1. 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:
-
Parchment leaf
