A.D. 948. King Eadred to Wulfric, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Idmiston, Wilts. Latin with English bounds

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Glastonbury

MSS:

1. Longleat, Marquess of Bath, 39, f. 202r-v (s. xiv med.)
2. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Wood empt. 1 (S.C. 8589), f. 234r (s. xiv)
3. Lost Glastonbury Liber Terrarum, no. 105 (see Abrams 1996, p. 34)

Printed:

Hoare, Modern Wilts., p. 56, Hundred of Alderbury; K, 419 and vol. vi. 233, ex MS2; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 58-9 (no. 127), ex MS 2; B, 867, ex K and MS 2; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 91; Watkin, Glastonbury Cart., iii. 643-48 (no. 1197), ex MS 1.

Comments:

Grundy, Wilts., II, pp. 16-19, fails to trace bounds; Darlington 1955, p. 96; Finberg, ECW, no. 267, authentic; Brooks 1992, p. 8, on beneficiary; Abrams 1996, pp. 10, 30, 34, 39, 143-5, on MS sources, on estate; Foot 2000, II. 96

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    • Carta Eddredi regis facta Wolfrico de . V. mansis in loco qui dicitur Idemestone . In nomine Dei summi et altissimi Jhesu Christi . Agonista sancte predicacionis ortator talem protulit sentenciam dicens . 'omnia nuda et aperta sunt coram oculis Dei' 1 . et a luce prima usque conticinium uniuscujusque actus prospicit . qui monarchiam tocius mundi ac celsitudinem celorum abditamque profunditatem cum sue majestatis imperio nunc et in evum gubernat . Quapropter Ego Eddredus Rex Anglorum ceterarumque gencium in circuitu persistencium gubernator et rector cuidam meo fideli ministro vocitato nomine Wlfrico dedi quinque mansas aseluli in illo loco ubi jam dudum sollicole illius regionis nomen imposuerunt . at Idemestone . tali autem tenore hoc prefatæ munificencie munus tradendo concessi ut possideat et firmiter teneat usque ad ultimum cursum vite sue cum omnibus utensilibus que Deus celorum in ipso telluris gramine creavit tam in notis causis quam ignotis in modicis et in magnis campis paschuis pratis silvis donans donabo libertatem . et postquam humani generis fragilitatem deseruerit et ad desiderabilem jocunditatis viam per graciam superni judicis adierit succedencium sibi cuicumque libuerit eternaliter derelinquat seu superius prenotavi . Sit autem predictum rus liber ab omni fiscali tributo seculariumque servitutum sine expedicione et pontis arcisve instructione . Si quis hoc propria temeritate violenter invadere presumpserit sciat se proculdubio ante tribunal districti judicis titubantem tremebundumque racioni redditurum nisi prius hic digna satisfactione emendare maluerit . Acta est hec prefata donacio anno ab incarnacione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . D . C . C . C . C . XLVIII . indictione . VI . Hiis igitur terminis prefatum Rus usquequaque circumgirare videtur . ˝es beth ˇe land mere to Idemestone ˇare . X . hide . Erest to ˇan elde were . of ˇan elde were endlanges ˇar wiresheued to ˇan weie . of ˇan weie wires ouer ˇan dene to ˇan holon of ˇan holon to Piscrundel ˇanen on ˇan wey endlang weies on ˇan dich corf . and forth ouer wirfuldoune suthward to ˇan crundele ˇanen endelang weies at litelhulle to ˇan stane ˇanne vp ouer handoune to ˇan birgilsond . ˇanen vp on menhulle of menhulle est to ˇer strete endlang ˇer strete to ernebergh' ˇanne south to ˇa stone . of ˇan stone ouer hendoune on ˇe furs . endlang ˇer furgh's to ˇan bourne ˇanen endlang borne as hit schet vp to ˇan knolle at Smalwey ˇanne west to kingesdich for to hit kemet to fimbergh' ˇanen ˇer north endelang weyes on hehelmeslandschere ˇanne endlang wei wires ouer brouningbergh' northward on northond ˇe weies . X . acres ˇanen on ˇe dich ˇar hit geth eft on ˇe eldewere . Sicuti tres sunt carte sic tres sunt situs bundarum quos in libro qui dicitur land bok . qui voluerit legere poterit .