S 517

A.D. 945. King Eadred to Æthelgeard, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Brightwell, 15 at Sotwell, 5 at Mackney, and land at Wallingford, Berks. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 46r-47r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1154; B, 810; PN Berks., iii. 761, bounds only

Comments:

Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 191, on burial feature in bounds; Field 1905, p. 110; Field 1906, pp. 82-5, topographical discussion; Stevenson 1914, p. 692 n. 16, doubtful or spurious; Grundy, Berks., I, pp. 214-17, on bounds; Hart 1970a, pp. 15-17, on beneficiary and his estates; spurious, may be heavily modified version of lost authentic charter from 957 x 958; PN Berks., i. 12, 62, ii. 515, 516, 529, iii. 751, 761-2, bounds describe parishes of Brightwell and Sotwell; Gelling, ECTV, no. 50, spurious; Keynes 1996, pp. 86-7, not acceptable, discusses beneficiary; Faith 1997, p. 149, cited

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    • ˘is is ˇara . XXX . hidæ boc æt Beorhtanwylle ˇæ Eadred cing gæbocode Æˇelgeard his ˇegne on ece yrfe . + In nomine alme trinitatis individueque unitatis patris et filii et spiritus sancti . Qui altitudinem cæli . latitudinemque terræ . ac profundum abyssi sua potenti regit virtute . Vniversis pertractandum summopere est . qualiter per bonorum exercitia operum ad æternæ felicitatis inmortalem properent requiem . juxta cujusdam ammonitionem sapientis qua cunctis ita proclamat . 'Quodcunque potest manus tua facere instanter operare . quia nec opus . nec ratio . nec consilium . nec sapientia . erit apud inferos quo tu properas' 1 . Cujus ammonitionis fervore instinctus . ego Eadredus Anglorum basileus . cæterarumque gentium quæ undique adjacent gubernator et rector . cuidam meo fideli ministro ob suum fidele ministerium . quod michi a puerili juventute exibere studuit . quem vulgares solito usu Æˇelgeard appellant . dapsili largitate quandam telluris concedo quantitatem licet tribus in locis sequestratam . XXX . videlicet mansas quæ omnes subjacent adjacentque villæ quam incolæ loci . æt Beorhttanwille cognominant ubi . X . ex integro constant mansæ . XV . autem in particula villulæ quam indigene . æt Suttanwille appellant . V . vero in insula quam populares Maccanig nuncupant . Adjacent etiam agri quamplurimi circa castellum . quod Welingaford vocitatur . ter videlicet deni agelluli . Terque bini . Qui ter deni ; Ter quoque bini arandi gratia subjacent . Bis quini autem prati utilitati reservantur . cum locis palustribus quæ rivulus que Gybhild agnominatus circumcingit et fecundat . Vt ipse hoc nostrum donum totum sibi vita comite in usum usurpet necessarium . postque ultimum vitæ suæ spiraculum qualicumque ratione cui voluerit relinquat superstiti . Maneat autem predicta tellus cum omnibus quæ supradiximus ad se rite pertinentibus seu magnis seu modicis rebus . Campis . Pascuis . Pratis . Silvis . si adjacent cum cursibus supra scripti torrentis omni humane jugo servitutis extranea . exceptis tribus necessarium causis utilitatum . expeditione scilicet pontis arcisve constructione . Si qui denique hoc nostrum donum maligna instincti invidia evertere seu minuere in qualibetcumque parte laboraverint . partem obtineant iniquorum . quos justi sententia judicis in novissimo examine reprobat dicens . 'Ite in ignem æternum qui paratus est diabolo et angelis ejus' 2 ; Nisi humili satisfactione celerius penitere satagerint . ˘is synt ˇa land ge mæra ˇæra . XXX . hida to Beorhtanwille . Ærest of ˇam more be westan ˇam tune on ˇa ealdan dic . west and lang dic on ˇa hæˇenan byrgylsas . ˇonne east and lang weges of ˇam wege on ænne littelne ˇorn . of ˇam ˇorne east 7 hwon su∂ on ge rihte to ˇam wege to gafer bice . ˇanon nor∂ be ˇam and heafdon o∂ ˇa lace . and lang lace ut on temese o∂ midne stream . and lang ea . of ˇa ealdan stret . Ford and lang gea to holan wylle . of holan wylle . on holan weg . of holan wege on bric weg . of bric wege . on ærnincg weg . of ærninge wege on meosdene . of meosdene on meldanige . eastewerdne . on sandlace . and lang sand lice to ceolesige to ˇam hnottan stocce . of ˇam stocce nor∂ and lang gybhilde to ˇære ealdan dic . ˇær we her on fengan . ˝onne ligcaˇ be nor∂am ˇam porte . XXXVI . ækera yrˇ landes . 7 . X . æceras mæde . 7 . I . myln . 7 binnan porte fram east geate on nor∂ healfe strete on ˇæne broc . 7 . VII . heorˇas butan ˇam 7 ˇreo cyrican . Ego Eadredus . Rex Anglorum prefatam donationem sub sigillo sanctæ crucis indeclinabiliter concessi atque roboravi . Acta est hæc prefata donatio . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCC XLV . Indictione III . Ego Æadgyfu Ejusdem mater regis cum sigillo sanctæ crucis conclusi . Ego Oda Dorobornensis æcclesiæ archiepiscopus ejusdem regis principatum et benivolentiam sub sigillo sanctæ crucis conclusi . Ego Wulfstanus . Archons divinæ servitutis officio mancipatus Eboracæ civitatis archiepiscopus sigillum sanctæ crucis impressi . Ego ˝eore∂ Lundoniensis æcclesiæ episcopus cor[ro]boravi . Ego Ælfheah Wintoniensis æcclesiæ episcopus testudinem sanctæ crucis subscripsi et confirmavi . Ego Cenwald episcopus consensi . Ego Æˇelgar episcopus confirmavi . Ego Ælfric episcopus consignavi . Ego Ælfred episcopus corroboravi . Ego Wulfsige episcopus conclusi . Ego Æˇelstan Dux . Ego Eadric Dux . Ego Æˇelstan Dux . Ego Ealhelm Dux . Ego Aˇelmund Dux . Ego Ælfgar Dux . Ego Eadmund minister . Ego Ælfstan minister . Ego Wulfric minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Wulfric minister . Ego Aˇelno∂ minister . Ego Ælfric minister . Ego Ælfred minister . Ego Ælfheah minister . Ego Eˇeric minister . Ego Æˇelsige minister . Ego Ælfhelm minister .