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71. Cotton MS Augustus II 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 17
Title:
Grant of Ceolwulf to Eanmund, endorsed with a note of a purchase by Æthelhere
Scope & Content:
Charter of Ceolwulf, granting to Eanmund land at Canterbury; dated 888, probably for 867 (Sawyer, no. 1204). Endorsed in the same hand as the main text, ‘+ Ciolulf sealde eanmunde his mege ðisne tuun betƿix eum ƿið .cxx. in ęc ęrbe ęðeredes cyninges friols ⁊ his handseten ⁊ sęlen’; in a 9th- or...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 9th century
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72. Cotton MS Augustus II 18

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Cotton MS Augustus II 18
Title:
Letter of Bishop Wealdhere of London (fl. 694–704/5) to Archbishop Berhtwald of Canterbury (c.650–731)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Bishop Wealdhere of London, addressed to Archbishop Berhtwald of Canterbury, concerning his attendance at a council to be held at Brentford, Middlesex, on a dispute which had arisen between the king of the West Saxons and the rulers of the East Saxons; 704 × 705 (Sawyer, no. 1428b). E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
704-705
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73. Cotton MS Augustus II 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 19
Title:
Agreement between Eadweald and Cynethryth
Scope & Content:
Agreement between Eadweald, son of Oshere, and Cynethryth, widow of Ealdorman Æthelmod, concerning land at (Little) Chart, Kent: 863 × 870, perhaps 867 × 870 (Sawyer, no. 1200).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
863-870
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74. Cotton MS Augustus II 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 20
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-2nd half of the 12th century
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75. Cotton MS Augustus II 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 21
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
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76. Cotton MS Augustus II 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 22
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred II of England (r. 978–1016) to Clofi
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred grants of 25 hides (mansi) at Long Itchington and Arley, Warwickshire, to Clofi; dated 1001, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 898). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis is þara ·xxv· hida boc þe æþelred cyngc gebocode. yceantun. clofige his þegne a on \ece/ erfe.’; with a slightl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1001
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77. Cotton MS Augustus II 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 23
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Ealdwulf, minister
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants 12 hides (mansae) at Meopham, Kent, to Ealdwulf, minister: dated 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 447). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is meaphames land boc þe. æþelstan cing gebocode. ealdulfe his þegne on ece yrfe.’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Ethelstanus...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
939
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78. Cotton MS Augustus II 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 24
Title:
Grant of King Cnut of England (r. 1016-1035) to Æfic, monk
Scope & Content:
King Cnut grants five hides (cassaturae) at Newnham, Northamptonshire, to Æfic, monk: 1021 × 1023, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 977). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Into niƿanham.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1021-1023
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79. Cotton MS Augustus II 26 and 27

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Cotton MS Augustus II 26 and 27
Title:
Grant of King Offa of Mercia (d. 796) to Abbot Stithberht; with confirmation by Pilheard, comes of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821)
Scope & Content:
Cotton MS Augustus II 27 (f. 1r): King Offa of Mercia grants 30 hides (manentes) between Harrow(-on-the-Hill) and the Lidding (Wealdstone Brook), Middlesex, and east of the Lidding, to Abbot Stithberht, in exchange for 30 hides at Wicham in Ciltinne; dated 767 (Sawyer, no. 106). Cotton MS Augus...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 8th century
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80. Cotton MS Augustus II 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 28
Title:
Grant of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons (d. 858) to Dudda (Ithda)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons, the men of Kent, and all the southern people grants a vill in Canterbury with 22 appurtenant acres (iugera) to Dudda (Ithda); dated 839 (Sawyer, no. 287). With a confirmation by King Alfred of the West Saxons, and note of the purchase of this estate by Lulla f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half 9th century-2nd half 10th century
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