S 1205
A.D. 901. Ordlaf to the familia of the church of Malmesbury; grant of 4 hides (manentes) at Chelworth near Crudwell, Wilts., in exchange for 5 hides at Mannington in Lydiard Tregoze, Wilts. Latin.
Archive: Malmesbury
MSS: 1. BL Lansdowne 417, 15v-16r (s. xiv/xv)
2. PRO E 164/24, 128rv (s. xiii)
3. Bodleian, Wood empt. 5, 32r-33r (s. xiii)
4. Oxford, Magdalen College, 172, 93r (s. xii)
Printed: K 329 ex MS 1; Hamilton, William of Malmesbury, G.P., pp. 395-6 ex MS 4; Brewer, Reg. Malm., pp. 301-2 ex MS 2; B 585 ex MS 1.
Comments: Darlington 1955, p. 89; Watkin 1956, p. 213 and n. 63; Finberg, ECW, no. 218, authentic; Whitelock 1979, pp. 84-5, probably genuine; Fleming 1985, p. 252; Dumville 1992, p. 43; Keynes 1992, p. 57 n. 24, of uncertain authenticity, p. 90 n. 151; Keynes 1994/2, p. 1143, on formulation; Abrams 1996, p. 85, on Chelworth; cf. Ma 1 (S 1797).
De Chellewrth quam Ordlaf Meldunensi cenobio largitus est licencia gloriosissimi regis Eadwardi pro commutacione terre de Mehhandun . Ego Ordlaf aliquantulum terre mei proprii juris quam a Dudig viro venerabili cum licencia domini mei Eadwardi gloriosissimi regis cum satis placabili pecunia comparavi familie sancti salvatoris degenti in loco antiquo vocabulo Malduberi nuncupato . qui locus jam nostra lingua Maldumesburg appellatur . id est quatuor manencium ubi ruricolae Choellewrthe vocitant . in eternam hereditatem largiens ; concedo pro commutacione alterius terræ . id est . v . manencium in loco qui dicitur Mehhandun . Sunt autem prædicte terre ab omnibus sæcularibus negociis libere præter expedicionem 7 pontis arcisve instructionem . Conscencientibus huic cartule perpetua maneat pax . Insuper hiis contradicentibus autem ve 7 pars cum inferis nisi in præsenti cum satisfactione emendent . Acta est autem hec scripcio huius cartule anno dominice incarnacionis . d . cccci . Istis consencientibus testibus quorum hic nomina subtus notantur .
Eadwardus rex .
Wilfrige episcopus .
Oslaf . (? Orlaf)
Welfric minister .
Uffa minister .
Wlfrich minister .
Warulf minister .
Athelward minister .
Aþelhelm .
Withbrond minister .
Wlfhun minister .
Wlfhelm minister .
Burgstan .
Kynstan .
Burhelm presbyter .
Wlfrich presbyter .
Wlhelm clericus .
Aeþered .
Wlfred .
Kynewen .
Aeustan .
Tata .
Aestan .
Cynemund .
Beornstan .
Uurgstan .
Aestan .
Eaþulf .
Wlfhelm .
Cyneferð .
Hehulf .
Abunel .
Eauulf .
Aelphech
Burgstan .
Aelphech .
Wlfred .
Beornstan .