S 1094
A.D. 1053 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted to Chertsey Abbey, Chertsey, Egham, Thorpe and Chobham, with the hundred of Godley, Surrey, with judicial and financial rights. English.
Archive: Chertsey
MSS: 1. BL Cotton Vitell. A. xiii, 50rv (s. xiii)
2. PRO Chart. Ant. R. 4, no. 7 (s. xiii)
3. BL Harley 84, 41r (s. xvii; ex 2)
Printed: K 850 ex MS 2; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 429 (no. 7) ex MS 1; Harmer, Writs, no. 41 (p. 209) ex MS 2, with translation.
Comments: Harmer, Writs, pp. 2035-8, 460, authenticity in doubt; Gelling, ECTV, no. 346, spurious.
Eadward cing ofer Engle þeode gret Stigand arcebiscop 7 Harold eorl 7 mine sirrefen 7 ealle mine þeines on Suðrege/ freondlice/. 7 ic kiðe eow þæt ic habbe geunnen Criste 7 Sancte Petre into Certeseige þone sylfa tun 7 Eggeham 7 Torp 7 Cebbeham mid þan hundrede of Goddelie freo wið ælc gescot 7 weorc 7 ware 7 saca 7 soca 7 tol 7 team 7 infangenetheof 7 griðbruche 7 forestel, hamsoca 7 flemeneformth 7 morthslehte inne freols 7 ut of freols 7 wið ealle þo þinge þe to me bilimpað on wude 7 on felde. 7 ic nelle geþafian þæt ænig sirrefe him to honde teo of ænig þarre þing þe beolimpað inne þan hundrede of Goddelie wiðuten þan abbode. 7 beo Godes bletsunge þis nan man ne awende for þan þe ic hit beo minre witena rade for micelra neode Gode geuþe minre sawle to helpene.