A.D. 967. King Edgar to Ælfsige, his minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Eastune. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

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

Printed:

K, 533; B, 1199; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 3

Comments:

Grundy, Hants., I, p. 64, unidentified; Finberg, ECW, no. 652, authentic; Hart 1970a, p. 32 (no. 126), authentic; Keynes 1980, pp. 77-8, 'Edgar A' formulation

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    • ˘is is ˇara . V . hida land boc æt Eastune ˇæ Eadgar cing gebocode Ælfsie his ˇegne on ece yrfæ . Sepe nanque contingi solet . ut heroica Regum christianorum piorumque pontificum ac procerum statuta almorum quoque antistium et sanctorum sacerdotum sapientumque decreta inposterum pro antiquitate oblivioni abolita traduntur . nisi ante ea caraxatis litterarum apicibus aut cautionum promulgatis prorsus indiculis decorata roborentur . Quamobrem ego Eadgar . tocius Anglorum gentis primicherius ut his transitoriis æterna lucrarer quandam rusculi partem . V . scilicet cassatos quæ loco celebri æt Eastune dicitur cuidam meo ministro qui a soliculis huius provintiæ famoso fruniscitur Ælfsige . onomate perpetua largitus sum hereditate . quatinus ipse cum omnibus ad eam rite pertinentibus pratis videlicet pascuis silvis voti compos habeat et post vitæ suæ terminum quibuscunque voluerit immunem derelinquat . Sit autem predictum rus omni terrenæ servitutis jugo liberum tribus exceptis rata videlicet expeditione pontis arcisvæ 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 dereliquid decretum . His metis prefatum rus hinc inde gyratur . ˝is syndon ˇa land gemæro ˇara . V . hida æt Eastune . Ærest on ˇone crundel on ˇone ellen stub . ˇanan on ge rihte on ˇa smalan ˇornas . bæ norˇan hodes mære . ˇonon ongerihte on bulemæres ˇorn ˇonon on ge rihte on ˇa ealdan dic and lang dices on ˇone stubb ˇonon on ge rihte and langes furh on bremel ˇornan on ∂a ealdan dic andlang dices on ˇone ealdan stoc . ˇonon on ge rihte be ˇam heafdan ˇanan on ˇone ealdan weg . ˇonne on ˇæt lege on ˇone wi∂ig . ˇonon on ge hrilte on risc leage on ˇa ri∂e . ˇonon upp on ˇone mære ˇanon on ge rihte be ∂am heafdan upp and langes fyrh . æft be ˇam heafdan and langes furh on ∂one smalan gare and langes fyrh on ˇa ealdan dic of ˇære dice on ˇone holan broc ˇæt on west wellan for∂ . and langes weges on ∂one hege and langes heges on ∂a dic upp on ˇone hyl ˇonne æft on ˇone crundel . Anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCCLXVII . Scripta est hæc carta his testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina caraxantur . Ego Eadgar Rex tocius Brittanniæ prefatam donationem cum sigillo sanctæ crucis confirmavi . Ego Dunstan Dorobernensis æcclesiæ archiepiscopus ejusdem regis donationem cum triumpho agyæ crucis consignavi . Ego Oscytel episcopus impressi . Ego Ælfstan episcopus consensi . Ego Aˇelwold episcopus consignavi . Ego Osulf episcopus confirmavi . Ego Winsige episcopus consolidavi . Ego Oswald episcopus subscripsi . Ego Alfwold episcopus corroboravi . Ego Escwig abbas . Ego Osgar abbas . Ego Ælfric abbas . Ego Ordbriht abbas . Ego Ælfstan abbas . Ego Æˇelgar abbas . Ego Kyneweard abbas . Ego Ælfhere Dux . Ego Ælfheah Dux . Ego Æˇelsige minister . Ego Æˇelferd minister . Ego Ordgar Dux . Ego Eˇelstan Dux . Ego Æˇelwine Dux . Ego Bryctnod Dux . Ego Bryctfer∂ Dux . Ego Ælfwine minister . Ego Æˇelweard minister . Ego Wulfstan minister . Ego Ælfric minister . Ego Eanulf minister . Ego Ælfwear∂ minister . Ego Leofwine minister . Ego Osulf minister . Ego Osward minister . Ego Leofwine minister . Ego Godwine minister . Ego Eanulf minister . Ego Æˇeric minister .