S 1302
A.D. 962. Oswald, bishop, to Ealhferth, one of his deacons; lease, for three lives, of 1 hide (mansa) at Cassey Compton in Withington, Gloucs., with reversion to the bishopric of Worcester. Latin.
Archive: Worcester
MSS: 1. BL Cotton Nero E. i, pt 2, 184v (s. xi; abbreviated)
2. BL Cotton Tib. A. xiii, 113v (s. xi1)
Printed: Hearne, Heming, pp. 239-40 ex MSS 1, 2; K 497 ex MS 2; B 1089 ex MS 2; B 1090 ex MS 1.
Comments: Robinson 1919, p. 17; Finberg 1964, pp. 35-6, on estate; Finberg, ECWM, no. 104, authentic; King 1996, p. 112.
Text from Birch 1089 (MS 2)
Cumtune . [Ea]lhferðe .
Px Anno dominicae incarnationis . dcccc . lxii . Ego Oswoldus superni rectoris fultus juvamine praesul cum licentia Eadgari regis Anglorum ac Ælfheri ducis Merciorum uni levitarum meorum qui a gnosticis noto Ealhferð nuncupatur vocabulo ob ejus fidele obsequium quandam ruris particulam unam videlicet mansam quod solito vocitatur nomine Cum tun . cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus liberaliter concessi ut ipse vita comite fideliter perfruatur et post vitæ suæ terminum duobus quibus voluerit cleronomis derelinquat . quibus etiam defunctis rus predictum cum omnibus utensilibus ad usum primatis aecclesiæ Dei in Weogorna ceastre restituatur inmunis .
+ Ego Oswaldus Dei providentia archipræsul hanc meam donationem confirmavi .
+ Ego Wulfric presbiter .
+ Ego Æþelnoð presbiter .
+ Ælfred clericus .
+ Wulfhun clericus .
+ Berhstan clericus .
+ Cynsige clericus .
+ Wulfgar clericus .
+ Cynstan clericus .
+ Wulfhæh clericus .
+ Cynstan clericus .
+ Eadwine clericus .
+ Ælfstan clericus .
+ Æþelstan clericus .
+ Cyneþegn clericus .
+ Ælfric diaconus .
+ Eadgar clericus .
+ Wulfric clericus .
Text from Birch 1090 (MS 1)
Cumtun Ealhferðe .
Anno dominicæ incarnationis . dcccclxii . ego Oswold consentiente Eadgaro Ælferæ Merciorum comite . quandam ruris particulam . i . videlicet mansam æt Cumtune meo fideli amico Ealhferð nominatur quantum temporis vixerit . et post se duobus heredibus quibus defunctis æcclesiæ Weogornensi restituatur .
+ Oswald bisceop .
+ Ælfred clericus .
+ Cynstan clericus .
+ Cyneðen clericus .
+ Wulfric presbiter .
+ Wulfhun clericus .
+ Edwine clericus .
+ Eadgar clericus .
+ Æþelnoð presbiter .
+ Cynsi clericus .
+ Ælfstan clericus .
+ Wulfric clericus .