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Name Ælfric, Archbishop of Canterbury Digitised Content Platform BL Digitised Manuscripts (2024-) Level [40] File

1. Stowe Ch 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 34
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred (r. 978–1016) to Bishop Ælfwold of Crediton
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred grants two hides (cassati) at Sandford, Devon, to Bishop Ælfwold; dated 25 July 997, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 890). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘þis is ðara tƿeira hida land boc æt sand forda þe æðelred cinge het gebocian algƿolde bisceope on ece yrfe.’; and in a 13th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
997
Extent:

Parchment leaf

2. Stowe Ch 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 35
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred of England (r. 978–1016) to his man, Æthelred
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred grants land in Canterbury and six agri outside the city to his man, Æthelred, for two lives, in return for seven pounds, with reversion to Christ Church; dated 11 July 1003 for 1002, Canterbury, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 905). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, perhaps that o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1002
Extent:

Parchment leaf