S 715

A.D. 963. King Edgar to himself; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Patney, Wilts. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 84r-v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1245; B, 1118

Comments:

Grundy, Wilts., II, pp. 68-70, on bounds; Darlington 1955, p. 85 n. 37; Stenton 1955, pp. 20-1, authentic; Finberg, ECW, no. 296, authentic; Hart 1970a, p. 33 (no. 146), authentic; Keynes 1980, p. 32 n. 51, cited; Reynolds 1992, pp. 218 n. 32, 219, n. 37, on legal background (= 1994, pp. 330 n. 34, 333 n. 46)

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    • ˘is is ˇæra fif hida land boc to Peattanige Eadgares cinges on dege æfter dege to hebbanne 7 to Sellanne ˇam ˇe him leofust sie . In nomine domini nostri Jhesu Christi Salvatoris ea quæ secundum decreta canonum tractata fuerint licet sermo tantum ad testimonium sufficeret tamen pro incerta futuri temporis fortuna cyrographorum scedulis sunt roboranda . Qua propter ego Eadgar . rex Anglorum cæterarumque gentium in circuitu persistentium gubernator et rector aliquam terre particulam abeo id est . V . mansas . in loco ubi jam dudum solicole illius regionis nomen imposuerunt æt Peatanige . quatinus bene perfruar ac perpetualiter possideam vita comite et post me cuicunque voluero perhenniter heredi derelinquam in æternam hereditatem . Sit autem predictum rus liber'um' ab omni mundiali obstaculo cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus tam in magnis quam in modicis rebus . Campis . Pascuis . Pratis . Silvis . dirivatisque cursibus aquarum . excepto communi labore . expeditione . pontis arcisve constructione . Si quis autem quod non optamus hanc prefatam terram infringere vel mutare satagerit . horribiles inferni fusci valvas sentiat . atque terribiles demonum cohortes suis obtutibus indesinenter aspiciat ; Nisi prius hic signa satisfactione emendaverit . Istis terminibus predicta terra circumgyrata esse videtur . ˘is synd ˇara . V . hida land ge mæro to Pittanige . Ærest on luling of luling on crawan mor of crawan more on wi∂ig mære upp of ˇam mære and lang broces on cnihta bryc of ˇam brycge on wanwyl of wan wylle on stoc broc 7lang broces on merh dæne . Acat est hæc prefata vel constitutio donatio . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCCLXIII . Indictione . VI a . LV' . vero rotantis mundi II a . + Ego Eadgar Rex Anglorum prefatam constitutionem sub sigillo sanctæ crucis indeclinabiliter consensi atque roboravi . + Ego Dunstanus Archiepiscopus cum sigillo sanctæ crucis conclusi . + Ego Byrhthelmus Episcopus subscripsi et confirmavi . + Ego Osulf episcopus consignavi . + Ego Byrhtelmus episcopus consensi . + Ego Alfwold episcopus corroboravi . + Ego Wulfsige episcopus confirmavi . + Ego Ælfhere Dux . + Ego Ælfheah Dux . + Ego Æˇelstan Dux . + Ego Æˇelwine Dux . + Ego Eadmund Dux . + Ego Byrhtno∂ Dux . + Ego Ælfwine minister . + Ego Byrhtfer∂ minister . + Ego Æˇelsige minister . + Ego Eadwig minister . + Ego Æˇelweard minister . + Ego Ælfsige minister . + Ego Wulfstan minister . + Ego Eanulf minister . + Ego Ælfhelm minister . + Ego Ælfsige minister . + Ego Leofsige minister . + Ego Osfer∂ minister .