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  • Multis itaque uitiorum prestrigiis mentes humanas incentor fraudulentus periugulando [deludit] . nunc inquam promissis quasi prolixioris uitæ studiis decipit ; nunc rebus migrantibus peruicaciter quasi necessariis inlicit ; interea etiam Stigia inferni supplicia tamquam leuia et transitoria suggerit ; quatinus miserorum corda in cupiditate lasciuiaque eneruiter dissoluat ; secumque cabeata ad Tartara ducat ; Sed sancti uiri presago spiritu bestiales precognoscentes insidias scuto bonæ uoluntatis coronati quicquid in semetipsis terrenum sentiunt . indesinenter adque nauiter operibus sanctis exhauriunt unde disscoriatis coram Christo Iesu meritis rutilantes simillima Titanei fulgoris luce presententur ; De quorum preconio tuba sanctæ scripturæ rebohans inter alia testimonia propensius intellegenda nostris hæc gemina auribus resultando profudit ; Beati quorum uestimenta alba sunt in conspectu Domini ; et alibi . Iusti fulgebunt sicut sol in regno patris eorum . Huius ergo [do]minici conspectus et paterni amore regni perfusus . unde nobis uictus restat sine dubio certus . de quo Dominus dixit . Beatus qui manducabit panem in regno Dei. [Ego EADRED REX diuina gratia totius] Albionis monarchus et primicerius . Christo regi meo in throno regni perennis perpetualiter subthronizato ; e concessis mihi ab eodem labilium gazis rerum [accepti tirocinii quarto mei terrestris regni] anno . ad templum suo inconprehensibili dedicatum nomini . in urbe Dorobernia . ODONE archiepiscopo metropolitanam cathedram presidente . et regni celestis super arua Brittan[nica . cl]aues pre[po]rtante . monasterium Raculfense bis denis senisque estimatum cassatis . interius exteriusque [cum] omnibus ad hoc rebus rite pertinentibus . siue litorum siue camporum . agrorum saltuumue . sicut inferius territoria promulgantur . humillime atque deuotissime sincero corde in perpetuum ius quandiu Christianitas uigeat pro meis abluendis excessibus indeterminabiliter impendo ; Si quis autem quod absit tirannica fretus potestate . regalis . episcopalis . siue homo alicuius dignitatis . hoc decretum a Deo mihi conlatum infringere temptauerit ; siue huiusce donationis a prefata ecclesia uel passum pedis segregauerit . ni prius hoc inorme scelus poenitendo deterserit ; se sacrile[gii] culpam [incurrisse et a Domino] Iesu Christo inperpetuum sine ullo subtractionis refocilatu damnaturum persentiat ; [Haec enim singrapha] anno dominicæ incarnationis .dcccc.xlix. orthodox[orum scripta est unan]imo consensu uirorum quorum inferius nomina litteraria qualitate distingui uidentur. [+ Ego E]adred rex . diuina protegente gratia Albionis summam presidens . agiæ crucis hanc cartula[m n]otamine perstrinxi. + Ego . Odo archiepiscopus . metropolitana presidens gubernamina hoc donum regia concessum munificentia signo crucis fixi. + Ego Wulfstan archiepiscopus . metropolici honoris fastigio Eboracensi ciuitate suffultus huic largitati crucem asscripsi. + Ego Ælfheah episcopus Uuintaniensis ecclesiæ . hoc donum signo crucis confirmaui. + Ego Æthelgar Cridienensis ecclesiæ presul hanc largitatem corroboraui. + Ego Ælfric episcopus huius donationis constipulator signum crucis depinxi. + Ego Wulfsige episcopus huius largiflui muneris donum signo salubri adnotaui. + Ego Theodred episcopus prodigam hanc inpensionem . patibuli confirmatu addidi. + Ego Ælfred episcopus hoc Deo instigante donum crucis Christi constipulatu muniui .