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s. xi, Christ Church Canterbury

Type of MS.: Addition to liturgical MS
Davis no.: 178
Bibliography: Ker, Cat. 185; Tite, Early Records, p. 121
Related MSS: Detached from Cotton Tiberius A. II, as were Cotton Faustina B. VI, vol. i, ff. 95, 98-100, before 1621
Comment: Part erroneously attributed to Eadwig Basan. Annotation by Ussher.
Provenance: Prince Henry and/or Royal Library? Dr Ward of Sidney Sussex, Cambridge. Cotton: lent to Selden.

Charters contained:

S1641, p. 3v: A.D. 1018. Athelstan (Lyfing) to Christ Church, Canterbury; grant of land at Merstham and Cheieham, Surrey. s. xi

S914, ff. 2r-3v: A.D. 1006 for 1002. King Æthelred to Christ Church, Canterbury; refoundation of the monastic community and confirmation of land at Eastry, Ickham, Bossington, Adisham, Appledore, Swarling, Preston, Graveney, Westwell, Chart and Farleigh, Kent; at Patching, Sussex; at Meopham and Cooling in West Kent; at Walworth, Surrey; at Risborough, Bucks.; at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; at Hadleigh and Monks Eleigh, Suffolk; and in Thanet. s. xi

S1503x, f. 3v: A.D. 1014. Will of the Ætheling Æthelstan, including bequests of land at Adderbury, Oxon., Marlow, Bucks., and (Steeple) Morden, Cambs., to Old Minster, Winchester; at Hollingbourne and Garrington in Littlebourne, Kent, to Christ Church, Canterbury; at Rotherfield (? Sussex) to Nunnaminster, Winchester; at Chalton, Hants., Northtune and at Mollington, Oxon., to King Æthelred; land in East Anglia and Peacesdele (? Peak District or Pegsdon, Beds.) to Edmund, his brother; at Hambleden, Bucks., to Ælfmær; at Cumtune to Godwine; at Westune to Ælfswith; at Heorulfestune to Ælfwine; at Catherington, Hants., to Ælfmær; at Hockcliffe, Beds., to Siferth; at Tewin, Herts., to Æthelweard the Stammerer and to Lyfing; at Lutegaresheale (? Ludgershall, Wilts.), to Godwine the Driveller. s. xi

S1640, f. 3v: A.D. 1010. Ælfheah, archbishop. to Christ Church, Canterbury; grant of land at Warehorne, Kent, with note of the grant to Christ Church in his days of land at Farningham and Wootton, Kent. s. xi

S914, ff. 4r-6r: A.D. 1006 for 1002. King Æthelred to Christ Church, Canterbury; refoundation of the monastic community and confirmation of land at Eastry, Ickham, Bossington, Adisham, Appledore, Swarling, Preston, Graveney, Westwell, Chart and Farleigh, Kent; at Patching, Sussex; at Meopham and Cooling in West Kent; at Walworth, Surrey; at Risborough, Bucks.; at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; at Hadleigh and Monks Eleigh, Suffolk; and in Thanet. s. xi

S1090, f. 5v: A.D. 1053 x 1061. Writ of King Edward declaring that the land at Mersham, Kent, is to belong to Christ Church with sake and soke, as fully and completely as Sigweard and his wife granted it to that house. s. xi

S1229, f. 6r: A.D. 1042 x 1052. Statement by the Lady Ælfgifu (Emma), mother of King Edward, to the effect that she had acquired from King Cnut the estate at Newington, Oxon., on behalf of Christ Church, when it was forfeited by Ælfric. The king then granted it to the community. s. xi

S1389, f. 6r: A.D. 1037. Æthelnoth, archbishop of Christ Church, to Christ Church; grant of land at Godmersham which he had bought from Earl Sired for 72 marks of gold. s. xi

S1222, f. 6r: ? A.D. 1036. Thored to Christ Church; grant of land at East Horsley, Surrey. s. xi

S1047, f. 6v: A.D. 1042 x 1066. King Edward to Christ Church, Canterbury; grant of land at Chartham, Kent, and Walworth, Surrey, and confirmation of land at Sandwich, Eastry, Folkestone, Thanet, Adisham, Ickham, Chartham, Godmersham, Westwell, East Chart, the other Chart, Berwick, Brook, Warehorne, Appledore, Mersham, Orpington, Preston, Meopham, Cooling, Farningham, Hythe, Hollingbourne, Farleigh, Peckham, all in Kent; at Patching and Wootton in Sussex; at Walworth, Merstham, Cheam, and Horsley in Surrey; at Southchurch, Laver, Milton (Hall) in Prittlewell, Lawling in Latchingdon, Bocking, St Osyth and Stisted in Essex; at Hadleigh and Monks Eleigh, Suffolk; at Monks Risborough in Bucks.; and at Newington and Britwell Prior, Oxon. s. xi