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12. Cotton Ch VIII 28
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch VIII 28
- Title:
- Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Titstan, cubicularius
- Scope & Content:
- King Edgar grants eight hides (cassati) at Afene (Avon Farm in Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire) to Titstan, his faithful cubicularius; dated 962, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 706). Endorsed in the same hand, ‘+ þis is þara ·viii· hida land […] afene þe eadgar cyning gebocode titstane his bu...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 962
- Extent:
-
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13. 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:
-
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14. 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:
-
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15. Cotton Ch VIII 33
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch VIII 33
- Title:
- Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to St Andrew’s, Rochester
- Scope & Content:
- King Edgar of England grants ten sulungs (mansae) at Bromley, Kent, to St Andrew’s, Rochester, in return for money paid by Bishop Ælfstan of Rochester to himself and his præfectus Wulfstan; dated 955 for (?)973 (Sawyer, no. 671). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘+ þis is þara. x. sulunga boc æ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- Late 10th century
- Extent:
-
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16. Cotton Ch VIII 29
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch VIII 29
- Title:
- Grant of King Æthelberht of Wessex (d. 865) to Bishop Wærmund of Rochester
- Scope & Content:
- King Æthelberht of Wessex grants eighty acres and half a village, as well as a marsh, to Bishop Wærmund of Rochester, in return for 15 pounds and 30 mancuses; dated 860, altered to 790 (Sawyer, no. 327). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘·lxxx· æcera hoc be eastan porte ⁊ ðæs mersces. Ƿærmundes...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 10th century
- Extent:
-
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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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:
-
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20. 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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