A.D. 948. King Eadred to Ælfric, his faithful minister; grant of 11 hides (mansae) at Alverstoke, Hants. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 69v-70r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1163; B, 865; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 112

Printed and Translated:

Civil 1953, pp. 43-6

Comments:

Hughes 1918; Grundy, Hants., I, pp. 80-1, on bounds; Drögereit 1935, p. 424, suspicious; Civil 1953, pp. 38-43, on topography; Finberg, ECW, no. 68, authentic; Hart 1970a, p. 31 (no. 121), authentic; Sawyer 1978, p. 155, on place-name and estate history; Keynes 1980, p. 103 n. 60, treats as authentic

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    • ˘is is ˇara . XI . hida boc 'æt Stoce' ˇe Eadred cing gebocode Ælfricæ his ˇegne on ece yrfe . In nomine almi et agye sophyæ . Qui monarchiam mundi totius ac celsitudinem cælorum abditamque profunditatem turgentis oceani in altis et in unis . Omnia cum suæ majestatis imperio nunc et in evum gubernat . ceu pupillarum obtutus per triquadrum mundum cotidie cernitur ac manifestata signa declarantur . quomodo transeuntis mundi vicissitudo diuturnis horis crescendo decrescit . et ampliando minuatur . Tamen superno fulti adminiculo prosequi indigemus ad alta . cujus scilicet fervoris igne . Ego Eadredus . basyleus Anglorum cæterarumque gentium in circuitu persistentium gubernator et rector . cuidum meo fideli ministro vocitato nomine Ælfrico . devotionis ejus sollertia ejusdemque placatus obsequio ; Dignatus sum impertire . XI . mansas . in illo loco ubi jam dudum solicole illius regionis nomen imposuerunt æt Stoce . tali autem tenore hoc prefate munificentiæ munus tradendo concessi . ut possideat firmiter teneat usque ad ultimum cursum vitæ suæ cum omnibus utensilibus quæ Deus cælorum in ipso telluris gramine creavit . tam in notis causis et ignotis in modicis et in magnis . Campis . Pascuis . Pratis . Silvis . silvarumque densitatibus donans donabo libertatem . et postquam humani generis fragilitatem deseruerit et ad desiderabilem jocunditatis viam per gratiam superni judicis adierit . succedentium sibi cuicumque libuerit æternaliter derelinquat . ceu superius prenotavi . Sit autem predictum rus liber'um' ab omni fiscali tributo seculariumque servitutum exinanitum . sine expeditione . et pontis arcisvæ instructione . Si quis autem propria temeritate violenter invadere presumpserit . sciat se proculdubio ante tribunal districti judicis titubantem tremebundumque rationem redditurum ; Nisi prius hic digna satisfactione emendare maluerit . Istis terminis predicta terra circumgirata esse videtur . ˝is synt ˇa land ge mæro to Stoce . Ærest of sæ ofer ˇone Stan hricg on ˇonæ easteran weg ˇonon on gagol mor . ˇonne nor∂ and lang ˇæs mores oˇ ruwan oringa ge mæro . ˇonne east on ˇa ealdan dic oˇ idel hiwisce easte weard . ˇonne nor∂ 7 lang mearcæ on ˇa wiˇegas weste wearde . ˇonne east be ˇam ealdan herpo∂e to Æˇelswi∂e tuninga lea . ˇonon su∂ on ˇa ealdan dic . 7 lang dic utt on sæ ˇonon utt on solentan west on midne stream . of hit cym∂ upp ˇær mon ær onfeng . 7 fyrˇ ora is on wudu to Stoce . 7 se wudu be nor∂an ˇam . 7 seo læs 7 ˇæt mæsten is ge mæne to ˇam an 7 twentigum hidum . Acta est hæc prefata donatio . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCC XLVIII . Indictione . VI . Ego Eadredus Rex Anglorum prefatam donationem sub sigillo sanctæ crucis indeclinabiliter consensi atque roboravi . Ego Eadgyfu Ejusdem regis mater cum sigillo sanctæ crucis confirmavi . Ego Oda Dorobernensis 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 ˝eodred Lundoniensis æcclesiæ episcopus corroboravi . Ego Ælfheah Wintoniensis æcclesiæ episcopus testitudinem sanctæ crucis subscripsi et confirmavi . Ego Cenwald episcopus consensi . Ego Ælfric episcopus consignavi . Ego Æˇelgar episcopus corroboravi . Ego Ælfred episcopus confirmavi . Ego Wulfsige episcopus conclusi . Ego Æˇel[s]tan Dux . Ego Eadric Dux . Ego Æˇel[s]tan Dux . Ego Wulfgar Dux . Ego Ealhelm Dux . Ego Æˇelmund Dux . Ego Ælfgar Dux . Ego Eadmund minister . Ego Ælfstan minister . Ego Wulfric minister . Ego Ælfsige minister Ego Æˇelgeard minister . Ego Wulfric minister . Ego Ælfric minister . Ego Æˇelno∂ minister . Ego Æˇelsige minister . Ego Byrhtsige minister . Ego Ælfheah minister . Ego Ælfred minister . Ego Æˇered minister . Ego Eadred . minister .