A.D. 931 (Colchester, Essex, 23 March). King Athelstan to Ælfric, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) æt Clere (Ecchinswell, Hants.). Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 34r-35r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1102; B, 674; Earle, pp. 353-5, bounds only; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 82

Comments:

Baring 1909; Crawford 1922, pp. 78-9 and map facing p. 81, on bounds; Grundy, Hants., II, pp. 94-103, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 48, authentic; Forsberg 1970, pp. 21, 43-51, on part of bounds; Hart 1970a, p. 27 (no. 61), authentic; Stenton 1971, p. 352, on witnesses; Keynes 1980, p. 44 n. 77, on formulation; Meyer 1981, p. 340; Sawyer 1983, p. 292, on meeting-place; Keynes 1988, p. 186 n. 4, product of 'Æthelstan A'; Keynes 1996, p. 22, beneficiary may not have been abbot of Old Minster; Breeze 2000c, on place-name

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    • ˘is is seo landboc . x . hydæ to Clearan ∂e Eˇelstan cing bocodæ Ælfricæ biscope on ece yrfæ . Flebilia fortiter detestanda . totillantis sæculi piacula . diris obscenæ horrendæque mortalitatis . circumsepta latratibus . non nos patria indoeptæ pacis securos . sed quasi foetidæ corruptelæ in voraginem casuros . provocando ammonent . ut ea toto mentis conamine cum casibus suis . non solum despiciendo . sed etiam velud fastidiosam melancoliæ nausiam . abhominando fugiamus . tendentes ad illud evvangelium; 'date et dabitur vobis'; Qua de re infima . quasi peripsima . quisquiliarum abiciens . superna ad instar pretiosorum monilium eligens ; animum sempiternis in gaudiis figens . ad adipiscendam mellifluæ dulcedinis misericordiam . perfruendamque infinite letitiæ jucunditatem ; ego Æ∂elstanus rex Anglorum . per omnipatrantis dexteram totius Bryttaniæ regni solio sublimatus . quandam telluris particulam . meo fideli abbati Ælfrico . id est decem cassatarum . in locis que solicole æt Cleran vocitant tribuo . ut ille eam sine jugo detestande servitutis . cum pratis . pascuis . silvis . rivulis . omnibusque ad eam utilitatibus . rite pertinentibus . liberaliter ac æternaliter quandiu verberanti ocellorum convolatu auraque spirabili potiatur habe'a't ; et post generalem . qui omnibus certus incertusque homunculis . constat transitum . cuicumque successionis heredi voluerit . imperpetuum derelinquat . Prædicta siquidem tellus . his terminis . circumcincta clarescit ; Ærest on east healfe ˇær ecelesburna scyt on aleburnan . 7 swa su∂wear∂ up and lang ecelesburnon to ˇam mearc broce and lang ˇere ealdan dic to ceotan stapole . 7 of cæotan stapole to ∂on crundele ˇe se igˇ onstent . 7 of ˇam crundele on ˇæt lange grauet . of ˇam lange grafette . su∂eweardon to ∂on hnottan seale on searleage stent . of ∂am seale to ∂on pæ∂e . up andlang pa∂es to ˇære apoldre . 7 be eastan bunteles pyte for∂ . to ˇam ealdan ad fini . of ˇam finie up to ˇam ealdan ele beame . of ˇam ele beame to ˇam hricgwege on gean ˇone haran ∂orn . west and lang weges to ˇære easteran dic . su∂ and lang dic on ∂one lytlan pa∂ . of ˇam pa∂e on ge richte to secges geate . of secges geate and lang pa∂es to hamleas sceagan . 7 swa and lang pa∂es on hremres wyr∂e . ˇonne ut on ∂one herpa∂ . ˇonne and lang herpa∂es to ∂ere ealdan stret . on su∂e weardon 7 on easte weardon ˇam lande . 7 swa west and lang stret to bradanhamme midde weardon . of bradan hamme up to witan hamme . of witan hamme on ∂one miclan hæslwri∂ wi∂ neo∂an ˇæt grafet . of ˇam hæslwri∂e on ge rihte wi∂ ˇæs lytlan stan beorges up on hæsl hille . of ˇam stan beorge ofer ∂a dene be su∂an hil grafon to ∂on lytlan stan beorge . of ∂am stan beorge to ∂on o∂erum lytlan stan beorge be eastan hulgrafum . swa and lang ˇæs lytlan hricges be ∂ere west mearce o∂ ∂one miclan hlinc and lang hlinces o∂ ∂one lytlan east langan hlinc . æt nor∂e weardon ˇam miclan hlince . and lang ˇæs lytlan hlynces . ˇæt ofer ˇa dene on ∂es hlinces heafod . up an gemanan hylle . swa on ge rihte nor∂ east ofer ge manan hylle . to ∂am herepa∂e ∂e scyt to meres byrig . east and lang herpa∂es to holan wege . 7 ny∂er and lang holan weges . ˇonne li∂ be westan wege . x . eceras to ∂on easteran lande . for∂ nor∂ and lang weges to ∂on herpa∂e ∂e scyt to ˇære byrig to west cleran . west and lang herpa∂es to ∂ere miclan flodan . æt eadrices coton . of ˇære flodan nor∂ west to ˇære miclan apoldre . west on ge rihte wi∂ su∂an ˇa mede ˇæt it sticad to emnes ˇam wi∂ig∂yfelum be westan fucges flodan 7 ∂er nor∂ ofer ∂a mede . 7 went ∂er east weard . 7 swa be nor∂an fucges flodan to rugan hlince . 7 swa nor∂ be rugan hlince . of rugan hlince nor∂e weardne . 7 ∂er east hwon to ∂ere broc ri∂e . ˇæt' nor∂ and lang broces to ∂ere ri∂e . ∂e scyt east and lang dene be nor∂e beorh dune o∂ to emnes ˇes hlinces heafde . 7 ∂er up ˇæt nor∂ and lang æˇeles wyr∂e . on gerihte to ealdan wyr∂e su∂e wear∂ne to ∂on ∂ornum nor∂ on ge rihte wi∂ westan ealdan wyr∂e to ∂on lytlan grafette up on wuncges dune . 7 ∂er west hwon to ∂on nor∂ langan grafette . ˇæt nor∂ to ∂ere lytlan dic . æt ˇam Crundelum . swa nor∂ east to ∂ære lytlan ri∂e . of ∂ere ri∂e nor∂e weardre on riht to gos leage wege . to wuda and lang weges to Cleran . finie . ˇæt to ∂ere gemearco∂an æfsan . of ∂ere ge mearcodan æfsan . to ∂on readan slo . of ˇam slo to ∂on rihte treowe æt gosleage wicum westeweardon . of ∂am treowe to ∂ere wican æt ˇam boxe . of ˇam boxe to ∂ære ge mearcodan æc æt aleburnan æt ˇam lytlan egilande æt weste weardon 7 æt nor∂e weardon ˇære land mearce . 7 swa be nor∂an ˇam lande east and lang alerburnan . ˇæt hit sticad æt eclesburnan on easte weardon . 