+ Ego Beorhtsige episcopus huiusce donationis corroborationem contuli. + Ego Cenuuald episcopus consensum adibui. + Ego Cynesige . episcopus unanimitatem prebui. + Ego Uulfhelm episcopus permissionem profudi. + Ego Eadhelm abbas deuotus in hoc prestiti. + Ego Osulf dux consensi et humiliter asstiti. + Ego Eadmund dux libens consilio aderam. + Ego Æthelstan dux prompto animo consensi. + Ego Eadgifu regis genetrix prefati animo hanc prefatam letabundo in Christo largitionem ob optabilem remunerationem concessam . signi corroboratione salutiferi humillime consignaui. + Ego Dunstan indignus abbas rege Eadredo imperante hanc [Domino meo hereditariam kartulam dictitando composui . et propriis digitorum articulis perscripsi.] <+> + His inquam limitibus hec telluris particula circumgirari uidetur . Ærest on norð healfe . 7 on wesðan of yfinga ho ut on sæ . swa ford be sande oð norð muþan from norð muðan to Macanbroce þonan to ærne wege . of ærne wege to eanflæde muðan of eanflæde muðan on mearc fleotes muðan \of mear<c> fleotes muðan/ eft on eanflæde muðan . þonne on east healfe to mylen fleotes muðan oð Suðtun of Suðtune andlang broces to Haðe mæringe ðonne on suð healfe of Haðe mæringe to stoccum \of stoccum/ andlang stræte oð sancte Agustines mea[rce] oð broc andlang broces oð stan brycge suð from stan brycge oð wifelinge to Cristes [cir]icean gemære [from Cristes cirican gemære] oð ealdan hege . on west healfe of ealdan hege . to Feaxum . ðonne west from Feaxum to Celda[n] to cinges gemære . from cinges gemær[e oð Gata] gehægge \wesdeweard . þanon on yfinga ho . 7 swa ut on sæ/ . þonne siendan feower sulung binnan ea . ðæs landes ðe gebyreð innto Raculfe on Tenet .iiii. sulung . 7 an læs on waru ðe gebyreð into Raculfe . ðonne is ealles ðæs landes .xxv. sulunga . 7 an sulung on Ceo[lul]fingtune suð be wealda þare cirican to bote. Short version: [A]nno dominice incarnationis .dccccxlix. Ego Eadredus rex, presente uenerabili uiro Odone archiepiscopo et patre tocius Britannie et Eadgiua regina matre mea, dedi ecclesie Christi in Dorobernia ciuitate monasterium Raculfense cum tota uilla et omnibus ad eam rite pertinentibus, liberam ab omni seculari seruitute exceptis tribus, expeditione, pontis et arcis constructione. Et ego Dunstanus indignus abbas cartulam inde imperante domino meo rege Eadredo composui et propriis digitis meis perscripsi.
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  • The fraudulent instigator of vices deludes human minds thus with many tricks, now, I say, he deceives, as it were, with the promised courses of a longer life; now he stubbornly entices with transitory things as if they were necessities; in the meantime he also suggests that the stygian punishments of Hell are like trivial and superficial things in order that he might feebly destroy the hearts of wretched men in desire and lascivious behaviour and lead them with him encaged to hell. But holy men in a spirit of foreboding, recognising the bestial ambushes, crowned with the shield of good will unceasingly and zealously bring to an end with holy works whatever they perceive to be earthly in themselves, whereby they are presented with their merits laid bare before Jesus Christ, glowing with the light of splendour most like to a Titan. In celebration of these men the trumpet of Holy Scripture resounding pours forth by re-echoing amongst other evidence these two texts] that should be the more readily heard by our ears, ‘Blessed are those whose garments are white in the sight of the Lord’ and in another place, ‘the just shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father’. Filled with love for the sight of this kingdom of the Lord and Father, therefore, where assured nourishment remains for us without doubt, about which the Lord said, ‘blessed will he be who eats bread in the kingdom of God’. I, EADRED, KING [and] sole ruler by Divine Grace of the whole of Albion and chief officer to Christ my king, enthroned forever on the throne of the everlasting kingdom, and with the treasures of transitory kinds granted to me by the Same, in the fourth year of my earthly reign following reception