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391. Cotton MS Augustus II 30

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Cotton MS Augustus II 30
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (r. 757-796) to the church of St Peter, Bredon
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants ten hides (manentes) at Wærsetfelda (cf. Wast Hills in Alvechurch), five hides (cassati) at Cofton Hackett and five hides (mansae) at Rednal in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, to the church of St Peter, Bredon, for the use of the bishop of Worcester; dated 780, in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

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392. Cotton MS Augustus II 31

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 31
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to the bishopric of Crediton
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants privileges to the bishopric of Crediton in return for 60 pounds of silver; dated 933 (Sawyer, no. 421). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Libertas totius Cridiensis æclesiæ episcopatus.’; in a 13th-century hand, ‘Libertas totius cridianensis episcopatus concessa eaddulfo e...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 10th century-1st quarter of the 11th century
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393. Cotton MS Augustus II 32

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Cotton MS Augustus II 32
Title:
Grant of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (d. 757) to Wihtred, comes, and to Ansith, his wife; list of books belonging to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Æthelbald of Mercia grants seven hides (manentes) in the district called Geddinges (cf. Yeading), Middlesex, to Wihtred, comes, and to Ansith, his wife; dated 716 × 757 (Sawyer, no. 100). Written in the first half of the 13th century. Verso: Part of a leaf listing graduals at Christ Church...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century-1st half of the 13th century
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394. Cotton MS Augustus II 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 33
Title:
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Ælfhere, comes
Scope & Content:
King Eadwig of England grants of 20 hides (mansi) at Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, to Ælfhere, his comes: dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 587). Endorsed by the scribe of the main text, ‘Þis is seo lanboc to Cuþenes dune to þan tƿentigan hidan þe Eadƿig cync gebocede Ælfhere his ealdormen ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 11th century
Extent:

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395. Cotton MS Augustus II 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 37
Title:
Record of an agreement made at Kingston, Surrey, between Archbishop Ceolnoth of Canterbury (d. 870), and Kings Ecgberht (d. 839) and Æthelwulf (d. 858)
Scope & Content:
Record of an agreement made at Kingston, Surrey, between Archbishop Ceolnoth of Canterbury, and Kings Ecgberht and Æthelwulf, concerning the recovery by Christ Church, Canterbury, of land at Mallingum (East Malling, Kent or South Malling, Sussex); dated 838 (Sawyer, no. 1438). With an additiona...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 9th century
Extent:

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396. Cotton MS Augustus II 38

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 38
Title:
Confirmation of King Æthelred of England (r. 978–1016) to Abingdon Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred confirms the privileges of Abingdon Abbey, including the right of free election of a new abbot; dated Pentecost (4 June) 993 at Winchester, Hampshire, and 17 July 993 at Gillingham, Dorset (Sawyer, no. 876). This charter is associated with the 'penitential' charters of Æthelred and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
993
Extent:

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397. Cotton MS Augustus II 39

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 39
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Abingdon Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edgar of England grants 22 hides (cassati) at Ringwood, Hampshire, to Abingdon Abbey; dated 961, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 690). Endorsed in a late 12th-century hand, ‘Carta regis Eadgari de Rimecuda’; and in a 14th-century hand, ‘Carta regis Eadgari de Rimecuda’, with a another han...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 10th century
Extent:

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398. Cotton MS Augustus II 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 40
Title:
Charter of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) restoring forfeited lands to Wulfric, minister
Scope & Content:
King Edgar of England restores forfeited lands at Æscesburuh (Woolstone), Denchworth, Garford, Chieveley, Stanmore in Beedon, Chaddleworth, Boxford, Benham, Berkshire; Worting, Tichborne, Hampshire; Stedham, Tillington, Patching, Poynings and Newtimber, Sussex, to Wulfric, minister; dated 960, w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 10th century
Extent:

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399. Cotton MS Augustus II 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 41
Title:
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Ælfwine
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
956
Extent:

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400. Cotton MS Augustus II 43

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 43
Title:
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Brihtric
Scope & Content:
King Eadwig of England grants five hides (cassati) at Tadmarton, Oxfordshire, to Brihtric his minister: dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 618). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Ðis 'is' ðara .v. hida boc æt Tademær tune ðe Eadƿig cyning gebocaþ Brihtrice on ece yrfe.’; in a 12th-centu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
956
Extent:

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