S 333

A.D. 864 (Dorchester, Dorset, 26 Dec.). Æthelberht, king of Wessex, to the church of Sherborne; grant of privileges, with note that Æthelberht placed the charter on the high altar at Sherborne (A.D. 865, Good Friday). English

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Sherborne

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 46487, ff. 18v-20v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

B, 510, ex Thorpe; O'Donovan, Sherborne, no. 6

Printed and Translated:

Thorpe, pp. 124-7, incomplete; Robertson, Charters, no. 11 (pp. 16-21)

Comments:

Stenton 1955, pp. 36, 46-7, probably genuine in substance, perhaps translation of Latin original; Robertson, Charters, pp. 278-81, essentially identical to S 1032 from Horton; Finberg, ECW, no. 573, authentic; John 1966, p. 41 n; Whitelock 1966, pp. 101, 102, close relationship to S 1032 needs explanation; O'Donovan, Sherborne, pp. xxvii, 22-4, 78-80, appears to be authentic, may have been composed in the vernacular; probable that S 1032 is based on S 333; Kitson 1991, p. 105, probably composed as a document in mid 11th century, even if it uses early material; Wormald 1992, p. 431, citing Whitelock, may be Alfredian-period translation by Bishop Wulfsige I of Sherborne; Keynes 1994b, pp. 1123-31, esp. p. 1125 n. 3, probably free translation of Latin charter; Pelteret 1995, p. 307; Smyth 1995, pp. 378-9; Keynes 2005a, p. 79 n. 11; Pratt, Alfred, p. 36 n. 50

