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51. Cotton MS Augustus II 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 15
Title:
Record of a dispute between Wynflæd and Leofwine
Scope & Content:
Record of a dispute between Wynflæd and Leofwine about land at Hagbourne and Bradfield, Berkshire, and Datchet, Buckinghamshire; 990 × 992 (Sawyer, no. 1454). A cyrograph, the cut-word ‘CPILREOTGVRMAEFSVTM’ written along the lower edge, with alternating letters written in a bolder shade, to be ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
990-992
Extent:

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52. Cotton MS Augustus II 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 17
Title:
Grant of Ceolwulf to Eanmund, endorsed with a note of a purchase by Æthelhere
Scope & Content:
Charter of Ceolwulf, granting to Eanmund land at Canterbury; dated 888, probably for 867 (Sawyer, no. 1204). Endorsed in the same hand as the main text, ‘+ Ciolulf sealde eanmunde his mege ðisne tuun betƿix eum ƿið .cxx. in ęc ęrbe ęðeredes cyninges friols ⁊ his handseten ⁊ sęlen’; in a 9th- or...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 9th century
Extent:

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53. Cotton MS Augustus II 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 19
Title:
Agreement between Eadweald and Cynethryth
Scope & Content:
Agreement between Eadweald, son of Oshere, and Cynethryth, widow of Ealdorman Æthelmod, concerning land at (Little) Chart, Kent: 863 × 870, perhaps 867 × 870 (Sawyer, no. 1200).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
863-870
Extent:

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54. Cotton MS Augustus II 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 22
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred II of England (r. 978–1016) to Clofi
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred grants of 25 hides (mansi) at Long Itchington and Arley, Warwickshire, to Clofi; dated 1001, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 898). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis is þara ·xxv· hida boc þe æþelred cyngc gebocode. yceantun. clofige his þegne a on \ece/ erfe.’; with a slightl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1001
Extent:

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55. Cotton MS Augustus II 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 23
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Ealdwulf, minister
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants 12 hides (mansae) at Meopham, Kent, to Ealdwulf, minister: dated 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 447). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is meaphames land boc þe. æþelstan cing gebocode. ealdulfe his þegne on ece yrfe.’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Ethelstanus...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
939
Extent:

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56. Cotton MS Augustus II 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 24
Title:
Grant of King Cnut of England (r. 1016-1035) to Æfic, monk
Scope & Content:
King Cnut grants five hides (cassaturae) at Newnham, Northamptonshire, to Æfic, monk: 1021 × 1023, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 977). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Into niƿanham.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1021-1023
Extent:

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57. Cotton MS Augustus II 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 25
Title:
Diploma of King William I of England (r. 1066–1087), confirming the exemption of Bury St Edmunds from the jurisdiction of Bishop Herfast of Thetford
Scope & Content:
Diploma of King William I of England (r. 1066–1087) to Abbot Baldwin (d. c. 1097) and the monks of Bury St Edmund's, confirming the exemption of the church and the vill of St Edmund from the jurisdiction of Bishop Herfast of Thetford (d. 1084) and his successors; the case having been heard and s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 11th century
Extent:
1 leaf

58. Cotton MS Augustus II 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 28
Title:
Grant of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons (d. 858) to Dudda (Ithda)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons, the men of Kent, and all the southern people grants a vill in Canterbury with 22 appurtenant acres (iugera) to Dudda (Ithda); dated 839 (Sawyer, no. 287). With a confirmation by King Alfred of the West Saxons, and note of the purchase of this estate by Lulla f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half 9th century-2nd half 10th century
Extent:

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59. Cotton MS Augustus II 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 30
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (r. 757-796) to the church of St Peter, Bredon
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants ten hides (manentes) at Wærsetfelda (cf. Wast Hills in Alvechurch), five hides (cassati) at Cofton Hackett and five hides (mansae) at Rednal in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, to the church of St Peter, Bredon, for the use of the bishop of Worcester; dated 780, in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

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60. Cotton MS Augustus II 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 33
Title:
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Ælfhere, comes
Scope & Content:
King Eadwig of England grants of 20 hides (mansi) at Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, to Ælfhere, his comes: dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 587). Endorsed by the scribe of the main text, ‘Þis is seo lanboc to Cuþenes dune to þan tƿentigan hidan þe Eadƿig cync gebocede Ælfhere his ealdormen ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 11th century
Extent:

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