A.D. 987. King Æthelred to Æthelwold; grant of 10 hides (manentia) at Manningford Abbots, Wilts. Latin with bounds in Old English, Middle English and Latin

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Winchester, New Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Domitian A. XIV, ff. 156r-157r (s. xiii 2; no bounds)
2. London, British Library, Harley 1761, f. 125r-v (s. xiv ex.; no bounds)
3. Shirburn Castle, Earl of Macclesfield, Liber Abbatiae, f. 33r-v (s. xv 1)

Printed:

Alford 1663, iii. 409, ex MS 3; Edwards, Liber de Hyda, pp. 231-6, ex MS 3; Miller, New Minster, no. 28; Miller, New Minster, Appendix, pp. 204-5, Middle English and Latin bounds

Translated:

Edwards, Liber de Hyda, pp. 356-7, bounds only, ex MS 3

Comments:

Grundy, Wilts., II, pp. 106-9, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 323, authentic; HRH, p. 237, subscriptions are consistent; Keynes 1980, pp. 92-4, 247, authentic; Keynes 1996, p. 30, on witness-list; Miller, New Minster, no. 28, perhaps drawn up by same scribe as other New Minster diplomas of the 980s?

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    • Pro mundi denique status Christi moderatoris disponente clementia, uario subiacet principium regimine hocque mira actuum diuine dispositionis prouidentia, ne pari ortos prosapia par attolleret sublimitas, sed ut quos decus adornat humilitatis hos regum maiori prouehat dignitate sublimitas, quosque elationis fastus reddit turgidos hos equa heroum prosternat seueritas. Quamobrem ego Ethelredus, totius Albionis basileos, cuidam michi obsequentium Athelwoldo uocitamine pro eius placabili obsequio, quandam terre particulam id est .x. manentia in eo loco quem coloni Maningeford appellant, in perpetuam concedo hereditatem, quatenus ille bene perfruatur ac prospere possideat, quamdiu presenti fruitur uita et post uite sue terminum cuicumque sibi placuerit heredi derelinquat. Sit autem prefata terra liberrima ab omni mundiali obstaculo cum omnibus ad illam pertinentibus, in campis et pascuis pratisque ac cursibus aquarum, tribus tantummodo causis exceptis, id est expeditione, pontis arcisue restauratione. Si quis autem hanc donationem peruertere studuerit, perpetue maledictionis incurrat reatum et Gehenne eternum sustineat incendium, nisi mortis ante exitum hanc presumptionem emendare curauerit per satisfactionem nimiam. Istis terminis ambitur prefata tellus. Ærest of eastreweardan Maningaforda on þæne heðihtan hrycgweg, þanon on þæt slæd, norð 7lang slædes on þone smalan pað, of þon smalan pað on þære slæde, þonne on þæne hullan crundel, þonne on Swanabeorh, of Swanabeorh east andlanges, þonne eastweardne þone smalan granan bæn, to þara bradan wege, wæst 7langes weges on smalan wege, þanne on myrceford weastweardne, of þam forda þanon on þa dic on þa 7heafda, þan on þa cyricwege, of þam wege on ðone ðorn, þan on bradan wege, weast 7lang weges on þa ealdan dic, þanon on pubban wambe weastweardne on þa hlinc rewe, þanon on þone ðorn styb, of þam stybbe on þa ruwam holo midwearde, þanon on þone ellen stybbe, þonne ofir middeldune on þa holo weastweard, þonon on þone lytlan hylde wege, of þam wege on lusebeorh, þan on ðone eastran wege suð 7lange weges to þære litlan dic þe norð scyt, þanon on þa ealden gemærdola, þanon on þone litlan ruwan beorh, ðenne on þone grenan hlinc be milan dune, of þam hlinc on ða langan foryrðe weastewearde, þanon litlan æcer weastweardne, of þam æcere on fulan dic, of þære dic eft on Manengaford. Anno dominice incarnationis .dcccclxxxvii., anno uero x. prefati regis, scripta est hec cartula, hiis consentientibus qui subter scripti uidentur. + Ego Ethelredus Anglorum famosus imperator hanc donationem libenter confirmaui + Ego Dunstanus Dorobornensis ecclesie archiepiscopus adquieui + Ego Oswoldus Eboracensis ecclesie archiepiscopus consolidaui + Ego Elfstanus Londoniensis ecclesie episcopus consignaui + Ego Eðelgarus Australium Saxonum episcopus stabiliui + Ego Elfheagus Wintoniensis ecclesie episcopus roboraui + Ego Sigericus Coruiensis ecclesie episcopus impressi + Ego Eðelsinus Scireburnensis ecclesie episcopus annotaui . + Ego Æþelwine dux . + Ego Beorhtnoð dux + Ego Ælfric dux + Ego Æþelweard dux + Ego Ordbryht abbas + Ego Eadwine abbas + Ego Leofric abbas + Ego Ælfgar minister + Ego Ælfsige minister + Ego Wulfsige minister + Ego Æþelsige minister + Ego Ordulf minister + Ego Æþelmær minister + Ego Ælfhelm minister + Ego Wulfheah minister
