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  • + In nomine Domini Dei nostri Iesu Christi . Piis religiosisque petitionibus et maxime fideliter famulantium Deo omnem hominem qui secundum Deum uiuit et remunerari a Deo sperat et optat necesse est ut hilariter assensum ex animo praebeat Quoniam certum est tanto facilius ea quae quisque a Deo poposcerit consequi posse quanto et ipse libentius hominibus utiliter postulata concesserit quod tunc bonorum omnium largitori Deo acceptabile fit cum pro eius amore et utilitate famulantium ei peragitur . Quamobrem ego Eardulfus rex Cantiae tibi uenerabili Heaberhcto abbate tuaeque familiae consistenti in monasterio quod nominatur Ricuulfi pro Dei omnipotentis Dei amore et spe supernae mercedis ut diligenter peti\s/tis terram iuris mei id est unius aratri in loco qui dicitur Perhamstede . cum campis siluis pascuis uenationibus omnibusque necessariis ad eam pertinentibus rebus iuxta terminos uidelicet antiquos et indigenis certissimos aeterna traditione pro remedio scilicet animæ meae et orationum suffragio uestrarum libenter possedendam concedo . Ita dumtaxat ut quicquid de ea fieri uolueritis siue in donando siue in accomodando uel in commutuando liberam sempiternaliter potestatem habeatis . Haec autem terrula habetur in regione Caestruuara ubi nominatur Heahhaam et adiacet a meridie siue occidente nouem illis aratris quae prius scilicet dominii uestri fuerant quaeque a patre meo [Eadberhto] uobis esse donata manifestum est . Quisquis igitur ex quolibet uel ex ecclesiastico gradu uel ex saeculari dignitate his qui utiliter pro Dei intuitu seruis Christi concessimus inuido maliuoloque animo contraire praesumpserit aut in aliqua re praefatam donationem nostram inritam facere temptauerit . sciat se sine dubio et in praesenti ob meritum malitiae suae iuste excommunicatum fieri a corpore et sanguine Christi et in futuro procul segregatum ab his qui a dextris Christi propter opera pietatis adstrare et illam beatam uocem audire meruerint Uenite benedicti Patris mei percipite regnum quod uobis paratum est ab origine mundi . Manentem hanc kartulam in sua nihilominus firmitate cum consensu uenerabilis episcopi nostri Earduulfi necnon et principum meorum canonice roborare ut infra patescit curaui. + Ego Eardulfus rex Cantiae praefatam donationem meam per propriam manum signo sanctae crucis roboraui. + Ego Earduulfus Hrofensis ecclesiae episcopus . consentiens subscripsi. + Signum manus Folcuuinis. + Signum manus Byrnhames. + Signum manus . Uuihtbrordis. + Signum manus Uuealhhunes. + Signum manus Aethelnothes.
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  • + In the name of the Lord God our [Saviour] Jesus Christ. To pious and devout requests, especially from those faithfully serving God, it is necessary that every man who lives according to God and hopes and desires to be rewarded by God happily and sincerely give assent, since it is certain that the more easily one can obtain those things that each has craved from God, the more willingly one has granted those things to men that have been lawfully requested, because it becomes acceptable to God the Generous Giver of all good things when it is done out of love for Him and for the benefit of those serving Him. Wherefore I, Eardwulf, king of Kent, grant to you, venerable Abbot Heahberht, and your community resident in the monastery that is called Reculver, for the love of Almighty God and the hope of eternal reward as you earnestly sought, land from my property, that is, of one sulung in the place that is called Perhamstede with fields, wood, pastures, hunting grounds and all necessary things belonging to it in conformity with its boundaries, namely those ancient and most established by lasting tradition among the inhabitants, to be possessed freely in return for the salvation of my soul and the support of your prayers. Insofar as whatever you might wish to be done with that, in giving it or adapting it or in exchanging it, you have the power freely [to do so] forever. Moreover this small piece of land is held in the realm of the Kentish dwellers where it is called Heahham and adjoins on the south and the west nine of those sulungs that earlier were your lord’s and that clearly were given to you by my father, Eadberht. Whoever of any ecclesiastical rank or secular office should presume to oppose with a envious and ill-disposed mind these thing that out of respect for God we have granted for the benefit of the servants of Christ or in any way should attempt to make this aforementioned gift of ours ineffectual, let him know that without a doubt both in the present world he will be justly made excommunicate from the body and blood of Christ on account of the deservedness of his malice and in the future will be separated far from those who on account of their works of piety will deserve to stand on the right-hand side of Christ and hear that blessed voice, ‘Come, ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world’. I have taken care to validate canonically that this charter remains in its steadfastness likewise with the agreement of our venerable bishop, Eardwulf, and also my principes, as is evident below. + I, Eardwulf, king of Kent, validated the aforementioned gift of mine in my own hand with the mark of the holy cross. + I, Eardwulf, bishop of the church of Rochester, agreeing, subscribed. + Mark of the hand of Folcwine. + Mark of the hand of Beornham. + Mark of the hand of Wihtbrord. + Mark of the hand of Wealhhun. + Mark of the hand of Æthelnoth.