7 on nor∂e weardon ˇære mearce ∂i[s]ses fore cwedenan landes . Si autem quod non optamus aliquis diabolico inflatus spiritu . hanc mee compositionis ac confirmationis breviculam demere infringere ad nichilum deducere temptaverit ; Sciat se novissima ac magna examinationis die tuba prestrepente archangeli . bustis sponte dehiscentibus somata diu fessa relinquentibus . elementis omnium creaturarum pavefactis . cum Juda proditore qui a satoris pio sato 'filius perditionis' dicitur . eterna confusione edacibus innumerabilium tormentorum periturum . Huius namque a Deo dominoque Jhesu Christo . inspiratæ . atque inventæ voluntatis scedula . anno dominicæ incarnationis . dcccc o . xxx oi o . regni vero gratis mihi commissi . vii o . indictione . iiii a . epacta nulla . concurrente quinto . decimis Aprilis kalendis . luna rotigere vagationis trigesima . in villa omnibus notissima quæ Colenceaster nuncupatur episcopis . abbatibus . ducibus . patriæ procuratoribus . regia . dapsilitate ovantibus perscripta est ; cujus etiam inconcussæ . firmitatis auctoritas ; his testibus roborata constat . quorum nomina subtus . caracteribus depicta ; annotantur . Ego A∂elstanus . singularis privilegii monarchia preditus rex . huius indiculi soliditatem cum signo sancte 'et' semper amande crucis corroboravi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfhelmus Dorobernensis eclesiæ . archiepiscopus . consensi . et subscripsi . Ego Ælfwine episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadulf episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Cuman episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Elfheah episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Fri∂estan episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Cenwald episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Winsige episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego ˝eodred episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Cynefer∂ episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadwear∂ episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Cynesige episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Æscbyrt episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wired episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Sigelm episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Oda episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Offer∂ dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ecsbyrth dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfstan dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Vthred dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ealdred dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Vthred dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Gu∂rum dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Elfred dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Durum dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Hawerd dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Regenwold dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Had dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Scule dux consensi et subscripsi . Ego Aelfric abbas consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadwine abbas consensi et subscripsi . Ego Seaxhelm abbas consensi et subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elmund minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfsige minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfheah minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfhere minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wicgar mininster consensi et subscripsi . Ego Æˇelwold minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadric minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfgar minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfmer mininster consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfbold minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfno∂ minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfsige minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eˇeweard minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadelm minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadulf minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfhere minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadsige minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Odda minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfgar minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Sigered minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eˇelstan minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadmund minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadweard minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ordeah minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ordgar minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadred minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfric minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Sigeferd minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Sydeman minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Sigemer minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Æ∂red minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadred minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Syeweard minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Æ∂ered minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Sigere∂ minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Sigewold minister consensi et subscripsi . Ego Æˇelstan minister consensi et subscripsi .