S 944

[A.D. 990.] King Æthelred to ?; grant of 8 hides (mansae) at Weston in South Stoneham, Hants. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 85r-v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 713

Comments:

Grundy, Hants., IV, pp. 248-9, identifies Stanham as North Stoneham; Forsberg 1950, pp. 216-17, on bounds, identifies Stanham as South Stoneham; Burgess 1964; Finberg, ECW, no. 140, authentic, has same witnesses as S 942; Hart 1970a, p. 33 (no. 148), authentic; Hart, ECNE, p. 382, dates to 990; Keynes 1980, p. 250, spurious; Currie 1995, pp. 111-15, 123, on bounds and estate history; Russell 1996, on detail of bounds

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    • Largitori summorum bonorum celsitonanti deo. Ego Æ∂elredus ipsius opitulante gratia Brittaniarum rex, sapientium huius insulae usus consilio quandam partitiunculam cuiusdam ruris octo, scilicet, mansas in loco qui Stanham appellatur æt Westun, in quo et monasterium situm est, perpetuaque libertate pro meae animae redemptione libentissime dono omnibusque saecularibus curis absoluo, excepta pontis arcisue restauratione rataque expeditione. Gyratur namque ipsum rus his suprascriptis terminis. Ærest of Icenan on cyninges mearce on bican stapol; of bican stapole on waddan stocces; of waddan stocce andlang mearce on wichy∂e; upp andlang streames on ∂a lace; upp andlang mearce of ækergeat; ∂anan upp andlang weges on swe∂ælingford and feldles gemæne. And ∂is his ∂ara fif hida landscaru to Westtune. Ærest upp of Icenan on rican ford; of rican forda su∂-east andlang mearcæ on ∂es cyninges hlywan; ∂anan andlang mearce on ∂æne imbstoc; of ∂am stoccæ andlang mearcæ on ∂one beorh; of ∂am beorge on gerihte utt an sæ. + Ego Æ∂elredus signaculo sanctae crucis corroboraui. + Ego Syricus archipraesul signo crucis subscripsi. + Ego Oswaldus archiepiscopus agiae crucis consensi. + Ego Ælfheahus episcopus signo crucis confirmaui. + Ego Ælfstanus episcopus. + Ego ˘eodredus episcopus. + Ego A∂ulfus episcopus. + Ego Ælfheahus episcopus. + Ego Sigarus episcopus. + Ego Æscwig episcopus. + Ego Æ∂elsinus episcopus. + Ego Ælfwoldus episcopus. + Ego Ordbrihtus episcopus. + Ego Leofric abbas. + Ego Leofric abbas. + Ego Byrhtno∂ abbas. + Ego Ealdulf abbas. + Ego Ælfun abbas. + Ego Æluere abbas. + Ego Ælfweard abbas. + Ego Godeman abbas. + Ego Eadwine abbas. + Ego Wulfsige abbas. + Ego Ælfsige abbas. + Ego Ælfric abbas. + Ego Ælfric abbas. + Ego Æ∂elwine dux. + Ego Byrhtno∂ dux. + Ego Æ∂elweard dux. + Ego Ælfric dux. + Ego Æ∂elsige minister. + Ego Orddulf minister. + Ego Byrhtwold minister. + Ego Æ∂elmer minister. + Ego Ælfgar minister.