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A.D. 685 x 693, probably 686 x 688 (March). Hodilredus (Æthelred) to Hedilburg (Æthelburh), abbess, for her minster called Beddanhaam (Barking); grant of 40 hides (manentes) at Ricingahaam, Budinhaam, Dagenham, Angenlabeshaam and Widmundes felt (Wyfields in Great Ilford), all probably in Essex. Latin with bounds

Archive:

Barking

MSS:

London, Public Record Office, C 56, 21 (copy 1324)
1. London, British Library, Cotton Augustus ii. 29(s. viii 2; BM Facs., i. 2; Ch.L.A., iii, no. 187; Hart 1953, facing p. 27 ex Lysons; Lowe, Uncial, pl. 22; Lysons 1796, between pp. 58 and 59; Making of England, p. 45 (no. 28); Wormald 1985, pl. III)
2. London, British Library, Cotton Vespasian A. IX, f. 113r-v(s. xvi)
3. London, British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. XV, f. 100r(s. xvi)
4. London, Public Record Office, C 47/58/1/30 (Chancery Miscellanea)
5. London, Public Record Office, E 32, Bundle 16, m. 9d(s. xiv)

Printed:

Pierquin, Recueil, pt 1, no. 17, ex Mon. Angl; Earle, pp. 13-14, ex MS 1; Hart 1953, pp. 27-9; K, 35, ex MS 1; B, 81, ex MS 1; Morris 1995, pp. 117-18, ex B; Hart, ECEE, pp. 127-8; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 439 (no. 3), ex MS 1; Smith, Bede, pp. 748-9

Translated:

Hart 1953, pp. 29-30; Whitelock, EHD, no. 60 (pp. 486-8)

Comments:

Sisam 1953, p. 3 n. 1, copy of late 8th century; Hart, ECE, no. 4, authentic, dates c. 687, identifies Ricingahaam as Rainham and Budinhaam as Barking; Yorke 1985, pp. 5, 21, 30 n., 33; BM Facs., iv, p. 7, contemporary; Whitelock 1975, pp. 7-8, dates ? 686 x 688; Wormald 1985, pp. 9, 25, original, probably drafted by Bishop Eorcenwald; Stenton 1955, pp. 10, 92, imitative copy; spurious in context, dates c. 682; Kelly, St Paul's, London, p. 13, Charter demonstrating continued East Saxon royal control of lands noth of the Thames in the late 7th century, p. 78, Early charter evidence from the London dioscese as preserved in the Barking archive, p. 87, Discussion of lands obtained by Bishop Eorcenwald of London for Barking and Chertsey, as contrasted to the lack of lands obtained by this bishop for St Paul's, p. 110, Document from Bishop Eorcenwald of London found at Barking Abbey, which he founded and placed his sister as abbess, p. 136, West Saxon charter from the late 7th century with similarities to S 5, suggesting West Saxon documents were used in the forging of the latter, p. 138, Authentic 7th century charter with similarities to S 1783, suggesting the use of authentic documents in the forging of the latter, p. 142, East Saxon royal charter of the 7th century referenced in comparison to S 1784, p. 142, Charter coeval to S 1784 that share several features with it, supporting the latter's authenticity, p. 146, East Saxon charter from the turn of the 8th century with similarities to S 1787, suggesting the latter's authenticity, p. 151, East Saxon charter that shares several elements with S 103a, p. 203, 7th century charter with similarities to S 978, showing how the latter used 7th century charters as models for its forging; Lowe, Uncial, p. 21, the wide separation of words favours a date in the 8th century; Bruckner 1965, pp. 24, 26-7, late-8th-century copy; Scharer 1982, pp. 26-7, 129-41; Foot 2000, II. 27-8; Cox 1976, pp. 28, 29-30, 32, 36, 46, 47, on place-names; Faith 1997, p. 29, cited; Hart 1953, pp. 30-1, 36-44, authentic, dates 685 x 687; topographical discussion; Dodgson and Khaliq 1970, pp. 39, 41, 44, on Writolaburna; The Making of England, pp. 44-5 (no. 28); Wright 1967, pp. 56, 58, on script; Vince 1990, p. 65, cited; Harrison 1976, p. 71, on witnesses; Stenton 1970, p. 102, probably authentic; John of Worcester, p. 112 n., on date; Barker 1948, p. 116, original; Sawyer 1978, p. 143, cited; Ch.L.A., iii, no. 187, MS 1 is a copy of the 2nd half of the 8th century, iv, pp. xvi, xvii, late-8th-century copy; Stenton 1918a, p. 257 n. 6, authentic; Stenton 1971, p. 287, cited; Chaplais 1968, pp. 327-32, original charter left incomplete, then bounds, blessing and witness-list added s. viii2, perhaps from a schedule formerly stitched to the parchment, dates ? 687 (= 1973, pp. 78-83); Sweet, OET, p. 426 (no. 1); Stenton 1918, pp. 435 n. 11, 438, probably contemporary (= Stenton 1970, pp. 49-50 n. 8, 52); Whitelock, EHD, p. 486, earliest extant East Saxon charter; Chaplais 1969, pp. 541-2, on Italian origins of formulation (= 1973, p. 106); Bischoff 1976, p. 691, on script, probably original, with witness-list added