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    • + Regnante in perpetuum domino nostro Ihesu Christo. Ricsiendum urum dryhtne hælendum Criste in ecnisse . ðæm hiehstan 7 ðæm untosprecendlican ealra þinga . 7 ealra tida scippende . se þe on manegum ðingum his mihtum setteþ 7 waldeð . Eac swylce ðam ure hefenlican 7 þæm unasecgendlican rice . þætte he ðisses lifes eadinysse 7 gesælinysse on ænigum þingum ne forlæte . For þon ic Æþelbreht mid Godes gife Westsaxna kyning witoðlice ic þence 7 me on gemynde is mid þissum eorþlicum ðingum þa ecelican gestreon to begitanne . Sicut Salomon dixit . redemptio anime proprie diuitie . Swa swa Salomon cwæþ . ðæt we sceoldon mid urum spedum urum saulum þa ecen gesælinesse begitan . For þon ic cuþlice mid geðeahte 7 mid geðafonge 7 leafe minre biscepa 7 ældormanna . 7 nohte þon læs minra broðera . Æþelredes 7 Ælfredes . 7 ealra þara selestena witona ures rices . Ic forgyfo for me selfne . 7 for mine þa liofestan lifiende frynd . 7 eac swylce for arwuþnesse Æþelwulfes saule mines fæder . 7 Æþelbaldes mines broþor . soþlice þisne freols . to þære halgan stowe æt Scireburnan ðær Æþelbaldes cyninges lichama hine resteð . þæt hit sy fæstlice 7 unanwended 7 ecelice gefreod . alra cynelicra 7 alra domlicra þeowdoma . ge ðeoffenges . ge æghwelcre ieðnesse ealles worldlices broces . nymþe fyrde 7 brycge weorces . Gyf hwa þonne sye þæt he hine for Godes lufan to þan geeaðmedan wille þæt he þas ure gyfe geieacnan wille oððe gemonifældan wille . geiece him ælmihti God eal god her on worlde . 7 his dagas gesundfulle . Gyf þanne hwilc man to þan geþristlæce oððe mid deofles searwum to þam beswicen sye þæt he þis on ænigum þingum lytlum oððe myclum þence to gebrecanne oððe to onwendanne . wite he þonne þæt he þæs riht agieldende sie byforan Cristes ðrymsetle - þonne ealle hefonware 7 eorþware on his andweardnesse beoð onstyrede 7 onhrerede . nymþe he hit ær her on worlde mid ryhte gebete. Ðis wæs gewriten þæs gære þe wæs agan fram Cristes acennednesse eahta hund wintra 7 feower 7 sixtig . 7 in þam tacencircole þæt twelfte gear . ðe dæg wæs septimo kalendis Ianuariis . Þis wæs gedon in þam cynelican setle on þære stowe ðe is genæmned Dornwara ceaster . beforan þissum witum geþafigendum þe hære namon her benioþan gewritene 7 gesewene siondon. + Ic Æþelbreht cyning mid þære halgan rode tacne þis het swiþe geornlice getrymman 7 gefæstnian. + Ic Alhstan . episcopus . + Ic Eanwulf . dux . + Ic Ælfstan . dux . + Ic Æþelred . filius regis . + Ic Ælfred . filius regis . + Ic Osmund . minister . + Ic Wulfhere . minister . + Ic Alhhard . abbas . + Ic Heahmund . presbiter . + Ic Hwita . prepositus . + Ic Cyma minister . + Ic Wulfred . minister . + Ic Ecgbreht . minister . + Ic Monnel . minister . + Ic Eadwulf . minister . + Ic Wistan . minister . + Ic Æþelwulf . minister . + Ic Wynsige . minister . + Ic Goda . minister . + Ic Coenwald . minister . + Ic Æþelric . minister . + Ic Wulfhelm . minister . + Ic Beocca . minister . + Ic Æþelmod . minister . + Ic Beorhtnoþ . minister . + Ic Denegils . minister . + Ic Hunred . minister . + Ic Ecgulf . minister . + Ic Ælfhere . minister . Þa æfter þyssum hit gelamp þan ilcan geare þæs þe þis on midne winter wæs gedon . þæt Æþelbreht se cining on frigedæg twam nihtum ær estron þisne freols mid his agenre hande unnende mode ufan in þone heah altare alegde æt ham æt Scireburnan - in andweardnesse ealre þære broþorlican gesamnunga ealdra 7 giongra . 7 eac swylce his mægan Æðelredes 7 Ælfredes . 7 his oþræ witona þe þær þa mid him wæron . for hine selfne lifigende . 7 for his twegen broþre þe þæt þa andwearde stodon . 7 for hyra ealra fæder saule Æþelwulfes cyninges . 