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1. Cotton Ch VII 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VII 6
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) for Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward declaring that the monks of Westminster Abbey are to have the land at Chalkhill, Middlesex, given by Thurstan, his housecarl; 1044 × 1051 (Sawyer, no. 1121). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Ceakhylle’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

2. Cotton Ch VII 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VII 13
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward declaring that he has given to Westminster Abbey, Windsor, Berkshire, and Staines, Middlesex; 1042 × 1066 (Sawyer, no. 1141). Endorsed in a ?12th-century hand, illegible.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3. Cotton Ch VIII 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 9
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants of seven hides (cassati) at Millbrook, Hampshire, to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1045, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1008). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is þæra .vii. hyda landboc to mylebroce þe Eadƿeard cing gebocade Ælfƿine b’. on ece yrfe.’; in an 11...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1045
Extent:

Parchment leaf

4. Cotton Ch VIII 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 11
Title:
Confirmation of King Eadred of England (r. 946-955) to the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Eadred confirms 55 hides (mansae) at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wiltshire, for the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Winchester; dated 948, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 540). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis is ðæs landes boc æt duntune. ðe eadred cyngc ednyƿon gebocade sanctæ t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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