S:
K:
B:

expand Instant Sawyer

S 1427

A.D. 1061 x 1082, possibly 1061 x 1066. Writ of Abbot Wulfwold announcing that he has given to St Peter's minster at Bath land at Evesty (lost, cf. S 692) and Ashwick, Somerset. English

Archive:

Bath

MSS:

1. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 111, pp. 55-131, p. 92 (s. xii 2)

Printed:

K, 821 ; Hunt, Bath Carts., p. 35

Comments:

Keynes 1988, p. 213 n. 70, wording of writ perhaps partly dependent on S 1034, which was the original grant of Ashwick to Wulfwold ; Keynes 1997, pp. 232, 256, probably formulated at Bath, perhaps influenced by S 1034 ; Harmer, Writs, pp. 133-4, 429-31, authentic ; Finberg, ECW, no. 536, authentic

Show all data

  • Metadata

    Text

    • Uulfwold abbod gret Gisa bisceop 7 Ægelnoð abb’ 7 Tofig scirgerefan 7 ealle þa þegenas on Sumersæton freondlice. And ic cyðe eow þæt Eadweard cingc min hlaford geaf me þæt land æt Gofestige þæt min fæder ahte, and þa feower worðias æt Æscwican and þa ækeras mæde þe þarto gebyriað, and on wuda 7 on felda swa micel swa þæt ic heafde læs minan orfe 7 minra manna orfe. And eall swa freols on eallan þingan, eall swa þæs cinges agen innland, to gyfanne 7 to syllanne ær dæge 7 æfter dæge, loc hwam me leofast is. Nu kyðe ic eow eallan þæt ic habbe gifen þæt land in to sanctus Petres mynstre in to Baðan, þam munecan to scrud fultume 7 to foðan, eall swa full 7 swa forð swa þe cinge hit me geuðe on eallan þingan. And se ðe mine gyfe ge ece, þe ic habbe gyfen into sanctus Petres mynstre, ge ece God ælmihtig his lif her on worulde. And þonne he heonan fare, gyfe him Crist heofona rice to medes. And se þe hit þence to litlianne, gelitlige hine God elmihtig her on worulde, 7 þonne he heonan faran sceal, si his wunung on helle grunde, buton he hit ær his ende þe stiðlicor gebete.
  • Metadata

    Old Text

    • Uulfwold abbod gret Gisa bisceop & Ægelno∂ abbot & Tofig sciregerefan & ealle ˇa ˇegenas on Sumersæton freondlice. And ic cy∂e eow ˇæt Eadweard cingc min hlaford geaf me ˇæt land æt Eofestige ˇæt min fæder ahte and ˇa feowwer wor∂ias æt Æscwican and ˇa ækeras mæde ˇe ˇarto gebyria∂ and on wuda & on felda swa micel swa ˇæt ic heafde læs minan orfe & minra manna orfe and eall swa freols on eallan ˇingan eall swa ˇæs cinges agen innland to gyfanne & to syllanne ær dæge & æfter dæge loc hwam me leofast is. Nu ky∂e ic eow eallan ˇæt ic habbe gifen ˇæt land in to Sanctus Petres mynstre in to Ba∂an ˇam munecan to scrudfultume & to fodan eall swa full & swa for∂ swa ˇe cingc hit me geu∂e on eallan ˇingan. And se ∂e mine gyfe geece ˇe ic habbe gyfen in to Sanctus Petres mynstre geece God ælmihtig his lif her on worulde and ˇonne he heonan fare gyfe him Crist heofona rice to medes. And se ˇe hit ˇence to litlianne gelitlige hine God elmihtig her on worulde & ˇonne he heonan faran sceal si his wunung on helle grunde buton he hit ær his ende ˇe sti∂licor gebete.