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  • Endorsement (s. xii): Perstede . Eardulfus Rex Ca. ad Ecclesiam de Raculf Perhamstede . i . ar' . Latine . . + In nomine domini Dei nostri Jhesu Christi . Piis religiosisque petitionibus et maxime fideliter famulantium Deo omnem hominem qui secundum Deum vivit et remunerari a Deo sperat et optat necesse est ut hilariter assensum ex animo praebeat quoniam certum est tanto facilius ea quae quisque a Deo poposcerit consequi posse quanto et ipse libentius hominibus utiliter postulata concesserit . quod tunc bonorum omnium largitori Deo acceptabile sit cum pro ejus amore et utilitate famulantium ei peragitur. Quamobrem ego Eardulfus rex Cantiae tibi venerabili Heaberhcto abbate tuaeque familiae consistenti in monasterio quod nominatur Ricuulfi pro Dei omnipotentis Dei amore et spe supernae mercedis ut diligenter peti's'tis terram juris mei id est unius aratri in loco qui dicitur Perhamstede cum campis silvis pascuis venationibus omnibusque necessariis ad eam pertinentibus rebus juxta terminos videlicet antiquos et indigenis certissimos aeterna traditione pro remedio scilicet animæ meae et orationum suffragio vestrarum libenter possedendam concedo . Ita dumtaxat ut quicquid de ea fieri volueritis sive in donando sive in accomodando vel in commutuando liberam sempiternaliter potestatem habeatis . Haec autem terrula habetur in regione caestruuara ubi nominatur heahhaam et adjacet a meridie sive occidente novem illis aratris quae prius scilicet dominii vestri fuerant quaeque a patre meo Eadberhtuo vobis esse donata manifestum est . Quisquis igitur ex quolibet vel ex ecclesiastico gradu vel ex saeculari dignitate his qui utiliter pro Dei intuitu servis Christi concessimus invido malivoloque animo contraire praesumpserit aut in aliqua re praefatam donationem nostram inritam facere temptaverit . Sciat se sine dubio et in praesenti ob meritum malitiae suae juste excommunicatum fieri a corpore et sanguine Christi et in futuro procul segregatum ab his qui a dextris Christi propter opera pietatis adstrare et illam beatam vocem audire meruerint 'Venite benedicti patris mei percipite regnum quod vobis paratum est ab origine mundi' . Manentem hanc kartulam in sua nihilominus firmitate cum consensu venerabilis episcopi nostri Earduulfi necnon et principum meorum canonice roborare ut infra patescit curavi . + Ego Eardulfus rex Cantiae praefatam donationem meam per propriam manum signo sanctae crucis roboravi . + Ego Earduulfus Hrofensis ecclesiae episcopus consentiens subscripsi . + Signum manus Folcuuinis . + Signum manus Uuihtbrordis . + Signum manus Uuealhunes . + Signum manus Aethelnothes . Shorter version (from Birch 176) Perhamstede. + Ego Eardulfus . rex Canciæ tibi venerabilis Heahberte . abba . tuæquæ familiæ consistenti in loco qui dicitur Raculfe . concedo terram unius aratri in loco qui nominatur Perhamstede cum omnibus ad eam rite pertinentibus . liberam ab omnibus sæcularibus serviciis .