S 547

A.D. 948. King Eadred to Frithuric, his minister; grant of four hides (mansae) at Ofærtune Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 118v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1162; B, 875; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 111

Comments:

Grundy, Wilts., I, p. 247, probably not Overton, Wilts., or Overton, Hants; PN Wilts., p. 305, identifies as West Overton, Wilts; Darlington 1955, p. 85; Hart, ECEE, no. 5, authentic, suggests identification with Orton (Waterville), Hunts; Hart 1970a, p. 38 (no. 216), authentic

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    • Carta ; Edredi ; regis ; de ; Overton ; cuidam ; suo ; ministro ; + Regnante inperpetuum domino nostro Jhesu Christo . Omnipotens factor atque monarchus dispensator in sua unica prescientia quecumque abdita aut se ostendentia sint inscrutabili atque intelligibili dispensatione disposuit ac gubernat . Quapropter ego Eadredus . rex Anglorum ceterarumque gentium in circuitu persistentium gubernator et rector . dedi cuidam meo ministro vocitato nomine . Fryˇerico . IIII or . mansas in illo loco ubi jamdudum rur'i'cole illius regionis nomen inposuerunt . æt Ofærtune . Ut terram jam præfatam meo scilicet ovante concessu tramitibus suæ possideat vitæ . deinceps namque sibi succedenti cui voluerit heredi derelinquat . ceu prædixi illi in æternam hereditatem . Maneat igitur meum hoc immobile donum æterna libertate jocundum , cum omnibus que pertinent sibi . tam in magnis quam in modicis rebus . Campis . pascuis . pratis . silvis . excepto communi labore . expoeditione . pontis . arcisve constructione . Si qui vero prout non optamus serpentino suggestionis demonice toxico inflati huius tramitis seriem in aliquo temptaverint foedare . Noverint se cum Anna et Zafirra satellitibusque herebica æterne anathematis macera perforandos . Nisi prius digna satisfactione emendare maluerint . Istis terminibus prædicta terra circumgyrata esse videtur . ˇis synt ˇa land gemero to ofertune . Ærest 7 lang wusan oˇ ˇa riˇe inon ˇone wuda ˇweores ofer ˇone wuda on ˇa stræt 7 lang stræte ofer ˇone broc ˇonon on ˇa dic . andlang dic oˇ ˇer dices heafod 7 ˇonne eft on ˇa ea . Acta est hec præfata donatio . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCC XLVIII . Indictione . VI . + Ego Eadredus rex Anglorum præfatam donationem sub sigillo sancte crucis + . indeclinabiliter concensi atque roboravi . + Ego Wulfstanus archons divine servitutis officio mancipatus Eborace civitatis archiepiscopus sigillum sancte crucis + impressi . + Ego Ælfheah Wintaniensis ecclesie episcopus testitudinem sancte crucis + subscripsi et confirmavi . + Ego Cenwald episcopus . + Ego Ælfric episcopus . + Ego Aeˇelgar episcopus . + Ego Ælfred episcopus . + Æˇelstan dux . + Eadric dux . + Æˇelstan dux . + Ealhhelm dux . + Eadmund minister . + Ælfstan minister . + Wulfric minister . + Ælfsige minister . + Wulfric minister . + Æˇelgeard minister . + Ælfric minister . + Æˇelnoˇ minister .