A.D. 956 (ii). King Eadwig to Alfred, his optimas; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Didlington in Chalbury and 1 at Uddens in Holt, Dorset. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Wilton

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Harley 436, ff. 32v-36r (s. xiii)

Printed:

Hoare, Reg. Wilton, pp. 19-21; K, 454 and vol. iii. 444-5; B, 958; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 105

Comments:

Hoare, Modern Wilts., ii. 82; Grundy, Dorset, II, pp. 112-14, on bounds of Didlington; Grundy, Dorset, IV, pp. 121-3, on bounds of Uddens; Finberg, ECW, no. 599, authentic; Forsberg 1968, pp. 18-19, bounds probably coterminous with parish of Chalbury; PN Dorset, ii. 134-6, 152-3, 158; Keynes 1980, pp. 54-5, 65, 66 n. 125, 67 n. 127, 'Group Two'

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    • ˝is his ˇara . V . hida boc æt Dydylingetune and ˇas Anes hiwisces æt Uddingc ˇe Eadwig cing gebocode Ælfrede his ˇeine on eche yrfe . In nomine sancte et individue trinitatis cui omne genu flectitur celestium terrestrium et infernorum . Ego Eadwig . totius Albionis insule primo anno imperii mei qui est annus sacrosancte incarnationis domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCC LVI ; Indictione . XIIII . Cuidam meorum optimatum vocamine Ælfredo . Pro sua humilitate et fideli obedientia aliquam terre partem duobus in locis concedo . Id est . V . mansas ubi vulgariter dicitur . æt Dydylingtune . Et unam mansam ubi vocitatur . æt Uddingc ; (sideways comma, middle height) Quatenus firmiter in domino possideat tramite vite sue . cum omnibus que sibi pertinere asseruntur . Tam campis . pratis . Silvis . quam pascuis uberrimis . Et sit sibi in sempiternam hereditatem possidendi et habendi et post obitum suum donandi et derelinquendi cuicumque heredi voluerit . Sit vero hec terra ab omni seculari negotio libera excepta expeditione et pontis ac arcis constructione . Si quis vere tyrannica inflatus potestate infringere temptaverit huius nostri decreti cyrographum Sciat se coram Christo et angelis ejus in tremendo examine rationem redditurum . nisi hic prius emendare satagerit . Istis terminis ambitur predicta tellus ; (sideways comma, middle height) ˝is sint ˇare . V . hida land gemære to dydylingtune 7 ˇas syxtan æt udding ˇe ˇær to gebyre∂ . Ærest on roddan pol nioˇeweardne . 7 of roddan pole on ˇane langan hlinc . 7 of ˇan langan hlince on fugelan pæˇ . from fugelan paˇe on ˇa twegen ærcas ˇær boddingc weg ut gæ∂ . 7 from bodding wege ofer ˇane redan weg . 7 of ˇam readan wege on lindune estawearde ˇær to ˇam ealdan wege . 7 swa andlang weges to mearc broces heafde . from mearc broces heafde . and lang weges in an cheoles byrig east gete . 7 of ˇam est gete eft ut æt ˇam west geate . 7 of ˇam west geate on dydeling dune middewearde . 7 of dydeling dune on ˇa haran apuldran . 7 of ˇære haran apuldran ˇære adune innan winburnan o∂ midne stream . 7 swa and lang streames oˇ roddan pol . 7 at crawan forda synd . VI . mæd æcras ˇe ˇær to gebyria∂ 7 on ige twegen . 7 ˇis sint ˇæs hywisces land gemære æt udding . Ærest on cucan dene . 7 of cucan dune on cran mor middeweardne . 7 of cran more on ˇæne heal . 7 of ˇam heale on ˇa fulan lake . 7 of ˇare fulen lake on secg broc . 7 up ˇanan and lang brokes oˇ ˇa brydenan bricgge . 7 of ˇare brycgge and lang weges on ham woldes ˇorn . 7 of ham woldes ˇorne on cucan . 7 on ige . II . mæd æcres ˇær to . Consentientibus et confirmacentibus episcopis et proceribus quorum nomina infra adscripta sunt hec cartula scripta est . Ego Eadwig gratia Dei totius Britannice telluris rex meum donum proprio sigillo confirmavi . Ego Eadgar ejusdem regis frater celeriter consensi . Ego Odo Dorovernensis ecclesie archipresul alme crucis signo roboravi . Ego Ælfsinus Wintaniensis ecclesie divinus proprium sigillum impressi . Ego Oscytel placabili mente consensi . Ego Osulfus non rennui . Ego Byrhtelm adquievi . Ego Æˇulf conclusi . Aeˇelstan dux . Eadmund dux . Aeˇelstan dux . Aeˇelsige dux . Aelfsie dux . Wulfric miles . Aeˇelgeard miles . Aelfhere miles . Aelfheah miles . Aelfric miles . Aelfgar miles . Byrhtferˇ miles . Aelfsige miles . Aˇelwold miles . Wulfgar miles . Cynesige miles .