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A.D. 678. Centwine, king of Wessex, to Hæmgils; the abbacy of Glastonbury and 6 hides at Glastonbury.
Archive:
Glastonbury
Comments:
Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 13, Charter providing information regarding the early years of Glastobury Abbey during the end of the 7th century, p. 15, Reference to charter as spurious and its inclusion in the Libert Terrarum, p. 78, Similar charter to a spurious one allegedly from the reign of Henry II referencing a grant of land to Glastonbury Abbey by King Centwine, p. 127, Charter of King Centwine that had received much emphasis from the monks of Glastonbury in the 10th century, but later faded from importance, p. 129, Discussion of the lack of available knowledge regarding the specific content of this lost charter, p. 162, Charter by King Centwine to Abbot Haemgils of Glastonbury, proving his existence as one of the first abbots there, despite its somewhat dubious authenticity, p. 214, Charter in which King Centwine gives the ill-attested Abbot Beorthwald the island of Glastonbury, p. 534, Charter mentioned in the index of the Liber Terrarum that is no longer present in the archive of Glastonbury Abbey; Gerchow 2004, p. 51