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S 563

A.D. 955. King Eadred to Ælfgyth, a nun at Wilton; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at (East) Pennard, Somerset, in return for 120 gold solidi. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Glastonbury

MSS:

1. Longleat, Marquess of Bath, Muniments, 10565(s. x med.; OS Facs., ii, Marquess of Bath 2)
2. Lost Glastonbury Liber Terrarum, no. 68(see Abrams 1996, p. 33)

Printed:

HMC Fourth Report (1874), Appendix, pp. 227-8; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 458-460, Transcription of the Latin text of the charter; B, 903

Comments:

Abrams 1996, pp. 10, 11, 19 n. 56, 66, 123, 195-8, on MS 1; on endorsement; on details of bounds; on estate; Hart, ECNE, pp. 19-22, discusses charter-type, which he terms 'Dunstan B'; Thompson 2006, pp. 19 et passim, on script; Costen 1992, pp. 39-40, on estate; Costen 1991, p. 41; Keynes 1980, pp. 46-8, on charter-type; Grundy, Somerset, pp. 65-71, 233-4, bounds refer to East Pennard; Barker 1949, p. 73, contemporary; Barker 1967, p. 91, original; Foot 2000, II. 95, 222-3, 230; Hart 1972, p. 128 n. 23, diplomatic characteristic of Winchester; Dumville 1994, pp. 144-51, on script; Chaplais 1966a, pp. 163-4, original, script similar to that in Bodleian, Hatton 30 (= 1973, p. 47); Kelly, St Paul's, London, p. 168, Charter issued between 939-955 to a female religious figure, as is also the case for S 1793; Dumville 1992, pp. 177-8, on beneficiary; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 196, Description of charter contents, labelled 44, p. 460-464, Description of the charter as likely an original of the mid 10th century, its present physical condition, it likely being the only extant original "Dunstan B" style charter, and the bounds of the property it granted; Finberg, ECW, no. 469, original; Keynes 1994, on charter-type, esp. pp. 174, 186-7l; original

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    • Endorsements: (1) Carta Edredi regis de Pennard minster et est LXVIII . in landeboke (2) . Pennard . II . (3) boc to Pennerd . . DCCCCLV (4) Penerd mynstres boc (5) Eddred de Pennard etc . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCC . LV . Ego Eadred divina gratia favente rex et primichærius totius Albionis Ælfgi∂e sancti moniali in Wiltunensi monasterio degenti . ob ejus amabile et aurigenum pretiolum hoc est . CXX . solidos auri . ruris particulam in loco qui dicitur Pengeard mynster cassatis bisdenis estimatam . tenore tantum modo interposito . ut ex 'h'is binarum usus vernantibus . ad ejus oracula monasterii prout antiquitus destinabatur . indiscussus perseveret . ab omni servitio preter arcem . pontem . expeditionem liberam . libenter admodum concessi . Eo tenore huius munificentiæ donum perstringens . ut post obitum suum inperpetuum jus cuicumque voluerit heredi derelinquat . quod si quisque quod non optamus huiuscæ donationis cartulam infringere temptaverit . ni prius in hoc seculo digne castigetur in futuro perenni cruciatu prematur ; Et his limitibus hæc telluris particula circum girari videtur;. Ærest on bulan setl ˇanon on stod leage of stodlege . on ˇone meal mihtan ford . of ˇam forda on ˇone langan ˇorn . of ˇam ˇorne on weste werde hina dune on ˇone ellen styb . of ˇam stybbe on ˇone risc pyt . of ˇam pytte on ˇa haran apuldre . of ˇære apuldre on swynget . of swyngete on ˇa ealdan dic . of ˇære dic on ˇone burnan . of ˇam burnan on ˇone hæc . of ˇam hæcce on eobban slæd . of ˇam slæde on ˇa seocan aac . of ˇære æc on ˇone burnan . of ˇam burnan on cullan burh nor∂e wearde . of cullan byrg on ˇæt stan gedelf . of ˇam gedelfe on ˇone mær∂orn . of ˇam ˇornne on bican ham . of bican hamme 7 lang hricges on widan cumb . of widan cumbe on wyl wyr∂e weste wear∂e . of ∂are wyr∂e on ˇæt pyl . 7 lang pylles on ˇone stan nihtan ford æt Eadmundes byrig . of ˇam stanihtan forda on ˇa lace . 7 lang lace on ˇa stræt 7 lang stræt æt stocwudu nor∂e weardne on ˇæt pyl . 7 lang pylles on ˇa dic æt ˇæs biscopes gemære . of ˇære dic on east wylle . of east wylle on hnut cumb . 7 lang hnut cumbes east . on fulan broc . of fulan broce on ˇa miclan dic . of ˇære miclan dic . on ˇæt stræt get . of stræt gete su∂ 7 lang stræt . to bulan setle : Huius doni constipulatorum nomina inferius notata videntur ;. Ego Oda archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfstan archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfsige episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfsige episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Alfwold episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Osulf episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Byrhtelm episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Coenwold episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Cynsige episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wulfhelm episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Leofwine episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Æˇestan dux . Ego Eadmund dux . Ego Byrhfer∂ dux . Ego Æthelsige dux . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Ælfno∂ minister . Ego Byrhfer∂ minister .