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  • Altithrono in eternum regnante. Uniuersis sophie studium intento mentis conamine sedulo rimantibus liquido patescit, quod huius uite periculis nimio ingruentibus terrore recidiui terminus cosmi appropinquare dinoscitur, ut ueredica Christi promulgat sententia qui dicit, ‘Surget gens contra gentem et regnum aduersus regnum,’ et reliqua. Quapropter ego Eadgar totius Brittannie basileus quandam ruris particulam, duas uidelicet mansas atque dimidiam, loco qui celebri æt Stantune nuncupatur uocabulo, cuidam decurioni mihi oppido fideli qui ab huiusce gnosticis patrie noto Ælfsige appellatur uocabulo, pro obsequio eius deuotissimo, perpetua largitus sum hereditate, ut ipse uita comite cum omnibus utensilibus, pratis uidelicet, pascuis, siluis, uoti compos habeat, et post uite sue terminum quibuscunque uoluerit cleronomis immunem derelinquat. Sit autem predictum rus omni terrene seruitutis iugo liberum, tribus exceptis, rata uidelicet expeditione, pontis arcisue restauratione. Si quis igitur hanc nostram donationem in aliud quam constituimus transferre uoluerit, priuatus consortio sancte Dei ecclesie, eternis baratri incendiis lugubris iugiter cum Iuda Christi proditore eiusque complicibus puniatur, si non satisfactione emendauerit congrua quod contra nostrum deliquit decretum. His metis prefatum rus hinc inde giratur. Þis synt þa land gemæra to Stantune. Ærest on Wynlmæddune west heafod, þæt on þa ealdan dic, þæt upp on Wineces burug, þanne of þære byrig þweofer þane sceagan, þon’ forð a be wyrttruman þæt on Wodnes dic, þanne of Wodnes dic on þa byrug norðewearde, andlang gemæres þæt innan Corsan, þonne upp andlang broces on þæt swelgend, þonne suð andlang broces þæt on þa dic, þæt andlanges dic on þane Bæð herpað, þæt west andlanges herpaðes þæt eft on Wulmæddune west heafod. Þonne is binnan þam tyn hydun Ælfsiges þridde healfe hide. Anno dominice incarnationis .dcccclxiii. scripta est hec carta, testibus consentientibus quorum hic nomina carraxantur. Ego EADGAR rex Anglorum concessi. + Ego Dunstan archiepiscopus corroboraui. + Ego Oscytel archiepiscopus confirmaui. + Ego Osulf episcopus consolidaui. + Ego Byrthelm episcopus acquieui. + Ego Æþelwold abbas consensi. + Ego Ælfhere dux. + Ego Ælfheah dux. + Ego Æðelstan dux. + Ego Æþelwine dux. + Ego Byrhtferð minister. + Ælfwine minister. + Æþelsige minister. + Wulfstan minister. + Ælfsige minister. +
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  • The One Enthroned on High ruling eternally. The zeal for wisdom reveals clearly to all searching zealously with a rigorous effort of mind that the end of the relapsed world is discerned to be approaching with the dangers of this life attacking with very great terror, as the truthful pronouncement of Christ makes known, Who says, ‘Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom’, etcetera. Wherefore I, Edgar, king of the whole of Britain, have bestowed by perpetual right a certain parcel of land, namely, two and a half hides in the place that notable men call by name Stanton Prior, on a certain reeve faithful to my town who is called by the known name of Ælfsige by knowledgeable men of this country, for his most devoted obedience, so that while alive he may enjoy having possession [of it] with all its appurtenances, namely, meadows, pastures [and] woods, and after the end of his life he may leave it exempt to whichever heirs he wishes. Moreover, may the aforementioned land be free from every yoke of earthly servitude, with three exceptions, namely, the fixed military service [and] the restoring of bridge and fortress. If anyone, therefore, should wish to change this gift of ours into something other than we have decided, may he, deprived of the fellowship of the holy church of God, be punished by the gloomy eternal fires of Hell perpetually with Judas, the betrayer of Christ, and his accomplices, if he does not make amends with