Grant of King Cnut (r. 1016-1035) to Bury St Edmunds Abbey
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King Cnut grants privileges and renders of fish from Welle (Upwell and Outwell), Norfolk, and of eels from Lakenheath, Suffolk, to Bury St Edmunds Abbey; 1021 × 1023, spurious (Sawyer, no. 980). Endorsed in a 15th- or 16th-century hand, ‘Carta Regis Canuti’.
Grant of King Æthelred II of England (r. 978–1016) to Clofi
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King Æthelred grants of 25 hides (mansi) at Long Itchington and Arley, Warwickshire, to Clofi; dated 1001, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 898). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis is þara ·xxv· hida boc þe æþelred cyngc gebocode. yceantun. clofige his þegne a on \ece/ erfe.’; with a slightl...
Grant of King Cnut of England (r. 1016-1035) to Æfic, monk
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King Cnut grants five hides (cassaturae) at Newnham, Northamptonshire, to Æfic, monk: 1021 × 1023, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 977). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Into niƿanham.’
Grant of King Æthelred of England (r. 978–1016) to Wulfric, minister
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King Æthelred of England grants two-and-a-half hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucestershire, to Wulfric, minister, forfeited by Æthelsige for theft, granted by the king to Hawase, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase for other land belonging to Wulfric; dated 995; Latin with O...
Grant of King Edmund of England (r. 939–946) to Bishop Ælfric
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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’.
Grant of King Eadred of England (d. 955) to Oswig, minister
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King Eadred grants 20 hides (mansae) at Merstham, Surrey, to Oswig, minister; dated 947, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 528). Endorsed in the hand of the charter, ‘+ Þis is þara tƿentiga hida boc æt mearsætham þe eadred cing gebocode oswige his þegne on ece yrfe.’; and in a 12th-century hand,...
The manuscript contains portions of the Hexateuch, in Old English: ff. 1r-1v: Ælfric’s preface to Æthelwærd (imperfect). ff. 1v-72v: Genesis. ff. 72v-105v: Exodus. ff. 105v-110v: Leviticus. ff. 111r-128r: Numbers. ff. 128v-140r: Deuteronomy. ff. 140v-156v: Joshua. The Old English text wa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 11th century-2nd half of the 12th century
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) concerning Bury St Edmunds
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Writ of King Edward, addressed to his bishops, earls and thegns, declaring that Abbot Leofstan and the brethren of Bury St Edmunds are to have sake and soke over all their own men, both within and without their borough; 1044 × 1065, probably 1044 (Sawyer, no. 1071). Endorsed in a 12th-century h...
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Ælfwine
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King Eadwig of England grants 15 hides (mansae) at Milton (Berkshire) to Ælfwine, his familiar: dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 594). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘Þis is þara .xv. hida boc æt Middel tune þe Eadwig cing gebocode Ælfƿine on ece yrfe.’; and in hands of various late...
Grant of King Eadred of England (r. 946-955) to Wulfric
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King Eadred of England grants 18 hides (mansae) at Welford (Berkshire) to Wulfric in exchange for land at Pendavey in Egloshayle (Cornwall); dated 949, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 552). Endorsed by the scribe of the charter, ‘+ Þis is þara .xviii. hida boc æt Ƿelig forda þe Eadred cing geb...