1. Cotton Ch VIII 11
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch VIII 11
- Title:
- Confirmation of King Eadred of England (r. 946-955) to the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Winchester
- Scope & Content:
- King Eadred confirms 55 hides (mansae) at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wiltshire, for the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Winchester; dated 948, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 540). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis is ðæs landes boc æt duntune. ðe eadred cyngc ednyƿon gebocade sanctæ trinit...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 10th century
- Extent:
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Parchment leaf
