S 469

A.D. 940. King Edmund to Ordwold, minister; renewal of lost landbook for 10 hides (mansae) at Wylye, Wilts., held by Ordwold's father, Ordlaf. With a note, in English, of appurtenances, including a messuage (haga) in Wilton. Latin with English and English bounds

Archive:

Wilton

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Harley 436, ff. 4v-7v (s. xiii)
2. London, British Library, Harley 436, ff. 7v-11r (s. xiii)

Printed:

Hoare, Reg. Wilton, pp. 3-5; K, 379 and vol. iii. 414-15; B, 757; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 70

Comments:

Hoare, Modern Wilts., ii. 81; Grundy, Wilts., I, pp. 261-5, 266-8, bounds describe the part of Wylye south of river Wylye, with an appendage relating to part of Baverstock; Darlington 1955, pp. 16, 93; Finberg, ECW, no. 254, authentic, with a note on appurtenances; Finberg 1972, p. 491 n. 4; Keynes 1980, p. 32 n. 53, 44 n. 81, on formulation; Meyer 1981, p. 353, cited; Haslam 1984, p. 127, on Wilton messuage; Keynes 1992, pp. 56-8, on Ordlaf

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    • ˝is his ˇare . x . hida boc be Wilig ˇe Eadmund cing gebocade Ordwolde his ˇægne on eche yrfe ; Regi regum dominoque dominorum regnorum regnum sublimiter regente cunctorumque creaturarum quas ipse ante secula et in seculis seculorum ineffabiliter preordinatas moderando conditionis statum regulavit usuique terrigeno inviolabiliter creata prolataque donando fruenda concessit . Quapropter ego . Eadmundus . divina favente gratia Rex Anglorum optinens non inhianter supra terminatam divinam admonitionem obaudiens partem ruris proprii juris mei . cuidam meo ministro vocitato . Ordwoldo . libens perpetuali libertate tribuendo condono . x . mansas in loco qui vulgari dictione et appellativo relatione nuncupatur . be Wilig . Quatenus ille bene perfruatur ac perpetualiter possideat quamdiu istius caducis seculi vitam tenere presumet . Et post se cuicumque voluerit perhenniter heredi derelinquat ceu supradiximus in eternam hereditatem . Sit autem predictum rus liber ab omni mundiali obstaculo . cum isdem universis appendiciis prout pater suus comes . Ordlaf . prius possederat tam rebus in magnis quam in modicis campis . pascuis . pratis . silvis . dirivatisque cursibus aquarum . exceptis tribus expeditione pontis arcisve constructione . Ideo scripsimus novam cartulam quia antiquum non habebamus . Set si quis in propatulo aliam cartulam produxerit . Sciat se proculdubio cum sempiterno syngrapho agye crucis ab omnibus fidelibus abdicatam et ad nichilum valeat . Istis terminibus predicta terra circumgyrata esse videtur . ˝is syndan ˇa land gemæro æt Wilig . Ærest of Wilig staˇe up and lang maerfyrh on ˇane won hlinc . of ˇæm hlince to wege . and lang weges to mærhlince . and lang mærhlinches to stancumbe . ˇonen and lang stancumbes . of stancumbe up ofer ˇa eorˇ burg . fram ˇære eorˇ burg to wulf flodan . ˇonen ænd lang ˇare dic from wulfflodan to teofuntinga gemære ˇonne and lang ˇare dic oˇ sidan hamme on ˇare hina gemære on ∂one stan hlinc . ˇonne of stan hlince wiˇ westan hæˇ slæd . ˇonne of hæˇ slæde on billan dene on ˇone mær hlinc ˇonne and lang mær hlinces oˇ ˇara ˇreora æcera heafod ˇonne eft be ˇare ˇreora æcera heafdum on oˇerne mærhlinc . ˇonne and lang ˇæs mær hlinces oˇˇe well bærninge 7 lang weges oˇ ˇæt hit cumˇ to ˇam herpaˇe . ˇonne ofer ∂one herpaˇ 7 niˇer ofer ˇone mersc ˇæt hit cumˇ on wilig stæˇ ˇonne niˇer 7 lang stremes on butan ˇone hors gærstun ˇæt hit stica∂ on ˇære ea sulfre ˇonne andlang ea oˇ ˇat hit cumˇ to ˇam east land gemære æt mær furh ˇæt hit ær onfeng. 7 ˇis is ˇæt land gemære æt brembelcumbe æt ˇam wicum ˇe into wilig hurˇ . Ærest æt punteles treowe . ˇonne 7 lang weges ˇæt ofer tilmannes dene . ˇonne for∂ be ˇam urˇlonde ˇæt hit sticaˇ on æˇerices gemære on ˇam wege . ˇonne 7lang weges ˇæt hit sticaˇ on hunan wege . ˇonne 7 lang hunan weges ˇat hit cumˇ to mær dic . ˇonne 7 lang mær dic ˇat eft to punteles treowe . 7 se mæd æt dutten hamme hurˇ into wilig 7 se hage æt wiltune ˇe hurˇ into wilig 7 ˇæs tunes heges bot on grafan lea 7 ˇæt ˇridde treow on monnes pol bære . ˇis hurˇ eal in to wilig to Ordwaldes tune . Acta est hec prefata donatio Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . dccccxl . Ego Eadmundus rex prefatam donationem cum sigillo sancte crucis confirmavi . Ego Eadred ejusdem regis frater consignavi . Ego Ælfheah Wintoniensis ecclesie episcopus triumphalem tropheum agye crucis impressi . Ego Odo episcopus consensi . Ego Cenwald episcopus predictum donum consensi . Ego Ælfric . episcopus confirmavi . Ego Wulfhelm episcopus consignavi . Ego Burgric episcopus consensi . Ego Æˇelgar episcopus roboravi . Wulfgar dux . Aeˇelstan dux . Aeˇelstan dux . Ealhhelm dux . Aˇelmund dux . Oddo miles . Aelfric miles . Eadmund miles . Wullaf miles . Wihtgar miles . Aelfred miles . Wulfric miles . Wulfgar miles . Aelfsige miles . Aeˇered miles . Wulfhelm miles . Indictione . xiii . Si quis autem quod non optamus hanc nostram diffinitionem elationis habitu incedens infringere temptaverit perpessum sit gelidis glatiarum flatibus et pennino exercitu malignorum spirituum . nisi prius inriguis penitentie gemitibus et pura emendatione emendaverit ;