S 676

A.D. 958. Edgar, king of Mercia, to Athelstan, his comes; grant of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Ham, Essex. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 83r-v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1220; B, 1037

Comments:

B, 1037, Ham is in Wilts; Grundy, Wilts., I, p. 228, not in Wilts; PN Essex, p. 94 n., on bounds; Hart, ECEE, p. 250; Hart 1970a, pp. 11 n. 1, 33 (no. 144), on beneficiary; authentic; Hart, ECE, no. 15, authentic; Hart, ECNE, pp. 19-22, discusses charter-type, which he terms 'Dunstan B'; Keynes 1980, p. 48 n. 85, 69, on charter-type; diplomatic links with S 678; Hart 1992, pp. 450-1; Keynes 1994, on charter-type, esp. p. 176

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    • ˘is is ˇæra landboc to Hamme . ˇæ Eadgar cing gebocade A∂elstane bisceope on æce yrfe . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Iesu Christi . DCCCC . LVIII . Indictione . I . Ego Eadgar allubescente gratia rex et primicherius Merciorum aliquantulam ruris partem quinis ab accolis estimatam mansiunculis in loco qui dicitur Hamme . Æ∂elstano comiti meo liberam preter arcem pontum expeditionemque in perpetuum ius libenter admodum concedo . quatinus diebus vite sue possideat . et post se cuicunque uoluerit heredi derelinquat . Quod si quisque quod non optamus huiusce donationis cartulam ad nichilare temptauerit . coram Christo se rationem redditurum agnoscat ; et his limitibus hec telluris pars circumgirari uidetur . Ærest of eadelmes dic on stoc fliot . of ˇam fliote to ilmere 7lang wynsies mearce on ˇone langan ˇorn . of ˇam ˇornæ on wehinc leage ˇanon on byrc mære 7lang mære on ˇara hina mearcæ 7lang mearæ to wortan beorge ˇanon on bæde wyllan . 7lang wylle ˇæt innan hile 7lang ealdan hilæ æt ˇæra hina mæde ˇanon innan fleot 7lang ˇes fleotes on træfesing mu∂an 7lang hile on eadelmes dic . Et huius doni constipulatores exstiterunt quorum inferius nomina carraxari uidentur . + Ego Oscitel episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . + Ego Dunstan episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . + Ego Cynesige episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . + Ego Aˇulf episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . + Ego Ælfhere Dux . + Ego Æˇelmund Dux . + Ego Æˇelwold Dux . + Ego Birhtno∂ Dux . + Ego Æˇelsige minister . + Ego Ælfsige minister . + Ego Vffa minister . + Ego Osferd minister . + Ego Winsige minister . + Ego Æˇelwold minister . + Ego Byrhtferd minister .