S 723

A.D. 963. King Edgar to Wulfric, his minister; grant of 6 hides (mansae) at Plesc (? Plaish in Cardington) and at Church Aston, Salop. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 73v-74v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1246; B, 1119

Translated:

Stevenson 1911a, pp. 7-8

Comments:

Finberg 1958, pp. 28-31, on bounds; Hart 1970a, pp. 23, 32 (no. 127), on rubric; authentic; Stenton 1971, p. 337, on reference to Wrocensetna; Finberg, ECWM, no. 431, p. 240, authentic, with Addendum; estate does not include Chetwynd Aston; Nelson 1977, p. 65 (= 1986, p. 298), on calculation of regnal year; Keynes 1980, pp. 69-70 n. 137, on formulation; Brooks et al. 1984, pp. 145-6, on formulation; PN Shrops., i. 26, 236-7; Keynes 1986, p. 87, cited; Robinson 1988, on bounds and estate; Sims-Williams 1990, p. 44, on reference to Wrocensetna; BA Facs., p. 12, probably drafted by same scribe as S 667, 677, 712a; Hart 1992, p. 451, perhaps a Worcester draftsman; Hooke 1992, p. 53, on topography

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    • Her his Eastunes boc 7 Plesces . Regnante rege regum qui in tribus personis suæ sanctæ Divinitatis consistit qui angelos necnon et animas cælum terramque sine materia creavit . Quapropter ego Eadgar rex tocius Brittanniæ Christi favente gratia sublimatus ad culmina . pro expiatione animæ meæ . dono et libenter concedo Wulfrice . michi dilecto ministro . quandam telluris particulam pro suo placabili servitio et humili obedientia . hoc est . VI . mansas in provincia Wrocensetna . In duobus locis quæ sic vocitantur . Plesc . et Eastun . ut habeat sine ulla contradictione omni tempore et jure hereditario possideat . Et quicquid ex inde facere voluerit liberam in omnibus potestatem habeat faciendi . Sunt autem hec predicte rure circumcincte istis terminis . Ærest on diuwuces pæˇe on lil sætna ge mære . And lang brocæs on eotan ford of eotan forda on ˇone gretan alr . of ˇam alre on ∂one micclan dic . of ˇam dice on ˇa haran dene . of ˇære haran dene in ˇone deopan mor and lang midles ˇæs mores in æslicæs ford . of æslices forda . and lang mores on hina ge mæra . of hina ge mæro on ˇa ˇreo dicas . of ˇam dican in ˇæne longan ˇorn . of ˇam ˇorne in ˇæs dices geat of ˇæs dices geate on ˇa bradan ræne . of ˇære bradan rære on mærsic of mærsice on mær dic . and lang mærdices on wig gerdes treo . of wig gerdes treo ˇæt æft on diowuces peˇ . ˘ær æfter synt ˇa land ge mæro to plesc . Ærest of plæsc in ˇone broc . of ˇam broce in ˇæl bricge . of ˇæl bricge to ˇære heh stræte . of ˇære heh stræte to strea wyllan . of strea wellan to ˇam litlan dice . of ˇam dice to hare dæne . of hare dene to ˇam stan hifete . of ˇam stan hifete upp . to ˇam heˇe of ˇam æˇe to ˇam sice and lang sices to mæne lege . of mæne lege to ˇam broce . of ˇam brocæ ˇæt æft in plesc . Sit etiam hoc meæ concessionis donum liberum ab omni aggravatione secularis servitii . et ab omni censu preter expeditionis profectione . pontisque constructione et arcis munitione . Si quis vero hoc meæ donationis munimen frangere voluerit sciat se reum omni hora vitæ suæ . nisi prius cum satisfactione pleniter emendaverit . Qui autem conservare voluerit amplificet Deus bona ipsius in hoc seculo et in futuro . Acta est autem hæc donatio . Anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCC . LXIII o . Indictione vero . VI o . anno . VII o . regni mei . Hii testes aderant qui hoc consenserunt et subscripserunt et cum signo sancte crucis Christi confirmaverunt et corroboraverunt . Ego Eadgar Rex Anglorum et scribere jussi et cum triumphali vexillo sancte crucis Christi firmavi et corroboravi . Ego Dunstan Archiepiscopus hanc donationem consensi et subscripsi . Ego Oscytel Archiepiscopus cum sigillo sanctæ crucis consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Kynesige episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Oswald episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Wulfric episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Byrhtelm episcopus consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfhære Dux . Ego Ælfheah Dux . Ego Æˇelstan Dux . Ego Æˇelmund Dux . Ego Byrhtno∂ Dux . Ego Æˇelwine Dux . Ego Ælfwine minister . Ego Wulfhelm minister . Ego Eˇelsige minister . Ego Wærstan minister . Ego Wulfric minister . Ego Æˇelm minister .