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A.D. 688 (Besingahearh). Cædwalla, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde, Cisi and Criswa (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh. Latin

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, ff. 57v-58r(s. xii med.)

Printed:

Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 9; B, 72; K, 994

Translated:

Manning 1970, p. 17; Whitelock, EHD, no. 58 (pp. 484-5)

Comments:

Sawyer 1976, p. 4, on estate; Whitelock 1975, p. 8, on Wilfrid's subscription; Wormald 1985, pp. 9-10, 25, probably drafted by Bishop Eorcenwald; broadly trustworthy; Cox 1976, pp. 17, 19, 21, 39, on place-names; Hart 1970a, p. 29 (no. 97), authentic; Faith 1997, pp. 40, 104; Sawyer 1978, pp. 43, 143-4, on royal style; on estate; Harrison 1976, pp. 70-1, seems to be authentic; Stenton 1971, pp. 70, 101-2, 303, treats as authentic; Kelly, St Paul's, London, p. 78, Early charter evidence from the London dioscese as preserved in the Winchester archive, p. 111, Document from Bishop Eorcenwald of London that shows his relationship with King Caedwalla of Wessex, 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. 151, Early charter with similarities in the form of the royal subscription to S 1788, p. 202, 7th century charter with similarities to S 978, showing how the latter used 7th century charters as models for its forging; Barker 1948, p. 116 and n. 5, spurious but based on genuine original; Gelling 1973, p. 117; Edwards 1988, pp. 132-7, 163, basically authentic; Scharer 1982, pp. 138-40, based on genuine charter, but corrupt and fabricated; Whitelock 1976, p. 144, on some witnesses; Rumble 1976, p. 173, grant consisted of whole of later Farnham hundred; PN Surrey, pp. 178, 181; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 229, Early charter that shares elements with S 237, suggesting that the latter was based on authentic documents, p. 236, Genuine early charter which contains details similar to S 238; Stenton 1970, pp. 288-9; Gelling, ECTV, no. 312, authentic; Stenton 1918, p. 438, no conclusive exception need be taken (= Stenton 1970, p. 53); Whitelock, EHD, p. 484, authentic, incarnation date may be addition; Chaplais 1969, pp. 541-2, on formulation (= 1973, p. 106); Harrison 1973a, pp. 556-7, no trace of forgery but unexpected to see Wilfrid's subscription in a charter of 688; Stevenson 1914, p. 703, seems to be genuine; Manning 1970