S 313

A.D. 854. Æthelwulf, king of Wessex, to St Peter and the Old Minster, Winchester; grant of 20 hides at Wanborough, Wilts. English

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. Edinburgh, University Library, Laing ch. 18 (s. xi; BA Facs. 24)
2. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 86r-v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1053; B, 478

Printed and Translated:

HS, pp. 643-4; Robertson, Charters, no. 8 (pp. 14-15)

Comments:

HS, p. 638, doubtful; Stevenson 1904, p. 703, spurious; Darlington 1955, pp. 7, 85, spurious; Robertson, Charters, pp. 274-6; Finberg, ECW, no. 205 and p. 203, record drawn up long after the event; Chaplais 1968, p. 315 n. 3, note on chirographic form, script may be s. xi1 (= 1973, p. 63 n. 3); Hart 1970a, p. 34 (no. 153), spurious; Rumble 1984, pp. 43-4, on place-name; BA Facs., p. 8, forged in early 11th century; Lowe 1993, pp. 3-10, on MS 2; Keynes 1994b, p. 1122 n. 1, spurious form of 'Second Decimation' charter

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    • In nomine domini et saluatoris nostri Ihesu Christi. ˝is gewrit cy∂ ∂æt Æˇeluulf cyning geu∂e Gode 7 Sancte Petre 7 ˇæm hiwum on Wintacestre on ealdan mynstre twentigra hida landes æt Wænbeorgon ∂a ∂a he teo∂ode gynd eall his cynerice ∂one teo∂an dæl ealra his landa m[id] his witena geˇehte into halgun stowun Gode to lofe 7 his sawle to ecre al[y]s[e]d[nesse] 7 he bead on Godes ælmihtiges naman 7 on ealra his haligra ∂æt na[n cyn]ing ofer his timan ne nan o∂er man ˇis næfre ne awende ac ∂æt seo ar æ[fre] unbefliten hyrde into ˇære halgan stowe . 7 gif hit hwa awende ˇæt he wære on Godes awyrgednesse 7 sancte Petres ge on life ge æfter life butan he hit gebette 7 ˇis wæs gedon ∂æs geres ∂e wæron agane ehta hund gera 7 feower 7 fifti [g]eara æfter Cristes acynnednesse on ˇara witena gewitnesse ˇara naman her beneo∂an awritene standa∂: Æ∂eluulf rex Alhstan episcopus Sui∂hun episcopus Æˇelbald dux Eanuulf dux Æˇelberht dux + Osric dux + Wulfhere dux + Lullede dux + Uullaf abbas + Uuærfer∂ abbas + Æ∂ered filius regis + Ælfred filius regis + Esne minister + Cyneuulf minister + Cyneheah minister + Alhstan minister + Ealdred minister