1. 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:
-
Parchment leaf
