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S 1789

c. A.D. 706 x 745. Signature to a charter in favour of Ingwald, bishop (of London).

Archive:

London, St Paul's

MSS:

Oxford, Bodleian Library, James 23 (S.C. 3860)(s. xvii)

Printed:

Kelly, St Paul's, London, p. 147, Transcription of Latin text of the charter

Comments:

Kelly, St Paul's, London, pp. 147-148, Discussion of the likely authentic nature of this document, although its extremely brief nature makes this difficult to ascertain with certainty, and the etymology of both names and phrases found in it

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    • — Signum manus Eaba þendri — Signum manus Eaba Haligreding — Tunc Ingualdus episcopus terram supradictam comparavit pretio argenti, id est cannarum .xxx.
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    Translation

    • — Mark of the hand of Eaba thendri — Mark of the hand of Eaba Haligreding — Then Bishop Ingwald obtained the aforementioned land for a purchase-price of silver, that is, 30 cannae.