hoc est unam uillam intra ciuitate Dorouerniæ et ad illis pertinentia .xxiiii. iugeras tamen in duabus locis in Dorouernia ciuitatis intua muros ciuitatis .x. iugera cum uiculis prædictis et in aquilone prædictæ ciuitatis .xiiii. iugera histis terminibus circumiacentibus in oriente publica strata . in australe et aquilone terrae ris quam Bolis habet in occidente prata abbatis ad sanctum Augustinam interiacet fluminæ St\u/ræ et hoc idem agellum cum uillis prædictis tibi Duddan ad habendum et possidendum feliciterque perfruendum et post dies tuos cuacumque heredi tibi placuerit derelinquendum in sempiternam hereditatem concedendo donabo et hoc idem ab omni iugo secular\i/um difficultatum maioribus minoribusuæ nas et ignotis cum signo sanctæ crucis Christi perpetualiter liberabo nisi his duobus causis hoc est expeditione et arcis munitione duobusque carris dabo licentiam silfam ad illas secundum antiquam consuetudinem et constituidem in æstate perferendam in commune silfa quod nos Saxonicæ in gemennisse dicimus Si quis hanc meam munificentiam istius donationis augere et amplificare uareque uoluerit seruatur et benedictio aterna . Si uero quod non optamus alicuius personis homo in aliqua frangere minuereque temtabent aut in aliut conuertere eum a nobis constitutum est esse rationem esse eam et retribunal aterni iudiis nisi ante ea digna satisratione Deo et hominibus emendare uoluerit manente hac kartula . in sc’a meominus firmitate roborata . Hactum est autem hæc <d>onatio anno dominicæ incarnationis dcccxxxviiii indictione in uilla regia an’ Uuiæ his testibus consentientibus et signa sanctæ crucis Christi confirmantibus quorum nomines infra tenentur adscripta Et unum merkatorem quem eam lingua nostra mangere nominamus 7 twygen weoras in fluuio qui dicitur Stur siui iacenti et regenti muraque parte usque ad ter sanctam or\a/tionem donam unam hereditatem ut supra :. bale in Cristo . amen :.--- + Ego Aeðeu\u/lf rex occidentalium Saxonum hanc meam donationem cum signo sancta crucis Christi. + Ego Ceolnoð gratia Dei archiepiscopus hanc eandem donationonem cum signo sancta crucis Christi confan’ en’ et. + Ego Aeðelstan rex idipsum consenti’ sub’. + Ego Herebearht dux cons’ et sub’. + Ego Aeðuulf dux cons’ et sub’. + Ego Wulfred cons’ et sub’. + Ego Alhhere cons’ et sub’. + Ego Noðmund cons’ et sub’. + Ego Uulfred cons’ et sub’. + Ego Aeðelhard cons’ et sub’. + Ego Noðuulf cons’ et sub’. + Ego Ealhhun cons’ et sub’. + Ego Oshere cons’ et sub’. + Ego Modulf cons’ et sub’. + Ego Boba cons’ et sub’. + Ego Aeðered cons’ et sub’. + Ego Uuina cons’ et sub’. + Ego Aeðelm cons’ et sub’. + Ego Duduc cons’ et sub’. + Ego Uulflaf cons’ et sub’. + Ego Aeðelric cons’ et sub’. + Ego Huda cons’ et sub’. + Ego Sigebearht cons’ et sub’. + Ego Tucca cons’ et sub’. + Ego Ceoluulf cons’ et sub’. + Ego Tiruulf cons’ et sub’. + Ego Duddac cons’ et sub’. + Ego Uhtred cons’ et sub’. (b) + Ego Ælfred rex occidentalium Saxonum hanc meam danationem cum signo sancta cruc\r/ucis Christi + Ego Æðered gratia Dei archiepiscopus hanc eandem donatioonem cum signo sancta cru<cis Christ>i Lulla gebohte ðas boec 7 ðis lond æt Æðewalde miþ ealra ðeassa [Greek Letter: chi] portweorona gewitnesse :-- (c) + Hoc idem etiam cofirmatum est cum consensu et licentia eidem donationis Æðeluulfi regis ab his testimonium quorum nomina :- + Ego Bægmund presbiter et \a/bbas cons’ et sub’ + Ego Wereard presbiter et abbas cons’ et sub’ + Ego Osmund presbiter cons’ et sub’ + Ego Abba presbiter cons’ et sub’ + Ego Brunheard presbiter cons’ et sub’ + Ego Hysenoð presbiter cons’ et sub’ + Ego Hunred presbiter cons’ et sub’ + Ego Uuigmund presbiter cons’ et sub’ + Ego Lulling presbiter cons’ et sub’ + Ego Heabearht diaconus cons’ et sub’ + Ego Uueahhere diaconus cons’ et sub’ + Ego Badenoð diaconus cons’ et sub’ + Ego Noðuulf diaconus cons’ et sub’ + Ego Ceoluulf subdiaconus cons’ et sub’ + Ego Wærbald subdiaconus cons’ et sub’ + Ego Hwiting cons’ et sub’ + Ego Freoðogeard cons’ et sub’ + Ego Cichus cons’ et sub’ (d) + þas boc 7 xiiii æceras 7 ða mæde þe þær to lið Dunstan arcebiscop <g>ebohte æt Uhtlufe 7 æt hire twam sunun mid .x. pundun . an gewitnysse þes hire<de>s æt Cristes cirican 7 ealles buruhweredes . 7 sealde to sancte Martine on ece æhte þam þe þar gode ðeowien . hæbbe he Godes unmiltse 7 sancte Martines se þe ðis awende 7 þere stowe oþ brede :-
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    • Dorsal note (d). Archbishop Dunstan bought this (land-)book and the fourteen acres and the meadow(s) from Uhtlufu and her two sons for ten pounds, with the witness of the community of Christ Church and of all the borough folk, and gave them to St Martin in eternal ownership to those who serve God there. Let him who alters this or removes it from the foundation receive God’s and St Martin’s penalty.
