A.D. 757. Eanberht, Uhtred and Ealdred, under-kings of the Hwicce, to Milred, bishop, and St Peter's, Worcester; grant of 30 hides (cassati) at Tredington, Warwicks. (formerly Worcs.), previously held by Tyrdda, comes. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Nero E. I, pt 2, ff. 181-84v, f. 183v (s. xi)
2. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 1-118, ff. 16r-17v (s. xi 1)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 36-40; K, 102 and vol. iii. 378; B, 183; Earle, pp. 305-7

Comments:

Turner 1916, p. xxxiv, citing Stevenson, dubious; Grundy, Worcs., II, pp. 78-80, on bounds; PN Warwicks.; John 1966, pp. 23-4; Finberg, ECWM, no. 214, authentic; Gelling 1978, pp. 178, 181-2, Tredington probably named from Tyrdda; Scharer 1982, pp. 213-14, spurious, although possibly based on authentic material; Hooke 1985, pp. 45-6, 93, 106-8, on estate, with map p. 107; Abels 1988, p. 24; Sims-Williams 1990, pp. 152-3, 162, forgery; Whybra 1990, p. 24; Hooke 1996, p. 114, with map; Hooke 1999, pp. 36-41, on bounds, with map

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    • Tredinc tun . + Regnante inperpetuum domino Deo Sabaoth . Dum certum constat omnibus orthodoxis ac catholicis viris quod istius volubilis vitæ transitoria videlicet tempora momentaneis cursibus termino adpropinquare . Et inrevocabiles esse jam præteriti dies . necnon annorum curricula cum suis mensibus in priorem statum numquam reverti a nullo credentium dubitatur . et cætera quæ restant subsequentia nullam facere moram festinando ad finem pro certo noscuntur . Idcirco ego Eanberhtus Deo prædistinante regulus propriæ gentis Huicciorum simulque germani mei mecum Uhtredus . videlicet et Aldredus eadem vocabuli dignitate et imperio fungentes his ante dictis manifestissimis causis instructi quatinus cum istis sæcularibus rebus quæ citius transire constant . æterna paradisi præmia quæ sempiterna esse scimus lucrire valeamus aliquam agelli portionem pro remedio animæ nostræ . Milredo venerando antistite ad sedem pontificalem et ad æcclesiam beatissimi apostolorum principis sancti Petri ubi corpora parentum nostrorum quiescunt quæ in Uuegernensi civitate fundata est ter dena cassatos id est vicum qui nuncupatur Tredingctun . in duabus locis . in altero quater sena . in altero bis terna . juxta fluvium qui dicitur Stuur . isdem terminibus adjacentibus quibus Tyrdda comes antea tenebat libentissime in commune largiti sumus . ut semper seu nobis viventibus seu in Christo dormientibus digna remuneratio in sanctarum orationum cum missarum sacris celebrationibus ab eadem æcclesia die noctuque Deo patrocinanti fideliter reddatur . Si quis vero quod absit hanc munificentiam nostram pro Deo omnipotente concessam plurimorumque consilio corroboratam quorum infra nomina ponuntur . avaritiæ estibus succensus et diabolica præsumptione incitatus infeliciter inritam facere præsumat . sciat se ab æterna requie separatum et cum Juda impio traditore æternis dampnationum legibus mancipatum . Si quis vero augendo multiplicare voluerit Christi instinctus amore augeat Deus partem illius in remuneratione justorum ubi animæ sanctorum fulgent in gloria . His hinc inde subscriptis terminis præfata certissime circumgiratur tellus . + Ego Eanberht hanc nostram communem donationem pro ampliori firmitate signum sanctissimæ crucis libens aravi . + Ego Uhtred ante præscriptam donationem nostram confirmans subscribo et vexillum crucis prætitulavi . + Ego Aldred majorum meorum conroboratus exemplis almæ crucis vexillum inposui . + Ego Milred gratia Dei episcopis his prædictis rebus canonice consensi et signum venerabile inpressi . + Ego Offa nondum regno Mercionum a domino accepto puer indolis in provincia Huicciorum constitutus huic donationi eorum consensi et signum honorabile beatæ crucis conscripsi . + Ego Totta Dei diffinitione antistes hanc prænotatam munificentiam consensi et subscripsi . + Ego Hemele Dei gratia præsul æcclesiastice consensi et signum salutiferæ crucis prænotavi . + Signum manus Heardberhti præfecti . Signum manus Aldberhti p'. + Signum manus Tiluuini abbatis . Signum manus Cusan abbatis . Signum manus Headdan presbyteri . + Signum Ealdbaldi . præfecti . Signum Eatan . p' . Signum Cecces . Signum Dunnes . + Signum Brogan . Signum Pendheres . + Signum Uuales . p' . + Signum Beornhardus præfectus . ˝is syndan ˇa landgemæru to Tredingctune . Of Sture on ˇa stan scale ˇonne be ∂an heafdan ˇæt on ˇa dunes ende ondlong dunes ˇæt on scire mere of sciran mere ˇæt on Brocnanbyrh of Brocnanbyrh on ˇæt ri∂ig ondlong ri∂iges on morsea∂ of morsea∂e on Si∂ry∂e wellan of Si∂ry∂e wellan on rydmædwan ufewarde of reodmædwan on haran stan of haran stane on ˇa langan dic ondlong dice ˇæt on ˇone pyt of ˇam pytte ˇæt on reodwellan of reodwellan ˇæt on ˇone ofer ondlong ofres ˇæt on Stanford of Stanforda ondlonges ˇære lace of ˇære lace su∂ be ∂am heafdon ˇæt on rahweg ˇæt ondlong rahweges on rahdene ˇæt ˇonne on Wadbeorgas of Wadbeorgan ˇæt on ˇone rycweg of rycwege on hwæte dune of hwæte dune on ˇone stapol of ˇæm stapole on ˇa mærdic ondlong dices ˇæt on Stures stream .