S 592

A.D. 956 (ii). King Eadwig to Ælfsige, his minister; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Kettering, Northants. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Peterborough

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Egerton 2733, ff. 38r-40r (s. xiii med.)
2. London, Society of Antiquaries, 60, f. 29r-v (s. xii med.)
3. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Top. Northants c. 21 (S.C. 16638), f. 69r-v (s. xviii)
4. Peterborough, DC., 1, f. 127r-v (s. xiii med.; incomplete)

Printed:

K, 443 and vol. iii. 439, ex MS 2; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 381 (no. 7), ex MS 2; B, 943, ex MS 2

Comments:

PN Northants., p. 184 n. 1, on bounds; Hart 1970, p. 34, on hidation; Hart, ECNE, no. 5, authentic; Keynes 1980, pp. 54-6, 64-5, 67 n. 127, 68 n. 128, 'Group Two'; Hart 1992, pp. 445-9

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    • De Ketering . + In nomine cosmi salvatoris et humani generis redemptoris Jhesu Christi domini nostri qui solus cum patre et spiritu sancto regnum tenet immortale . Ego Æduuig . divina dispositione gentis Angligenæ et diversarum nationum industrius rex uni meo ministro cui nomen est Ælfsige . X . cassatos perenniter impendo penes illum locum quo assertione multorum hominum profertur ita . æt Cytringan . amodo cum securitate nostrum donum vita comite sibi usurpet . se obeunte cuicumque voluerit in karisma perenne impertiat . cum campis . pascuis . pratis . silvis . Sit vero hæc terra ab omni seculari negotio libera excepta expeditione et pontis ac arcis constructione . Si quis vero tirannica inflatus potestate infringere temptaverit huius nostri decreti cyrografum . sciat se coram Christo et angelis ejus in tremendo examine rationem redditurum . nisi hic prius emendare satagerit . Istis terminis hæc tellus ambita videtur . ˇis sint ˇa land ge mære to Cytringan . Cranslea bri'c'g andlang ∂es burnan . hit cym∂ to Hunan bricge . fram Hunan bricge to ˇam galhtreowe on deopandene . of deoppendene on Cynestanes heafod . of Cynestanes heafde on ˇa langan dic of ˇere dic to wiclea forde 7lang ysan . ˇet cym∂ to pihteslea forda . of ˇam forda 7lang ˇes broches ˇæt hit cym∂ eft to Cranslea bricge . Hæc carta scripta est anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCCLVI . indictione . XIIII . Ego Ædvvig rex Anglorum indeclinabiliter concessi . Ego Ædgar ejusdem regis frater . consensi . Ego Oda archiepiscopus cum signo sanctæ crucis + corroboravi . Ego Ælfsinus præsul sigillum agyæ crucis + impressi . Ego Cenuuald episcopus consignavi . Ego Oscytel episcopus confirmavi . Ego Osulf episcopus adquievi . Ego Byrhtelm episcopus non renui . Ego Ælfuuold episcopus consensi . Ego Aˇulf episcopus conclusi . Æthelstan dux . Ædmund dux . Æthelstan dux . Ælfhere dux . Ælfsige dux . Æthelmund dux . Ælfsige minister . Ælfheach minister . Wlfric minister . Æthelgeard . Ælfuuold . Ælfric . Ælfsige . Ælfgar . Byrhtfer∂ . Adeluuold . Ælfsige . Ælfuuine . Wlgar . Ædric ministri .