S 767

A.D. 968. King Edgar to Wilton Abbey; grant of 2 hides (cassati) near Wilton, Wilts., formerly owned by Regenweard, mercator. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Wilton

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Harley 436, ff. 78r-80r (s. xiii)

Printed:

Mon. Angl., ii. 864-5; Hoare, Reg. Wilton, pp. 43-4; K, 543; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), ii. 324-5 (no. 7); B, 1216; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 8

Comments:

Hoare, Modern Wilts., ii. 85; Stevenson 1904, p. 202 n. 2, doubtful; Grundy, Wilts., II, pp. 84-6, identifies as Bemerton, Wilts; Darlington 1955, pp. 16, 92, authentic; Finberg, ECW, no. 305, authentic; HRH, p. 230, ? genuine, subscriptions are consistent; Forsberg 1973, p. 13 n. 1, refers to land in ancient parish of Fugglestone St Peter; Keynes 1980, pp. 77-8, 'Edgar A' formulation; Haslam 1984, pp. 127-8, on topography; Foot 2000, II. 223-4

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    • ˝is is ˇætære twege hida boc ∂e Eadgar cynincg gebocode Gode and sancta Marian into Wiltune ; Altithrono in eternum regnante universis sophie studium intente mentis conamine sedulo rimantibus liquido patescit . quod huius vite periculis nimio ingruentibus terrore recidivi terminus cosmi appropinquare dinoscitur ut veridica Christi promulgat sentencia qua dicit . 'Surget gens contra gentem et regnum adversus regnum' 1 et reliqua . Qua propter Ego Eadgar tocius Brittannie basileus quandam telluris particulam . duos videlicet cassatos quos Regenweard mercator quidam olim possederat juxta civitatem sitos . domino nostro Jhesu Christo ejusque genitrici Marie ad communem usum sanctimonalium in Wiltune . degentium eterna largitus sum dapsilitate . ut ecclesie Marie genitricis domini nostri Jhesu Christi consecrate cum omnibus utensilibus pratis . videlicet pascuis silvis molendinis perpetuo deserviat . Sint autem supradicta tellus . cum suis terminis omni terrene servitutis jugo libera tribus exceptis rata videlicet expeditione pontis arcisve restauratione . Si quis igitur hanc nostram donationem in aliud quam constituimus transferre voluerit privatus consortio sancte Dei ecclesie eternis baratri 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 . ˝is synt ˇare twega hida land gemæra ˇe Bli∂her ær hafde . Ærest of ˇam oter holan on hi ford . of ˇam forda on ˇæne wotan hlinc ˇanon up 7lang yr∂ landes on ˇa ealdan dic . 7lang dic on ∂æne stapol of ˇam stapole on attendene ufewerde of ˇære dene innan avene on ˇæne greatan hlinc ˇonan on mor∂ crundel . of mor∂ crundele on ˇone bradan herpaˇ . ˇanon 7langes ˇæs smalan weges in on ˇæt yr∂ land ˇæt on ∂æne ˇeod herpa∂ on ˇæne chelc pyt . of ∂am pytte 7langes ˇære dic æt ˇæne ellen styb of ˇam stybbe on wilig . An cyrche . 7 ane mylne . 7 her gebyria∂ of ˇære gemænan mæde . XVI . æcyras . Anno domini incarnationis DCCCC LXVIII . scripta est hec carta hiis testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina notantur . Ego Eadgar rex Anglorum corroboravi . Ego Dunstanus archiepiscopus concessi . Ego Oscytel archiepiscopus consolidavi . Ego Aˇelwold episcopus confirmavi . Ego Ælfstan episcopus consignavi . Ego Osulf episcopus adquievi . Ego Oswold episcopus concessi . Aelf∂ryˇ regina . Aelfric abbas . Aescwig abbas . Osgar abbas . Aelfstan abbas . Ae∂elgar abbas . Cyneweard abbas . Ae∂elstan dux . Aelfhere dux . Aelfheah dux . Ordgar dux . Oslac dux . Aeˇelwine dux . Byrhtno∂ dux . Byrhtfer∂ minister . Eanulf minister . Aelfwine minister . Ae∂elweard minister . Wulfstan minister . Aelfweard minister . Aelfsige minister .