A.D. 1035. King Cnut to Sherborne Abbey; grant of 16 hides (mansae) at Corscombe, Dorset. Latin with English bounds

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Sherborne

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 46487, ff. 6r-7v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 1322; Hearne, Collections, pp. 444-6; O'Donovan, Sherborne, no. 16

Comments:

Larson 1910, p. 725 n. 28, cited; Grundy, Dorset, III, pp. 136-9, bounds describe Corscombe parish, excluding Benville but including Tollor Whelme; Finberg, ECW, no. 623, authentic; HRH, p. 235, probably genuine, subscriptions are consistent; Keynes 1980, p. 126 n. 136, possibly regional formulation; O'Donovan, Sherborne, pp. xxviii-xxxi, xxxv-vi, 57-8, authentic, cf. S 979 from Athelney; Lawson 1993, pp. 239, 240, local production; Barnard 1994, esp. pp. 5-8, on bounds; Keynes 1994a, pp. 51-2 and n. 50, possible regional production

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    • Px Omnia qui hic humanis considerantur obtutibus tam preterita tam etiam presentia necnon futura festinando iugiter de die in diem sine ulla dilatione declinant ad ruinam rapidissimoque cursu annorum cum mensibus temporalia siquidem tempora fugitiuis incessanter horis properant ad finem . Quapropter dispensanti domino omnia regnorum terre regna . ego CNUT rex Anglorum sollicita mente cogitando perscrutaui profuturum ac necessarium esse cum his transitoriis ac minime mansuris diuitiis perpetua atque iugiter perseuerantia celorum premia adquirerem . Iccirco tali memoria instructus - atque meorum utique antecessorum roboratus exemplis aliquam terre partem . id est . xvi . mansas in loco qui uulgari dicitur CORIGESCUMB . famosissime familiarie uenerabilium fratrum in illo sancto ac celeberrimo loco Scireburnensis ecclesie libenti animo Deo omnipotenti et sancte MARIe semper uirginis . hilari uultu menteque preclara concedo pro redemptione anime mee et criminum meorum absolutione cum omnibus bonis ad mensam cenobialis uite fratribus Deo seruientibus largitus sum ; quatinus illi famuli Dei apud altissimum Deum semper fundant preces . et cotidie flagitant Deum in psalmodiis et missarum celebrationibus pro facinoribus meis . ut post obitum meum per misericordiam Dei et per eorum sancta suffragia possim ad regna celorum peruenire . Et si umquam contigerit quod absit ante uel sero aliquis hominum siue episcopus - siue laicus - hanc meam regalem donationem et elemosinam infringere uel minuere conauerit ; sit a consortio Christi ecclesie et collegio omnium sanctorum \segregatus ;/ et \in/ inferni barathrum demergatur . Sit autem prenominata terra libera ab omni mundiali grauedine . exceptis quod omnibus commune est pontis arcisue instauratione . His namque confiniis prefatum rus circumgyrata est . Ærest on hornes beorg . Of þam beorge on leas ende on corf get . Of þam gete on cruc middeweardne . þonne of cruc on ðone smalan hricg . andlang hricges on hlyda pol . Of ðam pole andlang streames on fyrs ford . Of þam forda andlang readan hyrstes to hlype gete . Fram hlype gete to ðam colpytte . Fram colpette to þam healfan treowe. Þanone forðrihtes on browoldes heal . 7 þanon on staford upp ongean stream . Of þam streame on stocchylle . Of stocchylle on fogga crundel easteweardne . Of þam crundele forð be wyrtruman on ðone fulan slo . Of þam slo forð be wyrtruman on brum dun middewearne . Of brum dune on murtes wyll . Of murtes wylle ongean stream on tollor æwylman . Of þam æwylman on cotte dene . Of cotta dene on ruwan beorg . Of þam beorge on rigcumb middeweardne . Of rigcumbe on gyrd lea middeweardne . Of gyrd lea on þone stanigan weg . Of þam wege on þone wæter pytt . Of þam pytte on coccelmæres dene . Of þære dene on earne dene . Of earna dene eft on hornes beorg . Scripta est autem hec singrapha . anno dominice incarnationis millesimo . xxxvo . indictione uero . iii . his testibus consentientibus quorum nomina subter prenotata cernentibus clare patescunt. + Ego Cnut singularis priuilegii ierarchia preditus rex huius acumen indiculi cum signo sancte Crucis corroboraui . + Ego Ælfgeofu regina hanc largitionem benigniter subarraui . + Ego Æþelnoð Doruernensis archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi . + Ego Ælfric Eboracensis archiepiscopus consentaneus fui . + Ego Ælfwine episcopus humiliter consensi . + Ego Br<i>htwold episcopus adquieui . + Ego Brihtwine . episcopus adsignaui . + Ego Godwine . dux confirmaui . + Ego Leofric . dux consolidaui . + Ego Ælfwine . dux muniui . + Ego Ælfwine . abbas . + Ego Æþelweard . abbas . + Ego Ælfwig . abbas . + Ego Ælfric . abbas . + Ego Ælfwig . abbas . + Ego Æþelwig . abbas . + Ego Stigand . presbiter . + Ego Eadwold . presbiter . + Ego Smelt . presbiter . Ego Osgod . minister . Ego Toui . minister . Ego Ðored . minister . Ego Boui . minister . Ego Urki . minister . Ego Ælfget . minister . Ego Siwerd . minister . Ego Wulnoð . minister . Ego Winus . minister . Ego Æþelmær . minister . Ego Scirwold . minister . Ego Odda . minister . Ego Ordgar . minister . Ego Ælfgar . minister . Ego Ecglaf . minister . Ego Eadwold . minister . Ego Eadwig . minister . Ego Godwine brytæl . minister . Ego Godric . minister .
