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71. Cotton MS Augustus II 48

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 48
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred of England (r. 978–1016) to Wulfric, minister
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred of England grants two-and-a-half hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucestershire, to Wulfric, minister, forfeited by Æthelsige for theft, granted by the king to Hawase, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase for other land belonging to Wulfric; dated 995; Latin with O...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:

1 leaf

72. Cotton MS Augustus II 49

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 49
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to the monastery at Bury St Edmunds
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward confirming to the monastery at Bury St Edmunds the sokes of the eight-and-a-half hundreds (after the appointment of Baldwin as abbot of Bury); 1065 × 1066 (Sawyer, no. 1084).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

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73. Cotton MS Augustus II 52

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 52
Title:
Grant of Ealhburg and Eadweald to Christ Church, Canterbury; charter of Ealhhere to Christ Church
Scope & Content:
Ealhburg and Eadweald grant an annual food-rent from their estate at Burnan to Christ Church, Canterbury; Ealhhere commands Ealawynn, his daughter, to pay an annual rent from three sulungs at Findlesham, Kent, to Christ Church; c. 850 (Sawyer, no. 1195). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Donum ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
? 850
Extent:

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74. Cotton MS Augustus II 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 57
Title:
Grant of King Eadred of England (d. 955) to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Eadred grants the minister of Reculver and its lands, estimated at 26 hides (cassati), to Christ Church; dated 949, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 546). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Raculfes boc’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex eadredus dedit ecclesie cristi cant’ monasterium de racul...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century-Early 11th century
Extent:

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75. Cotton MS Augustus II 59

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 59
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Ordgar, minister
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants one pertica beneath Elddin (at Illand in North Hill, Cornwall) to Ordgar, minister; dated 1044, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1005). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Ðys is þære anre gyrde landboc beniðan ELDDIN. þe EADǷEARD kyng let gebecean ordgære hys þegene to ecere...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1044
Extent:

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76. Cotton MS Augustus II 62

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 62
Title:
Grant of King Edmund of England (r. 939-946) to Æthelswith, a nun
Scope & Content:
King Edmund grants ten hides (mansae) at Oswaldingtune, Kent, to Æthelswith, a nun: dated 940, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 464). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is oswalding tunes boc þe eadmund cing gebocade æþelswiþe [on] ece yrfe’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex edmundus dedit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
940
Extent:

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77. Cotton MS Augustus II 63

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 63
Title:
Grant of King Edmund of England (r. 939–946) to Bishop Ælfric
Scope & Content:
King Edmund grants 30 hides (mansae) at Badby, Dodford and Everdon, Northamptonshire, to Bishop Ælfric (of Ramsbury or Hereford); dated 944, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 495). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Badebi’; and in a 13th-century hand, ‘Baddebi’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 10th century
Extent:

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78. Cotton MS Augustus II 64

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 64
Title:
Will of Abba, reeve
Scope & Content:
Will of Abba, reeve, including the bequest of a half-sulung at Chillenden, Kent; 833 × 839, possibly 835, in English (Sawyer, no. 1482). With English endorsement detailing the arrangements made by Heregyth, his wife, for an annual food-render to be paid to Christ Church, Canterbury, from her es...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 9th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

79. Cotton MS Augustus II 65

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 65
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Ælfwald, minister
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan of England grants 12 hides (cassati) at Durrington, Sussex, to Ælfwald, minister: dated 28 May 934, Winchester, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 425).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
934
Extent:

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80. Cotton MS Augustus II 66

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 66
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht of the West Saxons (d. 865) to Wulflaf, minister
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht grants five sulungs (aratra) at Wassingwell (cf. Eastwell, Westwell) to Wulflaf, minister, in exchange for five sulungs at Mersham, Kent: dated 858 (Sawyer, no. 328). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ ðis siondan ðes landes boc et ƿassingƿellan’; and in an 11th-century hand, ‘...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
858
Extent:

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