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41. Cotton MS Augustus II 48

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 48
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred of England (r. 978–1016) to Wulfric, minister
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:

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42. Cotton MS Augustus II 49

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 49
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to the monastery at Bury St Edmunds
Scope & Content:
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).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

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43. Cotton MS Augustus II 52

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 52
Title:
Grant of Ealhburg and Eadweald to Christ Church, Canterbury; charter of Ealhhere to Christ Church
Scope & Content:
Ealhburg and Eadweald grant an annual food-rent from their estate at Burnan to Christ Church, Canterbury; Ealhhere commands Ealawynn, his daughter, to pay an annual rent from three sulungs at Findlesham, Kent, to Christ Church; c. 850 (Sawyer, no. 1195). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Donum ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
? 850
Extent:

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44. Cotton MS Augustus II 55

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 55
Title:
Restitution of Archbishop Æthelheard of Canterbury (d. 805) to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Archbishop Æthelheard of Canterbury restores four sulungs (aratra) at Bishopsbourne, Kent, to Christ Church, Canterbury; dated 805 (Sawyer, no. 1259). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Eðelardus archiepiscopus burnan \.iiii. aratrorum/ ecclesie cristi recuperauit \et ad mensam suam/ quam haldhu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 9th century
Extent:

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45. Cotton MS Augustus II 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 57
Title:
Grant of King Eadred of England (d. 955) to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Eadred grants the minister of Reculver and its lands, estimated at 26 hides (cassati), to Christ Church; dated 949, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 546). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Raculfes boc’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex eadredus dedit ecclesie cristi cant’ monasterium de racul...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century-Early 11th century
Extent:

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46. Cotton MS Augustus II 58

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 58
Title:
‘Second Charter’ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edward confirms the privileges of Westminster Abbey; dated 1 August 1045, London, spurious (Sawyer, no. 1011). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Edwardus’; in a 14th-century hand [?]; and in a 15th-century hand, ‘Secunda Carta Sancti Edwardi’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

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47. Cotton MS Augustus II 59

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 59
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Ordgar, minister
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants one pertica beneath Elddin (at Illand in North Hill, Cornwall) to Ordgar, minister; dated 1044, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1005). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Ðys is þære anre gyrde landboc beniðan ELDDIN. þe EADǷEARD kyng let gebecean ordgære hys þegene to ecere...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1044
Extent:

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48. Cotton MS Augustus II 60

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 60
Title:
Grant of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons (d. 858) to Badanoth, his apparitor
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent grants a villa and 19 acres (iugera) near Canterbury to Badanoth, his apparitor, in return for 15 mancuses of gold: dated 16 November 845, Wye (Sawyer, no. 296). Endorsed in what is probably a contemporary hand: ‘badenoðing land’; and in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
845
Extent:

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49. Cotton MS Augustus II 61

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 61
Title:
Decree of a synod of Clofesho, 803
Scope & Content:
Decree of a council of Clofesho concerning the restoration of the metropolitan rights of the see of Canterbury and the abolition of the archbishopric of Lichfield; dated 12 October 803 (Sawyer, no. 1431a). Endorsed in an 11th- or 12th-century hand, ‘Epistulas […]’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Scri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 9th century
Extent:

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50. Cotton MS Augustus II 62

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 62
Title:
Grant of King Edmund of England (r. 939-946) to Æthelswith, a nun
Scope & Content:
King Edmund grants ten hides (mansae) at Oswaldingtune, Kent, to Æthelswith, a nun: dated 940, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 464). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is oswalding tunes boc þe eadmund cing gebocade æþelswiþe [on] ece yrfe’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex edmundus dedit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
940
Extent:

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