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A.D. 968. Æthelflæd to Ælfwold; grant of a swine-pasture at Heronden in Tenterden, Kent, in return for 1450 pence. English and Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Canterbury, Christ Church

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Stowe Charters 30 (s. x 2; OS Facs., iii. 31; Ward 1937, facing p. 229)

Printed:

B, 1212 ; Wallenberg 1928, p. 34

Comments:

Wallenberg 1928, pp. 34-5 ; Ward 1937, pp. 229-40 ; Ward 1955, pp. 55-6 ; Witney 1976, p. 268 ; Brooks 1984, pp. 28, 378 n. 153, treats as contemporary ; Dumville 1994, p. 156 n. 123, on script ; Wallenberg, KPN, pp. 295-8 ; HRH, p. 230, original, subscriptions are consistent but very few can be checked

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      + Ðis is sio gerædnes ðe Ælfwold \7 Eadwold/ 7 Æðelflæd geræddan . Þæt is þæt Æðelflæd \7 Eadwold/ geuðe\n/ Ælfwolde anes dænnes wið his licwyrðan scætte ðe hio anfeng þæt is .m.cccc. 7 .l. denarios . Ðis dæn is genamod . Hyringdænn . his terminibus circumiacta Ab oriente fram þæm stænenan stapole on Tenetwara brocas 7 on hyring brocas A meridie hyringburne oð Æscburnan . Ab occidente Escburna oð æscbrygge Ab aquilone . sia rode . fram æscbrygge eft an ðane stænenan stapol . sibi abendum et possidendum feliciterque in dies eius perfruendum in sempiternam hereditatem et post dies eius cuicumque ei heredi placuerit derelinquendum liberam per omnia habeat potestatem . Si quis uero quod non optamus ut alicuius personis homo diabolica temeritate instigatus surrexerit qui hanc meam donationem uel munificentiam infringere uel diminuere aut in aliud conuertere quam a nobis constitutum est temptauerit sciat se ante tribunal summi et eterne iudicis a Deo omnipotenti et a societate omnium sanctorum eius segregatum nisi ante hic in ista presentia sæculo cum digno satisque placabile factione Deo et ominibus emendare uoluerit . Anno dominice ab incarnatione Christi .dcccc.lxviii. indictione
      + Ego Eadgar rex Albionis hanc donationem . cum signo crucis consensi. indictione regnis sui anno .xi.
      + Ego Dunstanus archiepiscopus Dorobernensis æcclesiae . roboraui
      + Ego Sifriðus abbas . consensi
      + Ego Ælfstan . prepositus consensi
      + Ego Birhtsie . prepositus consensi
      + Ego Hloðewig . portgerefa consensi

      + Ego Aldræd minister.
      + Ego Liofstan minister
      + Ego Eadelm minister
      + Ego Liofric minister

      + Ego Æðelereð minister
      + Ego L[...]una minister
      + Ego Lifing minister
      + Ego Edda rusticus

      + Ego Eadwold rusticus
      + Ego Siwold rusticus
      + Ego Æðeræd rusticus
      + Ego Ordelm rusticus

      + Ego Ordegh rusticus
      + Ego Birhtræd rusticus
      + Ego Liofstan rusticus
      + Ego Æðelwig rusticus

      7 se hioræd to Cristes ciricean . 7 se hioræd to sancte Agustine 7 ða þreo geferscipas innan burhwara 7 utan burhwara 7 micle gemettan 7 Ælfsige burðen.
      7 se hioræd to Apuldre . 7 Eadelm . Birhtfreð . Ealdelm . Ealhfreð . Sielm.

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      7 Ælfwold gesealde Eadwolde 7 his sunum .c. panega anuppan all ðis oðer wiððan ðe hit hiora unna wære butan ælcre anwændednesse.
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    • Endorsed: (1) 7 Ælfwold gesealde Eadwolde 7 his sunum . c . panæga anuppan all ∂is o∂er wi∂∂an ∂e hit hiora unna wære butan ælcre anwændednesse (2) ∂is is hyring dænnes boc ∂e Eadwold 7 Æ∂elflæd geu∂an . Ælfwolde wi∂ his licwyr∂an scætte (3) Anglice 7 latine + ˘is is sio gerædnes ∂e Ælfwold '7 Eadwold' 7 Æ∂elflæd geræddan . ˇæt is ˇæt Æ∂elflæd '7 Eadwold' geu∂en Ælfwolde anes dænnes wi∂ his licwyr∂an scætte ∂e hio anfeng ˇæt is . m . cccc . 7 . l . denarios . ˘is dæn is genamod . Hyringdænn . his terminibus circum jacta ab oriente fram ∂æm stænenan stapole on Tenet wara brocas 7 on hyring brocas a meridie hyringburne o∂ æscburnan . ab occidente escburna o∂ æscbrygge ab aquilone . sia rode . fram æscrygge eft an ∂ane stænenan stapol . Sibi abendum et possidendum feliciterque in dies ejus perfruendum in sempiternam hereditatem et post dies ejus cuicumque ei heredi placuerit derelinquendum liberam per omnia habeat potestatem . Si quis vero quod non optamus ut alicujus personis homo diabolica temeritate instigatus surrexerit qui hanc meam donationem vel munificentiam infringere vel diminuere aut in aliud convertere quam a nobis constitutum est temptaverit sciat se ante tribunal summi et eterne judicis a Deo omnipotenti et a societate omnium sanctorum ejus segregatum nisi ante hic in ista presentia sæculo cum digno satisque placabile factione Deo 7 omnibus emendare voluerit . ; Anno dominice ab incarnatione Christi . dcccc . lxviii . indictione . Indictione regnis sui anno . xi . + Ego Eadgar rex Albionis hanc donationem . cum signo crucis consensi . + Ego Dunstanus archiepiscopus Dorobernensis æcclesiæ roboravi . + Ego Sifri∂us abbas . consensi . + Ego Ælfstan . prepositus consensi . + Ego Birhtsie . prepositus consensi + Ego Hlo∂ewig . portgerefa consensi . + Ego Aldræd minister . + Ego Liofstan minister . + Ego Eadelm minister . + Ego Liofric minister . + Ego Æ∂elere∂ minister . + Ego L...uma minister . + Ego Lifing minister . + Ego Edda rusticus . + Ego Eadwold rusticus . + Ego Siwold rusticus . + Ego Æ∂ered rusticus . + Ego Ordelm rusticus . + Ego Ordegh rusticus . + Ego Birhtræd rusticus . + Ego Liofstan rusticus . + Ego Æ∂elwig rusticus . 7 se hioræd to Cristes ciricean . 7 se hioræd to sancte Agustine 7 ∂a ˇreo geferscipas innan burhwara 7 utan burhwara 7 micle gemettan 7 Ælfsige bur∂en . 7 se hioræd to Apuldre . 7 Eadelm . Birhtfre∂ . Ealdelm . Ealhfre∂ . Sielm .