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101. LFC Ch XXI 5

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch XXI 5
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (1003×5–1066) to Archbishop Stigand of Canterbury (d. 1072) and the community at Christ Church
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward granting to Archbishop Stigand and the community at Christ Church judicial and financial rights over their own men and over as many thegns as he has granted them to have; 1052 × 1066, probably 1052 (Sawyer, no. 1088). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Carta edwardi regis de...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1052-1066
Extent:

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102. Sloane Ch XXXIV 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane Ch XXXIV 1
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066)
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward declaring that he intends to have legal possession of the land at Ickworth, Suffolk (which he possesses for Westminster Abbey), and that it is to be transferred to him as soon as the present writ is read; 1047 × 1065 (Sawyer, no. 1124). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Icki...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

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103. Stowe Ch 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 6
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (d. 796) to Ealdberht, minister, and his sister, Abbess Selethryth
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants to Ealdberht, minister, and his sister, Abbess Selethryth, 15 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham, Palmstead and Ruckinge, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald, in Buckholt and Blean Forest, wood-gathering privileges in Harres, Buckholt and Blean, the urban tenement (ui...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

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104. Stowe Ch 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 8
Title:
Grant of King Cuthred of Kent (d. 756) to Æthelnoth, prefectus; Will of Æthelnoth, reeve at Eastry
Scope & Content:
King Cuthred of Kent grants three sulungs (aratra) at Eythorne, Kent, to Æthelnoth, prefectus, in return for 3000 pence; dated 805 × 807 (Sawyer, no. 41). Will of Æthelnoth, reeve at Eastry, and his wife Gænburg, concerning the disposition of their land at Eythorne, Kent; in English, dated 805 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Early 9th century
Extent:

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105. Stowe Ch 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 10
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants two sulungs (aratra) at Appincg lond near Rainham, two sulungs at Suithhunincg lond at Graveney near Faversham, and two and a half tenements (hagae) in Canterbury, all in Kent, to Archbishop Wulfred, in return for 126 mancuses; dated 1 August 811, London (Saw...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century-Early 11th century
Extent:

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106. Stowe Ch 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 11
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants ten sulungs (aratra) at Bexley, Kent, with swine-pastures, to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury; with English bounds, dated 814 (Sawyer, no. 175). Endorsed in a ?10th-century hand, ‘to byxlea’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Ceonulfus rex dedit bixlea. wulfredo arc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 10th century
Extent:

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107. Stowe Ch 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 14
Title:
Record of a synod of Clofesho; bounds of Godmersham and Challock, Kent
Scope & Content:
Record of a synod of Clofesho concerning the recovery by Archbishop Wulfred of four sulungs (aratra) at Easole, Kent, promised to him by Ealdberht, comes, and Selethryth, his sister, but fraudulently acquired by Cwoenthryth, abbess of Minster-in-Thanet; dated 824 (Sawyer, no. 1434). Endorsed in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st half 9th century-1st half 11th century
Extent:

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108. Stowe Ch 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 19
Title:
Grant of King Alfred of the West Saxons (r. 871–899) and Archbishop Æthelred of Canterbury (d. 888) to Liaba
Scope & Content:
[King Alfred of the West Saxons and] Archbishop Æthelred, with the familia of Christ Church, Canterbury, grant land at Ileden, Kent, to Liaba, son of Birgwine, in return for 25 mancuses of gold; with an English note, dated 873 (Sawyer, no. 344). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ ðis is sia bo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
873
Extent:

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109. Stowe Ch 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 20
Title:
Will of Ealdorman Alfred
Scope & Content:
Will of Ealdorman Alfred; 871 × 889 (Sawyer, no. 1508). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis is ęlfredes ęrfe geƿrit.’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Testamentum elfredi ducis.’ and ‘.anglice.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
871-889
Extent:

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110. Stowe Ch 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 22
Title:
Renewal of King Edward of the Anglo-Saxons (r. 899–924), with Æthelred (d. 911) and Æthelflæd (d. 918), rulers of the Mercians, for Æthelferth, dux
Scope & Content:
King Edward, with Æthelred and Æthelflæd of the Mercians, renews for Æthelferth, dux, the charter destroyed by fire by which Athulf had granted 30 hides (cassati) at Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire, to Æthelgyth, his daughter; dated 903, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 367). Endorsed in a 10...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

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