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Cotton MS Augustus II 7
- Record Id:
- 040-001102011
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001246.0x00013e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100165156299.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Augustus II 7
- Title:
- Letter of Godfrey, archdeacon of Worcester, addressed to 'Pope A.', certifying the authenticity of a charter of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975)
- Scope & Content:
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Letter of Godfrey, archdeacon of Worcester, addressed to 'Pope A', certifying the authenticity of a charter of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975), which grants privileges and the restoration of land to Pershore Abbey. Godfrey's confirmation of the document's authenticity is based on its three seals, belonging to King Edgar, St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 909, d. 988), and Ælfhere, Earl of Mercia (d. 983).
Godfrey was archdeacon of Worcester 1144–1156 x 7 and c. 1158 x 9–1167 x 8. There were three popes in succession who had the initial 'A' during this time: Anastasius IV (reg. 1153–1154), Adrian IV (reg. 1154–9), and Alexander III (reg. 1159–81). The charter of King Edgar described in the letter has been identified as Cotton MS Augustus II 6 (Stokes, 'King Edgar's Charter for Pershore' (2008), pp. 76-78).
The dorse of the letter features an inscription in a 16th-century hand.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001102011 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Augustus II 7 : Letter of Godfrey, archdeacon of Worcester, addressed to 'Pope A.', certifying the authenticity of a charter of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[0295]/040-001102011
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100165156299.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1150
- End Date:
- 1174
- Date Range:
- 3rd quarter of the 12th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Parchment.
Dimensions: approximately 75 × 235 mm.
Script: Protogothic.
Binding: British Museum 1959: bound with Cotton MSS Augustus II 14, 30, 32, 34, 36, 49, 52, 76, 80–81, 87, 99–101, 107A, 107B.
- Custodial History:
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Origin:
England (Worcester).
Provenance:
Benedictine cathedral priory of St Mary the Virgin, Worcester, Worcestershire.
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician. Cotton’s collection was augmented by his son, Sir Thomas Cotton (b. 1594, d. 1662), 2nd baronet, and his grandson, Sir John Cotton. Sir John Cotton (b. 1621, d. 1702), 3rd baronet: bequeathed the entire Cotton collection of books and manuscripts to trustees ‘for Publick Use and Advantage’, 12 and 13 William III, c. 7. Formed one of the foundation collections of the British Museum in 1753.
- Publications:
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Keynes, Simon, 'Edgar, rex admirabilis', in Edgar, King of the English, 959-975: New Interpretations,ed. by Donald Scragg(Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2008), pp. 3-59 (p. 47 n. 216).
Sawyer, P. H., Anglo-Saxon Charters: An Annotated List and Bibliography (London, 1968), no. 768.
Stokes, Peter, 'King Edgar's Charter for Pershore (AD 972)', Anglo-Saxon England, 37 (2008), 31-78.
Thompson, Susan D., Anglo-Saxon Royal Diplomas: A Palaeography (Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2006), pp. 142-45.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)