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81. Cotton MS Augustus II 29

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Cotton MS Augustus II 29
Title:
Grant of Hodilredus (Æthelred), kinsman of King Sebbi of the East Saxons (fl. 685×706), to Hedilburg (Æthelburg), abbess
Scope & Content:
Hodilredus (Æthelred or Œthelred), kinsman of King Sebbi of the East Saxons, grants 40 hides (manentes) at Ricingahaam, Budinhaam, Dagenham, Angenlabeshaam and Widmundes felt (Wyfields in Great Ilford), all probably in Essex, to Hedilburg (Æthelburg), abbess, for her minster called Beddanhaam (B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 8th century
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82. Cotton MS Augustus II 30

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Cotton MS Augustus II 30
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (r. 757-796) to the church of St Peter, Bredon
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants ten hides (manentes) at Wærsetfelda (cf. Wast Hills in Alvechurch), five hides (cassati) at Cofton Hackett and five hides (mansae) at Rednal in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, to the church of St Peter, Bredon, for the use of the bishop of Worcester; dated 780, in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
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83. Cotton MS Augustus II 31

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Cotton MS Augustus II 31
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to the bishopric of Crediton
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants privileges to the bishopric of Crediton in return for 60 pounds of silver; dated 933 (Sawyer, no. 421). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Libertas totius Cridiensis æclesiæ episcopatus.’; in a 13th-century hand, ‘Libertas totius cridianensis episcopatus concessa eaddulfo e...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 10th century-1st quarter of the 11th century
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84. Cotton MS Augustus II 32

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Cotton MS Augustus II 32
Title:
Grant of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (d. 757) to Wihtred, comes, and to Ansith, his wife; list of books belonging to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Æthelbald of Mercia grants seven hides (manentes) in the district called Geddinges (cf. Yeading), Middlesex, to Wihtred, comes, and to Ansith, his wife; dated 716 × 757 (Sawyer, no. 100). Written in the first half of the 13th century. Verso: Part of a leaf listing graduals at Christ Church...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century-1st half of the 13th century
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85. Cotton MS Augustus II 33

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Cotton MS Augustus II 33
Title:
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Ælfhere, comes
Scope & Content:
King Eadwig of England grants of 20 hides (mansi) at Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, to Ælfhere, his comes: dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 587). Endorsed by the scribe of the main text, ‘Þis is seo lanboc to Cuþenes dune to þan tƿentigan hidan þe Eadƿig cync gebocede Ælfhere his ealdormen ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 11th century
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86. Cotton MS Augustus II 34

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Cotton MS Augustus II 34
Title:
Bequest by Thurstan to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Bequest by Thurstan to Christ Church of land at Wimbish, Essex; 1042 × 1043 (Sawyer, no. 1530). Upper portion of a tripartite chirograph, with ‘CYROGRAPHVM’ written along the lower edge. Endorsed in a 12th-century hand or hands, ‘Þurstan dedit ƿimbisc ecclesiae cristi id est conuentae’, ‘.angl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
Mid 11th century
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87. Cotton MS Augustus II 35

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Cotton MS Augustus II 35
Title:
Account of the purchase of land by Godric of Bourne from his sister, Eadgifu
Scope & Content:
Account of the purchase of land by Godric of Bourne at Offham, Kent, from his sister, Eadgifu; 1044 × 1048 (Sawyer, no. 1473). Upper portion of a tripartite chirograph, with ‘CYROGRAPHVM’ written along lower edge. Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Quomodo Godricus emit terram de offeham.’ and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1044-1048
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88. Cotton MS Augustus II 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 37
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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89. Cotton MS Augustus II 38

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Cotton MS Augustus II 38
Title:
Confirmation of King Æthelred of England (r. 978–1016) to Abingdon Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred confirms the privileges of Abingdon Abbey, including the right of free election of a new abbot; dated Pentecost (4 June) 993 at Winchester, Hampshire, and 17 July 993 at Gillingham, Dorset (Sawyer, no. 876). This charter is associated with the 'penitential' charters of Æthelred and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
993
Extent:

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90. Cotton MS Augustus II 39

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 39
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Abingdon Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edgar of England grants 22 hides (cassati) at Ringwood, Hampshire, to Abingdon Abbey; dated 961, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 690). Endorsed in a late 12th-century hand, ‘Carta regis Eadgari de Rimecuda’; and in a 14th-century hand, ‘Carta regis Eadgari de Rimecuda’, with a another han...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 10th century
Extent:

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