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S 834

A.D. 979. King Æthelred to Ælfhere, comes; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Olney, Bucks. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Peterborough

MSS:

1. London, Society of Antiquaries, 60, ff. 34v-35v(s. xii med.)
2. Peterborough, DC., 1, f. 129r-v(s. xiii med.; no bounds)

Printed:

Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 49; Baines 1979a, pp. 156-8; Reed 1979, p. 176, bounds only; Kelly, Peterborough, p. 279-281, Transcription of the Latin text of the charter; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 384 (no. 16); K, 621

Translated:

Baines 1979a, pp. 160-1

Comments:

Hart, ECNE, p. 27 n. 5, resembles S 793; Whitelock 1959, p. 79, cited; Keynes 1980, pp. 85 n. 6, 238, authentic; Kelly, Peterborough, p. 123, Description of charter contents, labelled 18, p. 281-284, Discussion of charter as genuine copy of 979 diploma of Aethelred II, the relevance of its beneficiary being Ealdorman Aelfhere, and the boundaries of Olney,; Gelling, ECTV, no. 153, authentic; Reed 1979, pp. 176-8, bounds probably describe parish of Olney; HRH, p. 231, probably genuine, subscriptions consistent; Woodman, Northern Houses, p. 353, Charter in which Earl Thored of S 1660 attests, showing his connections to the southern royal court of King Aethelred; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 411, Authentic charter from the 940s that shares several elements with S 504, suggesting the latter's genuine nature, p. 520, Charter with some verbal parallels to S 793; Baines 1979a, probably authentic, discusses bounds

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    • Regnante in perpetuum domino nostro Iesu Christo. Sacrae autem scripturae edicta, fona catholicorum patrum nos ammonent ut memores simus quoniam quidem transeuntis mundi uicissitudo cotidie per incrementa temporum crescendo decrescit et ampliando minuatur, crebrescentibusque repentinis uariorum incursuum ruinis, uicinus finis terminus esse cunctis in proximo cernitur; iccirco uanis ac transilibus rebus mansura coelestis patriae praemia mercanda sunt. Hinc ego Æ∂elredus annuente altithrono Anglorum basileus, caeterarumque gentium triuiatim persistentium, gubernator et rector, quandam modicam numinis mei particulam .x. uidelicet mansas, in illo loco ubi dicitur Ollaneg, cuidam mihi oppido fideli comitate atque consanguinitate coniuncto, qui a gnosticis noto nuncupatur uocabulo Ælfere, libens perpetualiter concedendo in aeternam haereditatem donabo; quatinus uita comite hilariter possideat, et post se quibuscumque uoluerit cleronomis liberaliter derelinquat. Maneat igitur meum hoc immutabile donum aeterna libertate iocundum, cum uniuersis quae deus coelorum in ipso telluris gramine ad usus hominum procreauit, pascuis, pratis, atque siluis, riuulorumque cursibus; exceptis tribus, expeditione, et pontis arcisue constructione. Si quis autem hanc nostrae munificentiae dapsilitatem uersutus deprauare temptauerit, sciat se obstaculum irae dei incurrere, et in ultimo examine coram Christo et angelis eius rationem reddere. His limitibus praefatum rus undique circumcingitur. ˘is sint ∂ara .x. hyda landgemære æt Ollanege. Ærest on Calewan were andlang lace into halgan broce; andlang broces to halgan welle; of ∂ere welle to dene æccre; of dene æcre andlang dene to ˇreo gemære; of ˇrim gemærum on ecgan croft; of ecgan crofte on ∂a dic; andlang dices on ∂one feld, ∂æt andlang wyrttruman on Hildes hlæw; of Hildes hlæwe on ∂one stan; of ∂am stane on ∂one broc; andlang broces inon Use; andlang Use on Wilinford; of ∂am forde andlang Use to Kekan were; of Kekan were andlang Use on Caluwan wer. Scripta est haec scedula anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Ihesu Christi .DCCCC.LXXVIIII. his testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina karaxata uidentur. + Ego Æ∂elred rex ad confirmandum roborandumque hoc meum donum signum sanctae crucis impressi. + Ego Dunstan Dorobernensis aecclesiae archiepiscopus consensi. + Ego Osuuold Eboracensis aecclesiae archiepiscopus adquieui. + Ego Æ∂eluuold Uuintoniensis episcopus confirmaui. + Ego Ælfstan episcopus consensum dedi. + Ego Ælfric episcopus. + Ego Æscuuig episcopus dictaui. + Ego Eadhelm episcopus. + Ego Ælfstan episcopus solidaui. + Ego Sigar episcopus. + Ego Ælfheah episcopus annui. + Ego Æ∂elsige episcopus. + Ego A∂ulf episcopus subscripsi. + Ego Ælfstan episcopus. + Ego ˘eodred episcopus. + Ego Ælfhere dux. + Ego Æ∂eluuine dux. + Ego Æ∂eluuard dux. + Ego Byrhtno∂ dux. + Ego Eaduuine dux. + Ego Æ∂elmær dux. + Ego ˘ore∂ dux. + Ego Osgar abbas. + Ego Æ∂elgar abbas. + Ego Goduuine abbas. + Ego Ælfuuold minister. + Ego Ælfuuard minister. + Ego Ælfric. + Ego Æ∂elsige. + Ego Ælfgar. + Ego Æ∂elsige, ministri.