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S 1467
After A.D. 1037 x 1040. Account of the restoration of Sandwich to Christ Church, Canterbury, by King Harold, and of a dispute between Christ Church and St Augustine's, Canterbury, concerning Sandwich. English
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Canterbury, Christ Church
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K, 758 ; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 108 (no. 28) ; Earle, pp. 297-9
Comments:
Ward 1943, p. 26 ; Bishop and Chaplais 1957, pl. 4b, scribe also wrote part of authentic writ of William I ; Chaplais 1966a, p. 176 n. 129, on scribe (= 1973, p. 61 n. 129) ; Tatton-Brown 1984, p. 19, on Sandwich ; Brooks 1984, pp. 293, 298-9, 387 n. 112 ; Wormald 1988, no. 83 ; Kelly 1990, p. 51, cited ; Dumville 1993, pp. 133, 134, cited ; Kennedy 1995, p. 167 n. 144 ; Faith 1997, p. 105, cited ; Williams 1997, pp. 64-5, on dispute ; Emms 1999, p. 420-1, on narrative ; BM Facs., iv, p. 7, contemporary ; Robertson, Charters, pp. 422-4 ; Kelly, St Augustine's, p. xx n. 20 ; Wormald, English Law, p. 145, later copy
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- Her kyþ on þison gewrite þæt Harold king . let beridan Sandwic of Cristes cyrcean him sylfan to handa . 7 hæfde hit him wel neh twelf monað . 7 twegen hæri\n/gc timan swa þeah fullice . eall ongean Godes willan . 7 agen ealra þara halgena þe restað innon Cristes cyrcean swa sva hit him syððan sorhlice þær æfter agiode . 7 amanc þisan siþan siðe wearð Ælfstan abbod . æt sancte A . 7 begeat mid his smehwrencan . 7 mid his golde 7 seolfre eall dyrnun\c/ga æt Steorran þe þa wæs þæs kinges rædesmann þæt him gewearð se þridda penig of þære tolne on Sandwic þa gerædde Eadsige arcebiscop þa he þis wiste . 7 eall se hired æt Cristes cyrcean betweonan heom þæt man sende Ælfgar munuc of Cristes cyrcean to Harolde kingce . 7 wæs se king þa binnan Oxanaforde swyþe geseocled . swa þæt he læg orwene his lifes . þa wæs Lyfingc bisceop of Defenanscire . mid þam kincge . 7 Þancred munuc mid him . þa com Cristes cyrcean sand to þam biscop . 7 he forð þa to þam kincge . 7 Ælfgar munuc mid him . 7 Oswerd æt Hergerdesham . 7 Þancred . 7 sædon þam kinge . þæt he hæfde swyðe agylt wið Crist þæt he æfre sceolde niman ænig þing . of Cristes cyrcean þe his foragengceon dydon þiderinn . sædon þam kinge þa embe Sandwic þæt hit wæs him to handa geriden . þa læg se king 7 asweartode eall . mid þare sage . 7 swor syþþan under God ælmihtine 7 under ealle halgan þarto þæt hit næfre næs . na his ræd na his dæd . þæt man sceolde æfre Sandðic don ut of Cristes cyrcean . Þa wæs soðlice gesyne . þæt hit wæs oðra manna geþeaht næs na Haroldes kinges . 7 soðlice Ælfstanes abbodes ræd wæs mid þam mannan þe hit of Cristes cyrcean ut geræddon.
