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S 802
A.D. 975 (Glastonbury). King Edgar to Ealhhelm, his minister, at the request of the monk Ælfwine, the king's kinsman; grant of 3 hides (mansiunculae) at Aston in Wellington, Salop. Latin with English bounds
Archive:
Winchester, Old Minster
MSS:
1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 74v(s. xii med.)
Printed:
Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 28; K, 590; B, 1315
Translated:
Stevenson 1911a, pp. 9-10
Comments:
Hart, ECNE, pp. 19-22, on charter-type, which he labels 'Dunstan B'; Hart 1970a, pp. 23, 32 (no. 128), product of Glastonbury scriptorium, discusses witness-list; authentic; PN Shrops., i. 23, 295-6; Finberg 1958, pp. 31-3, on bounds; Keynes 1980, p. 48 n. 85, 'Dunstan B' formulation; Hooke 1992, p. 57, map of bounds; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 66, Grant made by King Edgar at the request of Aelfwine, likely a monk of Glastonbury and Dunstan's nephew-in-law, who possibly took over the running of Glastonbury during Dunstan's Continental exile, p. 123, Charter from 975 issued by King Edgar as king of England that returns to the 'Dunstan B" model, as seen from its lack of the king's own subscription, p. 147, Evidence of a monk named Aelfhere in the witness list, showing him as likely a relative of King Edgar, p. 155, Record with the charter of Aelfwine, already a monk, advising King Edgar on making a grant of land to one of his thegns, p. 174, Charter from King Edgar to his kinsman, a monk named Aelfwine, who is likely the same person as the abbot of Glastonbury also referred to as Elsius, among other names, and who was possibly a relation of Dunstan, p. 178, Charter from 975 in which Abbot Sigegar of Glastonbury attests with said title, p. 456, Charter referencing the same three brothers as are the beneficiaries of S 553, p. 472, Charter referencing a monk Ælfwine, who is also relevant to the creation of S 625, p. 489, Charter in the "Dunstan B" style, p. 489, Charter that shares wording with S 743; HRH, p. 231, subscriptions possible for 975, except Sigeric, abbot of St Augustine's; Finberg, ECWM, no. 432, authentic; Keynes 1994, on formulation, esp. pp. 179, 192-3
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- ˝is is Ealhhelmes land boc ˇe Eadgar cing him gebocode on ece yrfe æt Eastun . Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DCCCCLXXV . Indictione . III . Ego Eadgar . divina allubescente gratia rex et primicherius Albionis aliquantulam ruris partem tribus ab accolis estimatam mansiunculis in loco qui dicitur æt Eastun . Ealhhelmo ministro meo rogante me venerabili propinquo et monacho Ælfwino . liberam preter arcem . pontem . expeditionemque imperpetuum jus libentur admodum concedo quatinus diebus vitæ suæ possideat . et post se cuicumque voluerit ; imperpetuum jus heredi derelinquat . Quod si quisque quod non optamus huius donationis cartulam adnichilare temptaverit ; coram Christo se rationem redditurum agnoscat . et his limitibus hæc telluris pars circumgyrari videtur . Ærest on wulferdes treo of ˇam hlawe . 7 lang ˇæs leas on ˇa stræte . in ˇæs cynges ge mære of ˇære stræte in ebban mor . of æbban more in ˇara hina ge mære . swa 7lang hina ge mæres in burcels . of ˇam byrcelse on wrocene . swa 7lang wrocene in upping hæma ge mæra . swa 7lang ˇæs ge mæres in ˇa wellan . swa of ˇæra wyllan in ˇone mor . swa of ˇam more in ˇone broc . swa 7 lang ˇæs mores in ˇone dic . on upping hæma ge mæra . 7lang dices on wæclinga stræte . swa of ˇære stræte on ˇone lea . swa and lang ˇæs leas . ˇæt hit cym∂ æft on ˇone stan æt tan hlaw æt wulfherdes treo . Acta est autem hec prefata donatio in cælebri monasterio quod dicitur Glestinagburuh teste omni illa congregatione . sed et aliis multis nobilibus quorum nomina subposita esse videtur . Ego Aˇulf episcopus consensi et subscripsi . Ego Ælfhere dux . Ego Ælfric abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Escwig abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Sigegar abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Sigeric abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Ælfhim abbas consensi 7 subscripsi . Ego Æˇelwerd minister . Ego Bryhtmer minister . Ego Orddulf minister .