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82. Cotton MS Augustus II 25
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Augustus II 25
- Title:
- Diploma of King William I of England (r. 1066–1087), confirming the exemption of Bury St Edmunds from the jurisdiction of Bishop Herfast of Thetford
- Scope & Content:
- Diploma of King William I of England (r. 1066–1087) to Abbot Baldwin (d. c. 1097) and the monks of Bury St Edmund's, confirming the exemption of the church and the vill of St Edmund from the jurisdiction of Bishop Herfast of Thetford (d. 1084) and his successors; the case having been heard and s...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 11th century
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
83. Cotton MS Augustus II 26 and 27
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Augustus II 26 and 27
- Title:
- Grant of King Offa of Mercia (d. 796) to Abbot Stithberht; with confirmation by Pilheard, comes of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821)
- Scope & Content:
- Cotton MS Augustus II 27 (f. 1r): King Offa of Mercia grants 30 hides (manentes) between Harrow(-on-the-Hill) and the Lidding (Wealdstone Brook), Middlesex, and east of the Lidding, to Abbot Stithberht, in exchange for 30 hides at Wicham in Ciltinne; dated 767 (Sawyer, no. 106). Cotton MS Augus...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 8th century
- Extent:
-
Parchment leaf
84. Cotton MS Augustus II 28
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Augustus II 28
- Title:
- Grant of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons (d. 858) to Dudda (Ithda)
- Scope & Content:
- King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons, the men of Kent, and all the southern people grants a vill in Canterbury with 22 appurtenant acres (iugera) to Dudda (Ithda); dated 839 (Sawyer, no. 287). With a confirmation by King Alfred of the West Saxons, and note of the purchase of this estate by Lulla f...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half 9th century-2nd half 10th century
- Extent:
-
Parchment leaf
85. Cotton MS Augustus II 30
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
- Extent:
-
Parchment leaf
86. Cotton MS Augustus II 31
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
- Extent:
-
Parchment leaf
87. Cotton MS Augustus II 32
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
- Extent:
-
Parchment leaf
88. Cotton MS Augustus II 33
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
- Extent:
-
Parchment leaf
89. Cotton MS Augustus II 34
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
- Extent:
-
Parchment leaf
90. Cotton MS Augustus II 35
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
- Extent:
-
Parchment leaf