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    • Rubric in 1: Carta regis Ethelredi de Maningeford Rubric in 2: Carta regis Ethelredi de Maningeford Rubric in 3: Carta de Manyngforde, ex dono Etheldredi regis, videlicet anno regni suo nono. Mundi denique status Christi moderatoris disponente clementia uario subiacet principium regimine. hoc que mira actuum diuine dispositionis prouidentia, ne pari ortos prosapia par attolleret sublimitas sed ut quos decus adornat humilitatis hos regum maiori prouehat dignitate sublimitas. quosque elacionis fastus reddit turgidos. hos equa heroum prosternat seueritas. Quamobrem ego Ethelredus, totius Albionis basileos, cuidam michi obsequentium Athelwoldo uocitamine pro eius placabili obsequio, quandam terre particulam id est .x. manentia in eo loco quem coloni Maningeford appellant, in perpetuam concedo hereditatem, quatenus ille bene perfruatur ac prospere possideat, quamdiu presenti fruitur uita et post uite sue terminum cuicumque sibi placuerit heredi derelinquat. Sit autem prefata terra liberrima ab omni mundiali obstaculo cum omnibus ad illam pertinentibus, in campis et pascuis pratisque ac cursibus aquarum, tribus tantummodo causis exceptis, id est expeditione, pontis arcisue restauratione. Si quis autem hanc donationem peruertere studuerit, perpetue maledictionis incurrat reatum et Gehenne eternum sustineat incendium, nisi mortis ante exitum hanc presumpcionem emendare curauerit per satisfactionem nimiam. Istis terminis ambitur prefata tellus. Ærest of eastreweardan Maningaforda on ˇæne he∂ihtan hrycgweg, ˇanon on ˇæt slæd, nor∂ 7lang slædes on ˇone smalan pa∂, of ˇon smalan pa∂ on ˇære slæde, ˇonne on ˇæne hullan geroundel, ˇonne on swanabeorh, of swanabeorh east andlanges, ˇonne eastweardne ˇone smalan granan bæn, to ˇara bradan wege, wæst 7langes weges on smalan wege, ˇanne on myrceford weastweardne, of ˇam forda ˇanon on ˇa dic on ˇa 7heafda, ˇan on ˇa cyricwege, of ˇam wege on ∂one ∂orn, ˇan on bradanwege, weast 7lang weges on ˇa ealdan dic, ˇanon on pubban wambe weastweardne on ˇa hlincrewe, ˇanon on ˇone ∂ornstyb, of ˇam stybbe on ˇa ruwam holo midwearde, ˇanon on ˇone ellenstybbe, ˇonne ofir middeldune on ˇa holo weastweard, ˇonon on ˇone lytlan hylde wege, of ˇam wege on lusebeorh, ˇan on ∂one eastran wege su∂ 7lange weges to ˇære litlan dic ˇe nor∂ scyt, ˇanon on ˇa ealden gemærdola, ˇanon on ˇone litlan ruwan beorh, ∂enne on ˇone grenan hlinc be milandune, of ˇam hlinc on ∂a langan foryr∂e weastewearde, ˇanon litlan æcer weastweardne, of ˇam æcere on fulandic, of ˇære dic eft on Manengaford. Anno dominice incarnationis .dcccclxxxvii., anno uero x. prefati regis, scripta est hec cartula, hiis consentientibus qui subter scripti uidentur: + Ego Ethelredus Anglorum famosus imperator hanc donationem libenter confirmaui + Ego Dunstanus Dorobornensis ecclesie archiepiscopus adquieui + Ego Oswoldus Eboracensis ecclesie archiepiscopus consolidaui + Ego Elfstanus Londoniensis ecclesie episcopus consignaui + Ego E∂elgarus Australium Saxonum episcopus stabiliui + Ego Elfheagus Wintoniensis ecclesie episcopus roboraui + Ego Sigericus Coruiensis ecclesie episcopus impressi + Ego E∂elsinus Scireburnensis ecclesie episcopus annotaui . + Ego Beorhtno∂ dux + Ego Ælfric dux + Ego Æˇelwine dux . + Ego Æˇelweard dux + Ego Ordbryht abbas + Ego Eadwine abbas + Ego Leofric abbas + Ego Ælfgar dux + Ego Ælfsige dux + Ego Wulfsige dux + Ego Æˇelsige dux + Ego Ordulf minister + Ego Æˇelmær minister + Ego Ælfhelm minister + Ego Wulfheah minister