S 1096
A.D. 1058 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted to Wulfwold, abbot of Chertsey, sake and soke over his lands in London and over his own men. English.
Archive: Chertsey
MSS: 1. BL Cotton Vitell. A. xiii, 50v-51r (s. xiii)
2. PRO Chart. Ant. R. 4, no. 9 (s. xiii)
3. Bodleian, James 24, p. 33 (s. xvii)
4. BL Harley 84, 41v (s. xvii; ex 2)
Printed: K 856 ex MS 1; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 430 (no. 8) ex MS 1; Harmer, Writs, no. 43 (p. 211) ex MS 2, with translation.
Comments: Harmer, Writs, pp. 201-2, 461, authentic; Stenton 1970, pp. 33-4, cited; Brooks and Keir 1975, p. 368, genuine; Gelling, ECTV, no. 245, authentic; Dumville 1992, pp. 52-3, may be authentic.
Eadward cing gret Willelm bisceop 7 Swetman minne portgerefe 7 ealle mine buruhware on Lundene freondlice/. 7 ic kiðe eow þæt ic wille þæt Wlwold abbot at Certeseige beo his saca wurðe 7 his socna ofer his hagan land her binnan 7 ofer his agene man swa ful 7 swa forð swa hit anig his forgengea toforen him fyrmest heuede into þan halgan minstre on ealle þinge. 7 ic nelle geþafian þæt him anig man fram hande teo anig þare gerihte þes þe he mid richte to habbene ah 7 ic him geunnen habbe.