S 1366

A.D. 991. Oswald, archbishop, to Eadric, his thegn; lease, for two lives, of 2 hides at Talton and 1 at Newbold, both in Tredington, Warwicks., and the inlond which Lyfing had. English.

Archive: Worcester

MSS: BL Cotton Tib. A. xiii, 91r (s. xi1)

Printed: Hearne, Heming, pp. 195-6; K 676; Robertson, Charters, no. 67 (p. 138), with translation, p. 139.

Comments: Robertson, Charters, p. 382; Finberg, ECWM, no. 329, authentic; HRH, p. 236, probably genuine; Hooke 1985, p. 108, cited with reference to history of Tredington; King 1996, p. 105; Faith 1997, p. 170.

Rubric: On Tætlinctune 7 æt Neoweboldan Eadrice.

+ In usses drih't'nes noman hælendes Cristes. Ic Oswald arcebiscop mid geþafunge 7 leafe . þæs arwyrðan hiredes on Wiogernaceastre ge iunges ge aldes gebocie sumne dæl landes minum holdan 7 getriowan þegne þætæm is Eadric noma on twam stowum þriora hida landes on twera monna dæg twa on Tætlintune 7 ane æt Nioweboldan 7 þæt inlond þærto . þe Leofinc hædde . for his eadmodre hersumnesse . þæt is þæt he hæbbe 7 wel bruce his dæg 7 æfter his dæg anum erfewarde þæm þe him leofest se 7 him to gearnian wille 7 he hit hæbbe tofrion ælces þingces butan geweorce 7 bry'c'ggeworce 7 ferdsocne. Þis wæs gedon þu geare þe agan wæs 'fron' Cristes gebyrdtide nigon hund wintra 7 an 7 hundnigonti wintra on þara broðra gewitnesse þe hiora naman her beneoðan awritene standað.

+ Ic Oswald ercebiscop mid Cristes rode tacne þas sylene gefestnade.
+ Ego Æþelstan primus
+ Ego Ælfsige prb't
+ Eadgar prb't
+ Ego Æþelsige prb't
+ Ego Godingc diac'
+ Ego Wistan prb't
+ Ego Æþelstan prb't
+ Ego Leofstan diac'
+ Ego Æþelric diac'
+ Ego Cyneþeng
+ Ego Wulfgar clr
+ Ego Leofwine clr
+ Ego Wulfric clr
+ Ego Wulfnoð clr
+ Ego Wulfwine clr
+ Ego Godwine clr