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    • ALIA CARTA DE CHORISCVMBA . Px Omnia qui hic humanis considerantur obtutibus tam preterita tam etiam presentia necnon futura festinando iugiter de die in diem sine ulla dilatione declinant ad ruinam rapidissimoque cursu annorum cum mensibus temporalia siquidem tempora fugitiuis incessanter horis properant ad finem . Quapropter dispensanti domino omnia regnorum terre regna . ego CNUT rex Anglorum sollicita mente cogitando prescrutaui profuturum ac necessarium esse cum his transitoriis ac minime mansuris diuitiis perpetua atque iugiter perseuerantia celorum premia adquirerem . Iccirco tali memoria instructus - atque meorum utique antecessorum roboratus exemplis aliquam terre partem . id est . xvi . mansas in loco qui uulgari dicitur CORIGESCUMB . famosissime familiarie uenerabilium fratrum in illo sancto ac celeberrimo loco Scireburnensis ecclesie libenti animo Deo omnipotenti et sancte MARIE semper uirginis . hilari uultu menteque preclara concedo pro redemptione anime mee et criminum meorum absolutione cum omnibus bonis ad mensam cenobialis uite fratribus Deo seruientibus largitus sum ; quatinus illi famuli Dei apud altissimum Deum semper fundant preces . et cotidie flagitant Deum in psalmodiis et missarum celebrationibus pro facinoribus meis . ut post obitum meum per misericordiam Dei et per eorum sancta suffragia possim ad regna celorum peruenire . Et si umquam contigerit quod absit ante uel sero aliquis hominum siue episcopus - siue laicus - hanc meam regalem donationem et elemosinam infringere uel minuere conauerit ; sit a consortio Christi ecclesie et collegio omnium sanctorum 'segretatus ;' et 'in' inferni barathrum demergatur . Sit autem prenominata terra libera ab omni mundiali grauedine . exceptis quod omnibus commune est pontis arcisue instauratione . His namque confiniis prefatum rus circumgyrata est . Ærest on hornes beorg . Of ˇam beorge on leas ende on corf get . Of ˇam gete on cruc middeweardne . ˇonne of cruc on ∂one smalan hricg . andlang hricges on hlyda pol . Of ∂am pole andlang streames on fyrs ford . Of ˇam forda andlang readan hyrstes to hlype gete . Fram hlype gete to ∂am colpytte . Fram colpette to ˇam healfan treowe. ˝anone for∂rihtes on browoldes heal . 7 ˇanon on staford upp ongean stream . Of ˇam streame on stocchylle . Of stocchylle on fogga crundel easteweardne . Of ˇam crundele for∂ be wyrtruman on brum dun middeweardne . Of brum dune on murtes wyll . Of murtes wylle ongean stream on tollor æwylman . Of ˇam æwylman on cotte dene . Of cotta dene on ruwan beorg . Of ˇam beorge on rigcumb middeweardne . Of rigcumbe on gyrd lea middeweardne . Of gyrd lea on ˇone stanigan weg . Of ˇam wege on ˇone wæter pytt . Of ˇam pytte on coccelmæres dene . Of ˇære dene on earne dene . Of earna dene eft on hornes beorg . Scripta est autem hec singrapha . anno dominice incarnationis millesimo . xxxv . indictione uero . iii . his testibus consentientibus quorum nomina subter prenotata cernentibus clare patescunt. + Ego Cnut singularis priuilegii ierarchia preditus rex huius acumen indiculi cum signo sancte Crucis corroboraui . + Ego Ælfgeofu regina hanc largitionem benigniter subarraui . + Ego Æˇelno∂ Doruernensis archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi . + Ego Ælfric Eboracensis archiepiscopus consentaneus fui . + Ego Ælfwine episcopus humiliter consensi . + Ego Brihtwold episcopus adquieui . + Ego Brihtwine . episcopus adsignaui . + Ego Godwine . dux confirmaui . + Ego Leofric . dux consolidaui . + Ego Ælfwine . dux muniui . + Ego Ælfwine . abbas . + Ego Æˇelweard . abbas . + Ego Ælfwig . abbas . + Ego Ælfric . abbas . + Ego Ælfwig . abbas . + Ego Æˇelwig . abbas . + Ego Stigand . presbiter . + Ego Eadwold . presbiter . + Ego Smelt . presbiter . Ego Osgod . minister . Ego Toui . minister . Ego ˘ored . minister . Ego Boui . minister . Ego Urki . minister . Ego Ælfget . minister . Ego Siwerd . minister . Ego Wulno∂ . minister . Ego Winus . minister . Ego Æˇelmær . minister . Ego Scirwold . minister . Ego Odda . minister . Ego Ordgar . minister . Ego Ælfgar . minister . Ego Ecglaf . minister . Ego Eadwold . minister . Ego Eadwig . minister . Ego Godwine brytæl . minister . Ego Godric . minister .