S 437

A.D. 937. King Athelstan to Sigulf; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Newton, Hunts. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Thorney

MSS:

1. Cambridge, University Library, Add. 3020, f. 16v (s. xiv)
2. London, British Library, Add. 5937, ff. 131-33v, f. 180r (s. xvi; abbreviated)

Printed:

M 1837, ex MS 2; K, 1114, ex MS 2; B, 712, ex MS 2; Hart, ECEE, pp. 150-1, ex MS 1

Comments:

PN Beds. and Hunts., p. 193, for identification; PN Northants., p. 101 n; Hart, ECEE, no. 4 and pp. 152-5, authentic; Whitelock 1969, p. 114; Keynes 1980, p. 44 n. 80, on formulation; Hart 1992, p. 443; Wormald, English Law, pp. 444-5, on royal titulature

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    • Ego Aethelstanus, etc., rex Anglorum et eque totius Albionis gubernator rogatus fui a meis fidelibus ministris ut aliquam partem terræ in æternam hereditatem laxarem Sigulfo , eorumque precibus annuens pro ejus amabili subjectione atque obedientia cum consensu optimatum meorum terram quinque manentium ubi ab incolis nominatur Niwantune juxta dirivatis fluentium successibus ubi vulgares prisco usu moralique relatione nomen imposuerunt Use quatinus ille bene perfruatur ac perpetualiter possideat et posteritatis suæ successoribus cuicumque voluerit heredi derelinquat , in pratis campis silvis silvarumque nemoribus . Sit autem predicta terra libera ab omnibus mundialibus causis preter pontis et arcis constructione expeditionisque adjuvamine . ˝æs ben ˇe land mæro æt Niwantune Ærest of stanwege 7lang slædes on ∂a fulan rode of ˇare fulan rode 7lang slædes to dinnes hangran ut ˇurh denegi∂egraf to ˇan hagˇorne . 7 ˇan to ˇam hlæwe 7 ˇan to ˇam ellene 7 ˇan to Use staeˇe on ealfer∂es hlaew 7 ˇan on su∂felde 7 swa be wirtwalam on ˇa efsan 7 ˇan on ˇone wi∂ig 7 swa be wirtwalan on ˇone mereˇorne on eastehalf branteswyr∂e 7 ˇanne on ˇone Stanwege . Acta est prefata donatio anno . 937 . indictione . 10 .