of the office, at the church dedicated to His name that cannot be comprehended in the city of Canterbury, Archbishop ODA presiding over the metropolitan see and carrying the keys of the heavenly kingdom over the country of Britain, most humbly and devoutly with a sincere heart am giving that monastery of Reculver, assessed at twenty-six hides within and without with all things rightly belonging to it, whether of shores or fields or marshes, just as the lands are published below, as a right in perpetuity as long as Christianity shall flourish in return for washing away my transgressions perpetually. If, however, anyone relying on the tyrannical power of royal or episcopal—or a man of any—rank should attempt, which God forbid!, to destroy this decision granted by God to me or should sever even a foot of this gift from the aforementioned church, unless he first sweeps away this enormous crime by penance, may he be aware that he has incurred blame for his sacrilege and will be damned by the Lord Jesus Christ forever without any consolation of a reduction. This document was written in the year of the Lord’s incarnation 949 with the unanimous consent of the men of orthodox believe whose names can be seen to be distinguished by their written nature below: + I, Eadred, with the protection of Divine Grace king of Albion, presiding, marked the top of this charter with the sign of the holy cross I, Oda, metropolitan archbishop [of Canterbury], presiding over the royal governance, have marked with the sign of the cross this gift of munificence that has been granted I, Wulfstan, archbishop supported by the summit of the metropolitan office in the city of York, have written down the cross on this generous gift. I, Ælfheah, bishop of the church of Winchester, have confirmed this gift with the sign of the cross I, Æthelgar, bishop of the church of Crediton, have corroborated this generous gift I, Ælfric, bishop [of Ramsbury or Hereford], joint stipulator of this gift, have delineated the sign of the cross I, Wulfsige, bishop [of Sherborne], have subscribed the gift of this bountiful present with the sign of salvation [i.e., the cross] I, Theodred, bishop [of London], have added in confirmation this affixing of the cross as proof I, Alfred, bishop [of Selsey], at the instigation of God have strengthened the gift with the sign of the cross of Christ I, Beorhtsige, bishop [of ?Rochester], have made a corroboration of this gift + I, Cenwald, bishop [of Worcester], gave consent + I, Cynesige, bishop [of Lichfield], showed unanimity + I, Wulfhelm, bishop [of Wells], bestowed permission + I, Eadhelm, abbot [of St Augustine’s], showed [myself] devoted to this I, Oswulf, dux, agreed and humbly assisted I, Edmund, dux, with pleasure am favourable to the plan + I, Æthelstan, dux, consented with a resolute spirit + I, Eadgifu, mother of the aforementioned king, with a heart rejoicing at the aforementioned generous gift to Christ have most humbly marked with the corroboration of the mark bringing salvation [i.e., the cross] + I, Dunstan, unworthy abbot [of Glastonbury], at the behest of King Eadred my lord have composed by dictation this charter of ownership and have written it with the joints of my own fingers. <+> + I say [that] this portion of land is seen to be surrounded by these boundaries. [MS A:] First on the north side and on the west, from yfinga headland out to the sea, so forth along the sand to north mouth. [MS B:] First on the north side Æthelferth’s land, so forth along the sand to north mouth. From north mouth to Mac(c)a’s brook. Then to the race-course; from the race-course to Eanflæd’s mouth. From Eanflæd’s mouth to the boundary-creek’s mouth; <from the boundary-creek’s mouth> back to Eanflæd’s mouth. Then on the east side: to mill-creek’s mouth to south