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S 1384

A.D. 1017. Wulfstan, archbishop, to Ælfwig, his brother; lease, for three lives, of 6 hides (manentes) at Bentley in Holt, Worcs., and salt-ovens at Droitwich, with reversion to the church of Worcester. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Worcester

MSS:

2. London, British Library, Harley 4660, f. 9v (s. xvii; ex 1)
1. Lost original

Printed:

Hickes, Inst. Gramm., pp. 140-1 ; K, 1313 ; Hooke 1990, p. 354, bounds only

Comments:

Whitelock 1963, p. 11, cited ; John 1979, p. 244 n. 4 ; Hooke 1980, p. 48 ; Hooke 1981, pp. 362-3, on bounds ; Lapidge 1988, p. 93, on Latinity ; Hooke 1990, pp. 354-6, on bounds, estate covered Holt and Little Witley ; Dumville 1993, pp. 66 n. 287, 67 n. 292 ; Baker and Holt 1996, p. 139, on estate ; King 1996, p. 115 ; Grundy, Worcs., I, pp. 142-3, on bounds ; Finberg, ECWM, no. 339, authentic ; HRH, p. 235, subscriptions consistent but few, probably genuine ; Hooke 1981a, pp. 145, 151, on salt-ovens

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    • Old English bounds only ∂is syndon ˇa landgemæru to beonetleage. Of sæfern in bæle. Andlang bæle in fulebroce. Of fulebroce in sihtfyrˇ. Of sihtfyrˇ in ˇa ealdan rode. Andlang ∂ære rode to ˇrym gemære. Of ˇrym gemære in ∂a ealdan dic. Andlang ˇære ealdan dic in laggeburnan. Of laggeburnan in cynewardes gemære. Of cynewardes gemere in doferic. Andlang doferic eft in sæfern. Gean boc to beonetleage.