S 804

A.D. 975. King Edgar to Old Minster, Winchester; grant of land at Bleadon, Somerset. Latin with bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Charters viii. 18
2. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 117r (s. xiii 1; bounds only)
3. London, Public Record Office, C 53, 12 Edw. II, m. 10 (no bounds)
4. Winchester, DC., St Swithun's Cartulary, pt 3, f. 136v (s. xiv; no. 546; no bounds)
5. Winchester, DC., St Swithun's Cartulary, pt 3, f. 137r (s. xiv; no. 547b)
6. Winchester, DC., St Swithun's Cartulary, pt 3, f. 138v (s. xiv; no. 553; bounds only)
7. Winchester, DC., W 55A/2/1 (s. xiv 1; no bounds)

Printed:

Mon. Angl., i. 37-8; K, 587; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 209-10 (no. 4); B, 1313; Goodman, Winchester Cart., p. 235, ex MS 5

Comments:

Grundy, Somerset, pp. 154-60, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 519, spurious, post-Domesday particulars have been inserted into what may have been a genuine grant of a 5-hide estate; Hart 1970a, p. 38 (no. 212), on MS 2; Davies 1972, p. 467, spurious; HRH, p. 231, doubtful, subscriptions consistent but few; Keynes 1980, p. 89 n. 23, spurious; Dumville 1993, pp. 29-30 n. 101, MS 1 is s. xv; Abrams 1996, p. 63 n. 75, note on Bleadon

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    • Px Annuente Dei patris ineffabili humane proli clementia qua filium suum redemptorem nostrum huic mundo destinare dignatus qui quod mortiferi vetus per venenata contulerat arma 'virgine' satis integerrima divino refertus supplemento . ut pax nova mundi detersit Pro cujus inenarrabilis glorie recordatione Ego Eadgar rex Anglorum aliarumque gentium in circuitu persistentium Deo 7 sancto Petro monachisque veteris cenobii Wentane civitatis quandam telluris particulam V que videlicet mansas cum quindecim hydis 7 quindecim carucis terre cum octodecim servis et sexdecim villanis 7 decem bordis cum sexaginta acris prati 7 pastura unius leuci 7 dimidii longitudine 7 dimidii leuci latitudine ubi a ruricolis Bledone nuncupatur in perpetuam possessionem donando donavi . ut habeant 7 possideant bene horifice in eternam hereditatem 7 inde prout voluerint libere disponant et habeant ibidem omni die lune liberum mercatum . Sit autem predictum rus liberum ab omni mundiali obstaculo cum omnibus ad se pertinentibus . campis . pascuis pratis . silvis . mercatis et quibuscumque rebus aliis . hec dedi dictis monachis in puram et perpetuam elemosinam . Si quis igitur hanc nostram donationem in aliud quam constituimus transferre voluerit ; privatus consorcio sancte Dei ecclesie eternis baratri incendiis lugubris jugiter cum Juda Christi proditore ejusque complicibus puniatur si non satisfactione Deo favente emendaverit . His metis prefatum rus hinc inde giratur . + Primo a Welpul 'de Welpul' usque la droue de la droue usque chekewell . de chekewell usque smalelynch de smallynch usque asschewell . de asschewell usque elmededitch . de elmededich usque solemeres-westsnok . de solemeres-westsnok usque horehorne . de horehorne usque stretfolde . de stretfolde usque boylelane . de boylelane usque Beggaresthorne . de Beggaresthorne usque sokedene . de sokedene usque cherchestede . de cherchestede usque Trendelye . de trendelye usque ˇrostlanwell . de ˇrostlanwell usque Geynesthorne . de Geynesthorne usque wargrode . de wargrode usque loxanwode wargtreen . de loxanwode war'g'treen usque wyteclane . de wyteclane usque waterbergh . de waterbergh usque wykestone . de wykestone usque schuppulladeswell. de schuppulladeswell usque taddeschakeswell . de taddeschakeswell usque merespull . de merespull usque middeaxenestream . de middeaxenestreem usque Welpull . Anno dominice incarnationis DCCCCLXXV scripta est hec carta . Hiis testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina caraxantur . + Ego Eadgar rex prefatam donationem concessi . + Ego Dunstan Dorobernensis ecclesie archiepiscopus consignavi . + Ego Aˇelwold episcopus confirmavi . + Ego Ælfwold episcopus corroboravi . + Ego Elfstan episcopus consolidavi . + Ego Osgar abbas . + Ego Eˇelgar abbas . + Ego Elfric abbas . + Ego Elfhere dux . + Ego Eˇelwine dux . + Ego Wirhmod dux . + Ego Eˇelweard minister . + Ego Elfrige minister . + Ego Elfward minister .