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S 785

A.D. 972. King Edgar to Bath Abbey; grant of 10 hides (mansiunculae) at Corston, Somerset. Latin with English bounds

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Bath

MSS:

1. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 111, pp. 55-131, pp. 84-85 (s. xii 2)

Printed:

K, 573 ; B, 1287 ; Hunt, Bath Carts., p. 29 ; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 20

Comments:

Keynes 1980, p. 48 n. 89, 'Dunstan B' formulation ; Costen 1983, pp. 29-30, on bounds ; Keynes 1994, on formulation, esp. pp. 178, 182; probably authentic ; Abrams 1996, p. 254 n. 72, on estate ; Grundy, Somerset, pp. 201-4, on bounds ; Finberg, ECW, no. 515, authentic, bounds identical with those of S 476 ; Hart, ECNE, pp. 19-22, on charter-type, which he labels 'Dunstan B'

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    • Anno ab incarnatione Domini nostri Iesu Christi .dcccclxxii. Ego Eadgar, rex et primicerius totius Albionis, ruris quandam particulam, denis ab accolis estimatam mansiunculis, in loco qui dicitur Corsantun, liberam preter arcem, pontem expeditionemque, sub instinctu diuini amoris et timoris, Deo omnipotenti et sancto Petro humillima deuotione in ciuitate Aquimania offero et commendo, ea interposita rationatione ut nullius ordinis homo hoc nostrum donatiuum decretum, quamdiu Christianitas in Anglorum uigeat partibus, sine ira et uindicta omnipotentis Dei audeat irrumpere uel temptauerit infringere. Et his limitibus hec telluris pars sic cingi uidetur.
      Ærest on Corsan stream, up on þone ealdan stan weall, suð oð ða hyrnan, þanon west rihte oþ cilda stan, of cilda stane on Merces burh norðwearde, þon’ west on þa burh oð ða west hyrnan, þan’ norð on herepað oð þone ænlipigan ðorn, west þan’ on þone hrycg þæt on þone ænlipian stan, þan’ norþ rihte on Mere mæde westewearde, þan’ rihte on þone herepað oþ wifeles cumbes heafod, þon’ of þære suð ecge on æscwylle oð þæt nehste slæd, þan’ on stan wylles broc of dune on Afene, up on Afene oð Corsan.
      Hec sunt nomina testium hoc donum confirmantium regisque priuilegium rite consentientium.
      Ego Eadgar rex concessi et subscripsi. +
      Ego Dunstan archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi. +
      Ego Aþelwold episcopus consensi. +
      Ego Ælfstan episcopus consensi et subscripsi. +
      Ego Ælfhere dux consensi et subscripsi. +
      Ego Æþelwine dux consensi et subscripsi. +
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    • De Corstona . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCC . LXXII . Ego Eadgar rex et primicerius totius Albionis ruris . quandam particulam denis ab accolis æstimatam mansiunlis in loco qui dicitur Corsantun . liberan preter arcem . pontem . expeditionemque . sub instinctu divini amoris et timoris Deo omnipotenti . et sancto Petro . humillima devotione in civitate Aquamania offero et commendo . ea interposita rationatione . ut nullius ordinis homo hoc nostrum donativum decretum quamdiu christianitas in Anglorum vigeat partibus sine ira et vindicta omnipotentis Dei audeat irrumpere . vel temptaverit infringere . Et his limitibus hæc telluris pars sic cingi videtur . Divisiones. Ærest on corsan stream up on ˇone ealdan stan weall su∂ o∂∂a hyrnan . ˇanon west rihte oˇ cildastan . Of cilda stane on merces burh nor∂wearde ˇonne west on ˇa burh o∂∂a west hyrnan ˇanne norˇ on herepa∂ o∂ ˇone ænlipigan ∂orn . west ˇanne on ˇone hrycg ˇæt on ˇone ænlipian stan . ˇanne norˇrihte on mere mæde westewearde ˇanne rihte on ˇone herepa∂ oˇ wifeles cumbes heafod . ˇonne of ˇære su∂ ecge on æscwylle o∂ ˇæt nehste slæd . ˇanne on stanwylles broc of dune on afene . up on afene o∂ corsan . Hæc sunt nomina testium hoc donum confirmantium regisque privilegium rite consentientium . Testes. Ego Eadgar rex concessi et subscripsi . + . Ego Dunstan archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi + . Ego Athelwold episcopus consensi + . Ego Ælfstan episcopus consensi et subscripsi + . [E]go Ælfhere dux consensi et subsc[ri]psi . + . Ego Aˇelwine dux consensi et subscripsi . + .