S 881

A.D. 994. King Æthelred to St Mary's Church, Wilton; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Fovant, Wilts. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Wilton

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Harley 436, ff. 39r-42v (s. xiii)

Printed:

Mon. Angl., ii. 866-7; Hoare, Reg. Wilton, pp. 22-4; K, 687; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), ii. 326 (no. 9); Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 68

Comments:

Grundy, Wilts., I, pp. 191-7, bounds describe Fovant and Stoke Mandeville; Darlington 1955, p. 92, may be based on authentic material; Whitelock 1959, p. 81, on a witness; Finberg, ECW, no. 327, authentic; Davies 1972, p. 467, doubtful; HRH, p. 232, probably genuine basis at least, subscriptions are consistent; Keynes 1980, p. 251, authentic; Hooke 1994a, pp. 91-3, on bounds, with map; Foot 2000, II. 224

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    • Cunctitonans largitor multiplici ac ineffabili modo terrestria cuncta per uices mutationes locaque distinguens . quodammodo sibi seruientibus perplurimis in hoc quoque terrestri habitaculo prout sibi complacet recompensans suimet famulis ac famulabus etiam presentes dignitates offert . quo se certius si has rite seruauerint . eterna premia nouerint adepturos . Quapropter ego Aeˇelred Christo domino annuente cunctis Anglorum populis et tribubus preordinatus in regem cum consensu pontificum et consultu cunctorum a quibus sceptra imperii et gubernacula regni reguntur quendam ruris particulam que .x. cassatorum numero supputatur cuius uocabulum est . æt Fobbafuntan . tradidi deo et domino nostro Iesu Christo ecclesieque sancte Marie semper uirginis que sita est in uico regio . æt Wiltune . iure perpetuo optans ut et ibidem cenobialis uite formula . et regularis discipline normula Christo patrocinium prestante indisrupta iugitate exerceatur . et ut mihi merces permaneat eterna . Sit autem suprascripta terra libera . exceptis tribus expeditione uidelicet pontis arcisue constructione . Si quis uero contra hec decreta nostre diffinitionis tyrannica potestate fretus uenire temptauerit nouerit se in tremendo ultime districtionis examine presentie diuine rationem acturum . Enimuero et si temporibus futuris quisque obiecerit se priscam habere generalitatem monstraueritue antiqua conscripta sint ea omnia in nichilum redacta permaneatque hereditas domini domino~. His metis prefatum rus hinc inde giratur. Wis syndon ˇa land gemæro to Fobbefunten ˇat hys ærest on ˇone haran hæsel . of ˇam haran hæsle on earnhylle middewerde . of earnhylle on pott wyll . of pott wille on ˇa ealdan wyr∂e . of ∂ære wyrˇe to hearpaˇe . ∂onne andlang hearpa∂es to ˇam anheafdan . of ∂am anheafdan on lokeres leage . of lokeres leage on sigwynne dic . ˇonne of sigwinne dic upp on dune ˇrittig gyrda . be eastan ceaster blædbyrig on ˇa byrigenne . of ∂are byrigenne on ˇane hearpa∂ . ˇonne andlang herepa∂es on ˇone scearpan garan westewerdne . of ˇam garan in on ˇa yfre . of ∂ære yfre in on ˇa gare∂ru . of ∂am gereˇran feower ækeras be westan ∂am hangran . of ˇam feower ækeran andlang heafda on blacan hylle middewerde . ∂onon of blacan hylle norˇ to hearpaˇe . of ∂am hearpaˇe on ˇa westran dune westewerde . of ˇære dune on chealf hylle middewerde . ˇonne of chielf hylle on wulf hylle middewerde . of wulf hylle to wuda . swa be ˇan eald wyrtruman in on Nodre . ˇonon andlang streames eft on ˇæne hæran hæsl. Scripta est hec scedula anno dominice incarnationis .dccccxciiii. his testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina caraxata uidentur. Ego Æ∂elred per gratiam dei rex Anglorum donationis istius inscriptionem crucis signo corroboro . Ego Sigeric Dorobernensis ecclesie archiepiscopus eiusdem regis donationem cum tropheo agye crucis consignaui . Ego Ælfheh Wintoniensis ecclesie episcopus prefatam donationem cum sigillo sancte crucis confirmaui . Ego Ælfstan Lundoniensis ecclesie episcopus triumphalem tropheum agye crucis impressi . Ego Æscwig Dorccensis ecclesie episcopus predictum donum cum signo sancte crucis confirmo . Ego Ælfric Wiltuniensis ecclesie episcopus ad munimentuma</SS> predictarum rerum signum sancte crucis appono . Ego A∂ulf episcopus consensi . Ego Ælheh episcopus concessi . Ego ˘eodred episcopus consolidaui . Ego Sigegar episcopus adquieui . Ego Alfwold episcopus prenotaui . Ego Ealdulf episcopus confirmaui . Ego Wulfsie episcopus conclusi . Ego Ælfwerd abbas . Ego Ælfsige abbas . Ego Leofric abbas . Ego Brihtelm abbas . Ego Wulfgar abbas . Ego Ælfere abbas . Ego Ælfric abbas . Ego Æ∂elwerd dux . Ego Ælfric dux . Ego Ælfhelm dux . Ego Leofwine dux . Ego Leofsige dux . Ego Norˇman dux . Ego Wæl∂eof dux . Ego Æ∂elmær minister . Ego Ordulf minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Æ∂elsige minister . Ego Fræna minister . Ego Wulfget minister . Ego Leofric minister . Ego Æˇelwerd minister . Ego Aˇelwold minister . Ego Brihtwold minister . Ego Ælfgar minister . Ego Wulfsige minister . Ego Æ∂elnoˇ minister . Ego Leofsige minister . Ego Æ∂elric minister . Ego Wulfheh minister . Ego Wulfric minister . Ego Ordric minister . Ego Wulmær minister . Ego Ælfwig minister .