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A.D. 1009. King Æthelred to Morcar, his minister; grant of 8 hides (manentes) at Weston upon Trent, 1 at Marley, 1 at Smalley and Kidsley, 1 at Crich, and 1 at Ingleby, Derbys. Bounds of Weston. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Burton

MSS:

2. Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth 390, ff. 1-184, f. 182v (s. xiii med.; no bounds)
1. Stafford, William Salt Library, 84/5/41 (s. xi in.; BA Facs., no. 17)

Printed:

Hart, ECNE, pp. 219-22 ; Sawyer, Burton, no. 32

Comments:

Whitelock 1959, p. 87, cited ; Keynes 1980, pp. 114, 123, 135 n. 171, 264, original ; Dumville 1993, pp. 134-5, on script ; Thompson 2006, pp. 31 et passim, on script ; PN Derbys., ii. 512-13, on bounds ; Hart 1970a, p. 24, on endorsement ; Hart, ECNE, no. 110 and pp. 222-8, authentic, MS 1 original ; Sawyer, Burton, pp. 63-4, authentic, MS 1 contemporary ; Keynes 1980a, pp. 216-17, on witness-list ; BA Facs., p. 6, MS 1 apparently contemporary

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    • Px Omnia que uidentur temporalia sunt et que non uidentur æterna sunt . Idcirco terrenis et caducis eterna et iugiter mansura mercanda sunt . ut his uisibilibus lucris inuisibilia bona que fine carent domino Deo auxiliante feliciter adquirantur . Quapropter . ego Æþelredus . diuina mihi arridente munificentia . inperiali regiminis gentis Anglorum sceptro p[ ]titus . aliquam terre partem quam mihi aeternus celi creator et omnium rerum conditor sua bonitate largiendo indulsit . confero honorabili meo ministro . Morkare . id est . viiito . manentes in loco et circa locum ubi dicitur antiquo uocabulo . Westun . et . i . manens in Morleage . et . i . in Smælleage . et in Kidesleage . et . i . in . Cryc . et . i . in Englaby . cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus pratis . pascuis . campis . siluisque ut habeat et possideat . et post se cuicumque uoluerit in æternam hereditatem derelinquat . Sint quoque prenominati agelluli absoluti et liberi . nullisque humanis seruitiis subiciantur . exceptis ipsis seruitiis quibus insistere quosque monet communis utilitas regni id est expeditio . et arcis pontisque restauratio . Qui autem hanc nostri decreti xanctionem prauo molimine mutilare conatus fuerit certum teneat portionem poenarum cum angelis apostaticis sé perpetualiter perpessurum non modica ; qui uero benigniter fideliterque huius assercioni cyrografi . fidem áccommodauerit ; sanctorum omnium coetui copuletur calcetenus . His itaque confiniis prescripta rura cinguntur .
      + Ðis syndan þa landgemæru þe lic[.]eð into westune. þæt is ærest of siðriðe forda [.]n mæres ford . 7 of mæresforda westa[.]iððarugandic . 7 swa on hina hóh . 7 swa of ðan hó westan wiððæne holanmere forð into ceoleardes beorge 7 of ðam beorhge in mæresdic . 7 of mæresdic in wulfeardes þórn . 7 of wulfeardes þorne in þa grenandíc . andlang þære dice in þone pytt . 7 of þam pytte in deorwentan in þa myðan . 7 of ðam ge[m]yðan upp æft' treontan eft on siðriðe ford . Anno . dominice incarnationis . millesimo . ix . scripta est . uius munificentie singrapha his testibus . consentientibus quorum inferius nomina caraxantur .
      + Ego Æþelræd rex Anglorum hoc donum libenti animo concessi
      + Ego Æþelstan filius regis huic donationi consensi .
      + Ego Eadmund frater predicti clitonis adiuui .
      + Ego Eadred libens annui
      + Ego Ælfheah archiepiscopus Dorobernie non abnui .
      + Ego Wulfstanus Eboracensis archipresul non rennui .
      + Ego Godwine episcopus ad libitum regis propria manu conscripsi .
      + Ego Liuincg episcopus roboraui .
      + Ego Æþelwold episcopus adquieui .
      + Ego Aþulf episcopus subscripsi .
      + Ego Brih[tw]ald episcopus
      + Ego Eadnoð episcopus
      + Ego Alfun episcopus
      + Ego Æþelric episcopus
      + Ego Æþelsig episcopus
      + Ego Ælfwald episcopus
      + Ego Godwine episcopus
      + Ego Ælfgær episcopus
      + Ego Ælf\s/tan episcopus
      + Ego Aldun episcopus
      + Ego Germanus abbas
      + Ego Ælf\s/ig abbas
      + Ego Wulgar abbas
      + Ego Ælfsig abbas
      + Ego Brihtræd abbas
      + Ego Leofgar [a]bbas
      + Ego Æluere [ab]bas
      + Ego Ælfric dux
      + Ego Leofwine dux
      + Ego Eadric dux
      + Ego Uhtred dux
      + Ego Æþe\l/mær minister .
      + Ego Æþelric minister
      + Ego Ægelgær minister
      + Ego Ælfwine minister
      + Ego Ulfketel minister
      + Ego Godwine minister
      + Ego Siferð minister