7 Æþelbaldes cyninges hyra broþor þe his lichama in þære stowe resteð . He þisne freodom on ælmihtiges Godes namon 7 on ealra his halgra fæstlice bebead . þæt hine nan his æfterfylgendra eft ne onwende . ne on anegum dælum læssan ne on maran hine ne on cyrde . ac he swa ecelice forþ þurhwunedæ . swa lange swa God wolde þæt Cristen geleafa mid Eongolcynne untosceacen weoxa . Ealra þara worldcundra hefinesse þe her beforan nemde syondon . 7 se hæbbe Godes miltse 7 his halgra . se þe þis mid Gode trymman wille 7 healdon . Gyf þonne hwa sie þæt he þis on ænegum dæle wanian þence oððe brecan . þanne næbbe he naþer ne Godes miltse ne his haligra . nymþe he hit ær mid ryhte gebete . Þis wæs gedon beforan ðære gewitnesse þe hyro naman her bynyoþan gemearcode standað . + Ic Æþelbreht . rex . + Ic Alhstan . episcopus . + Ic Æþelred . filius regis . + Ic Ælfred . filius regis . + Ic Heahmund . presbiter . + Ic Osmund . minister . + Ic Beorhtmund . minister . + Ic Cyma . minister . + Ic Ecgbreht . minister . + Ic Babba . minister . + Ic Mucel . minister . + Ic Cynelaf . minister . + Ic Torhthelm diaconus prepositus . + Ic Burhghelm . presbiter . + Ic Heoteman . presbiter . + Ic Rædnoþ . presbiter . + Ic Æþelheah . presbiter . + Ic Oswuulf . presbiter . + Ic Wistan . presbiter . + Ic Ceolmund . diaconus . + Ic Luhha . minister . + Ic Beorhtwulf . diaconus . + Ic Ceolred . minister . + Ic Eanwulf . minister . + Ic Ealhferþ . minister . + Ic Ceolwulf . minister . + Ic Cynemund . minister . + Ic Ealhstan . minister . + Ic Æþelmund . minister . + Ic Ceofa . minister . + Ic Duda . minister . + Ic Wulfheard . minister . + Ic Herewulf . minister . + Ic Æscmund . minister . + Ic Ceolred . minister . + Ic Burhgred . minister . + Ic Wulfric . minister . + Ic Cyrred . minister . + Ic Æþelwulf . minister . + Ic Ceolhelm . minister . + Ic Eadulf . minister . + Ic Ealhstan . minister . + Ic Ecgstan . minister . + Ic Heorhtric . minister . + Ic Ceolheah . minister . + Ic Wulfheah . minister . + Ic Eardulf . minister . + Ic Cuðred . minister .
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    • LIBERTAS QVAM ATHELBERTVS REX CONCESSIT SCIREBURNENSI ECCLESIE . + Regnante in perpetuum domino nostro Ihesu Christo. Ricsiendum urum Dryhtne hælendum Criste in ecnisse . ∂æm hiehstan 7 ∂æm untosprecendlican ealra ˇinga . 7 ealra tida scippende . se ˇe on manegum ∂ingum his mihtum setteˇ 7 walde∂ . Eac swylce ∂am ure hefenlican 7 ˇæm unasecgendlican rice . ˇætte he ∂isses lifes eadinysse 7 gesælinysse on ænigum ˇingum ne forlæte . For ˇon ic Æˇelbreht mid Godes gife Westsaxna kyning wito∂lice ic ˇence 7 me on gemynde is mid ˇissum eorˇlicum ∂ingum ˇa ecelican gestreon to begitanne . Sicut Salomon dixit . redemptio anime proprie diuitie . Swa swa Salomon cwæˇ . ∂æt we sceoldon mid urum spedum urum saulum ˇa ecen gesælinesse begitan . For ˇon ic cuˇlice mid ge∂eahte 7 mid ge∂afonge 7 leafe minre biscepa 7 ældormanna . 7 nohte ˇon læs minra bro∂era . Æˇelredes 7 Ælfredes . 7 ealra ˇara selestena witona ures rices . Ic forgyfo for me selfne . 7 for mine ˇa liofestan lifiende frynd . 7 eac swylce for arwuˇnesse Æˇelwulfes saule mines fæder . 7 Æˇelbaldes mines broˇor . soˇlice ˇisne freols . to ˇære halgan stowe æt Scireburnan ∂ær Æˇelbaldes cyninges lichama hine reste∂ . ˇæt hit sy fæstlice 7 unanwended 7 ecelice gefreod . alra cynelicra 7 alra domlicra ˇeowdoma . ge ∂eoffenges . ge æghwelcre ie∂nesse ealles worldlices broces . nymˇe fyrde 7 brycge weorces . Gyf hwa ˇonne sye ˇæt he hine for Godes lufan to ˇan geea∂medan wille ˇæt he ˇas ure gyfe geieacnan wille o∂∂e gemonifældan wille . geiece him ælmihti God eal god her on worlde . 7 his dagas gesundfulle . Gyf ˇanne hwilc man to ˇan geˇristlæce o∂∂e mid deofles searwum to ˇam beswicen sye ˇæt he ˇis on ænigum ˇingum lytlum o∂∂e myclum ˇence to gebrecanne o∂∂e to onwendanne . wite he ˇonne ˇæt he ˇæs riht agieldende sie byforan Cristes ∂rymsetle - ˇonne ealle hefonware 7 eorˇware on his andweardnesse beo∂ onstyrede 7 onhrerede . nymˇe he hit ær her on worlde mid ryhte gebete. ˘is wæs gewriten ˇæs gære ˇe wæs agan fram Cristes acennednesse eahta hund wintra 7 feower 7 sixtig . 