S 1315
A.D. 967. Oswald, bishop of Worcester, to Osulf, his brother; lease, for three lives, of 2 hides (mansae) at Bradanbeorh and at Holdfast in Ripple, Worcs., with reversion to the bishopric, in exchange for 3 hides at Spetchley, Worcs., leased to the clerici of Worcester, with reversion to the bishopric. Latin with English.
Archive: Worcester
MSS: Somers Ch. 14 (lost)
Printed: Smith, Bede, p. 774; K 542 ex Smith etc., cf. no. 1355; B 1204 ex Smith.
Comments: Wanley, Catalogus, p. 302 (no. 14), on MS; Finberg, ECWM, no. 292, authentic; Bullough 1990, pp. 19-21, on beneficiary and background to lease; Hooke 1990, p. 150; Bullough 1996, p. 11; King 1996, p. 105 n. 24, p. 108; Wareham 1996, pp. 54-5, 57-8, on beneficiary.
+ Anno dominicæ incarnationis dcccc lxvii . Ego Oswold Wiogurnæ urbis antistes duas mansas æt Bradanbeorh 7 æt Holenfesten . germano meo Osulfo . duobusque post se quibus voluerit hæredibus libens impertior . 7 deinde ad usum præfatæ urbis episcopi redeat . Nam clerici ejus urbis camptu tres mansas æt Speclea pro illa quæ dicitur æt Bradanbeorh 7 æt Holenfesten receperunt ut quamdiu vitalis flatus alicui eorum superfuerit habeant 7 possideant . 7 deinceps ad usum ordine præfato revertatur presulis . Hæc autem in ea facta sunt racione . ut annis singulis pastione adveniente centum porcos usui eorum necessarios sine alicujus contradictione pascantur .
Sancta Maria 7 Sanctus Michael cum sancto Petro 7 allum Godes halgum gemiltsien ðis haldendum gif hwa butan gewyrhtum hit abrecan wille God hine to ryhtere bote gecerre . gif he ðonne nelle hæbbe him wið God gemæne on ðam ytemestam dæge ðyses lifes .
Hii sunt testes huius reconciliationis quorum infra nomina notantur .
+ Wulfric mæssepreost .
+ Aelfred clerc .
+ Byrhstan clerc .
+ Ufic clerc .
+ Eadgar mæssepreost .
+ Wulfhun clerc .
+ Wulfgar clerc .
+ Wulfeh clerc .
+ Aeþelstan mæssepreost .
+ Aelfstan clerc .
+ Aelfgar clerc .
+ Leofwine clerc .