S 1143
A.D. 1042 x 1066. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted to Westminster Abbey, Pershore, Worcs., and Deerhurst, Gloucs. English.
Archive: Westminster
MSS: London, Westminster Abbey, Muniment Bk 11, 316r (s. xiv)
Printed: Harmer 1936, pp. 102-3 (no. 3); Harmer, Writs, no. 99 (p. 364), with translation.
Comments: Harmer 1936, authentic; Harmer, Writs, pp. 330, 519-20, probably modernised version of authentic writ; Finberg, ECWM, no. 168 (pp. 71, 130), citing Harmer, authentic; Harvey 1977, pp. 345, 363; Keynes 1980, p. 144, on transaction; Hooke 1990, p. 339; Wormald 1993, p. 18, cited.
Eadward kingc gret mine biscopes 7 mine eorles 7 ealle mine þegnas on Wigerccestresciren 7 on Gloucestrescire freondlice. 7 ic kiþe eow þæt ic habbe gegifan Criste 7 Sancte Petre into Westminstre Perscoran 7 Deorhurst 7 eall æt þerto birð mid sace 7 mid socne, mid tolle 7 mid teame, on stræte 7 of stræte, on wuda 7 on felda 7 on eallan þingan swa full 7 swa forð swa hit me silfan on handa stod. 7 ic nelle geþafian þæt þar anigne man ænigne onsting habbe buton se abbut 7 þa gebroðera to Seinte Petres neode. God eow gehealde.