1. Cotton Ch VIII 22
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch VIII 22
- Title:
- Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Wulfswith, ancilla dei
- Scope & Content:
- King Æthelstan grants of 15 hides (mansae) at East Overton, Wiltshire, to Wulfswith, ancilla dei; dated 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 449). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘þis is Oferan tunes lan[des boc] þe Æþelstan cing gebocode Wulfswyþe on ece yrfe.’; in an 11th-century hand, ‘Ofretone...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 939
- Extent:
-
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