S 647

A.D. 957. King Eadwig to Oswulf, bishop; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Stanton St Bernard, Wilts. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Wilton

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Harley 436, ff. 16r-18r (s. xiii)

Printed:

Hoare, Reg. Wilton, pp. 7-8; K, 467 and vol. iii. 454-5; B, 998; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 111

Comments:

Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 191, on burial feature in bounds; Hoare, Modern Wilts., ii. 82; Grundy, Wilts., I, pp. 210-15, same bounds in S 685; Darlington 1955, pp. 10, 91; Finberg, ECW, no. 286, authentic

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    • ˝is his ˇare . XX . hida boc æt Stantune ˇe Eadwig cing ge bocode Osulfe biscope on eche yrfe . In nomine domini nostri Jhesu Christi Celestis patrie hierarchus diversis gradibus sue largitatis largifluam donationem late distribuit . regibus . episcopis . principibus abbatibus . prepositis . quatinus unusquisque in suo ordine pro terreno lucro sibi commisso talento In die examinationis duplicatum negotium nulla obtinente segnitia representet . Nam ego Eadwic rex . Anglorum in mei precordii penetralibus volutans quod merceciem eterne beatitudinis recepturus sim si cunctis velle Dei subicientibus favere non recusabo veritas mellita sue orationis oracula protulit dicens . 'date et dabitur vobis' 1 . Quapropter cuidem episcopo vocitato nomine . Osulfo . Cum mentis alacriter eternaliter . XX . mansas corroboro . In illo loco ubi plebili narratione dicitur . æt Stantune . Eatenus ut talis donatio sit fixa et immobilis permaneat quam diu religio ecclesiastice sanctionis obtinetur et posteritatis sue sucessori cuicumque voluerit Ceu supradiximus derelinquat in eterna possessione . Sit autem predictum rus perpetuali libertate stabilitum et ab omni mundiali regalique coactione Immune Cum omnibus que antiquitus antecessorum mortalium relatu ad eundem locum pertinere audivimus . Id est . Campis . pascuis . pratis . silvis . excepto communi labore . expeditione . pontis arcisve constructione . Si quis autem quod non optamus hanc nostram donationem infringere vel mutare satagerit horribiles inferni fusci valvas sentiat . atque terribiles demonum Cohortes suis obtutibus indesinenter aspiciat nisi prius digna Deo penitientia veniam legali satisfactione emendare maluerit . Istis terminis ambitur predicta tellus . ˝is sint ˇa land gemæra to stantune . Aerest of hole wille on ˇa ruwan hola ˇonon on ˇone ealdan weg up to ˇan hæˇenan byrgelse ˇonan on ˇryfyld dene of ˇære dene on ˇane scearpan stan . ˇonon on cobban stan of ˇam stane on ane hlinc reawe oˇ hit cym∂ to blacan grafum ˇonon on ˇane mær stan of ˇam stane on ˇa foxholu . ˇonon on ˇone stanigan beurh on ˇorn dune . norˇewearde of ˇan beorge on ˇa stanes 7lang dene neoˇewearde . of ˇam stane on anne stan . ˇonon on anne ˇorn . ˇonon on ˇa wearh roda on wodnes dic . ˇonon on ˇa ealdan burh middewearde of ˇære ealdan on oxna mere . ˇonon on anne crundel liˇ an stan . on of ˇam stane on ˇone midmestan hrycg on east cumbum . ˇonon on east mores heafod to ˇam hæˇenan byrgelse on brom lace . ˇonne 7lang streames eft on holen wylle . Acta est hec prefata donatio . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCCLVII . Indictione . XV . Ego Eadwig rex Anglorum prefatam donationem indeclinabiliter concessi . Ego Odo Archiepiscopus cum signo crucis roboravi . Ego Ælfsinus presul sigillum agye crucis impressi . Ego Byrhthelm episcopus subscripsi . Ego Wulfsige episcopus Consignavi . Ego Byrhthelm episcopus Corroboravi . Ego Alfwod episcopus Adquievi . Ego Danielh episcopus Conclusi . Ego Eadmund dux . Aeˇelsige dux . Aelfheah miles . Aeˇelgeard miles . Aelfric miles . Aelfgar miles . Byrhtferˇ miles . Aelfsige miles . Aelfwine miles . Aelfred miles . Stantune ;