Will of Badanoth Beotting; 845 × 853 (Sawyer, no. 1510). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘.anglice.’ and ‘Testamentum badnoði qui dedit familie ecclesie cristi terram quam habuit de rege. aðeluulfo’; and in a 14th-century hand, ‘Anno D.CCCº.xxxº.viiº’ and ‘xii’.
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Brihtric
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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...
Grant of King Eadred of England (r. 946-955) to Wulfric
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King Eadred of England grants 18 hides (mansae) at Welford (Berkshire) to Wulfric in exchange for land at Pendavey in Egloshayle (Cornwall); dated 949, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 552). Endorsed by the scribe of the charter, ‘+ Þis is þara .xviii. hida boc æt Ƿelig forda þe Eadred cing geb...
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Edmund
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King Eadwig of England grants 10 (later altered to 16) hides (cassati) at Annington, Sussex, to Edmund, his optimas: dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 624). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is þara .x. [altered to .xvi.] hida boc æt Anninga dune þe Eadƿig cing gebocode Eadmunde...
Charter of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons (d. 858)
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Fragment of a charter of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons, concerning a grant of 12 hides (cassati) and a separate hide; with English bounds, dated 21 April 854, Wilton (Sawyer, no. 1862). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘inutile’.
Grant of Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832) to Christ Church, Canterbury
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Archbishop Wulfred grants three sulungs (aratra) at Folcwining lond in the district of Eastry, a sulung in the same district, and a sulung at Dunwaling lond, Kent, in exchange for four sulungs at Burnan (Bishopsbourne), Kent; dated 21 April 811, Canterbury (Sawyer, no. 1264). Endorsed in a 12th...
Grant of King Æthelred of England (r. 978–1016) to Wulfric, minister
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King Æthelred of England grants two-and-a-half hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucestershire, to Wulfric, minister, forfeited by Æthelsige for theft, granted by the king to Hawase, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase for other land belonging to Wulfric; dated 995; Latin with O...
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to the monastery at Bury St Edmunds
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Writ of King Edward confirming to the monastery at Bury St Edmunds the sokes of the eight-and-a-half hundreds (after the appointment of Baldwin as abbot of Bury); 1065 × 1066 (Sawyer, no. 1084).