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A.D. 961 for 956 (iv). King Eadwig to the church of St Peter, Bath; restitution of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Weston, near Bath, Somerset. Latin with English bounds

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Bath

MSS:

1. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 111, pp. 55-131, pp. 75-76, 76a (s. xii 2)

Printed:

K, 485 and vol. iii. 455-6 ; B, 1009 ; Hunt, Bath Carts., pp. 19-20

Comments:

Forsberg 1950, p 19, on bounds ; Keynes 1980, pp. 48 n. 89, 59-6, 66, 67 n. 127, certainly spurious;witness-list is 956 'Group Four'; spurious but modelled in part on a genuine 'Dunstan B' charter ; Keynes 1994, pp. 176, 182, spurious in received form but based in part on a 'Dunstan B' charter, perhaps one of King Edgar, and in part on a charter of King Eadwig issued in 956 ; Grundy, Somerset, pp. 216-21, on bounds ; Finberg, ECW, no. 475, authentic but misdated, belongs to 956 x 958

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    • Anno domince incarnationis .dcccclxi. Ego Eadwig, diuina allubescente gratia rex totius et primicerius Albionis, ruris quandam particulam quinis sub estimatam mansiunculis, pridem indepte distorteque a beati Petri apostolici agminis primatis oraculo ablatam, restituendo et recuperando in loco qui dicitur æt Westune ad ecclesiam beati et prefati ecclesiasticorum cultoris seminum que sita fertur Bathonie, precordiali affectu intimoque spiramine sub diuini timoris instinctu, liberam preter arcem, pontem expeditionemque in perpetuum ius largitus sum. Huius namque singrapham <largitionis in nomine Domini Iesu Christi sic prefigimus, ut nostrorum nemo> successorum, Christianum quamdiu uigeat imperium, hanc uel in minimis audeat uiolare. Quod si quis, quod non optamus, presumptiuo peregerit temptamine, hoc in tetrico infernalium sine ullo refocilamine sustineat cruciamine. Huiusce donationis constipulatores totius senatores Albionis, sed et specialiter hi quorum inferius nomina carraxantur, unanimo confirmatiuoque conspiramine affuisse perhibentur.
      Ego Eadwig rex Anglorum hoc donum cum triumpho sancte + impressi.
      Ego Eadgar indoles corroboraui. +
      Ego Odo archiepiscopus consignaui. +
      Ego Ælfsige episcopus consensi. +
      Ego Oscytel episcopus dictaui. +
      Ego Brihtelm episcopus faui. +
      Ego Daniel episcopus subscripsi. +
      Æþelstan dux. +
      Eadmund dux. +
      Ælfere dux. +
      Æþelsige dux. +
      Æðelmund dux. +
      Æðelwold dux. +
      Ælfsige minister. +
      Byrhferð minister. +
      Ælfheah minister. +
      Æþelmær minister. +
      Æþelgeard minister. +
      Ælfwine minister. +
      Þonne syndon her þa land gemæra. Ærest of cortimæde upp to þam æsce, of þam æsce on pleg dic, of pleg dic be Swincumbes hefde to crawan hylle, of crawan hylle upp to dune, west be ecgge to lac wege, of lac wege to Ceoles cumbe, of Ceoles cumbes est be ecgge to þam weallon, of þam wealle to þam tune, of þam tune on higweg, andlang higweges to ænlypan þunan, of ænlypan þunan on selardes pol, of selardes pole ut on Auene, þonne eft ærost on þa ealdan lanan to horpytton, upp one Penn, of þam Penne on hean æsc, of hean æsce upp andlang weges to blacan lege to þere ealdan dic, of þere ealdan dic a be graue to wulf slæde, of wulf slæde a be wege, andlang weges to ales beorge, of ales beorge to þam hlypgete, of þam hlypgete ab be wealle to Lincumbe, of Lincumbe to Midda hriccges wege, of Midda hryccges wege to stutardes cumbes grafe, of stutardes cumbe to starforda, andlang broces to tune.
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    • De Quinque hidis Westunæ . Anno Dominicæ Incarnationis .dcccclxi. Ego Eadwig divina allubescente gratia rex totius et primicerius Albionis ruris . quandam particulam quinis subæstimatam mansiunculis pridem indepte distorteque a beati Petri apostolici agminis primatis oraculo ablatam . restituendo et recuperando in loco qui dicitur æt Westune . ad ecclesiam beati et prefati æcclesiasticorum cultoris seminum quæ sita fertur Bathoniæ precordiali affectu . intimoque spiramine sub divini timoris instinctu liberam preter arcem pontem expeditionemque in perpetuum jus largitus sum . Huius namque singrapham successorum christianum quamdiu vigeat imperium . hanc vel in minimis audeat violare . Quod si quis quod non optamus presumptivo peregerit temptamine . hoc in tetrico infernalium sine ullo refocilamine sustineat cruciamine . Huiuscæ donationis constipulatores totius senatores Albionis . sed et specialiter hi quorum inferius nomina carraxantur . unanimo confirmativoque conspiramine affuisse perhibentur . Ego Eadwig rex Anglorum hoc donum cum triumpho sancte + impressi . Ego Eadgar indoles corroboravi . + . Ego Odo archiepiscopus consignavi . + . Ego Ælfsige episcopus consensi . + . Ego Oscytel episcopus dictavi . + . Ego Brihtelm episcopus favi . + . Ego Daniel episcopus subscripsi . + . Æˇelstan dux . + . Eadmund dux . + . Ælfere dux . + . Æˇelsige dux . + . Æ∂elmund dux . + . Æˇelwold dux . + . Ælfsige minister . + . Byrhfer∂ minister . + . Ælfheah minister . + . Æˇelmær minister . + . Æˇelgeard minister . + . Ælfwine minister . + . Divisiones . ˝onne syndon her ˇa land gemæra . Ærest of cortimæde upp to ˇam æsce . Of ˇam æsce on pleg dic . Of pleg dic be swin cumbes hefde to crawan hylle . Of crawan hylle upp to dune . west be ecgge to lacwege . Of lacwege to ceoles cumbe . Of ceoles cumbes est be ecgge to ˇam weallon . Of ˇam wealle to ˇam tune . Of ˇam tune on higweg . Andlang higweges to ænlypan ˇunan . Of ænlypan ˇunan on selardes pol . Of selardes pole ut on auene . ˇonne eft ærost on ˇa ealdan lanan to horpytton upp on epenn . Of ˇam penne on hean æsc . Of hean æsce upp andlang weges to blacan lege . to ˇere ealdan dic . Of ˇere ealdan dic a be graue to wulf slæde . Of wulf slæde a be wege . And lang weges to alesbeorge . Of alesbeorge to ˇam hlypgete . Of ˇam hlypgete a be wealle to lincumbe . Of lincumbe to midda hriccges wege . Of midda hriccges wege to stutardes cumbes grafe. Of stutardes cumbe to starforda andlang broces to tune .