7 in ˇam tacencircole ˇæt twelfte gear . ∂e dæg wæs septimo kalendis Ianuariis . ˝is wæs gedon in ˇam cynelican setle on ˇære stowe ∂e is genæmned Dornwara ceaster . beforan ˇissum witum geˇafigendum ˇe hære namon her benioˇan gewritene 7 gesewene siondon. + Ic Æˇelbreht cyning mid ˇære halgan rode tacne ˇis het swiˇe geornlice getrymman 7 gefæstnian. + Ic Alhstan . episcopus . + Ic Eanwulf . dux . + Ic Ælfstan . dux . + Ic Æˇelred . filius regis . + Ic Ælfred . filius regis . + Ic Osmund . minister . + Ic Wulfhere . minister . + Ic Alhhard . abbas . + Ic Heahmund . presbiter . + Ic Hwita . prepositus . + Ic Cyma minister . + Ic Wulfred . minister . + Ic Ecgbreht . minister . + Ic Monnel . minister . + Ic Eadwulf . minister . + Ic Wistan . minister . + Ic Æˇelwulf . minister . + Ic Wynsige . minister . + Ic Goda . minister . + Ic Coenwald . minister . + Ic Æˇelric . minister . + Ic Wulfhelm . minister . + Ic Beocca . minister . + Ic Æˇelmod . minister . + Ic Beorhtnoˇ . minister . + Ic Denegils . minister . + Ic Hunred . minister . + Ic Ecgulf . minister . + Ic Ælfhere , minister . ˝a æfter ˇyssum hit gelamp ˇan ilcan geare ˇæs ˇe ˇis on midne winter wæs gedon . ˇæt Æˇelbreht se cining on frigedæg twam nihtum ær estron ˇisne freols mid his agenre hande unnende mode ufan in ˇone heah altare alegde æt ham æt Scireburnan - in andweardnesse ealre ˇære broˇorlican gesamnunga ealdra 7 giongra . 7 eac swylce his mægan Æ∂elredes 7 Ælfredes . 7 his oˇræ witona ˇe ˇær ˇa mid him wæron . for hine selfne lifigende . 7 for his twegen broˇre ˇe ˇæt ˇa andwearde stodon . 7 for hyra ealra fæder saule Æˇelwulfes cyninges . 7 Æˇelbaldes cyninges hyra broˇor ˇe his lichama in ˇære stowe reste∂ . He ˇisne freodom on ælmihtiges Godes namon 7 on ealra his halgra fæstlice bebead . ˇæt hine nan his æfterfylgendra eft ne onwende . ne on anegum dælum læssan ne on maran hine ne on cyrde . ac he swa ecelice forˇ ˇurhwunedæ . swa lange swa God wolde ˇæt Cristen geleafa mid Eongolcynne untosceacen weoxa . Ealra ˇara worldcundra hefinesse ˇe her beforan nemde syondon . 7 se hæbbe Godes miltse 7 his halgra . se ˇe ˇis mid Gode trymman wille 7 healdon . Gyf ˇonne hwa sie ˇæt he ˇis on ænegum dæle wanian ˇence o∂∂e brecan . ˇanne næbbe he naˇer ne Godes miltse ne his haligra . nymˇe he hit ær mid ryhte gebete . ˝is wæs gedon beforan ∂ære gewitnesse ˇe hyro naman her bynyoˇan gemearcode standa∂ . + Ic Æˇelbreht . rex . + Ic Alhstan . episcopus . + Ic Æˇelred . filius regis . + Ic Ælfred . filius regis . + Ic Heahmund . presbiter . + Ic Osmund . minister . + Ic Beorhtmund . minister . + Ic Cyma . minister . + Ic Ecgbreht . minister . + Ic Babba . minister . + Ic Mucel . minister . + Ic Cynelaf . minister . + Ic Torhthelm diaconus prepositus . + Ic Burhghelm . presbiter . + Ic Heoteman . presbiter . + Ic Rædnoˇ . presbiter . + Ic Æˇelheah . presbiter . + Ic Oswuulf . presbiter . + Ic Wistan . presbiter . + Ic Ceolmund . diaconus . + Ic Luhha . minister . + Ic Beorhtwulf . diaconus . + Ic Ceolred . minister . + Ic Eanwulf . minister . + Ic Ealhferˇ . minister . + Ic Ceolwulf . minister . + Ic Cynemund . minister . + Ic Ealhstan . minister . + Ic Æˇelmund . minister . + Ic Ceofa . minister . + Ic Duda . minister . + Ic Wulfheard . minister . + Ic Herewulf . minister . + Ic Æscmund . minister . + Ic Ceolred . minister . + Ic Burhgred . minister . + Ic Wulfric . minister . + Ic Cyrred . minister . + Ic Æˇelwulf . minister . + Ic Ceolhelm . minister . + Ic Eadulf . minister . + Ic Ealhstan . minister . + Ic Ecgstan . minister . + Ic Heorhtric . minister . + Ic Ceolheah . minister . + Ic Wulfheah . minister . + Ic Eardulf . minister . + Ic Cu∂red . minister .