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971. Cotton MS Augustus II 90

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Cotton MS Augustus II 90
Title:
Account of the restoration of Sandwich, Kent, by King Harold of England (d. 1040) to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Account of King Harold’s restoration of Sandwich, Kent, to Christ Church, Canterbury, and of a dispute between Christ Church and St Augustine’s, Canterbury, concerning it; 1038 × 1040 (Sawyer, no. 1467). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Sandƿic’; and in another 12th-century hand, ‘Altercatio d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1038-1040
Extent:

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972. Cotton MS Augustus II 91

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 91
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht II of Kent (d. 762) to Abbot Dunn and the church of St Mary, Lyminge
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht II of Kent grants a quarter sulung (aratrum) by the River Limen, 120 cartloads of timber, and ten iugera at Sampton (lost, in West Hythe), Kent, to Dunn, priest and abbot, and to the church of St Mary at Lyminge; dated 20 February 732, Canterbury (Sawyer, no. 23). Endorsed in a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 8th century
Extent:

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973. Cotton MS Augustus II 92

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 92
Title:
Grant of Lufu, ancilla dei, to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Lufu, ancilla dei, bequeaths to Christ Church, Canterbury, an annual food-rent from her estate at Mongeham, Kent: 843 × 863 or 843 × 859 (Sawyer, no. 1197). Endorsed by the first scribe: ‘+ Lufe þincg geƿrit’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Luue mulier quedam dedit ecclesie cristi munling\h/am tempor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
Mid 9th century
Extent:

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974. Cotton MS Augustus II 93

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 93
Title:
Grant of King Ceolwulf of the Mercians (r. 821–823) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
Scope & Content:
King Ceolwulf of the Mercians and of the men of Kent grants five sulungs (aratra) at Mylentun (in Otford), Kent, to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury, in return for a gold ring worth 75 mancuses; dated 17 September 822 (Sawyer, no. 186). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘mylentun’ in a 12th-cent...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 9th century
Extent:

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975. Cotton MS Augustus II 94

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 94
Title:
Grant of King Wiglaf of the Mercians (fl. 827–c.840) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
Scope & Content:
King Wiglaf of the Mercians grants five hides (cassati) at Botwell, Middlesex, to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury: Wychbold, 1 September 831 (Sawyer, no. 188). Endorsed by the scribe of the charter, ‘bote ƿællan boec’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Wiglaf rex dedit boteuuelle wlfredo archiepisc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 9th century
Extent:

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976. Cotton MS Augustus II 95

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 95
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred of the West Saxons (d. 871) to Wighelm, priest
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent grants a seat in St Martin’s church, Canterbury, and a small villula belonging to it, to Wighelm, priest: dated 867, Dover (Sawyer, no. 338). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘[…] an setl æt sancte martine’, with traces of another illegibl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
867
Extent:

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977. Cotton MS Augustus II 96

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 96
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) and his wife Cynegyth to Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians and his wife Cynegyth grant four sulungs (aratra) at Giddinge and Wootton, Kent, to an unidentified archbishop and to the familia at Christ Church, Canterbury; dated 17 July 799 (Sawyer, no. 156). A palimpsest, with an effaced text written in the opposite direction...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century-Early 11th century
Extent:

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978. Cotton MS Augustus II 97

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 97
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Oswulf, dux and minister; grant of Oswulf, dux, to Lyminge minster
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants land at Hremping wiic (Hafingseota) to Oswulf, dux and minister, in exchange for land at Bobingseata; dated 798. Oswulf, dux, grants this marshland to Lyminge minster; dated 796 × c.821 (Sawyer, no.153). Endorsed by the scribe, ‘Hafing seotan boec’; in a 12t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 9th century
Extent:

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979. Cotton MS Augustus II 98

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 98
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Eadwulf, minister
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants one and a half sulungs (aratra) at Cooling, Kent, to Eadwulf, minister; dated Easter Day, 16 April 808, Tamworth (Sawyer, no. 163). Endorsed twice in a 9th-century hand, perhaps that of the main scribe, ‘CULINGABOC’; and in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex Kenulfus...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 9th century
Extent:

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980. Cotton MS Augustus II 99

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 99
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the English (d. 796) to Archbishop Jænberht of Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the English grants five sulungs (aratra) at Hehham (Higham Upshire), Kent, to Archbishop Jænberht of Canterbury; dated 774 (Sawyer, no. 110). Endorsed in a 11th-century hand, ‘boc to heh ham: –’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Offa Rex dedit heah ham Ianberto archiepiscopo.’ and ‘.latine...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 10th century
Extent:

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