Grant of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons (d. 858) to Ealdhere, minister
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King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent grants one sulng (aratrum) at Ulaham (Monks Horton), Kent, to Ealdhere, minister; dated 855 (Sawyer, no. 316). Endorsed by a contemporary hand, ‘+ ðis sindan ðes landesbec et uluham ealdheres landes’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex ethelwlf...
Grant of Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832) to Christ Church, Canterbury
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Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury grants to Christ Church, Canterbury, after his death, four sulungs (aratra) at Sceldesforda near Wingham, Kent, with thirty acres (iugera) of pasture, together with the reversion of 85 segetes given to Wulfred by Cyneheard the deacon and land formerly held by Dod...
Grant of King Edmund of England (r. 939–946) to the brothers Ordhelm and Ælfwold, his men
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King Edmund grants one ‘yokelet’ and ten segetes at Gamelanwyrthe [in Romney Marsh], Kent, to the brothers Ordhelm and Ælfwold, his men; dated 946, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 510). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is þæs landes boc æt Gamelan wyrþe’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Re...
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
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King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants one sulung (aratrum) at Cynincges cua lond near Westwood, Kent, to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury, in return for seven pounds of gold and silver: dated 25 November 814, Bearwe (Sawyer, no. 177). Endorsed in a 9th-century hand, ‘be uuestan ƿuda’ and ‘cyncge...
Grant of King Ceolwulf of the Mercians (r. 821–823) and of the men of Kent to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
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King Ceolwulf of the Mercias and of the men of Kent grants land at Canterbury to Archbishop Wulfredy, in return for a gold and silver vessel of five and a half pounds; dated 26 May 823, Werburgingwic (Sawyer, no. 187). Endorsed by the scribe of the text, ‘londboc minra ƿica ⁊ ðritiges æcra be n...
Grant of King Burgred of the Mercians (?852–873×874) and Queen Æthelswyth to Wulflaf
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King Burgred of the Mercians and Queen Æthelswyth grant five hides (manentes) at Upthrope to Wulflaf; with English bounds, dated 869 (Sawyer, no. 214). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Inutile.’
Grant of King Coenwulf of Mercia (d. 821) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
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King Coenwulf of Mercia grants ten sulungs (aratra) at Bexley, Kent, with swine-pastures, to Archbishop Wulfred; dated 814, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 175). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘to byxlea’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Kenulfus rex Wluredo archiepiscopo bixle .x. aratrorum.’; and...
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)
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Record of a dispute between Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury, King Coenwulf of the Mercians, and Abbess Cwenthryth, 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, We...
Grant of Ealdorman Oswulf and his wife Beornthryth to Christ Church, Canterbury; confirmation of Archbishop Wulfred (d. 832)
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Ealdorman Oswulf and his wife Beornthryth grant 20 sulungs at Stanhamstede, Kent, to Christ Church, Canterbury; c.798 × 810. Confirmation of Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury, establishing an annual food-rent from the estate; 805 × 832 (Sawyer, no. 1188). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis i...
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) concerning Bury St Edmunds
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Writ of King Edward, addressed to his bishops, earls and thegns, declaring that Abbot Leofstan and the brethren of Bury St Edmunds are to have sake and soke over all their own men, both within and without their borough; 1044 × 1065, probably 1044 (Sawyer, no. 1071). Endorsed in a 12th-century h...