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A.D. 672 x 674 (Fullingadich, 1 March). Frithuwold, subregulus of Surrey, to Eorcenwold and to St Peter's minster, Chertsey; grant of 200 (or 300) hides (manentes) at Chertsey and 5 at Thorpe, with 10 hides by the port of London. The property comprises land at Chertsey, Thorpe, Egham, Getinges (cf. Eaton Farm, Chobham), Molesey, Woodham in Chertsey and Hunewaldesham (lost) in Weybridge, Surrey. Confirmed by Wulfhere, king of the Mercians, in the royal vill at Thame, Oxon. Latin with English bounds appended

Archive:

Chertsey

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Vitellius A. XIII, ff. 20v-23r(s. xiii)
2. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Dodsworth 78 (S.C. 5019), ff. 56r-57r(s. xvii; without bounds)

Printed:

Pierquin, Recueil, pt 3, no. 3; B, 34; Mon. Angl., i. 76-8; Morris 1995, pp. 111-15, ex B; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 426-8 (no. 2); K, 987

Translated:

Whitelock, EHD, no. 54 (pp. 479-80)

Comments:

Keynes 1994c, pp. 2, p. 38 n. 161; Kelly, St Paul's, London, p. 6, Reference to charter as relevant for gleaning details about the growth and development of London outside of the old Roman boundaries in the 7th century, p. 13, Charter demonstrating continued Kentish influence over ecclesiastical matters in 7th century Surrey, p. 78, Early charter evidence from the London dioscese as preserved in the Chertsey archive, p. 87, Discussion of lands obtained by Bishop Eorcenwald of London for Barking and Chertsey, as contrasted to the lack of lands obtained by this bishop for St Paul's, p. 109, Early charter from Chertsey that grants insight into the bishopric of London under Hunferth in the late 7th century, p. 110, Document from Bishop Eorcenwald of London's time as abbot of Chertsey, p. 136, Charter with similarities to the spurious S 5, which was likely based on this document in part, p. 138, Authentic 7th century charter with similarities to S 1783, suggesting the use of authentic documents in the forging of the latter, p. 151, Early charter with similarities in the form of the royal subscription to S 1788, p. 163, Charter used as a model for the forging of S 453, 1035, and 752, p. 185, Reference to charter as being an early document containing phrases used by S 941, suggesting that the latter was based in part on it, p. 202, 7th century charter with similarities to S 978, showing how the latter used 7th century charters as models for its forging; John 1960, pp. 7-8, reputable, dates c. 674; Carlin 1996, p. 8 n; Wormald 1985, pp. 9, 25, probably interpolated but basically authentic, may have been drafted by Bishop Eorcenwald; Cox 1976, pp. 19, 25, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, on place-names; Faith 1997, p. 29, cited; Stenton 1955, p. 29, 'distended with spurious matter....but the ancient formulas at its core show that it descends from a text of the 7th century'; Yorke 1985, p. 32 n. 184, on historical context; Dumville 1992, pp. 51-3, acceptable, discusses Chertsey archive as a whole; Vince 1990, p. 65, cited; Harrison 1976, p. 72, cited; Kelly, Peterborough, p. 74, Early 670s grant to Chertsey Abbey by sub-king Frithuwold of Surrey, recgonizing Wulfhere of Mercia's supremacy, p. 98, Footnote reference to early diploma from Surrey proving rbroader similarities in format across England; PN Surrey, pp. xvi, 88, 98, 105 n., 114 n., 119 n; Wormald 1983, p. 112; PN Berks., i. 132-3; Scharer 1982, pp. 133-6, forgery based on a genuine charter granting 5 hides at Thorpe; PN Oxon., i. 146; Harmer, Writs, p. 202; Plummer, Bede, ii. 217, probably forged in 10th century; Fleming 1985, p. 257; Dyson and Schofield 1984, pp. 291, 299, on Southwark reference; Stenton 1971, p. 294, cited; Sawyer 1983, p. 297, on reference to Thame; Gelling, ECTV, nos. 309, 352-4, charter is authentic; bounds; Stenton 1933, p. 313 n. 2, composed between 673 and 675 (= Stenton 1970, p. 179 n. 3); Chaplais 1968, pp. 320-1, 328, on formulation (= 1973, pp. 70, 78-9); Stenton 1918, p. 435 n. 11, some genuine original lies behind present; Whitelock, EHD, p. 479, authentic, bounds of much later date; Chaplais 1969, pp. 541-2, on formulation (= 1973, p. 106); Blair 1989, on historical context; Dyson 1980, land by the port of London was at Southwark