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A.D. 932 (Milton, ? Kent, 30 August). King Athelstan to Æthelgeard (or Æthelweard), minister; grant of 12 hides (cassatae) at (West) Meon, Hants. Latin with English bounds
Archive:
Winchester, Old Minster
MSS:
1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 37v-38v (s. xii med.)
Printed:
K, 1107; B, 689; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 87
Comments:
Grundy, Hants., III, pp. 224-30, bounds are those of West Meon; Finberg, ECW, no. 49, authentic; Hart 1970a, pp. 15-17, 28 (no. 65), on beneficiary and estate; authentic; O'Donovan 1972, p. 42, reputable, indiction has been miscopied but all other dating details agree; Keynes 1980, p. 44 n. 77, on formulation; Sawyer 1983, p. 295, on meeting-place; Keynes 1988, p. 186 n. 4, product of 'Æthelstan A'; Foot 1991, pp. 178-9, on abbot Cuthred of Glastonbury; Keynes 1996, pp. 86-7, on beneficiary
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- ˘is is ˇara . xii . hida boc ˇe Eˇælstan cing ge bocode A∂elwardæ his ˇægne æt Meonæ on ece yrfæ . Flebilia fortiter detestanda totillantis sæculi piacula diris obscenæ horrendæque mortalitatis circumsepta latratibus non nos patria indeptæ pacis securos sed quasi fetidæ corruptelæ in voraginem casuros provocando ammonent ut ea toto mentis conamine cum casibus suis non solum despiciendo . verum etiam velut fastidiosam melancoliæ nausiam abominando fugiamus tendentes ad illud evangelicum 'date et dabitur vobis' . Qua de re infima . quasi peripsema conq'u'isquiliarum abiciens superna ad instar pretiosorum monilium eliens animum sempiternis in gaudiis fiens ad nanciscendam mellifluæ dulcedinis misericordiam perfruendamque infintiæ letitiæ jocunditatem ego Æˇelstanus per omnitenentis dexteram tocius Britanniæ regni solio sublimatus . quandam telluris particulam meo fideli ministro Æ∂elgeardo id est duodecim cassatarum in loco quem solicole æt Meone vocitant tribuo . ut ille eam sine jugo exose servitutis . cum pratis . pascuis . silvis . rivulis . omnibusque ad eam utilitatibus . rite pertinentibus quamdiu ocellorum convolatu . auroque spirabili buccis naribusque potiatur habeat . Et post generalem qui omnibus certus 'incertusque' homunciis constat transitum . liberaliter ac eternaliter cuicumque successionis heredi voluerit . imperpetuum derelinquat . Prædicta siquidem tellus . his terminis . circumcincta clarescit . Ærest of mearc beorge weste weardum . and lang here pa∂es nor∂ innan Meone . ˝anon and lang hege rewe on ∂one hlinc easte weardne . æt ˇære efisc . ˇonne ˇurh ˇone lea on ˇam leage . ∂urh ˇone lytlan lea weste weardne . ˇanon nor∂ on ∂one wudu . on an del weste weard . 7 ˇanon nor∂ on o∂er del eac weste weard . nor∂ to eaces stede midde weardum ˇanon on ge rihte to brom dæne on ˇæt bec . ˇonne east and lang ˇæs becæs . of ˇæm bæce ofer ˇone ham on ˇone scagan ute weardne to hure ∂es treowe ˇonne east and lang dic to ˇam eastram bæce . ˇonne nor∂ and lang bæces on hnut leage bære . easte wearde . ˘anon nor∂ on lin leage easte wearde . to ticces stede . ˇonne east be efisc . ˇurh ˇone lea nor∂e weardne . 7 ˇanon on risc mere . of ˇæm mere to ˇæm wege . and lang weges on sciteres flodan . ˇanon on crute brece leage weste easte wearde . swa to weawan hocan . ˇanon on ˇa heafod stoccas . ˇanon on worres sol . of worres sol to Meone . up and lang meone on seolesburnan . and lang burnan . on ∂one æwylm . of ˇam ewylme . and lang weter weges . up to strete and . lang strete on himan beorgas . ∂anon on trind lea . and lang hære pa∂es . ˇonne betweox ∂a twegen wegas . ˇurh ˇone lea . 7 ofer fearnleage . ˇonne on west healfe weges . on gerihte to cyrdan heale . ∂onne and lang hlinces . on tollan dene ufe wearde . ˇonne and lang hlinces nor∂ to mearc beorge . Si autem quod absit aliquis tipho supercilii turgens hanc mee compositionis ac confirmationis breviculam . elidere vel infringere temptaverit . Sciat se novissima ac magna examinationis die classica clangente archiangeli salpicæ . Bustis sponte dehiscentibus somata jam rediviva relinquentibus cum Juda proditore . qui a satoris pio sato 'filius perditionis' dicitur . impiisque Judeis Christum blasfemantibus . æterna confusione edacibus ineffabilium tormentorum flammis periturum . Huius namque a Deo dominoque Jhesu Christo . invente atque inspirate voluntatis scedula . Anno dominicæ incarnationis .dccccxxxii. regni vero michi commissi .viii. indictione .ii. epacta .xi. concurrente septimo . Tertiis Septembris kalendis . luna rotigere vagationis .xxii. in villa noblissima quæ Middeltun 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 Æ∂elstanus singularis privilegii ierarchia præditus rex ; huius indiculi fulcimentum . cum signo sancte semperque amandæ . crucis . corroboravi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfhelmus . Dorobernensis æcclesiæ archiepiscopus corroboravi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfstanus Eboracensis æcclesiæ archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Howel subregulus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ju∂wal subregulus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Morcant subregulus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wurgeat subregulus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfwine episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Eadulf episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ceanwald episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego ˝eodred episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Beornstan episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wynsige episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Oda episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Sigelm episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfheah episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Kynefer∂ episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Tidelm episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Cunan episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Mancant episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Cynsige episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æscberht episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wire∂ episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfric episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Eadwine abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elnod abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Beorhsige abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Seaxhelm abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælwald dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Osfer∂ dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elstan dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ædelred dux cons consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Vthred dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Tiesberd dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfstan dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Vhtred dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Gu∂rum dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Vrm dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Regnwald dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Hatel dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Scule dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego ˘urhferd dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Imper dux consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Odda minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfgar minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elstan minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfheah minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elwald minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Eadric minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfhere minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfsige minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Witgar minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Swi∂ulf minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wynsige minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfric minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elwear∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfer∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfhelm minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elbriht minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfstan minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfwald minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego A∂elwald minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Biornulf minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfstan minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfric minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfgar minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulno∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulmer minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfbold minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfric minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfric minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ceolstan minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wullaf minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfnod minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elmund minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Eadric minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elsige minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wifer∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elfer∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elfer∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Hunlaf minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfsige minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Alhelm minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ealstan minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfhelm minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Coyre∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Cu∂er∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elfer∂ minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Oswig minister consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æ∂elric minister consensi 7 subscripsi .