S 522

A.D. 947. King Eadred to Ælfsige, his faithful man; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Ebbesborne, Wilts. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 17v-18r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

B, 832

Comments:

Grundy, Wilts., I, pp. 296-8, bounds are those of Bishopstone; Darlington 1955, p. 84; Ekwall 1962, p. 35, identifies as Fifield Bavant; Finberg, ECW, no. 265, authentic, queries Ekwall's identification; Hart 1970a, p. 26 (no. 30), authentic

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    • ˝is is ˇara . V . hyda boc æt Eblesburnan ˇe Eadred cyng gebocode Elfsige on ecæ yrfæ . Regnante imperpetuum domino nostro Jhesu Christo . Omnia quæ cernuntur et in quibus mortalium titubans versatur . fragilitas evanescentis simillima nebule sunt vaporis . et indelabili gazarum lucro firma stabilisque stellati polorum felicitas culminis est mercanda . Quapropter divina suffragante gratiarum largitate . ego Eadredus . rex Anglorum cæterarumque persistentium circumquaque gentium Deo omnipotenti michi quæ teneo cuncta referenti . partem ruris hoc est . V . mansas in loco qui dicitur . et Eblesburnan . meo fideli homini vocitato nomine . Elfsige . perpetua largitus sum hereditate . quatinus ipse vita comite hilariter possideat . et post se cuicumque voluerit heredi derelinquat . maneat igitur meum hoc inmobile donum æterna libertate cum universis quæ pertinent sibi . Si quis vero contra hanc munificentiam tyrannica potestate inflatus temptare voluerit ; Sciat se obstaculum ire Dei incurrere . et in ultimo examine coram Christo et angelis ejus rationem reddere . His autem limitibus prefatum rus undique circumgirari videtur . Ærest on bican bricge and lang dic on ˇone here pa∂ . of ∂an her pa∂e uppan beor dune on ˇes uferan hlinces west ende . of ∂an hlince on ˇa ∂ri beorgas æt ˇere dune . of ∂an beorgan and langan ˇes smalan wa∂es on rugan beorh . of ˇan beorge and lang herpa∂es fornan gean menandene . on sceapacumb . of sceapacumbe . on land sceara geat . of land sceara geate . on ludan beorh . of ludan beorcge on eblesburnan . Scripta est autem hæc scedula . Anno ab incarnatione domini . D . CCCC . XL . VII . His testibus consentientibus . Ego Eadredus . Rex Anglorum prefatam donationem sub sigillo sanctæ crucis confirmavi . Ego Oda archiepiscopus conclusi . Ego ˝eodred episcopus roboravi . Ego Ælfheah speculator consensi . Ego Cenwald presul corroboravi . Ego Elfric antistes subscripsi . Ego Æˇelgar episcopus annui . Ego Ædelstan dux . Ego Eadrich dux . Ego Ædelstan dux . Ego Ealhhelm dux . Ego Eˇelmund dux . Ego Elfgar dux . Ego Eadmund minister . Ego Ælfstan minister . Ego Wulfric minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Æˇelgeard minister . Ego Wigferd minister . Sit autem predictum rus omni terrenæ servitutis jugo liberum . tribus exceptis rata videlicet expeditione . pontis . arcisvæ restauratione .