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31. Cotton Ch VIII 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 34
Title:
Grant of King Ecgberht II of Kent (fl. 765–779) to Bishop Deora of Rochester (765×772–781×785)
Scope & Content:
King Ecgberht II of Kent grants to Bishop Deora of Rochester half a sulung (aratrum) at Bromhey in Frindsbury, Kent, and a marsh called Scaga. Boundaries of meadows belonging to the estate in Hreodham (? Redham in Cliffe, Kent) added in English (Sawyer, no. 35). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 8th century
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32. Cotton Ch VIII 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 35
Title:
General grant of King Æthelwulf of Wessex (d. 858) to the Church and Wiferth, minister (‘Second Decimation’)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of Wessex grants land and privileges generally to the Church, with a specific grant to Wiferth, minister, of one hide (cassatum) at Hardenhuish, Wiltshire; dated 22 April 854, Wilton, Wiltshire (Sawyer, no. 308). Endorsed in the same hand, ‘+ ðis seondan ðes landes bec ðe æðelulf...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

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33. Cotton Ch VIII 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 36
Title:
Grant of King Æthelwulf of Wessex (d. 858) to himself
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of Wessex grants of 20 hides (cassati) om Homme (at South Hams, Devon) to himself; dated 26 December 847 [= 846], Dorchester, Dorset, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 298) Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘to hamme.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 9th century
Extent:

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34. Cotton Ch VIII 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 37
Title:
Record of a dispute between Bishop Æthelstan of Hereford (1012×1033–1056) and Wulfstan and his son Wulfric
Scope & Content:
Record of a dispute between Bishop Æthelstan (of Hereford) and Wulfstan and his son Wulfric, concerning land at Inkberrow, Worcestershire; 1010 × 1023, perhaps 1023(Sawyer, no. 1460). Upper portion of a tripartite chirograph, with ‘+ CYROGRAPHVM’ written along the lower edge. Endorsed in conte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1010-1023
Extent:

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35. Cotton Ch VIII 38

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 38
Title:
Will of Wynflæd
Scope & Content:
Will of Wynflæd concerning land at Ebbesborne, Wiltshire; Charlton (probably Horethorne, Somerset); Coleshill, Berkshire; Inggeneshamme (perhaps Inglesham, Wiltshire); Faccombe, Hampshire; Adderbury, Oxfordshire; and at Chinnock, Somerset; the beneficiaries including Shaftesbury and Wilton; text...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

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36. Cotton Ch X 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch X 17
Title:
Confirmation of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) for Old Minster, Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Edward confirms a grant of land at Wargrave, Berkshire, by Ælfgifu Emma, his mother, to Old Minster, Winchester; 1042 × 1065, spurious (Sawyer, no. 1062). Endorsed in a 13th-century hand, ‘Carta sancti edwardi de weregraues.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

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37. Cotton Ch XI 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 11
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to the minster of Saints Mary and Peter, Exeter
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants five hides (cassati) at Culmstock, Devon, to the minster of Saints Mary and Peter, Exeter; dated 670 for 924 × 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 386). Endorsed in various hands, ‘to Culumstoce’; ‘Regis Æðelstani donatio Qulumstoc’; ‘Carta de Columstoke’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

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38. Cotton Ch XII 76

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 76
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester (d. 1047)
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants of six hides (mansae) at Hoddington, Hampshire, to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1046, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1013).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

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39. Cotton MS Augustus II 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 6
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Pershore Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edgar grants to Pershore Abbey privileges and restoration of land at Pershore, and of 10 hides (mansi) at Bricklehampton, 10 at Comberton, 5 at Pensham in Pershore St Andrew, 16 at Eckington, 10 at Birlingham, 10 at Defford, 10 at Strensham, 10 at Besford, land at Cromban (? Croombe Perry i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
972
Extent:

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40. Cotton MS Augustus II 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 8
Title:
Grant of King Cnut (r. 1016-1035) to Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Cnut grants privileges and renders of fish from Welle (Upwell and Outwell), Norfolk, and of eels from Lakenheath, Suffolk, to Bury St Edmunds Abbey; 1021 × 1023, spurious (Sawyer, no. 980). Endorsed in a 15th- or 16th-century hand, ‘Carta Regis Canuti’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:

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