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S 1248

A.D. 693 (13 June). (? Eorcenwald), bishop, to (? St Mary's, Barking); grant of 28 hides (manentes) at Battersea, 20 at Watsingaham (i.e. Washingham, lost, in Battersea) and 20 (cassatae) by Hidaburna (the river Wandle), all in Surrey. The land had been granted to him by Cædwalla, king of Wessex, and confirmed by Æthelred, king of Mercia. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Westminster (probably ex Barking)

MSS:

1. London, Westminster Abbey, W. A. M. I(s. xi 2; OS Facs., ii, Westminster 1; Taylor 1925, pl. 2a)

Printed:

B, 82; Morris 1995, pp. 127-8, ex B; Hart, ECEE, pp. 135-6

Printed and Translated:

Hart 1953, pp. 20-1

Comments:

Westlake 1923, pp. 5-6; Whitelock 1975, pp. 7-8, list of witnesses a conflation of those from Cædwalla's grant and Æthelred's confirmation; Taylor 1925, pp. 9-16, 303-4, topographical discussion; on bounds; PN Surrey, p. 12 n; Kelly, St Paul's, London, p. 13, Charter showing the influence of King Caedwalla of Wessex's raids in to Surrey and Kent, p. 78, Early charter evidence from the London dioscese as preserved in the Westminster 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, that shows his relationship with King Caedwalla of Wessex, p. 142, Charter coeval to S 1784 that share several features with it, supporting the latter's authenticity, p. 143, Saxon charter from the late 7th to early 8th centuries with a similar proem to S 1784, supporting the latter's authenticity, p. 146, Charter which shows significant West Saxon influence in its wording, similar to S 1787, p. 150, East Saxon charter that shares several elements with S 103a, p. 185, Reference to charter as being an early document containing phrases used by S 941, suggesting that the latter was based in part on it, p. 203, 7th century charter with similarities to S 978, showing how the latter used 7th century charters as models for its forging; Cox 1976, pp. 16, 37, 44, on place-names; Hart 1953, pp. 21-6, 11th-century copy of authentic charter with added bounds; Wormald 1985, p. 25, broadly trustworthy; Foot 2000, II. 28; Faith 1997, p. 29, cited; Hart, ECEE, pp. 136-41; Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 193, on burial feature in bounds; Browning 1891, pp. 209-12; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 245, Early charter with parallels to S 248 suggesting that the latter is authentic; Edwards 1988, pp. 306-8, probably genuine but interpolated; Gelling, ECTV, nos. 313, 350, authentic basis; bounds; Chaplais 1968, p. 332 n. 169, step from wrapping-tie, but not original (= 1973, p. 83 n. 169); Brooke and Keir 1975, p. 370, spurious, at least in present form; Stevenson 1914, p. 703, dubious or spurious

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    • Endorsement (in hand of s. xv): Westmonasterium . Surreia . Batricheseia . Telligraphia Agelrici Dorkiensis episcopi de terris de Baterseye Wassingham et Hideborne ecclesie Westmonasteriensi concessis anno DC.mo. nonagesimo tertio . Batersey cum limitibus. In prima rasura deberet scribi 'Agelricus' . In secunda rasura deberet scribi 'Petri de.' In tertia rasura deberet scribi 'Agelricus Dorkiensis episcopus.' In nomine domini nostri Jhesu Christi salvatoris . Ea que secundum decreta canonum et statuta synodalia salubriter definiuntur . quamvis sermo solus ad testimonium sufficeret . attamen ob incertam futurorum condicionem . firmissima scripturarum syngraffat . et cautionum cyrografis sunt roboranda . Qua propter ego . . . . . absque meritorum precedentium prerogativa pontificali nomine functus aliquam terram æcclesiæ beati . . . libenter impendere decrevi : His locorum limitibus designatum . Id est in batrices ege . xxviii . manentes . et alibi in villam quæ vocabulo fungitur Watsingaham . xx . Ex occidentali vero plaga fluminis . cujus vocabulum est Hidaburna . xx . cassatas . Quam videlicet terram a venerando rege Ceduuala acceptam . et ab Æthelredo regali culmine freto . roboratam : in cassatos sexaginta . viii . regulariter reciperam . sub testificatione plurimorum ; quorum nomina infra tenentur asscripta . Si quis vero hanc donationis munificentiam augere et amplificare voluerit ; augeat Deus partem ejus in libro vitæ . Si quis vero tirannica fretus potestate . irritam facere nisus fuerit . noverit se in tremendo vivorum et mortuorum examine coram Christo singulorum facta . æqua discretionis lance librante . Novemque angelorum ordinibus zizaniorum fasciculos sequestrata beatorum caterva conligantibus rationem districte reddituram . Scripta est autem hæc cartula idibus Junii mensis . indictione . vi . Anno ab incarnatione domini sexcentesimo nonagesimo . iiio Ego . . . . . propria manu subscripsi . Ego Wilfridus episcopus consensi : et subscripsi . + Ego Hædde episcopus consentiens . subscripsi . + . Signum manus Æthelredi regis . + . Signum manus Hagona abbatis . + . Signum manus Hooc presbiter . + . Signum manus Eadberht . Ego Headda episcopus consentiens subscripsi . + . Ego Tirtil episcopus crucem infeci . + . Ego Eadgar electus crucem infeci . + . Signum manus Wecca . + Ego Tidbald abbas crucem infeci . + . Signum manus Ceduualla regis . + . Signum manus Wynberhti abbatis . + . Signum manus Cissi ministri . + . Ego Brihtuuoldus archyepiscopus crucem infeci. + . Ego Brihtmærus episcopus consentiens subscripsi . + . Ego Waldhere episcopus consentiens subscripsi . + . Ego Eadmund electus crucem infeci . + . Ego Cotta abbas crucem infeci. + . Hæc sunt termina huius telluris . ˝is syndon ˇa landgemæru to badrices ege 7 to wendles wur∂e ; ˇæt is ærest heah yfre . of heah yfre into ceokan ege . of ceokan ege into gryddeles elrene . of gryddeles elrene . into ∂ara smalan ac . Of ˇara smalan ac ; into rysmere . Of rysmere into leoddebeorge . Of leoddebyrge . into uckebyrge . Of uccebyrge into bernneardes byriels . Of byrnærdes byrielse . inne ˇane blacan mor . Of ˇan blacan more ; o∂ middan hlida burnan . Of hlida burnan . in gibbe felde . Of gibbe felde . in ˇa blaca dic . Andlang blaca dic ; into beferiˇi . Of beferi∂e : andlang stræte ; into fugel riˇie . Andlang fugel ri∂ie . into ˇære tæmese oˇ midne streame . Andlang streames . eft into heah efre .