Cotton MS Vitellius C IX, ff 3–232, 235–239, 252–331
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Miscellaneous historical papers, including Christopher Watson, The History of Duresme (Durham) (64r-128v); copies of Anglo-Saxon charters (129r-131v); Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan (133r-154v); and Life of King Arthur (155r-157r)
These folios include a charm for fields and to ensure fruitful land (Æcerbot), added in the 1st half of the 11th century. It is primarily in Old English, with some Latin phrases. Contents: ff. 176r-178r: a charm for fields and to ensure fruitful land known as Æcerbot. [f. 178v is blank].
Excerpts from Textus Roffensis (Strood, Medway Archives and Local History Centre, DRc/R1) (42r–68r) and Cotton MS Nero A I (68v–80r), transcribed by Francis Tate (d. 1616)
Contents: ff. 20r–49r: Foundation, royal, papal, and other grants to Chertsey abbey to 1260, with marginal additions in a 15th-century hand; ff. 50r–69r: Parts of further royal charters, including writs and charters of Edward the Confessor; ff. 69v–77r: Papal diplomas; ff. 79r–82r: Grants a...