      + Ego Wiðer minister
      + Ego Æþelwine minister
      + Ego Godw[ ] minister
      + Ego Fredgist minister
      + Ego Ulf minister
      + Ego Ælfeh minister
      + Ego Wulf[r]ic minister
      + Ego Ulfk[e]tel minister
      + Ego Þurferð minister
      + Ego Aske[t]el minister
      + Ego Wulfsig minister
      + Ego Kata ¯
      + Ego Wulfstan minister
      + Ego Asketel minister
      + Ego Wulfgeat minister
      + Ego Aþelwold minister
      + Ego Ælfeh minister
      + Ego Styr minister
      + Ego Þurbrand minister
      + Ego Wulfstan minister
      + Ego Swaue minister
      + Ego Æþelric minister
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    • A. Stafford, William Salt Library, 84/5/41: original, parchement, 160 x 520-530 mm., damaged by folding. Endorsements: (1) by the scribe of the charter: + Westunes Landbóc . (2) in a hand of s. xiii: Ethelredus rex Morkare (3) in a hand of s. xiii: .[..] xx. (4) in a medieval hand: XXXI Px Omnia que uidentur temporalia sunt et que non uidentur æterna sunt . Idcirco terrenis et caducis eterna et iugiter mansura mercanda sunt . ut his uisibilibis lucris inuisibilia bona que fine carent domino Deo auxiliante feliciter adquirantur . Quapropter . ego Æˇelredus . diuina mihi arridente munificentia . inperiali regiminis gentis Anglorum sceptro p[ ]titus . aliquam terre partem quam mihi aeternus celi creator et omnium rerum conditor sua bonitate largiendo indulsit . confero honorabili meo ministro . Morkare . id est . viii . manentes in loco et circa locum ubi dicitur antiquo uocabulo . Westun . et . i . manens in Morleage . et . i . in Smælleage . et in Kidesleage . et . i . in . Cryc . et . i . in Englaby . cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus pratis . pascuis . campis . siluisque ut habeat et possideat . et post se cuicumque uoluerit in æternam hereditatem derelinquat . Sint quoque prenominati agelluli absoluti et liberi . nullisque humanis seruitiis subiciantur . exceptis ipsis seruitiis quibus insistere quosque monet communis utilitas regni id est expeditio . et arcis pontisque restauratio . Qui autem hanc nostri decreti xanctionem prauo molimine mutilare conatus fuerit certum teneat portionem poenarum cum angelis apostaticis sé perpetualiter perpessurum non modica ; qui uero benigniter fideliterque huius assercioni cyrografi . fidem ccommodauerit ; sanctorum omnium coetui copuletur calcetenus . His itaque confiniis prescripta rura cinguntur . + ˘is syndan ˇa landgemæru ˇe lic[.]e∂ into westune. ˇæt is ærest of si∂ri∂e forda [.]n mæres ford . 7 of mæresforda westa[.]i∂∂arugandic . 7 swa on hina hóh . 7 swa of ∂an hó westan wi∂∂æne holanmere for∂ into ceoleardes beorge 7 of ∂am beorhge in mæresdic . 7 of mæresdic in wulfeardes ˇórn . 7 of wulfeardes ˇorne in ˇa grenandíc . andlang ˇære dice in ˇone pytt . 7 of ˇam pytte in deorwentan in ˇa my∂an . 7 of ∂am ge[m]y∂an upp æft' treontan eft on si∂ri∂e ford . Anno . dominice incarnationis . millesimo . ix . scripta est . uius munificentie singrapha his testibus . consentientibus quorum inferius nomina caraxantur . + Ego Æˇelræd rex Anglorum hoc donum libenti animo concessi + Ego Æˇelstan filius regis huic donationi consensi . + Ego Eadmund frater predicti clitonis adiuui . + Ego Eadred libens annui + Ego Ælfheah archiepiscopus Dorobernie non abnui . + Ego Wulfstanus Eboracensis archipresul non rennui . + Ego Godwine episcopus ad libitum regis propria manu conscripsi . + Ego Liuincg episcopus roboraui . + Ego Æˇelwold episcopus adquieui . + Ego Aˇulf episcopus subscripsi . + Ego Brih[tw]ald episcopus + Ego Eadno∂ episcopus + Ego Alfun episcopus + Ego Æˇelric episcopus + Ego Æˇelsig episcopus + Ego Ælfwald episcopus + Ego Godwine episcopus + Ego Ælfgær episcopus + Ego Ælf's'tan episcopus + Ego Aldun episcopus + Ego Germanus abbas + Ego Ælf's'ig abbas + Ego Wulgar abbas + Ego Ælfsig abbas + Ego Brihtræd abbas + Ego Leofgar [a]bbas + Ego Æluere [ab]bas + Ego Ælfric dux + Ego Leofwine dux + Ego Eadric dux + Ego Uhtred dux + Ego Æˇe'l'mær minister . + Ego Æˇelric m_ + Ego Ægelgær m_ + Ego Ælfwine m_ + Ego Ulfketel m_ + Ego Godwine m_ + Ego Sifer∂ m_ + Ego Wi∂er m_ + Ego Æˇelwine m_ + Ego Godw[ ] m_ + Ego Fredgist m_ + Ego Ulf m_ + Ego Ælfeh m_ + Ego Wulf[r]ic m_ + Ego Ulfk[e]tel m_ + Ego ˝urfer∂ m_ + Ego Aske[t]el m_ + Ego Wulfsig m_ + Ego Kata m_ + Ego Wulfstan m_ + Ego Asketel m_ + Ego Wulfgeat m_ + Ego Aˇelwold m_ + Ego Ælfeh m_ + Ego Styr m_ + Ego ˝urbrand m_ + Ego Wulfstan m_ + Ego Swaue m_ + Ego Æˇelric m_