Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Ælfwine
Scope & Content:
King Eadwig of England grants 15 hides (mansae) at Milton (Berkshire) to Ælfwine, his familiar: dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 594). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘Þis is þara .xv. hida boc æt Middel tune þe Eadwig cing gebocode Ælfƿine on ece yrfe.’; and in hands of various late...
