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S 790

A.D. 973. King Edgar to Ælfric, his minister; grant of 7 hides (mansiunculae) at Harwell, Berks. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 48r-v(s. xii med.)

Printed:

Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 23; K, 578; PN Berks., iii. 765, bounds only; B, 1292

Comments:

PN Berks., i. 11, ii. 480, 484, 521, iii. 752, 765, bounds substantially the same as those in S 672; Hart, ECNE, pp. 19-22, on charter-type, which he labels 'Dunstan B'; Hart 1970a, p. 29 (no. 81), authentic; Keynes 1980, p. 48 n. 89, 'Dunstan B' formulation; Gelling, ECTV, no. 114, authentic; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 123, Charter following the "Dunstan B" model from the reign of King Edgar that suggests that this style was no longer solely used for diplomas related to St. Dunstan himself, p. 307, 10th century charter that parallels S 270a, suggesting the inauthentic nature of the latter, p. 455, Charter from the late 10th century that shares formulaic similarities with S 553, suggesting the latter's authenticity, p. 489, Charter that shares wording with S 743, p. 516, Charter in the "Dunstan B" style from the 970s, similar to S 791, p. 525, Charter with parallel wording to S 866; Keynes 1994, on formulation, esp. p. 178; on estate history

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    • ˘is is ˇara . VII . hidæ boc æt Harewellæ ˇe Eadgar cing gebocodæ Ælfricæ his ˇegne on ece yrfæ . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi .DCCCC.L.XX.III. Ego Eadgar divina gratia allubescente rex et primicherius totius Albionis ruris quandam particulam . VII . estimatam mansiunculis . in loco qui dicitur Harawille . Ælfrico . ministro meo libenter admodum pro ejus satis placabili ministerio jure hereditario de herede in heredem persolvo . Hac interposita ratione ut nostrorum nemo successorum vigente christiani numinis imperio hoc nostrum decretum sine vindicta omnipotentis Dei audeat violare . Et his limitibus hec telluris particula quaquaversum gyrari videtur . ˘is syndan ˇara . VII . hida land gemæro . Ærest of ∂am ællan stubbe on ˇone o∂erenne elle stub . 7 swa on ˇa ealdan firh . ˇanon to smalan wege 7 swa ymbutan flegges garan . ˇanon and lang ˇæs smalan weges utt on humbracumb swa on ycenilde weg a forh be wege eft on ˇone ellen stub . ˇanon on ˇone hærepa∂ . on harandune . and swa on cranwylle . ˇanon on heslea broc . 7 swa on hreo mæde ˇanon on ˇa ealdan cot stowa . 7 swa on smalan broc . ˇanon on ˇæt lange furlang swa on cylmæscumb on snelles garon . ˘is syndon ˇæra mæda gemæra . Ærest and lang ˇæs ealdan broces of su∂tuniga lace and swa on stocwylle broc ˇanon on ˇone ealdan broc . and swa and wudubrigge . Et hec sunt nomina testium et huius doni constipulatorum consensumque corroborantium . quæ inferius depingi carraxarique videntur . Ego Eadgar Rex consensi et subscripsi . Ego Dunstan archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Oswald archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Aˇelwold episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfstan episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wynsige episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Aˇulf episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfstan episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Byrhtelm episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Alfwold episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Eadelm episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Wufsige episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfstan episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfhere Dux . Ego Oslac Dux . Ego Æ∂elwar∂ minister . Ego Eanulf minister . Ego Ælfsige minister . Ego Wulfgeat minister . Ego Wynsige minister . Ego Ælfhelm minister . Ego Ælfric minister . Ego Wufric minister . Ego Eadwine minister . Ego Ælfsige minister .