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21. Cotton Ch VIII 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 12
Title:
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Wulfric, his princeps
Scope & Content:
King Eadwig grants seven hides (cassati) at Millbrook, with a haga in Southampton, Hampshire, to Wulfric, his princeps; dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 636). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ þis is þara .vii. hida boc æt melebroce þe eadƿig cing gebocode ƿulfrice his þegne on ece...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

22. Cotton Ch VIII 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 14
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred II (r. 978–1016) to his minister Æthelsige
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred II grants ten sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent, to his minister Æthelsige; dated 987, with bounds in English (Sawyer, no. 864). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Bromleg’ Edelredus rex. dedit Sancto Andree et Ethelsitho Episcopo.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

23. Cotton Ch VIII 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 16
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Wulfgar, minister;Will of Wulfgar
Scope & Content:
Two originally separate parchment leaves, the second labelled ‘Cott. Ch. viii. 16. b.’ (a) King Æthelstan grants nine hides (cassatae) at Ham, Wiltshire, to Wulfgar, minister; dated 12 November 931, Lifton, Devon, in Latin with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 416). Endorsed in a contemporary hand,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
931-939
Extent:

Parchment leaves

24. Cotton Ch VIII 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 17
Title:
Confirmation of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) for Bishop Frithestan of Winchester (d. 932/3)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan confirms privileges for Bishop Frithestan of Winchester and a grant to Taunton of four hides (mansae) at Withiel Florey, Somerset, and three at Cearn (? Charmouth, Dorset); dated 938, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 443). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is seo boc þe æþe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

25. Cotton Ch VIII 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 20
Title:
History of the estate of Wouldham, Kent
Scope & Content:
History of the estate of Wouldam, Kent, in English, from the time of King Æthelberht II of Kent (d. 762) to Archbishop Dunstan (d. 988), with details of Dunstan’s acquisition of six sulungs on behalf of St Andrew’s, Rochester, and the history of estates at Erith, Cray and Eynesford, Kent; dated ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

26. Cotton Ch VIII 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 22
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Wulfswith, ancilla dei
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants of 15 hides (mansae) at East Overton, Wiltshire, to Wulfswith, ancilla dei; dated 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 449). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘þis is Oferan tunes lan[des boc] þe Æþelstan cing gebocode Wulfswyþe on ece yrfe.’; in an 11th-century hand, ‘Ofr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
939
Extent:

Parchment leaf

27. Cotton Ch VIII 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 28
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Titstan, cubicularius
Scope & Content:
King Edgar grants eight hides (cassati) at Afene (Avon Farm in Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire) to Titstan, his faithful cubicularius; dated 962, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 706). Endorsed in the same hand, ‘+ þis is þara ·viii· hida land […] afene þe eadgar cyning gebocode titstane his bu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
962
Extent:

Parchment leaf

28. Cotton Ch VIII 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 29
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht of Wessex (d. 865) to Bishop Wærmund of Rochester
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht of Wessex grants eighty acres and half a village, as well as a marsh, to Bishop Wærmund of Rochester, in return for 15 pounds and 30 mancuses; dated 860, altered to 790 (Sawyer, no. 327). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘·lxxx· æcera hoc be eastan porte ⁊ ðæs mersces. Ƿærmundes...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

29. Cotton Ch VIII 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 32
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht of Wessex (d. 865) to his minister Dryhtwald
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht of Wessex grants 10 sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent, to his minister Dryhtwald; dated 862, Willherestrio, with bounds in English (Sawyer, no. 331). Endorsed in a 15th-century hand, ‘Bromlegh Ethelberth rex.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

30. Cotton Ch VIII 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 33
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to St Andrew’s, Rochester
Scope & Content:
King Edgar of England grants ten sulungs (mansae) at Bromley, Kent, to St Andrew’s, Rochester, in return for money paid by Bishop Ælfstan of Rochester to himself and his præfectus Wulfstan; dated 955 for (?)973 (Sawyer, no. 671). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘+ þis is þara. x. sulunga boc æ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf