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1. 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:

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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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:

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6. 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:

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7. 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:

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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:

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9. 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:

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10. 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:

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