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131. Cotton MS Augustus II 78

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 78
Title:
Record of a dispute between Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832), King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821), and Abbess Cwenthryth (fl. 811–c.827)
Scope & Content:
Record of a dispute between Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury, King Coenwulf of the Mercians, and Abbess Cwenthryth, concerning the minsters of Reculver and Minster-in-Thanet, and of the dispute’s settlement by the transfer to Wulfred of a hundred hides (manentes) at Harrow, Herefrething lond, We...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
? 827
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132. Cotton MS Augustus II 82

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 82
Title:
Grant of King Swæfred of Essex (fl. 693/4) and Pæogthath, comes, to Bishop Waldhere of London (fl. 694–704/5)
Scope & Content:
King Swæfred of Essex and Pæogthath, comes, with the consent of Æthelred, king of Mercia, grant land at Twickenham, Middlesex, to Bishop Waldhere of London; dated 13 June 704. Confirmation by Kings Coenred and Ceolred of the Mercians; dated 709 × 716, Arcencale (Sawyer, no. 65). Endoresed in a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half 8th century-1st half 9th century
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133. Cotton MS Augustus II 83

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 83
Title:
Grant of King Eadred of England (d. 955) to Oswig, minister
Scope & Content:
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,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
947
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134. Cotton MS Augustus II 84

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 84
Title:
Grant of Thurketel to Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Scope & Content:
Thurketel to Bury St Edmunds; grant of land at Culford, Wordwell and Ixworth, Suffolk; c. 1040, in English (Sawyer, no. 1225). Latin anathema added in the first half of the 13th century: ‘Quicumque hanc cartam þurcecelli ab ecclesia sancti ædmundi alienauerit⸵ anathema sit.’ Endorsed in an 11t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
c 1040-1st half of the 13th century
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135. Cotton MS Augustus II 86

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 86
Title:
Grant of King Cædwalla of the Gewisse (c. 659–689) to Bishop Wilfrid of Hexham (c. 634–709/10) and St Andrew’s minister at Pagham
Scope & Content:
King Cædwalla of the Gewisse grants 70 hides (tributarii) at Pagham, Shripney, Charlton, Bognor, Bersted, North Bersted, Crimsham, North and South Mundham (Sussex) to Bishop Wilfrid of Hexham, and additionally grants ten hides at Tangmere, Sussex, to St Andrew’s minister at Pagham; dated 680 (Sa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 10th century
Extent:

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136. Cotton MS Augustus II 87

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 87
Title:
Grant of King Cuthred of Kent (d. 756) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
Scope & Content:
King Cuthred of Kent grants two sulungs (aratra) at Hrithra leah in Buckholt, Kent, to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury, in return for 30 mancuses: dated 26 July 805, Hacleah (Sawyer, no. 40). Endorsed in a 10th- or 11th-century hand, ‘Hryþeraleh’; continued in a 12th-century hand, ‘.iiᵒʳᵘᵐ. ar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 9th century
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137. Cotton MS Augustus II 88

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 88
Title:
Grant of King Wihtred of Kent (d. 725) to St Mary’s Church, Lyminge
Scope & Content:
King Wihtred of Kent grants four sulungs (aratra) at Pleghelmestun and pasture for 300 sheep in Rumining seta (Romney Marsh) to St Mary’s Church, Lyminge; dated 697 or 712 (Sawyer, no. 21). Endorsed in a 10th- or 11th-century hand, ‘Rumening seta inn to limining + mynster’ [no longer legible]; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
8th century-1st half of 9th century
Extent:

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138. Cotton MS Augustus II 89

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 89
Title:
Grant of Eardwulf to Wighelm
Scope & Content:
Eardwulf grants one sulung (aratrum) and one ‘yokelet’ at Hamme (‘The Ham’, near Faversham, Kent), to Wighelm, in return for 120 mancuses of gold: 875 (Sawyer, no. 1203). With a confirmation by Archbishop Plegmund of Canterbury: 890 × 923. Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘Hammes boc’; and in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 9th century-1st quarter of the 10th century
Extent:

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139. Cotton MS Augustus II 91

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 91
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht II of Kent (d. 762) to Abbot Dunn and the church of St Mary, Lyminge
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht II of Kent grants a quarter sulung (aratrum) by the River Limen, 120 cartloads of timber, and ten iugera at Sampton (lost, in West Hythe), Kent, to Dunn, priest and abbot, and to the church of St Mary at Lyminge; dated 20 February 732, Canterbury (Sawyer, no. 23). Endorsed in a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 8th century
Extent:

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140. Cotton MS Augustus II 93

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 93
Title:
Grant of King Ceolwulf of the Mercians (r. 821–823) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
Scope & Content:
King Ceolwulf of the Mercians and of the men of Kent grants five sulungs (aratra) at Mylentun (in Otford), Kent, to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury, in return for a gold ring worth 75 mancuses; dated 17 September 822 (Sawyer, no. 186). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘mylentun’ in a 12th-cent...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 9th century
Extent:

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