S 613

A.D. 956 (iv). King Eadwig to Beornric, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Poolhampton, Hants. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 40r-v (s. xii med.)
2. London, Society of Antiquaries, 128, f. 204r (s. xvii; English version)

Printed:

K, 1187; B, 974; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 121

Comments:

Grundy, Hants., IV, pp. 179-80, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 81, authentic; Hart 1970a, p. 29 (no. 68), authentic; Keynes 1980, pp. 59-60, 66, 67 n. 127, 68 n. 128, 'Group Four'

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    • ˘is is ˇara . V . hida boc æt Polhamatune ˇæ Eadwig cing gæbocodæ Byrnrice his ˇegnæ on ece yrfæ . Regnante ac gubernante domino nostro Jhesu Christo . Nichil intulimus in hunc mundum verum nec auferre quid possumus . quare de his quæ velut aporiatum peripsima contempnuntur atria vitæ emenda sunt . Ideo ego Eadwic . basileus Anglorum et æquæ totius Albionis gubernator et rector . cuidam meo fideli ministro quem vocitant nonnulli noto vocamine Byrnric . V. cassatos perpetualiter trado . illic ubi Anglica appellatione dicitur . æt Polehametune . eatenus ut hoc diebus suis possideat tramitibusque vitæ suæ . et postquam universitatis viam adierit cuicumque voluerit heredi derelinquat in æternam hereditatem . Sit autem predictum rus liberum ab omni fiscali tributo sæculariumque servitutis exinanitum ; Cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus . Campis . Pascuis . Pratis . Silvis . Sine expeditione et pontis arcisvæ instructione . Nam si quis reprobus falsis machinationibus per aliquam scripturam meam donum subvertere conatus fuerit ; Sit ipse in profundo chaos igneis nexibus mancipatus . et ejus memoria caligine mortis obtecta . nisi hic assiduis precibus prius obtabilem consequi mereatur . Predicta siquidem tellus . istis terminis circumcincta clarescit . ˘is synt ˇa land ge mere to Polhamatune . ærest of ˇære strete on midde weardne mearc ˇorn ˇonon to ˇisteleage ˇonon ˇweores ofer ˇone beorh on eastan cobban lea . ˇonon on ˇone beorh ˇonon to ˇære apoldre ˇonon to ˇæm ˇorne of ˇæm ˇorne æft to ˇære strete . Hæc carta incaraxata est . Anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCC LVI . Indictione . XIIII a . Ego Eadwic rex Anglorum indeclinabiliter concessi . Ego Eadgar ejusdem regis frater consensi . Ego Oda archiepiscopus cum signo sanctæ crucis roboravi . Ego Ælfsinus Presul sigillum agiæ crucis impressi . Ego Byrhtelm episcopus consignavi . Ego Cenwald episcopus adquievi . Ego Oscytel episcopus confirmavi . Ego Osulf episcopus non rennui . Ego Byrhtelm episcopus subscripsi . Ego Aˇulf episcopus conclusi . Ego Æˇelstan dux . Ego Ædmund dux . Ego Æˇelstan dux . Ego Ælfhere dux . Ego Æˇelsige dux . Ego Æˇelwold dux . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Æˇelgear∂ minister . Ego Ælfheah minister . Ego Eadric minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Ælfric minister . Ego Ælfwig minister . Ego Ælfwine minister . Ego Ælfmer minister .