farmstead. From the south farmstead along the brook to Hathemæringe. Then on the south side: from Heathumær’s property to the tree-stumps; \from the tree-stumps/ along the street as far as St Augustine’s boundary. <From St Augustine’s boundary> [MS B only] to the brook; along the brook to the stone bridge. From the Christ Church boundary to the old hedge. On the west side: from the old hedge to the coarse grass. Then west from the coarse grass to the spring; to the king’s boundary. From the king’s boundary to the goats’ enclosure. <Westward then to Yfinga headland and so out to sea.> [Interlinear correction in MS A only.] Then there are four sulungs within the river of the land that belongs to Reculver; on Thanet four sulungs; and one pasture on the waru that belongs to Reculver. Then is [the total] of all this land twenty-five sulungs, and one sulung at Chilmington, south by the Weald, for the repair of the church. Short version: [+] In the year of the Lord’s incarnation 949, I, Eadred, king, with the venerable man, Oda, archbishop and the father of the whole of Britain being present and Eadgifu, the queen, my mother, have given to the Christ Church in the city of Canterbury the monastery of Reculver with the whole vill and all rightly belonging to it, free from all secular servitude except three: military service [and] the building of bridge and fortress. And I, Dunstan, unworthy abbot, composed the charter thereupon at the command of my lord, King Eadred and wrote it with my own hand.
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  • Endorsements: (1) in a contemporary hand: Raculfes boc (2) in a hand of s. xii: 'Rex Eadredus dedit ecclesie Christi Cantuarie monasterium de Raculf cum omnibus ad eam rite pertinentibus . tempore Odonis archiepiscopi et hanc cartam dictavit sanctus Dunstanus .', '. latine .' (3) in a hand of s. xiii: Anno DCCCC o . XLIX o . + Multis itaque vitiorum prestrigiis mentes humanas incentor fraudulentus peringulando deludit . nunc inquam promissis quasi prolixioris intæ stadiis decipit ; nunc rebus migrantibus pervicaciter quasi necessariis inlicit ; interea etiam stigia inferni subplicia tamquam levia et transitoria suggerit ; quatenus miserorum corda in cupiditate lasciviaque enerviter dissolvat ; secumque cabeata ad tartara ducat ; Sed sancti viri presago spiritu bestiales procognoscentes insidias scuto bonæ voluntatis coronati quicquid in semetipsis terrenum sentiunt indesinenter adque naviter operibus sanctis exauriunt unde disscoriatis coram Christo Jhesu meritis rutilantes simillima titanei fulgoris luci presententur ; De quorum preconio tuba sanctæ scripturæ rebohans inter alia testimonia propensius intellegenda nostris hæc gemina auribus resultando profudit ; 'Beati quorum vestimenta alba sunt in conspectu domini' 1 et alibi . 'justi fulgebant sicut sol in regno patris eorum' 2 ; Huius ergo dominici conspectus et paterni amore regni profusus . unde nobis victus restat sine dubio certus de quo scilicet victu dominis dixit . 'beatus qui manducabit panem in regno Dei' 3 ; Ego Eadred rex divina gratia totius Albionis monarchus . et primicerius Christo regi meo . in throno regni perennis per[pe]tualiter subthronizato ; et concessis mihi ab eodem labilium gazis rerum accepti tirocinii quarto mei terrestris regni anno . ad templum sue inconprehensibili dedicatum nomini . in urbe Dorobernia Odone archiepiscopo metropolitanam cathedram presidente et regni cælestis super arva Brittannica claves preportante ; monasterium Raculfense bis denis senisque æstimatum cassatis interius exteriusque cum omnibus ad hoc rebus rite pertinentibus . sive litorum sive camporum agrorum saltuumve . sicut inferius territoria promulgantur . humillime atque devotissime sincero corde in perpetuum jus quandiu Christianitas vigeat pro