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    • Endorsement in a hand of s. xii: Rex E∂eluulfus dedit Dudde terram in civitate Cantuarie . latine + In nomine Dei summi regis æterni ego Ae∂eluulfus rex occidentalium Saxonum centuriorum nec non 'cunctibus trali populi domini adridenti grati regimini prælatus pro expiatione piaculorum meorum proque spe remunerationis æterne necnon et conpetenti pecunia quam accepi hoc est . iiii . argenti tibi I∂dan aliquam partem terræ juris mei hoc est unam villam intra civitate Doroverniæ et ad illis pertinentia xxiiii . jugeras tamen in duabus locis in Dorovernia civitatis intua muros civitatis . x jugera cum viculis prædictis et in aquilone prædictæ civitatis . xiiii . jugera histis terminibus circumjacentibus in oriente publica strata . in australe et aquilone terra ris quam Bolis habet in occidente prata abbatis ad sanctum Augustinam inter jacet flumine St'u'ræ et hoc idem agellum cum villis prædictis tibi Duddan ad habendum et possidendum feliciterque perfruendum et post dies tuos cuacumque heredi tibi placuerit derelinquendum in sempiternam hereditatem concedendo donabo et hoc idem ab omni jugo secular'i'um difficultatum majoribus minoribusque nas et ignotis cum signo sanctæ crucis Christi perpetualiter liberabo nisi his duobus causis hoc est expeditione et arcis munitione duobusque carris dabo licentiam silfam ad illas secundum antiquam consuetudinem et constituidem in æstate perferendam in commune silfa quod nos saxonicæ in gemennisse dicimus . Si quis hanc meam munificentiam istius donationis augere et amplificar? [ser]vareque voluerit servatur et benedictio aterna si vero quod non optamus alicujus personis homo in aliqua frangere minuereque temtaberit aut in aliut convertere eum a nobis constitutum est es se rationem esse eam et retribunal aterni judicis nisi ante ea digna satisratione Deo et hominibus emendare voluerit manente hac kartula in sc'a nilominus firmitate roborata . Hactum est autem hæc donatio anno dominicæ incarnationis dcccxxxviiii indictionis in villa regis an' Uuiæ His testibus consentientibus et signa sanctæ crucis Christi confirmantibus quorum nomines infra tenentur adscripta et unum merkatorem quem eam lingua nostra mangere mominamus 7 twygen weoras in fluvio qui dicitur Stur sivi jacenti et regenti muraque parte usque ad ter sanctam or'a'tionem donam unam hereditatem ut supra : . bale in Cristo . amen : . -- -- + Ego Ae∂eu'u'lf rex Occidentalium Saxonum hanc meam donationem cum signo sancta crucis Christi . + Ego Ceolno∂ gratia Dei archiepiscopi hanc eandem donationonem cum signo sancta crucis Christi confan' en' 7. + Ego Ae∂elstan rex id ipsum consentiens sub' . + Ego Herebearht dux cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ae∂uulf dux cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Wulfred cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Alhhere cons' 7 sub' . + Ego No∂mund cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Uulfred cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ae∂elhard cons' 7 sub' . + Ego No∂uulf cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ealhhun cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Oshere cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Modulf cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Boba cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ae∂ered cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Uuina cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ae∂elm cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Duduc cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Uulflaf cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ae∂elric cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Huda cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Sigebearht cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Tucca cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ceoluulf cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Tiruulf cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Duddac cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Uhtred cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ælfred rex Occidentalium Saxonum hanc meam danationem cum signo sancta cruc'r'ucis Christi . + Ego Æ∂ered gratia Dei archiepiscopus hanc eandem donatioonem cum signo sancta crucis Christi . Lulla gebohte ∂as boec 7 ∂is lond æt Æ∂ewalde miˇ ealr a∂eassa l' portweorona gewitnisse :-- + Hoc idem etiam confirmatum est cum consensu et licentia eidem donationis Æ∂eluulfi regis ab his testimonium quorum nomina :-- + Ego Beagmund presbiter 7 'a'bbas cons' . 7 sub' . + Ego Wereard presbiter 7 abbas cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Osmund presbiter cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Abba presbiter cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Brunheard presbiter cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Hyseno∂ presbiter cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Hunred presbiter cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Uuigmund presbiter cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Lulling presbiter cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Heabearht diaconus cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Uueahhere diaconus cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Badeno∂ diaconus cons' 7 sub' . + Ego No∂uulf diaconus cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Ceoluulf subdiaconus cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Wærbald subdiaconus cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Hwiting cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Freo∂ogeard cons' 7 sub' . + Ego Cichus cons' 7 sub' . + ˝as boc 7 xiiii æceras 7 ∂a mæde ˇe ˇær to li∂ Dunstan arcebiscop gebohte æt Uhtlufe 7 æt hire twam sunun mid . x . pundun . an gewitnysse ˇes hiredes æt Cristes cirican 7 ealles buruhweredes . 7 sealde to sancte Martine on ece æhte ˇam ˇe ˇar Gode ∂eowien , hæbbe he Godes unmiltse 7 sancte Martines se ˇe ∂is awende 7 ˇere stowe oˇbrede : ,