Þa sende Harold king Ælfgar munuc agen to þam arcebisceop Eadsige . 7 to eallon Cristes cyrcean munecan . 7 grette hig ealle Godes gretincge 7 his . 7 het \þæt/ hig sceoldan habban Sandwic into Cristes cyrcean . swa full . 7 swa forð swa hig hit æfre hæfdon on ænies kinges dæge . ge on gafole . ge on streame . ge on strande . ge on witan . ge on eallon þam þingan þe hit æfre ænig king fyr\m/est hæfde ætforan him . þa Ælfstan abbod . þis ofaxode þa com he to Eadsige arcebisceop . 7 bæd hine fultumes to þam hirede embe þone . þriddan penig . 7 hi begen þa to eallon gebroþran 7 bædon þone hired þæt Ælfstan abbod moste beon þæs þriddan peniges wurðe of þære tolne . 7 gyfan þam hirede .x. pundas . ac hy forwyrndon heom ealle togædere endemes . þæt he hit na sceolde næfre gebidan . 7 wæs þeah Eadsige arcebisceop swiðor his fultum þonne þæs hiredes . 7 þa he ne mihte na forð hermid þa gyrnde he þæt he moste macian fornan gen Mildryþe æker ænne hwerf wið þone wodan to werianne . ac eall se hired him forwyrnde þæs forþ ut mid ealle . 7 se arcebisceop Eadsige let hit eall to heora agene ræde . þa gewearð se abbod Ælfstan æt . mid micelan fultume . 7 let delfon æt Hyppeles fleote an mycel gedelf . 7 wolde þæt scipryne sceolde þærinne licgean eall swa hig dydon on Sandwic . ac him na speow nan þingc þæron . forþam he swingð eall on idel þe swincð ongean Cristes willan . 7 se abbod let hit eall þus . 7 se hired fengc to heora agenan . on Godes gewitnesse 7 sancta Marian 7 ealra þara halgena þe restað innan Cristes cyrcean . 7 æt sancte Augustine . þis is eall soð gelyfe se þe wylle . na gebad Ælfstan abbod næfre on nanan oþre wisan þone þriddan penig of Sandwic . Godes bletsung si mid us eallon a on ecnysse . amen.
- Her kyþ on þison gewrite þæt Harold king . let beridan Sandwic of Cristes cyrcean him sylfan to handa . 7 hæfde hit him wel neh twelf monað . 7 twegen hæri\n/gc timan swa þeah fullice . eall ongean Godes willan . 7 agen ealra þara halgena þe restað innon Cristes cyrcean swa sva hit him syððan sorhlice þær æfter agiode . 7 amanc þisan siþan siðe wearð Ælfstan abbod . æt sancte A . 7 begeat mid his smehwrencan . 7 mid his golde 7 seolfre eall dyrnun\c/ga æt Steorran þe þa wæs þæs kinges rædesmann þæt him gewearð se þridda penig of þære tolne on Sandwic þa gerædde Eadsige arcebiscop þa he þis wiste . 7 eall se hired æt Cristes cyrcean betweonan heom þæt man sende Ælfgar munuc of Cristes cyrcean to Harolde kingce . 7 wæs se king þa binnan Oxanaforde swyþe geseocled . swa þæt he læg orwene his lifes . þa wæs Lyfingc bisceop of Defenanscire . mid þam kincge . 7 Þancred munuc mid him . þa com Cristes cyrcean sand to þam biscop . 7 he forð þa to þam kincge . 7 Ælfgar munuc mid him . 7 Oswerd æt Hergerdesham . 7 Þancred . 7 sædon þam kinge . þæt he hæfde swyðe agylt wið Crist þæt he æfre sceolde niman ænig þing . of Cristes cyrcean þe his foragengceon dydon þiderinn . sædon þam kinge þa embe Sandwic þæt hit wæs him to handa geriden . þa læg se king 7 asweartode eall . mid þare sage . 7 swor syþþan under God ælmihtine 7 under ealle halgan þarto þæt hit næfre næs . na his ræd na his dæd . þæt man sceolde æfre Sandðic don ut of Cristes cyrcean . Þa wæs soðlice gesyne . þæt hit wæs oðra manna geþeaht næs na Haroldes kinges . 7 soðlice Ælfstanes abbodes ræd wæs mid þam mannan þe hit of Cristes cyrcean ut geræddon.
