S 751

A.D. 967. King Edgar to Brihtnoth, his faithful minister; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Suthtune (Ullington in Pebworth, Gloucs.), and at Bickmarsh, Worcs., with regrant of the land by Brithnoth to St Mary's, Worcester, on his son's admission to the minster. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 119-200, ff. 168r-169r (s. xi 2)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 371-3; K, 536; B, 1201; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 5; Hooke 1990, p. 174, bounds only

Comments:

Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 44-7, on bounds, estate included south-west part of Bickmarsh parish and Ullington in Pebworth; PN Warwicks., p. 201 n. 2, impossible to correlate ancient and modern bounds excpet for a few points, perhaps because survey included a lost Suthtun; Drögereit 1952, p. 69, dubious; John 1960, pp. 87-8, dubious; Davies 1972, pp. 469, 472, cited; Finberg, ECWM, no. 302, authentic, incorrect regnal year, suggests that, while the original grant may be dated 967, the assignment to St Mary's may be 973; Nelson 1977, p. 70 (= 1986, p. 303), on royal style; Hooke 1990, pp. 174-7, on bounds, with map p. 175; Hart 1992, p. 592 n. 93, witness-list points to 975, which was presumably when the estate was assigned to Worcester; Barrow 1996, p. 91

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    • De Bicanmersce . Px In nomine Dei omnipotentis cuncta creantis atque celesti'a' et terrestria jure regentis . qui solus per sæcula regnat rex regum et dominus dominantium . Ego Eadgar sua munificentia basileos Anglorum et rex atque imperator sub ipso domino regum et nationum infra fines Brittaniæ commorantium . cogitans disposui ex opibus mihi a Deo concessis meos fideles ministros cum consilio optimatum meorum ditare . litterisque ad posteritatis memoriam bene gesta et regalia dona ut lex expetit confirmare . Vnde cum presentis codicelli indiculo . Anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCC LXVII . Indictione . X ma . regno vero mei XIII . meo fideli ministro Brihtnotho quamdam telluris partem scilicet . II . mansas illo in loco qui a solicolis antiquo vocabulo at Suthtune et at Bicanmersce nominatur . Tali autem tenore hoc præfatæ munificentiæ meæ munus tradenda concessi . ut possideat . et libere perfruatur quam diu vixerit . cum omnibus utensilibus quæ Deus cælorum illic creavit . tam in notis causis quam in non notis . modicis et magnis . campis . pascuis . pratis . Et post quam viam universæ carnis adierit . succedentium sibi cuicumque heredi voluerit æternaliter derelinquat . Sit autem terra hæc libera ab omni fiscali tributo . et ab omni sæcularium servitutum onere perpetualiter absoluta . præter arcis et pontis instruccione . et expeditione . Istis terminibus predicta terra circumgirata esse videtur . Ærets of bucgan stræt on ∂a ealdon dic . Of ˇære ealdan dic a æfter furan on risc hri∂ig . Of risc hri∂ie eft æfter furan on turf leo . Of turfhleo æfter heafdan eft andlang fur on pyde wyllan . Of pydewyllan andlang weges to ˇam ˇeof denne . ˇæt eft on bucgan stræt . Of ˇære stræt andlang fura on hengestes broc . andlang brokes on fildena wyllan . Of fildena wyllan a andlang furan o∂ hit cymˇ eft on bucgan stræt . Ego autem Brihtno∂us hoc domini mei donum et regalem munificentiam cum filio meo quem ad serviendum Deo Osuualdo archiepiscopo commisi . pro remedio animæ ipsius domini mei regis et pro salute animæ meæ Deo et sanctæ Mariae ad usus servorum Dei habitantium in monasterio ejusdem sanctæ Dei genitricis quod est in Uuigornacestre condono . ea libertate qua michi a rege donata est cum ipsius libertatis cyrographo . ipso domino meo rege consentiente . et hanc meam donationem sua auctoritate corroborante . in testimonio episcoporum ac ducum subtitulatorum cæterorumque optimatum suorum . Si quis autem demonis instinctu hanc nostram donationem violare vel infringere temptaverit ; disperdet illum Deus . nisi resipiscat . et ad satisfactionem veniat . Ego Eadgar rex Anglorum hanc meam munificentiam et mei ministri donationem signo sanctæ crucis confirmavi . Ego Dunstanus Dorobernensis archiepiscopus ejusdem regis benivolentiam confirmavi . Ego Osuualdus archiepiscopus confirmavi . Ego . Alfstanus episcopus confirmavi . Ego . Atheluuold episcopus confirmavi . Ego . Sideman episcopus confirmavi . Ego . Kyneuuard episcopus confirmavi . Ego . Theodred episcopus confirmavi . Ego . Alfric abbas subscripsi . Ego . Ascuui abbas subscripsi . Ego . Athelgar abbas subscripsi . Ego . Osgar abbas subscripsi . Ego . Alfere dux . Ego . Atheluuine dux . Ego . Brihtnoth dux . Ego . Atheluuard dux . Ego . Brihtno∂ minister . Ego . Alfelm minister . Ego . Siric minister . Ego . Alfsi minister . Ego . Uulfsi minister . Ego . Athelric minister .