S 789

A.D. 972. King Edgar to Wynstan, his cubicularius; grant of 4 hides (cassati) at Afene (? Little Durnford, cf. Avon Farm in Stratford-sub-Castle, Wilts.). Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Wilton

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Harley 436, ff. 62v-64v (s. xiii)

Printed:

Hoare, Reg. Wilton, pp. 34-5; K, 572; B, 1286

Comments:

Hoare, Modern Wilts., ii. 85; Stevenson 1904, p. 202 n. 2, doubtful; Grundy, Wilts., II, pp. 87-8, identifies the place as Stratford-sub-Castle; Darlington 1955, p. 92; Finberg, ECW, no. 309, authentic, the survey relates to Avon in Durnford; Bonney 1969, pp. 56-9, 64 n. 2, bounds are probably those of Little Durnford; Avon Farm in Stratford-sub-Castle is named from the former vill of Afene; Keynes 1980, pp. 77-8, 'Edgar A' formulation

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    • ˇis is ˇare feower hida land boc æt Auene ˇe Eadgar cyng gebocade Wynstane his burˇene on eche yrfe . + Nunc mutando fragilitas mortalis vite marcescit et rotunda seculorum volubilitas manescit . ac in carorum propinquorum amicorumque amissione conqueritur ac defletur . Idcirco ego Eadgar . tocius Brittanniæ basileus . quandam ruris particulam . quatuor videlicet cassatos in loco qui celebri . æt Auene . nuncupatur vocabulo . cuidam meo cubiculario nomine . Winstano . pro obsequio ejus devotissimo perpetua largitus sum hereditate . ut ipse vita comite cum omnibus utensilibus pratis videlicet pascuis silvis . voti compos habeat . et post vite sue terminum . quibuscumque voluerit cleronomis inmunem derelinquat ; Sit autem predictum rus omni terrene servitutis jugo liberum . tribus exceptis . rata videlicet . et 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 deliquid decretum . ˝is synd ˇara feower hida land gemæra Æt afene ˇe Eadgar cyning gebocade Wynstan his bur∂ene on ece yrfe . Ærest of afene on ˇa ealdan burhdic on ˇæne weg . ofer ∂æne weg east swa Wulfsige hit gemærsode o∂ hit cym∂ to ∂æm wege ˇe scæt fram hambres buruh to Æˇelware byrig o∂ hit cym∂ to ˇam wege ˇe scæt eastan fram winter burnan west to billan cumbe to ˇæm ealdan wuduforda . ˇonan up on midne stream oˇ hit cym∂ eft fornangean ˇa ealdan burh dic . Anno dominice incarnationis . DCCCC . LXXII . Scripta est hæc carta his testibus consentientiubs quorum inferius nomina caraxantur . Ego Eadgar . rex prefatam donationem concessi . Ego Dunstan Dorovernensis ecclesie archiepiscopus consignavi . Ego Oswold archiepiscopus confirmavi . Ego Æˇelwold episcopus corroboravi . Ego Ælfstan episcopus consolidavi . Ego Ælfwold episcopus confirmavi . Ego Ælfstan episcopus concessi . Ego Ælf∂ry∂ regina . Ego Æscwig abbas . Ego Osgar abbas . Ego Æ∂elgar abbas . Ego Ælfhere dux . Ego Æ∂elwine dux . Ego Byrhtno∂ dux . Ego Oslac dux . Ego Æ∂elweard minister . Ego Ælfweard minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Heanric minister . Ego Leofa minister . Ego Leofwine minister .