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S 550

A.D. 949. King Eadred to Wulfric, miles; grant of 12 hides (cassati) at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucs., with bounds of 20 hides at Bourton, 7 hides at Maugersbury and 7 hides at Daylesford, Gloucs. Latin with English bounds

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Evesham

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Charters viii. 6(s. xvi/xvii; BA Facs., 43)
2. London, British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. XXIV(s. xii/xiii; bounds only; with introductory sentence from S 114)

Printed:

Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 95; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), iii. 36-7 (no. 1); Mon. Angl., i. 265-6; K, 426 and vol. iii. 429, ex MS 1, 1360, ex MS 2; B, 882, ex MS 1

Comments:

PN Gloucs., i. 3, 14, 17, 165, 196-8, 207-8, 212-16, 220, 222-4, on bounds; Grundy, Worcs., I, pp. 9-11, 28-30, 181-2, on bounds, 'Daylesford' survey describes part of Adlestrop; BA Facs., p. 12, MS 1 a facsimile transcript of apparently original charter of King Eadred; Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 20-2, 49-52, 165-6, on bounds; Dumville 1992, pp. 34 n. 21, 41 n. 58, unimpeachable; John 1966, p. 55, on royal style; Drögereit 1952, pp. 62-3, doubtful; Keynes 1980, p. 82 n. 165, on 'alliterative' charters; Hooke 1985, pp. 87, 99, 210; Finberg, ECWM, no. 99, authentic; Woodman, Northern Houses, p. 102, Charter of the mid 10th century in which's witness list appears a figure also present in S 659; Dumville 1993, p. 142, early modern script-facsimile, original apparently written in Caroline script; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 148, Charter subject to investigation by the historian Hart regarding its potential insights into the relationship between Wulfric and Dunstan's brother, p. 172, Charter of 949 in which Dunstan appears in the witness list, evidencing his likely status as abbot of Glastonbury at this time, p. 376, Example of a charter that used the "alliterative" style, similar to S 479, p. 502, "Alliterative" charter that shares wording with S 775; Keynes 1985, pp. 156-9, on 'alliterative' charters; Dumville 1994, p. 162; Fleming 1985, p. 252; Taylor 1894a, pp. 296-7; Whitelock, EHD, pp. 372-3, defends 'alliterative' charters; Hart 1992, pp. 431-45, on 'alliterative' charters; Stenton 1905, p. 698, on MS 2 (= Stenton 1970, p. 1); Hart 1972, on charter-type; Sawyer, Burton, pp. xlvii-ix, discusses 'alliterative' charters, of which this is one

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    • Perpetue libertatu cælesti paradiso sublimatum Sanctæ Trinitatis Dei monarchi gubernat magnopere essentia terrænæ hereditatis territoria cunctis præstat prout vult ; Hoc proculdubio prevalet + Eadredus rex Anglorum gloriossimus rectorque Norˇanhymbra et paganorum imperator Brittonumque propugnator intimare Quem rex regum omnipotens regali gubernaculon? conflagravit ; Quique rex confert alacriter larga lucra lictoribus ut deinceps accipiat caritatis charismata ; Ejus donum dignanter . rite refert cum ceteris Wulfric miles de perenni huius ruris libertate quod sibi nunc atque suis contulerat heredibus perfruendum in Burgtone nuncupatum ; taliterque terminatum in . XII . cassatibus ; + ˝is synd ˇara twentiges hida land gemæra to burhtune ærest of widig forda 7lang weges to pippenespenne . of pippenespenne ; 7 lang slades on turcandene . up 7lang dene to ˇære swelstowe sy∂∂an 7lang foss to ˇan ealdan sice wi∂ slohterword . 7lang sices on wenris . 7 lang streames eft on wi∂ig ford : ^ + ˝onne is ˇis ˇara VII hida land ge mæra æt mæˇelgares byrig ˇe hyrd into burghtune ; ærest of mæˇelgeres byrig on deopancumb of deopancumbe on cwenena broce of cwenena broce up be ˇam geride . to ˇam beorgan . of ˇam beorgan on fiscwille . of fiscwille on mæswille . of mæswille on sealter pille . of sealter pille 7 lang broces to ˇam greatan ˇorne . of ˇam ˇorne on ˇorn beorh . of ˇorn beorge on foss eft 7 lang foss . ˇæt in on da ea on wænric . up on stream o∂ ∂one garan su∂ weardne . of ˇam garan on horwyt of horpytte eft on foss . wid su∂an ˇone garan . 7lang foss eft on mæˇelgares byrig ; + ˝on is ˇis ˇara VII hida land gemæra æt dægeles forda ˇe hir∂ into burgtune ; ærest of blædene on mules hlæw ˇæt for∂ up to heortdune . to hwettan stanes wylle of hwættan staneswille on heort broc of ˇam broce on ˇa stige . 7lang stige dic 7 lang dic on ˇa str[æ]t to ˇære o∂ere stræt . oˇ ˇære stræt on beagan wille anlang broces eft on blædene ; Adest annus nongente[s]imus quadragenus atque nonus dominici Incarnatus . Quartus quoque quo regebat . Eadredus Rex regimina et cum archiepiscopus ceterisque consulibus ; hanc tellurem ad Burghtune consignavit . + Oda . Wulfstan . ˝eodred . Ælfhæh . Ælfred . Ælfric . Wulfsig . Æˇelgar . Koenwald . Wulfhelm . Cynsige . Ælbred . roborabant conscribendo cum laicis . Howæl rex . Marcant regulus . Osulf bebbanbyrig . Æthelmund . Ælhelm . Vrm . Grim . Gunner . Uhtred . Ælfgar . Scule . Coll . Morcar . Wolfric . Berhtferˇ . Æˇelgeard . Ælfnoˇ . Ælfhæh . Clare . Wigstan . atque Ælfsige . Dunstan abbas . on' Oscetel circwærd triumphali signaculo sigillabant cælotenus titulantes . A w T .