meis abluendis excessibus indeterminabiliter inpendo . Si quis autem quod absit tirrannica fretus potestate regalis æpiscopalis sive homo alicujus dignitatis hoc decretum a Deo mihi conlatum . infringere temptaverit . sive huiuscæ donationis a prefata æcclesia vel passum pedis segregaverit . ni primus hoc inorme scelus poenitendo deterserit . se sacrilegii culpam incurrisse et a domino Jhesu Christo in perpetuum sine ullo subtractionis resocilatu dampnaturum persentiat ; Haec enim singrapha anni dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCCXLIX ; orthodoxorum scripta est unanimo consensu virorum quorum inferius nomina litteraria qualitate distingui videntur ;~ + Ego Eadred rex divina protegente gratia Albionis summam presidens agiæ crucis hanc cartulam notamine perstrinxi ; Ego Odo archiepiscopus . metropolitano presidens gubernamina hoc donum regia concessum munificentiæ signo crucis fixi ; Ego Wulfstan archiepiscopus metropolici honoris fastigio Eboracensi civitate suffultus huic largitate crucem asscripsi ; Ego Ælfheah episcopus Uuintanensis æcclesie hoc donum signo crucis confirmavi ; Ego Ætehelgar Cridienensis æcclesiæ presul hanc largitatem corroboravi ; Ego Ælfric episcopus huius donationis constipulator signum crucis depinxi ; Ego Wulfsige episcopus huius largiflui muneris domum regno salubri adnotavi ; Ego Theodred episcopus prodigum hanc inpensionem patibuli confirmatu addidi ; Ego Ælfred episcopus hoc Deo instigante donum crucis Christi constipulatu munivi ; Ego Birhtsige episcopus huiuscæ donationis corroborationem contuli ; + Ego Coenwald episcopus consensu adibui ; + Ego Cynesige episcopus unamitatem prebui . + Ego Uulfhelm episcopus permissionem profudi . + Ego Eadhelm abbas devotus in hoc prestiti ; + Ego Osulf dux consensi et humiliter asstiti . + Ego Eadmund dux libens consilio aderam . + Ego Æ∂elstan dux prumto animo consensi . + Ego Eadgifu regis genetrix prefati animo hanc prefatam letabundo in Christo largitionem ob optabilem remunerationem concessam signi corroboratione saltiferi humillime consignavi :~ + Ego Dunstan indignus abbas rege Eadredo imperante hanc domino meo hereditariam kartulam dictitando conposui et propriis digitorum articulis perscripsi ;~ + His inquam limitibus hec telluris particula circumgirari videtur . Ærest on n[or]∂ healfe . Æ∂elfer∂es londe swa for∂ be sande oˇ nor∂ muˇan from norˇ muˇan to macan broc ∂onne to ærne wege of ærne wege to Eanflæde muˇan of Eanflæde muˇan on mearc fleotes muˇan of mearc fleotes muˇan eft on Eanflæde mu∂an ∂onne on east healfe to mylen fleotes mu∂an o∂ su∂ tun of su∂ tune andlang broces to ha∂e mæringe ∂onne on su∂ healfe of ha∂e mæringe to stoccum . of stoccum andlong stræte o∂ sancte Agustines mearce from sancte Agustines mearce o∂ broc andlang broces o∂ stan brycge su∂ from stan brycge o∂ wifelinge to Cristes cirican gemære from Cristes cirican gemære o∂ ealdan hege on west healfe ealdan hege to feaxum . ∂onne west from feaxum to celdan to cinges gemære from cinges gemære o∂ gata gehægge . ˘onne siendan feower swulung binnan ea ∂æs londes ˇe gebyre∂ innto raculfe . on tænett feower swulung ond an læs on waru ∂e gebyre∂ innto raculfe . ∂onne is ealles ˇæt landes XXV . swulga 7 an swulung on ceolulfing tune su∂ be wealda ˇære cirican to bote . Raculf . [+ A]nno dominice Incarnationis . DCCCCXLIX . Ego Eadredus Rex . presente venerabili viro . Odone . archiepiscopo 7 patre tocius Britannie . 7 Eadgiva regina matre mea dedi ecclesie Christi in Dorobernia civitate monasterium Raculfense cum tota villa 7 omnibus ad eam rite pertinentibus . liberam ab omni seculari servitute . exceptis tribus . expedicione . pontis 7 arcis constructione . Et ego Dunstanus abbas indignus cartulam inde imperante domino meo rege Eadredo composui 7 propriis digitis meis perscripsi .