S 638

A.D. 956 (iii). King Eadwig to Wynsige, his faithful minister; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Moredon in Rodbourne Cheney, Wilts. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 41v-42r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1185; B, 983

Comments:

Grundy, Berks., I, pp. 230-3, on bounds; Robertson, Charters, p. 338, date could be wrongly copied, Ælfheah may not have become earl until 959; PN Berks., i. 16, ii. 385, iii. 702, 715-16, bounds cannot be identified precisely; Gelling, ECTV, no. 84, authentic; Rumble 1987, p. 223, on place-name; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 75, probably authentic, dating clause likely to be unreliable

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    • ˘is is ˇara . XX . hidæ boc æt Mordune ˇæ Edwig cing gæbocode Wynsige hys ˇægne on ece yrfæ . Regnante in perpetuum domino nostro Jhesu Christo . Summo et ineffabili rerum curatore ac moderatore omnium ; Cunctis fidelibus in hac vita degentibus certum est quod dierum terminum summus kyrius constituet ut proposuerat . Ideo nunc nobis agendum est cunctis ut in hoc instantis labentisque vitæ pæne transcurso curriculo cum bonis actibus futuræ beatitudinis felicitatem adipisci mereamur . Quam ob causam ego Eadwic . tocius Brittannicæ telluris archons hilari vultu menteque preclara cuidam meo fideli mynistro quem vocitant nonnulli noto vocamine . Wynsicge . XX . cassatos perpetuo cyrographo corroboro . illo in loco quem solicole vocitant . æt Mordune . ut possideat et firmiter teneat usque ad ultimum cursum vitæ suæ cum omnibus utensilibus quæ Deus cælorum in ipso telluris gramine creavit . tam in magnis quam in modicis rebus Campis . Pascuis . Pratis . Silvis . Sit autem predictum rus liberum ab omni fiscali tributo seculariumque servitutum exinanitum . sine expeditione . et pontis arcisvæ instructione . Hanc vero meam donationem quod opto absit a fidelium mentibus minuentibus atque frangentibus . fiat pars eorum cum illis de quibus e contra fatur . 'Discedite a me maledicti in ignem eternum qui paratus est Sathane et satellitibus suis' 1 ; Nisi prius digna Deo pænitentia veniam legali satisfactione emendent . Predicta siquidem tellus istis terminis circumcincta clarescit . ˘is synt ˇa land ge mero to Mordune ærest of headdam dune slade ny∂er on hred burnan and lang burnan on wurf . 7lang streames on foslace . ˇonne 7lang foslace on ˇara ecera 7 heafda an lang ˇære heafda on ettan pæn on ˇonne ellem stub ˇonon a be ecge on ˇa medemunge of ˇære medemunge ny∂er on ˇone ealdan wi∂ig . ˇonon on hnottan for∂ of ∂am forda on ˇone ealdan wylle ˇonon eft on headdan dune sled . Hæc carta caraxata est . Anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCC LVI . Indictione . XIIII . Ego Eadwic Rex Anglorum indeclinabiliter concessi . Ego Eadgar Ejusdem regis frater consensi . Ego Oda Archiepiscopus cum signo sanctæ crucis roboravi . Ego Ælfsynus Presul sigillum agyæ crucis impressi . Ego Cenwold episcopus consignavi . Ego Oscytel episcopus adquievi . Ego Osulf episcopus corroboravi . Ego Byrhtelm episcopus non rennui . Ego Aˇulf Episcopus confirmavi . Ego Daniel episcopus conclusi . Ego Æˇelstan dux . Ego Eadmund dux . Ego Æˇelstan dux . Ego Ælfhere dux . Ego Æˇelsige dux . Ego Aˇelwold dux . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Æˇelgeard minister . Ego Ælfheah minister . Ego Cynesige minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Ælfheah minister . Ego Alfgar minister . Ego Byrhtferˇ minister . Ego Eadric minister . Ego Ælfwine minister . Ego Ælfric minister . Ego Ælfwig minister .