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- Her kyˇ on ˇison gewrite ˇæt Harold king . let beridan Sandwic of Cristes cyrcean him sylfan to handa . 7 hæfde hit him wel neh twelf mona∂ . 7 twegen hæri'n'gc timan swa ˇeah fullice . eall ongean Godes willan . 7 agen ealra ˇara halgena ˇe resta∂ innon Cristes cyrcean swa swa hit him sy∂∂an sorhlice ˇær æfter agiode . 7 amanc ˇisan siˇan si∂e wear∂ Ælfstan abbod. æt sancte Augustine. 7 begeat mid his smehwrencan . 7 mid his golde 7 seolfre eall dyrnun'c'ga æt Steorran ˇe ˇa wæs ˇæs kinges rædesmann ˇæt him gewear∂ se ˇridda penig of ˇære tolne on Sandwic ˇa gerædde Eadsige arcebiscop ˇa he ˇis wiste . 7 eall se hired æt Cristes cyrcean betweonan heom ˇæt man sende Ælfgar munuc of Cristes cyrcean to Harolde kingce . 7 wæs se king ˇa binnan Oxanaforde swyˇe geseocled . swa ˇæt he læg orwene his lifes . ˇa wæs Lyfingc biscop of Defenanscire . mid ˇam kincge . 7 ˝ancred munuc mid him . ˇa com Cristes cyrcean sand to ˇam biscop . 7 he for∂ ˇa to ˇam kincge . 7 Ælfgar munuc mid him . 7 Oswerd æt Hergerdesham . 7 ˝ancred . 7 sædon ˇam kinge . ˇæt he hæfde swy∂e agylt wi∂ Crist ˇæt he æfre sceolde niman ænig ˇing . of Cristes cyrcean ˇe his foragengceon dydon ˇiderinn . sædon ˇam kinge ˇa embe Sandwic ˇæt hit wæs him to handa geriden . ˇa læg se king 7 asweartode eall . mid ˇare sage . 7 swor syˇˇan under God ælmihtine 7 under ealle halgan ˇarto ˇæt hit næfre næs . na his ræd na his dæd . ˇæt man sceolde æfre Sandwic don ut of Cristes cyrcean. ˝a wæs so∂lice gesyne . ˇæt hit wæs o∂ra manna geˇeaht næs na Haroldes kinges . 7 so∂lice Ælfstanes abbodes ræd wæs mid ˇam mannan ˇe hit of Cristes cyrcean ut geræddon . ˇa sende Harold king Ælfgar munuc agen to ˇam arcebiscop Eadsige . 7 to eallon Cristes cyrcean munecan . 7 grette hig ealle Godes gretincge 7 his . 7 het 'ˇæt' hig sceoldan habban Sandwic into Cristes cyrcean . swa full . 7 swa for∂ swa hig hit æfre hæfdon on ænies kinges dæge . ge on gafole . ge on streame . ge on strande . ge on witun . ge on eallon ˇam ˇingan ˇe hit æfre ænig king fyr'm'est hæfde ætforan him . ˇa Ælfstan abbod . ˇis ofaxode ˇam com he to Eadsige arcebiscop . 7 bæd hine fultumes to ˇam hirode embe ˇone . ˇriddan penig . 7 hi begen ˇa to eallon gebroˇran 7 bædon ˇone hired ˇæt Ælfstan abbod moste beon ˇæs ˇriddan peniges wur∂e of ˇære tolne . 7 gyfan ˇam hirede .x. pund. ac hy forwyrndon heom ealle togædere endemes . ˇæt he hit na sceolde næfre gebidan . 7 wæs ˇeah Eadsige arcebiscop swi∂or his fultum ˇonne ˇæs hiredes . 7 ˇa he ne mihte na for∂ hermid ˇa gyrnde he ˇæt he moste macian fornan gen Mildryˇe æker ænne hwerf wi∂ ˇone wodan to werianne . ac eall se hired him forwyrnde ˇæs for∂ ut mid ealle . 7 se arcebiscop Eadsige let hit eall to heora agene ræde . ˇa gewear∂ se abbod Ælfstan æt . mid micelan fultume . 7 let delfon æt Hyppeles fleote an mycel gedelf . 7 wolde ˇæt scipryne sceolde ˇærinne licgean eall swa hig dydon on Sandwic . ac him na speow nan ˇingc ˇæron . forˇam he swing∂ eall on idel ˇe swinc∂ ongean Cristes willan . 7 se abbod let hit eall ˇus . 7 se hired fengc to heora agenan . on Godes gewitnesse 7 sancta Marian 7 ealra ˇara halgena ˇe resta∂ innan Cristes cyrcean . 7 æt sancte Augustine . ˇis is eall so∂ gelyfe se ˇe wylle . na gebad Ælfstan abbod næfre on nanan oˇre wisan ˇone ˇriddan penig of Sandwic. Godes bletsung si mid us eallon a on ecnysse. Amen.