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S 1143

A.D. 1042 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted to Westminster Abbey, Pershore, Worcs., and Deerhurst, Gloucs. English

Archive:

Westminster

MSS:

1. London, Westminster Abbey, W. A. Muniment Book 11, f. 316r (s. xiv)

Printed:

Harmer 1936, pp. 102-3 (no. 3)

Comments:

Harmer 1936, authentic ; Harvey 1977, pp. 345, 363 ; Keynes 1980, p. 144, on transaction ; Hooke 1990, p. 339 ; Wormald 1993, p. 18, cited ; Foot 2000, II. 134 ; Harmer, Writs, pp. 330, 519-20, probably modernised version of authentic writ ; Finberg, ECWM, no. 168 (pp. 71, 130), citing Harmer, authentic

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    • Eadward kingc gret mine biscopes 7 mine eorles 7 ealle mine ˇegnas on Wigerccestresciren 7 on Gloucestrescire freondlice. 7 ic kiˇe eow ˇæt ic habbe gegifan Criste 7 Sancte Petre into Westminstre Perscoran 7 Deorhurst 7 eall æt ˇerto bir∂ mid sace 7 mid socne, mid tolle 7 mid teame, on stræte 7 of stræte, on wuda 7 on felda 7 on eallan ˇingan swa full 7 swa for∂ swa hit me silfan on handa stod. 7 ic nelle geˇafian ˇæt ˇar anigne man ænigne onsting habbe buton se abbut 7 ˇa gebro∂era to Seinte Petres neode. God eow gehealde.