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41. Cotton Ch VIII 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 34
Title:
Grant of King Ecgberht II of Kent (fl. 765–779) to Bishop Deora of Rochester (765×772–781×785)
Scope & Content:
King Ecgberht II of Kent grants to Bishop Deora of Rochester half a sulung (aratrum) at Bromhey in Frindsbury, Kent, and a marsh called Scaga. Boundaries of meadows belonging to the estate in Hreodham (? Redham in Cliffe, Kent) added in English (Sawyer, no. 35). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 8th century
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42. Cotton Ch VIII 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 35
Title:
General grant of King Æthelwulf of Wessex (d. 858) to the Church and Wiferth, minister (‘Second Decimation’)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of Wessex grants land and privileges generally to the Church, with a specific grant to Wiferth, minister, of one hide (cassatum) at Hardenhuish, Wiltshire; dated 22 April 854, Wilton, Wiltshire (Sawyer, no. 308). Endorsed in the same hand, ‘+ ðis seondan ðes landes bec ðe æðelulf...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

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43. Cotton Ch VIII 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 36
Title:
Grant of King Æthelwulf of Wessex (d. 858) to himself
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of Wessex grants of 20 hides (cassati) om Homme (at South Hams, Devon) to himself; dated 26 December 847 [= 846], Dorchester, Dorset, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 298) Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘to hamme.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 9th century
Extent:

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44. Cotton Ch VIII 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 37
Title:
Record of a dispute between Bishop Æthelstan of Hereford (1012×1033–1056) and Wulfstan and his son Wulfric
Scope & Content:
Record of a dispute between Bishop Æthelstan (of Hereford) and Wulfstan and his son Wulfric, concerning land at Inkberrow, Worcestershire; 1010 × 1023, perhaps 1023(Sawyer, no. 1460). Upper portion of a tripartite chirograph, with ‘+ CYROGRAPHVM’ written along the lower edge. Endorsed in conte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1010-1023
Extent:

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45. Cotton Ch VIII 38

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 38
Title:
Will of Wynflæd
Scope & Content:
Will of Wynflæd concerning land at Ebbesborne, Wiltshire; Charlton (probably Horethorne, Somerset); Coleshill, Berkshire; Inggeneshamme (perhaps Inglesham, Wiltshire); Faccombe, Hampshire; Adderbury, Oxfordshire; and at Chinnock, Somerset; the beneficiaries including Shaftesbury and Wilton; text...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

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46. Cotton Ch VIII 39

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 39
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Wulfflæd
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants land at Aldington, Worcestershire, to Wulfflæd; fragment (Sawyer, no. 1861). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Carta aeuis cenuulf facta Wlfled de aldantune.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 9th century
Extent:

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47. Cotton Ch X 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch X 11
Title:
Grant of Healthegen Scearpa to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Healthegen Scearpa grants land at Saltwood, Kent, to Christ Church, Canterbury; dated 1026 (Sawyer, no. 1221). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Helethe. saltƿude ad uictum monachorum ecclesie cristi.’ and ‘.latine.’; in a 13th-century hand, ‘Land boc haldtheinen serpa. quomodo reddidit sealdwu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:

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48. Cotton Ch X 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch X 17
Title:
Confirmation of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) for Old Minster, Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Edward confirms a grant of land at Wargrave, Berkshire, by Ælfgifu Emma, his mother, to Old Minster, Winchester; 1042 × 1065, spurious (Sawyer, no. 1062). Endorsed in a 13th-century hand, ‘Carta sancti edwardi de weregraues.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

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49. Cotton Ch XII 76

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 76
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester (d. 1047)
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants of six hides (mansae) at Hoddington, Hampshire, to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1046, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1013).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

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50. Cotton Ch XVII 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 1
Title:
Remission of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (716–757) to Bishop Ealdwulf (727–739) and St Andrew’s church, Rochester
Scope & Content:
King Æthelbald of the Mercians, to Bishop Ealdwulf and St Andrew’s church, Rochester: remission of the toll due on one ship at London; dated 1 or 24 September 733. With confirmation by Berhtwulf, king of Mercia; dated 844 × 851 at Werburgewic (Sawyer, no. 88). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 9th century
Extent:

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