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941. Cotton MS Augustus II 60

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Cotton MS Augustus II 60
Title:
Grant of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons (d. 858) to Badanoth, his apparitor
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent grants a villa and 19 acres (iugera) near Canterbury to Badanoth, his apparitor, in return for 15 mancuses of gold: dated 16 November 845, Wye (Sawyer, no. 296). Endorsed in what is probably a contemporary hand: ‘badenoðing land’; and in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
845
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942. Cotton MS Augustus II 61

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 61
Title:
Decree of a synod of Clofesho, 803
Scope & Content:
Decree of a council of Clofesho concerning the restoration of the metropolitan rights of the see of Canterbury and the abolition of the archbishopric of Lichfield; dated 12 October 803 (Sawyer, no. 1431a). Endorsed in an 11th- or 12th-century hand, ‘Epistulas […]’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Scri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 9th century
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943. 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:

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944. Cotton MS Augustus II 63

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 63
Title:
Grant of King Edmund of England (r. 939–946) to Bishop Ælfric
Scope & Content:
King Edmund grants 30 hides (mansae) at Badby, Dodford and Everdon, Northamptonshire, to Bishop Ælfric (of Ramsbury or Hereford); dated 944, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 495). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Badebi’; and in a 13th-century hand, ‘Baddebi’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 10th century
Extent:

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945. Cotton MS Augustus II 64

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 64
Title:
Will of Abba, reeve
Scope & Content:
Will of Abba, reeve, including the bequest of a half-sulung at Chillenden, Kent; 833 × 839, possibly 835, in English (Sawyer, no. 1482). With English endorsement detailing the arrangements made by Heregyth, his wife, for an annual food-render to be paid to Christ Church, Canterbury, from her es...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 9th century
Extent:

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946. Cotton MS Augustus II 65

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 65
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Ælfwald, minister
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan of England grants 12 hides (cassati) at Durrington, Sussex, to Ælfwald, minister: dated 28 May 934, Winchester, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 425).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
934
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947. Cotton MS Augustus II 66

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 66
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht of the West Saxons (d. 865) to Wulflaf, minister
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht grants five sulungs (aratra) at Wassingwell (cf. Eastwell, Westwell) to Wulflaf, minister, in exchange for five sulungs at Mersham, Kent: dated 858 (Sawyer, no. 328). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ ðis siondan ðes landes boc et ƿassingƿellan’; and in an 11th-century hand, ‘...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
858
Extent:

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948. Cotton MS Augustus II 67

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 67
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to the church of Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Edgar grants and restores the port and vill of Sandwich, Kent, to the church of Canterbury: dated 966 for 963 × 971, or 973 (Sawyer, no. 808). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘DCCCC. lxvi.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century-Early 14th century
Extent:

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949. Cotton MS Augustus II 68

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 68
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Æthelred, optimas
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants two hides (cassati) or sulungs at West Cliffe, Kent, to Æthelred, optimas: 1042 × 1044, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1044). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex eduuardus optimati suo. duos cassatos apud cliue.’ and ‘.latine.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1042-1044
Extent:

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950. Cotton MS Augustus II 69

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 69
Title:
Grant of King Cnut of England (r. 1016-1035) to Æthelric, minister
Scope & Content:
King Cnut grants a half hide (mansa) at Meavy, Devon, to Æthelric, minister: dated 1031, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 963). Endorsed in the hand of the charter, ‘Þis is þære healfan hide landboc to mæƿi þe cnut het gebocian æþelrice his þegene on ece yrfe.’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘.la...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
c 1031
Extent:

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