S 669

A.D. 951 for ? 961. King Edgar to Æthelnoth, his faithful man; grant of 1 hide (mansa) at Clyst wicon (? Clyst St Mary, Devon). Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Exeter

MSS:

1. Exeter, D.C., 2520 (s. xi; OS Facs., ii. Exeter 4)

Printed:

Davidson 1883, pp. 273-4; B, 1103; Hooke 1994, p. 161, bounds only

Comments:

Davidson 1883, pp. 272-3, identifies as Clyst St Mary; PN Devon, p. 585 n., on bounds; Rose-Troup 1933, p. 58, on bounds; Finberg, ECDC, no. 37, probably a reconstruction of a lost original; Chaplais 1966, pp. 5-9 (no. 7), spurious, unlikely to have been forged before last quarter of 11th century (= 1981 XV, pp. 5-9); Alcock 1971, bounds cover Clyst St Mary; Dumville 1994, p. 146 n. 51, imitative script; Hooke 1994, pp. 161-4, solution of bounds remains uncertain, probably Clyst St Mary; Breeze 2000, on place-name

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    • Endorsements: (1) ˝is ys ˇære hyde land boc ˇe Eadgar cing gebocode Æ∂elno∂e his ˇegne on ece yrfe . (2) Boc To Clistwicon. + In onomate Christi . Anno dominice incarnationis . DCCCCLI . Ego Eadgar Rex totius Bryttannie insule favente Deo huic meo fideli homini qui ab infantuli etate nomen accepit Æ∂elno∂ aliquam ruris particulam donabo id est unam mansam ubi ruricoli vocitant Clyst Wicon in perpetua hereditate ut ipse vita comite habeat et post obitum cuicumque libuerit inmune derelinquat . Sit autem predictum rus liberum ab omni seculari servitio excepto comuni labore quod notum est cunctis . Et si quis amodo hanc nostram donationem amoverit sciat se Deo contra iturum ire non mihi quia ab illo potestatem accepi . His metis prefatum rus hinc in deo gyratur . Æryst up of clyst on ∂a ealdan dic . of stræt on sicgan mores heafod . ˇanon on ˇa ealdan dic on grendel up anlang grendel on ˇone ealdan ford . ˇanon on pi∂ig pytt . ˇanon on wi∂ig ∂yfel . ˇanon on ∂a ealdan dic . ˇanon on grendel of ˇæt reade clyf . ˇanon on blindan wyll . ˇanon on clænan splott su∂e weardne . ˇanon on gerihte on ˇone stan beorh . ˇanon west rihte on ∂one ealdan weg . fram ˇam ealdan wege on ˇa ealdan ˇyrnan . ˇanon west sceft rihte ofer ∂one mor on ˇone weg on su∂ healfe ˇære langan dic . ˇanon on grendel . ˇanon on ˇa wi∂ig ræwe . ˇanon for∂ eft on grendel . ˇanon on clyst . Scripta est hec cartula anno dominice incarnationis DCCCC . His testibus consentientibus quorum nomina inferius notantur . + Ego Eadgar Rex Anglorum concessi . + Ego Dunstan archipresul corroboravi . + Ego Oscytel archiepiscopus confirmavi . + Ego Osulf episcopus consolidavi . + Ego Brihtelm episcopus adquievi . + Ego Alfwold episcopus consensi . + Ego Eadelm episcopus conclusi . + Ego A∂elwold abbas . + Ego Ælfhere dux . + Ego Ælfeah dux . + Ego Æˇelstan dux . + Ego Æ∂elwold dux . + Ego Eadmund dux . + Ego Ælfgær minister . + Ego Ælfwine minister . + Ego Brihtfer∂ minister . + Ego Æ∂elsige minister . + Ego Ælfsige minister . + Ego Osferˇ minister .