S 820

A.D. 973 x 974. King Edgar to Old Minster, Winchester; grant of 45 hides (cassati) at Crondall, Hants. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 116r (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 595; B, 1307; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 30

Translated:

Baigent 1891, pp. 5-7

Comments:

Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 192, on burial feature in bounds; Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 193, on burial feature in bounds; Plummer 1892; 1899, ii, p. 161; Grundy, Hants., II, pp. 48-55, bounds cover Crondall, Crookham, Fleet and part of Long Sutton; PN Surrey, p. 172 n; Forsberg 1950, p. 214, bounds also include Aldershot, Farnborough, Cove, Hawley and Yateley; Finberg, ECW, no. 122, authentic; Chaplais 1965, p. 57, corrupt in places (= 1973, p. 38); Whitelock 1966, p. 101, on a dating discrepancy; Hart 1970a, p. 38 (no. 208), authentic; PN Berks., i. 7; Keynes 1994b, p. 1117 n. 32, spurious

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    • Regnante domino nostro Jhesu Christo in perpetuum Siquidem insertim voluminibus largitur quorum preclaris satisque salutaribus cotidie instruimur oraculis . Hoc solum superesse homini in omni labore suo quod laborat sub sole . 7 in cunctis quæ possidet diebus unitatis suæ . Siquidem in elemosinarum largitate piis intentus operibus expenderet proximorumque communicanda necessitatibus pro possibilitate virium faciat sibi secundum salvatoris preceptum amicos de mammona iniquitatis qui eum recipiant in eterna tabernacula . Qua de re ego Eadgar totius Albionis basileus quandam ruris portionem . XLV . cassatos loco celebri qui Crundelas noto appellatur vocabulo . evolutis XVII . annis postquam totius nationis Anglice regimen suscepi . attamen primo meæ regie dedicationis . æcclesie reverende trinitatis Petro Pauloque ejus coapostolo Wentane civitate almifice dedicate pro facinorum meorum ac filiorum totius regni profectu ad usus monachorum inibi degentium eterna largitus sum hereditate . Sit autem predictum rus omni terrene servitutis jugo liberum tribus exceptis rata videlicet expeditione pontis 'arcis've restauratione . Si quis igitur hanc nostram donationem in aliud quam constituimus transferre voluerit . privatus consortio sancte Dei æcclesiæ eternis baratri incendiis lugubris jugiter cum Juda Christi proditore ejusque complicibus puniatur . si non satisfactione emendaverit congrua quod contra nostrum deliquit decretum . His metis rus hoc gyratur . Ærest of isen hyrste gate on slah∂or weg . ˇonon on ∂one nor∂mæstan weg . ∂æt on æ∂eredes hagan æt widighamme for∂ on ˇa mearce in on ∂a tigel ærnan for∂ 7lang mearce on gisteardes wylle . ˇonon andlang mearce on ∂et wot treow æt ∂ere baran fyrh∂e . ˇonnon on ∂et fæster geat swa on ∂et deope del ∂onon on icæles æwilmas to æ∂elbrihtes mearce æt ylfethamme . ∂onon ut on ∂one hæ∂feld on fugel merc swa on bromhyste . ˇæt 7lang burnan on bedecanlea . ∂onon ofer ealne ∂ære hæ∂feld up to hnæfes scylfe . ∂anan west and lang mearce to strete . ˇæt west to ceolbrihtes stane . ˇæt west on ˇa festæn dic . swa on ∂a mearce on eferæs cumb . ∂æt and lang mearce on mules fen . ˇæt on duddan broc andlang streames on brydan ford . ˇæt on fearnlea ford . swa in on æscesslep ford . andlang streames in on hrunig fealles wæt . ∂onon andlang streames op to æmices oran . ˇæt andlang weges to ∂ære wulfruscan . ∂onan for∂ to ∂on hæ∂feld heale . 7lang mearce oi ∂et hig geat . ∂on on lilles beam . ∂onan for∂ on ∂a mearce to beonet legæ gemære . swa on ∂one hæ∂enan byrgels . ∂onan west on ∂a mearce ˇær ælfstan li∂ on hæ∂enan byrgels . ˇæt on ba'de'can dæne . swa for∂ on sibbes weg . ∂onan wulfstanes mearce æt weargeburnan . ∂on on cannæn dene wes'te'wearde ∂on on pattan dene westewearde . ∂on on heglea to ceoleages treowe . ∂on for∂ on ∂a dupan furh ˇær deocca berena stodan . swa in on wifæles mære . ˇæt in on ∂one to brocænan beor∂ . swa on hamstedes wyllas nor∂ewearde . ∂on eft in on isenhyrstengeat . Ego Eadgar rex totius Brittannie presentem donationem cum signo sancte crucis confirmavi . Ego Dunstan Doruernensis æcclesiæ archiepiscopus ejusdem regis donationem cum triumpho agye crucis consignavi . Ego Elfstan Lundoniensis ecclesie episcopus consignavi . Ego A∂elwold Wintoniensis ecclesie episcopus confirmavi . Ego Ælfstan episcopus roboravi . Ego Ælfric abbas . Ego Osgar abbas . Ego Æ∂elgar abbas . Ego Ælfhere dux . Ego Æ∂elwine dux . Ego Oslac dux .