S 800

A.D. 975. King Edgar to Ælfweard, his minister (bishop in rubric); grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Fyfield, Hants. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 83v-84r (s. xii med.)
2. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 118v-119r (s. xiv 1)

Printed:

K, 592; B, 1316; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 29

Comments:

Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 194, on burial feature in bounds; Stevenson 1904, p. 202 n. 2, doubtful; Grundy, Hants., III, pp. 100-1, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 124, authentic; Barker 1967, p. 85, subscription of Æthelweard seems to be unreliable; Hart 1970a, pp. 33 (no. 145), 38 (no. 217), authentic; HRH, p. 231, subscriptions are consistent; Keynes 1980, pp. 77-8, 'Edgar A' formulation

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    • ˝is is ˇæra fif hida land boc . ˇæ Eadgar cing gebocade Ælfweard bisceope on æce yrfe . Domino dominorum dominante in secula seculorum regna regnorum huius presentis seculi transeant sicut ignominica et omnes gloria et jocus h[u]jus mundi peribit et non sunt æternæ sed superna æterna sunt . De qua memoria . ego Eadgar totius Brittanniæ basileus quandam ruris particulam . V . videlicet cassatos in loco qui cælebri . æt Fif hidon nuncupatur vocabulo . cuidam ministro michi oppido fideli qui ab huiusce patriæ gnosticis nobili Ælfweard appellatur onomate pro obsequio ejus devotissimo perpetua largitus sum hereditate ut ipse vita comite cum omnibus utensilibus pratis videlicet . pascuis . silvis . voti compos habeat . et post vitæ suæ terminum quibuscunque voluerit cleronomis inmunem derelinquat . Sit autem predictum rus omni terrenæ servitutis jugo liberum tribus exceptis rata vedelicet 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 deliquit decretum . His metis prefatum rus hinc inde gyratur . ˘is synd ˇa land ge mæro to fif hidan ærest to wures byrgylse nor∂ to wæter dellæ to Ælfheres stapole swa nor∂ to bæhildestoccæ . swa for∂ to Godwines ge mære 7 swa 7lang ge mæres on healfheages ge mære 7 swa of ealfheages ge mære on bugan stoc of bugan stocæ on ˇa haran apoldre on blacan grafas to fif beorgan of fif beorgan on ˇa mæde of ˇære mæde ˇæt eft to ˇan byrigelse. Anno dominicæ incarnationis DCCCCLXV . scripta est hæc carta his testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina carraxantur . + Ego Eadgar Rex præfatum donationem concessi . + Ego Dunstan Dorovernensis ecclesie archiepiscopus consignavi . + Ego Aˇelwold episcopus confirmavi . + Ego Ælfwold episcopus corroboravi . + Ego Ælfstan episcopus consolidavi . + Ego Sideman episcopus consensi . + Ego Ælfstan episcopus adquievi . + Ego Aˇulf episcopus non renui . + Ego Ælfry∂ Regina . + Ego Æscwig abbas . + Ego Osgar abbas . + Ego Æ∂elgar abbas . + Ego Ælfric abbas . + Ego Godwine abbas . + Ego Ælfhere Dux . + Ego Æˇelwine Dux . + Ego Byrthno∂ Dux . + Ego Oslac Dux . + Ego Æˇelweard Dux . + Ego Ælfsige Dux . + Ego Ælfweard minister . + Ego Leofwine minister . + Ego Ælfric minister . + Ego Eanulf minister . + Ego Æˇelweard minister . + Ego Leofa minister .