appropriate penance because he has offended against our decision. The aforementioned land is surrounded on either side by these boundaries. These are the land-boundaries at Stanton Prior. First on the west head of wynlmæd down; then to the old ditch [or ‘dyke’]; then up to Wineca’s burh; then from the burh crosswise over the small wood; then forth always along the woodbank to Wansdyke; then from Wansdyke to the north of the burh; then along the boundary to Corston Brook; then up along the brook to the deep place; then south along the brook to the ditch [or ‘dyke’]; then along the ditch [or ‘dyke’] to the Bath high-road; then west along the high-road back to the west headland of Wilmington; then Ælfsige’s two-and-a-half hides is within the ten hides. From the year of the Lord’s incarnation 963 this charter was written, the witnesses agreeing whose names are written here. I, EDGAR, king of the English, agreed. + I, Dunstan, archbishop [of Canterbury], confirmed. + I, Oscytel, archbishop [of York], confirmed. + I, Oswulf, bishop [of Ramsbury], confirmed. + I, Beorhthelm, bishop [of Winchester or Wells], acquiesced. + I, Æthelwold, abbot [of Abingdon], agreed. + I, Ælfhere, dux. + I, Ælfheah, dux. + I, Æthelstan, dux. + I, Æthelwine, dux. + I, Beorhtfrith, minister. + Ælfwine, minister. + I, Æthelsige, minister. + Wulfstan, minister. + Ælfsige, minister. +
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  • De Stantona . Altithrono in æternum regnante universis sophiæ studium intento mentis conamine sedulo rimantibus liquido patescit quod huius vitæ periculis nimio ingruentibus terrore recidivi terminus cosmi appropinquare dinoscitur . ut veridica Christi promulgat sententia qua dicit . 'Surget gens contra gentem et regnum adversus regnum' 1 et reliqua . Quapropter ego Eadgar . totius Brittanniæ basileus . quandam ruris particulam duas videlicet mansas atque dimidiam loco qui celebri æt Stantune nuncupatur vocabulo cuidam decurioni mihi oppido fideli . qui ab huiusce gnosticis patriæ noto Ælfsige appellatur vocabulo . pro obsequio ejus devotissimo perpetua largitus sum hereditate . ut ipse vita comite cum omnibus utensilibus pratis videlicet . pascuis . silvis . voti compos habeat . et post vitæ suæ terminum quibuscunque voluerit cleronomis immunem derelinquat . Sit autem predictum rus omni terrene servitutis iugo liberum tribus exceptis . rata videlicet expeditione . pontis . arcisve restauratione . Si quis igitur hanc nostram donationem in aliud quam constituimus transferre voluerit . privatus consortio sanctæ Dei æcclesiæ , æternis barathri incendiis lugubris jugiter cum Juda Christi proditore ejusque complicibus puniatur . si non satisfactione emendaverit congrua ; quod contra nostrum deliquit decretum . His metis prefatum rus hinc inde giratur . Divisiones. ˝is synt ˇa land gemæra to Stantune . Ærest on wynlmæddune west heafod ˇæt on ˇa ealdan dic . ˇæt upp on wineces burug . ˇanne of ˇære byrig ˇweofer ˇane sceagan . ˇonne for∂ a be wyrit truman ˇæt on wodnes dic . ˇanne of wodnes dic on ˇa byrug nor∂ewearde andlang gemæres ˇæt innan corsan . ˇonne upp andlang broces on ˇæt swelgend . ˇonne su∂ andlang broces . ˇæt on ˇa dic . ˇæt andlanges dic on ˇane bæ∂ herpa∂ . ˇæt west andlanges herpa∂es ˇæt eft on wulmæddune west heafod . ˇonne is binnan ˇam tyn hydun ælfsiges ˇridde healfe hide . Anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCCLXIII o . scripta est hæc carta testibus consentientibus . quorum inferius nomina carraxantur . Ego Eadgar rex Anglorum concessi . + . Ego Dunstan archiepiscopus corroboravi . + . Ego Oscytel archiepiscopus confirmavi . + . Ego Osulf episcopus consolidavi . + . Ego Byrhtelm episcopus acquievi . + . Ego Æˇelwold abbas consensi . + . Ego Ælfhere dux . + . Ego Ælfheah dux . + . Ego A∂elstan dux . + . Ego Æˇelwine dux . + . Ego Byrhtfer∂ minister . + . Ælfwine minister . + . Æˇelsige minister . + . Wulfstan minister . + . Ælfsige minister . + .