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Language Latin Place Kingston, Kent Level [40] File

1. Stowe Ch 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 3
Title:
Grant of King Eardwulf of Kent (d. in or before 762) to Abbot Heaberht and the familia of Reculver minster
Scope & Content:
King Eardwulf of Kent grants one sulung (aratrum) at Perhamstede in Higham Upshire, Kent, to Abbot Heaberht and the familia of Reculver minster; dated 748 × 762 (Sawyer, no. 31). Endorsed in an 8th-century hand, ‘[Per]hamstede’; in a 10th- or 11th-century hand, ‘Perstede’; in a 12th-century ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 8th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

2. Stowe Ch 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 5
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (d. 796) to Ealdbeorht, minister, and Selethryth, his sister
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants 14 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham and Palmstead (in Hardres), Kent, to Ealdbeorht, minister, and Selethryth, his sister, with swine-pastures in the Weald, and in Blean Forest a fishery and rights to gather wood for timber and fuel; dated 785, Chelsea, Middlesex (Sawy...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half 8th century-1st half 9th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3. Stowe Ch 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 6
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (d. 796) to Ealdberht, minister, and his sister, Abbess Selethryth
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants to Ealdberht, minister, and his sister, Abbess Selethryth, 15 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham, Palmstead and Ruckinge, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald, in Buckholt and Blean Forest, wood-gathering privileges in Harres, Buckholt and Blean, the urban tenement (ui...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf