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81. 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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82. 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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83. 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:

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84. 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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85. 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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86. Cotton MS Augustus II 68

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 68
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Æthelred, optimas
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants two hides (cassati) or sulungs at West Cliffe, Kent, to Æthelred, optimas: 1042 × 1044, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1044). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex eduuardus optimati suo. duos cassatos apud cliue.’ and ‘.latine.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1042-1044
Extent:

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87. Cotton MS Augustus II 69

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 69
Title:
Grant of King Cnut of England (r. 1016-1035) to Æthelric, minister
Scope & Content:
King Cnut grants a half hide (mansa) at Meavy, Devon, to Æthelric, minister: dated 1031, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 963). Endorsed in the hand of the charter, ‘Þis is þære healfan hide landboc to mæƿi þe cnut het gebocian æþelrice his þegene on ece yrfe.’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘.la...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
c 1031
Extent:

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88. Cotton MS Augustus II 70

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 70
Title:
Agreement between Archbishop Eadsige of Canterbury (d. 1050) and Æthelric (Bigga)
Scope & Content:
Agreement between Archbishop Eadsige and Æthelric (Bigga) concerning land at Chart, Stowting, and Milton, Kent, and a haga at Canterbury; 1045 × 1047 (Sawyer, no. 1471). Central portion of a chirograph, with ‘CYROGRAPHVM’ written along upper and lower edges; copies would have been held by Chris...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1045-1047
Extent:

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89. Cotton MS Augustus II 73

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 73
Title:
Grant of King Edmund of England (r. 939–946) to the brothers Ordhelm and Ælfwold, his men
Scope & Content:
King Edmund grants one ‘yokelet’ and ten segetes at Gamelanwyrthe [in Romney Marsh], Kent, to the brothers Ordhelm and Ælfwold, his men; dated 946, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 510). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is þæs landes boc æt Gamelan wyrþe’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
946
Extent:

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90. Cotton MS Augustus II 76

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 76
Title:
Grant of King Burgred of the Mercians (?852–873×874) and Queen Æthelswyth to Wulflaf
Scope & Content:
King Burgred of the Mercians and Queen Æthelswyth grant five hides (manentes) at Upthrope to Wulflaf; with English bounds, dated 869 (Sawyer, no. 214). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Inutile.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
? 869-Early 10th century
Extent:

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