Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Wulfflæd
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King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants land at Aldington, Worcestershire, to Wulfflæd; fragment (Sawyer, no. 1861). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Carta aeuis cenuulf facta Wlfled de aldantune.’
Grant of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (d. 757) to Abbot Eanberht
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King Æthelbald of the Mercians grants ten hides (cassati) near the wood called Toccan sceaga (Tockenham, Wiltshire) and the tumulus called Reada beorg to Abbot Eanberht; dated 757 (Sawyer, no. 96).
Confirmation of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) for Old Minster, Winchester
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King Edward confirms a grant of land at Wargrave, Berkshire, by Ælfgifu Emma, his mother, to Old Minster, Winchester; 1042 × 1065, spurious (Sawyer, no. 1062). Endorsed in a 13th-century hand, ‘Carta sancti edwardi de weregraues.’
Quitclaim by Matilda, prioress of Henwood, to Walter le Hunneman of Bykehull
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Quitclaim by Matilda, prioress of Henwood, Warwickshire, to Walter le Hunneman of Bykehull of Geoffrey son of Osbert Clapping of Middle Bykehull, the priory's serf. Endorsed: in a faded late 16th-century hand, ‘… graunt / … and with / all that … / …’. Affixed with an imperfect and very indisti...
Grant of David I, king of Scots (d. 1153), to Robert de Brus
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Grant by D[avid I], king of Scots, to Robert de Brus, of Estrahanent [i.e. Annandale] and all the land from the boundary of Dunegal de Stranit to the boundary of Rand' Meschin' [?Ranulph de Meschines], with such customs as the said Ranulph had with his lands in Carduill' [Carlisle] and Cumberlan...
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) for Westminster Abbey
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Writ of King Edward declaring that the monks of Westminster Abbey are to have the land at Chalkhill, Middlesex, given by Thurstan, his housecarl; 1044 × 1051 (Sawyer, no. 1121). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Ceakhylle’.
Grant of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Alan Basset
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Grant of King John of England to Alan Basset, of the manor of Berewye [Berwick, Yorkshire], which had been escheated with the lands of Adam de Postu. Witnessed by P[eter de Rupibus], bishop of Winchester, William Briwerr, Eustace de Vescy, and others. Dated at Yarmouth, 1 June 1206.
Grant of King Æthelberht of Wessex (d. 865) to his minister Dryhtwald
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King Æthelberht of Wessex grants 10 sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent, to his minister Dryhtwald; dated 862, Willherestrio, with bounds in English (Sawyer, no. 331). Endorsed in a 15th-century hand, ‘Bromlegh Ethelberth rex.’
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester
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King Edward grants of seven hides (cassati) at Millbrook, Hampshire, to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1045, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1008). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is þæra .vii. hyda landboc to mylebroce þe Eadƿeard cing gebocade Ælfƿine b’. on ece yrfe.’; in an 11...
Grant of King Ecgberht of Wessex (d. 839) to Bishop Beornmod of Rochester (803×5–842×44)
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King Ecgberht of Wessex grants four sulungs (aratra) at Snodland and Holborough, Kent, to Bishop Beornmod of Rochester, with a mill, rights of gathering wood, and of pasturing swine in four districts, and a village in the eastern part of Rochester; dated 838, Fræricburna [Surrey] (Sawyer, no. 28...