S 380

A.D. 899 x 909. King Edward to Asser, bishop of Sherborne, and his familia; grant of 6 hides (manentes) at Wellington, 5 at West Buckland and 12 at Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, in exchange for the minster at Plympton, Devon. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Wells

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Vitellius E. V, f. 124v (s. xvi; incomplete)
2. Wells, DC., Liber Albus II, f. 290r-v (s. xiv/xv)

Printed:

HMC Wells (1885), pp. 196-7; K, 1083, ex MS 1; B, 610, ex MS 2

Comments:

Stevenson 1904, p. lxvi n. 1, possibly genuine; Stevenson 1914, p. 692 n. 16, doubtful or spurious; Robinson 1918, p. 54; Grundy, Somerset, pp. 37-44, on bounds; Finberg, ECDC, no. 17; Finberg, ECW, no. 422, authentic; Davies 1972, p. 470, dubious; Fleming 1985, p. 253; Rumble 1987, p. 227, on West Busckland; O'Donovan, Sherborne, p. liv, not above suspicion, authenticity difficult to establish; Costen 1991, p. 42, possible reference to open-field agriculture in bounds; Costen 1991, p. 43, possible reference to open-field agriculture in bounds; Dumville 1992, p. 45, cited; Hooke 1994, p. 113; Keynes 1994b, p. 1144, the estates later passed to Wells Minster and S 380 was used by Bishop Giso of Wells in drawing up S 1024 for Bath Abbey; Pelteret 1995, p. 167 n. 15; Keynes 1997, p. 231, model for S 1034; Pratt, Alfred, p. 210

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    • Lideerd . Welingtun . Bocland . In nomine domini nostri Jhesu Christi . Regnante in perpetuum domino nostro Jhesu Christo et omnia de summo cæli apice dispensante ac gubernante , cernimus omnia temporalia et præsentia perire , labi , transire aliquando maturus gubernantis Dei dispensationibus evidenter finibus , aliquando secular[i]um rerum ingruentibus accessibus , id est evidentibus cladibus bellorum , incendiis urbium et terrarum , direptionibus prædarum , auxionibus infirmitatum , et aliis innumerabilibus causis existentibus , ne in oblivione tradita quæ in nostris temporibus facta sunt viderentur , littera[ru]m apicibus evidenter commendare curavimus . Quapropter ego Eadweard Dei indulgente clementia Angul Saxonum rex tres villas id est Weolingtun terram de sex manentium , et Bocland terram quinque manentium , atque Lidgeard terram . xii . manentium dedi Asser Scireburnensis ecclesiæ episcopo et illi familiæ causa commutationis illius monasterii quod saxonice dicitur Plymentun ; in utraque parte in perpetuam hereditatem et mihi et illis cum omnibus ad se pertinentibus , id est hominibus et pecoribus , silvis , campis , pascuis , pratis , piscuariis ; ut habeant suis diebus et relinquant quibuscumque successoribus ad illam sedem post se venientibus , quamdiu ulla Christianitas in ista terra fuerit , sine ullo censu et vectigali ulli homini terreno , exceptis tribus causis , id est , expeditione et arcis et pontis constructione . Si quis hoc custodire et augere voluerit , augeat Deus ei bona præsentia et cælestia gaudia consequatur ; Si quis vero , quod non optamus , instigante diabolo hoc frangere vel minuere ausus fuerit , Sciat se rationem redditurum ante tribunal Christi in illo tremendo et terribili die judicii , nisi prius dura et pura emendaverit penitentia in ista præsenti vita. Et si quis protulerit aliam hereditariam cartulam contra hanc nostræ donationis taxationem , irrita coram Deo et hominibus fiat et anathematizandus fiat hic et in futuro ille qui protulerit. + Eadweard rex . + Asser episcopus . + Beorhtmund presbiter . + Beocca presbyter . + Beornhæh presbyter . + Abbud presbyter . + Wynsige . + Wulfric . + Tida presbyter . + Buga minister . + Wulfhere minister . + Luhha . + Eardulf . + Wulfsige . + Sibba . + Beornstan . + Ædelstan . + Ælfsige . + Beorhtulf . + Wynsige . + Wulfsige . + Beorhtsige . + Eadstan . + Ælsige . + Leofheh . + Leofstan . + Wynsige . + ˝is synt ˇa land gemæro æt Boclande 7 æt Welingtune . Ærest uppan dune æt Achangran of Achangran adune on Sandford landgemære , ˇonne adune an ˇa ealdan dic , ˇanon oˇ Sandford , ˇonne and lang ˇæs ealdan weges oˇ Cytelwylle . of Cytelwylle 7lang streames oˇ Tan . adune and lang Tan streames oˇ Bradanford . ˇanon and lang streames oˇ Herpoˇford . ˇanon on ˇeod herpo∂ oˇ ˇa estas . ˇanon on land gemere oˇ Stanford . ˇanon upp on Fiduc and lang landgemæres swa upp on Mær broc oˇ Byrnan hris . ˇanon on ∂eod herpo∂ . swa eft on Achangran. + ˝is synt ˇa land gemæro to Lidgerd . Ærest on Linlege . of Linlege uppon strem to Costanforda . of Cottanforda upon strem to Gosforda . of Gosford uppon strem to Stanforda . of Stanforda on Fasingafeld . of Fasingafelde . on Pytt apuldre . of Pytt apuldre on Æst , of Æste adun cousled to Readanclife , of Readanclife to Ruwanbeorge , of Ruwanbeorge to Ludanwylle . of Ludanwille to Fricanfenne . of Fricanfenne uppon streme . to Gattibricge . of Gattibrige to Wibbanwille . uppon an slæd to Holan wege . of Holanwege uppon slæd to Bacganbeorge . of Bacganbeorge to Wynestane . of ˇam stane to Ruwanbeorge . of ˇam beorge to Cwichemhamme . of ∂am hamme to Collelade . of Collislade . adune on strem to Horspadesforda . of ˇam forda uppon stræm to Oxenagete . of ˇam gete to Motlege . of Motlege on Fideroces torre . of Fideroces torre to Frecan∂orne . of Frecan∂orne on Snoccanmere . of Snoccanmere on Stangedelfe . on Hreod alras . of Hreod alron on Tideford . of ˇam forda adune on strem to Cunecanforda . of Cunecanforda on Cincgesget . of Cincgesgete on Suran apuldran . of Suran apuldran oth hit cymth eft on Linlege.