S 695

A.D. 961. King Edgar to Brihthelm, bishop; grant of 7.5 hides at Easton near Winchester, Hants. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 72v-73r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1230; B, 1076

Printed and Translated:

Rumble 2002, no. XXII

Comments:

Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 192, on burial feature in bounds; Grundy, Hants., II, pp. 88-92, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 95, authentic; Hart 1970a, p. 32 (no. 125), authentic; Biddle et al. 1976, pp. 236, 237, 257, 262, 274, 283; Yorke 1988a, pp. 75-6 n. 91; Rumble 2002, no. XXII, no reason to doubt authenticity; rubric in MS probably from endorsement; grant to Bishop Beorhthelm personally rather than to his church; map of bounds

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    • ˘is is ˇara ehte∂an healfræ hydæ landboc to eastune ˇe Eadgar cining gebocode Brihtelm bisceope on ece yrfe . Largiflua Christi omnipotentis largiente clementia patenter agnovimus ; quod his recidivis æterna jugiterque mansura ob perpetuæ remunerationis talionem tocius mentis adnisu lucrando sint . Et enim scriptum est . 'Nichil intulimus in hunc mundum ; verum nec ab eo auferre quid poterimus' 1 . Quapropter lubrici potentatus non immemor ego Eadgar Christo conferente tocius Anglicæ regionis basileus ; ob majoris premii remunerationem aliquam ruris particulam septem videlicet mansas et dimidiam in illo loco qui a ruricolis Eastun nuncupatur Byrhtelmo . presuli michi carnalis prosapiæ nexu copulato ob ejus fideli obsequium quod erga me sedulus exibuit perpetua largitus sum hereditate . ut ipse vita comite cum omnibus utensilibus hilaris possideat . et post vitæ suæ terminum quibuscumque sibi placuerit heredibus inmunem derelinquat . Si't' autem predictum rus omni terrene servitutis jugo liberum tribus exceptis rata videlicet expeditione pontis arcisvæ restauratione . Si autem aliquis larvarico inflatus spiritu hoc nostrum decretum discindere temptaverit . nisi satisfactione dignissima in hac vita penituerit . in futura coram Christo et ejus angelici agminis collegio pænis permansuris punitum se sentiat . et in æternum ligamine sacrilegii strictum agnoscat . His etenim limitibus prefatum rus hic inde gyratur . ˝is synd ˇa land gemero to Eastune . ærest on eadmundes wer . of eadmundes were on ˇa ealdan byrig . of ˇære ealdan byrig upp 7lang dic to ˇam eˇenan byrigelsan . of ˇam æˇenan byrigelsan and lang mearce to ˇære port stret 7lang smalan dune upp to ˇære dic of ˇære dic 7lang mearce innan blacan lace . of blaca lace 7 lang watæres on costices mylne . of costices mylne . 7lang mearce to ˇære fulan flode . of ˇære fulan flode 7 lang stret to ˇam eafod stoccan . of ˇam heafod stoccan 7lang stret innan icenan . 7lang icenan to ˇære grenan furh inna ˇara stræt . 7lang stræt and lang mearce on stapol ˇorn . of stapol ˇorne 7lang mearce on ˇa haran apoldran . of ˇara haran apoldran innan ˇane smalan weg . of ˇan smalan wege innan ˇa readan rode . of ˇære readan rode andlang ˇæs mylan weges . on ˇone lunden weg . 7 lang ˇes lundænes weges innan cealc hammæs . of cealc hammam 7lang mearce innan bica fed . of bica setle 7lang mearce innan fearninga lege . of fearninga lege 7lang dic æft on icenan innan eadmundes . wer . Anno dominice incarnationis . DCCCCLXI . Scripta est hæc carta his testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina caraxantur . Ego Eadgar Rex Anglorum corroboravi . Ego Dunstan archiepiscopus concessi . Ego Oscytel archiepiscopus confirmavi . Ego Osulf episcopus subscripsi . Ego Brithelm episcopus impressi . Ego Aˇulf episcopus corroboravi . Ego Alfwold episcopus consolidavi . Ego Oswold episcopus confirmavi . Ego Aˇelwold abbas . Ego Ælfhere Dux . Ego Ælfheah Dux . Ego Aˇelwold Dux . Ego Brihtno∂ Dux . Ego Eadmund Dux . Ego Æˇelmund Dux . Ego Ælfgar minister . Ego Ælfwine minister . Ego Byrtfer∂ minister . Ego Æˇelsige minister . Ego Eadric minister . Ego Æˇelwine minister . Ego Osweard minister . Ego Osulf minister . Ego Wulfstan minister . Ego Æˇelsige minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Wulfhelm minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Ælfred minister . Ego Ealdred minister . Ego Æˇelsige minister . Ego Alfwold minister .