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31. Stowe Ch 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 6
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (d. 796) to Ealdberht, minister, and his sister, Abbess Selethryth
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants to Ealdberht, minister, and his sister, Abbess Selethryth, 15 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham, Palmstead and Ruckinge, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald, in Buckholt and Blean Forest, wood-gathering privileges in Harres, Buckholt and Blean, the urban tenement (ui...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

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32. Stowe Ch 31

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 31
Title:
Confirmation of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) for Ely Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edgar confirms privileges and land at Melbourn and Armingford, Cambridgeshire, and at Northwold, Norfolk, for Ely Abbey, in exchange for 60 hides (cassati) at Harting, Sussex; dated 970, with Latin and English versions (Sawyer, no. 779). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Hęc est carta regi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 11th century-Early 12th century
Extent:

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33. Stowe Ch 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 37
Title:
Will of Æthelstan Ætheling (d. 1014)
Scope & Content:
Will of Æthelstan Ætheling; dated 1014, probably 25 June (Sawyer, no. 1503). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘¶ ÆÐELSTANES CǷYDE ÆÐELINCGES ÷ \OF OLINGEBVRNE into cristes cerce/ [added subsequently in smaller capitals]’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Elstan etheling filius eðelreð regis dedit eccle...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1014
Extent:

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34. Stowe Ch 38

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 38
Title:
Grant of King Cnut of England (r. 1016-1035) to Archbishop Ælfstan of Canterbury (d. 1020)
Scope & Content:
King Cnut, at the request of Queen Ælfgifu (Emma), grants a woodland called Hæselersc (Lower Hazelhurst in Ticehurst), Sussex, to Archbishop Ælfstan (Lyfing); dated 1018, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 950). Endorsed by the scribe of the charter, ‘+ Ðis is þæs dennes boc ÆT HÆSELERSCE. þe .CN...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1018
Extent:

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35. Stowe Ch 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 8
Title:
Grant of King Cuthred of Kent (d. 756) to Æthelnoth, prefectus; Will of Æthelnoth, reeve at Eastry
Scope & Content:
King Cuthred of Kent grants three sulungs (aratra) at Eythorne, Kent, to Æthelnoth, prefectus, in return for 3000 pence; dated 805 × 807 (Sawyer, no. 41). Will of Æthelnoth, reeve at Eastry, and his wife Gænburg, concerning the disposition of their land at Eythorne, Kent; in English, dated 805 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Early 9th century
Extent:

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36. Stowe Ch 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 5
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (d. 796) to Ealdbeorht, minister, and Selethryth, his sister
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants 14 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham and Palmstead (in Hardres), Kent, to Ealdbeorht, minister, and Selethryth, his sister, with swine-pastures in the Weald, and in Blean Forest a fishery and rights to gather wood for timber and fuel; dated 785, Chelsea, Middlesex (Sawy...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half 8th century-1st half 9th century
Extent:

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37. Stowe Ch 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 15
Title:
Record of a dispute between Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832), King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821), and Abbess Cwenthryth (fl. 811–c.827)
Scope & Content:
Record of a dispute between Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury, King Coenwulf of the Mercians, and Abbess Cwoenthryth, concerning the minsters of Reculver and Minster-in-Thanet, and of the dispute’s settlement by the transfer to Wulfred of a hundred hides (manentes) at Harrow, Herefrething lond, W...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
? 827
Extent:

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38. Stowe Ch 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 28
Title:
Grant of Queen Eadgifu of the Anglo-Saxons (b. in or before 904, d. in or after 966) to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Queen Eadgifu grants land at Cooling, and at Osterland, Kent, to Christ Church, Canterbury, with an account of the history of these estates; c. 959 (Sawyer, no. 1211). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Eadgyua regina’; in another 12th-century hand, ‘Quomodo ediua regina recuperauit culinge quam...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
? 959
Extent:

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39. Stowe Ch 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 32
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Westminster Abbey; Purchase of Archbishop Dunstan of Canterbury (d. 988)
Scope & Content:
This charter combines two documents: King Edgar (r. 959–975) grants to St Peter’s, Westminster, six hides (cassati) at Lohtheres leage (lost, in Hendon, Middlesex), purchased by Archbishop Dunstan (d. 988) from Edgar for 70 gold solidi and previously in the possession of Wulfmær; dated 972, Kin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
972-999
Extent:

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40. Stowe Ch 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 22
Title:
Renewal of King Edward of the Anglo-Saxons (r. 899–924), with Æthelred (d. 911) and Æthelflæd (d. 918), rulers of the Mercians, for Æthelferth, dux
Scope & Content:
King Edward, with Æthelred and Æthelflæd of the Mercians, renews for Æthelferth, dux, the charter destroyed by fire by which Athulf had granted 30 hides (cassati) at Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire, to Æthelgyth, his daughter; dated 903, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 367). Endorsed in a 10...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

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