S 1380
A.D. 996 (for 994). Sigeric, archbishop of Canterbury, confirms a grant by Wulfrun for the monastery at Wolverhampton of land at Upper Arley, Worcs.; Eswich (? Ashwood), Bilston, Willenhall, Wednesfield, Pelsall, Ogley, Hilton near Wall, Hatherton, Kinvaston, Hilton near Wolverhampton, and Featherstone, all in Staffs. Latin with English bounds.
Archive: Wolverhampton
MSS: 1. Lost
2. Manchester, John Rylands Library, English 880, 145r-148v (s. xvii; ex 1)
Printed: Mon. Angl., i. 988-91; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), vi. 1443-6 (no. 1); Duignan 1888, with translation; Hooke 1983, pp. 66-83 passim, bounds only.
Translated: Bridgeman 1916, pp. 105-10 (no. 20).
Comments: Duignan 1888; Taylor 1898, spurious; Anscombe and Stevenson 1899, pp. 70-1, 149-51, spurious; Bridgeman 1916, pp. 110-15; H.M.C., xii, Appx. ix, p. 159; Whitelock 1959, p. 80 n., cited; VCH Staffs. III, p. 321; Finberg, ECWM, no. 331, authentic; HRH, p. 238, doubtful, but probably has a genuine base; Hart, ECNE, no. 90, authentic; Whitelock, EHD, p. 379 n. 4, not certainly genuine; Keynes 1980, p. 104 n. 62, p. 252, spurious but modelled on authentic document of 990s, witness-list probably from a diploma of 995 x 996; Hooke 1981/1, p. 151; Hooke 1983, pp. 27, 54 nn. 70 and 71, spurious, but bounds based on authentic OE material, pp. 64, 66-85, discussion of bounds, p. 86, map; PN Staffs., i. 16, 17, 21, 22, 49, 92, 122, 123, 125, 127; Hooke and Slater 1986, pp. 23-5, on bounds and topography; Lapidge 1993, p. 413 n. 1, spurious.
Old English bounds only
This beoþ ða land ymere ðe Wlfrun hafaþ, don into ða mynstre in Hamtune, & ðe tune nome ðe ðis priuilegie ymbe specheþ. Erest of Earnleie, & Espich, & Bilsetnatun, & Willenhale, & Wodnesfeld, & Weoleshale, & Ocgintun, & Hiltun, & Hagenþorndun, & Kinwaldestun, & oþer Hyltun, & Feoþerstan. This beoþ ða mere into Earnleie. Erest of Earesbroce & ða scorte ðornes & of ða scorte ðornes in Wlsieshorsecroft & ðanen in Alrescagan. & of ðe scagan in Eadulfescrofte, & of ða crofte in ðone ryewei, on lang ðane riewei in ða eordbriche, & ðonan duneward in ða lynleie, & of þare leie iu ðone Swinseaþ. & of ða seaþe in Heortseges broc, on lang ðes broces in ða myþan, & of ðare myþen in Byinnigbroc. & ðanen up efter broce in ðat sych, & of ðan sich in Sciteresford, & of ðan forde in Bromescumbe, & of ða cumbe in Eþelsiesymere, on lang Eþelsiesymere in Seferne dune. On lang Sefernes in fif aken, of fif aken in ðone styb, & of ða stibbe in ða strete, on lang strete in winnan trou & of ða troue on Tudelefbeche. On lang beches in Seferne, up efter Seferne in Leofrichesymere, on lang ðe mere in Thurulfesweie, of ðe weie in ðone aker geard, on lang ðe gearde in Lamberde leie. & of ðe leie on Earesbroc ðer hit er on feng, & ouer Fatestal into Earnleie et ðere wich, and ðritti/ suinemest on Scipricge ec into Earnleie. This beoþ ðe land ymere into Eiswich. Erest of ebles/ bece in ða dic, & of ða dice on Sture dun efter into Tresel, up efter Tresel in Scakeresford. & of ða forde on ðat sic, on lang sices upward in/ Belstowe, & of Belstowa in Tresel. This beoþ ðe mere to Bilsetnetun, & to Wodnesfeld & erest of Hindebroce in ðeo dic bitwonem Ettingeshale & Bilsetnetun. Onlang ða dic forte cume ðer, ðeo dic went estward, & of ðam dice forþ on ðone ðorne ðar þa ðreo ymere goþ to somne Hantunes & Ettingeshale & Bilsetnetun ymere. & of ðam ðore in þone lece mere, & of þa mere on þone ford þer beorgiþes sanes strete liþ ofer, & of þa forde ic þone dic þe liþ betueone Wodnesfel ðes ymere, & Hamtunes. & norþward ford efter dic þet on piates þorn, and of þe þorne efter þere dic on Penwie þer Wodnesfeldesymere, & Hamtunes, & Byscopesbyri goþ to somne. & forþ onlang penwies in Byribroc & of þa broce þat on þone Ealrescagen, & efter Ealrescagan on þat sice, & efter siche on þa strete, and forþ efter þer alde strete on þane Haren stan. & of þa stane on þa suinsete, & of þare suinsete on lang strete hat on þara dic, on lang dic þet on Kirnesford, & of þa forde on lang portstrete in þat White sic. & efter sic on þone broc in Beadgiþeburne, & of þa burne into landebroce on lang þes broces on meidenesford, on lang þes broces hat into þare dic hit er of þan broce eode. This beoþ þa land ymere betuone Kinpaldestune & Eatuue. Erest of þa broce on þan heafdan on þone dic, on lang dices in þonoþorne broce, æfter/ þan broce into Penchrich, on lang Penchrich þat cume to þare dic. On lang dic into Sealtmere, þer ofer þone mere on þa dic, efter þere dic wiþ easten ryecroft on þone fule broc, on lang broces þer hit mon er onteng, & þarto eakan þa fif akeres at tþie fyrde into Kineuoldestune to Kalfre heie. This is þo ymere into Hageþorndune. Erest of Searesbrocesforde on Holeweie, & of þan weie on þat longa strete, & of þare strete on þone mer heige ford. An lang Heies on þreo ymere, & of þreo ymere on Eþelwier heie on þone feld on þone Ihau, & þanen on þa dic et þan scagan, on lang dices wiþ þet sled wid mestac. On lang sledes op on ea & þat eastward on þat oþer sled, efter þa slede on þæt white stanas, & þar on þa strete þe sceoteþ from þere syle, on lang þare strete bi þam hagan heies. Efter strete in þat white sic, efter þa sice on þone whiten halh, and þer on þene broc, on lang broces þat in Searesbroc effre seodþen, on lang broces eft in ðone forde ðe hiter of eode. This beoþ ða land ymere at Hiltune & at Feoþerestane. Erest of Brenesfopde on lan ða strete on Lece broc, upward efter broce on ðana Stanieford, efter ðare strete ðat hic cume ða dic, efter ðere dic on þa Heafdan, efter ða heafdan on ðana Stainiewei, ðar on Eþelwiesheie. Forþ efter his hagan heies ðat hit cume on ðane michelemor, and ðonen on ða ealdan byri, & ðanen on ða eastleie, & sua forþ on Leofwines heie, on lang heies on Kersewille. & ðanen on ða hyll, & of ða hille on ða heafdan, forþ efter ðe heafdan on ðone oþerne hil, on lang hilles in wilspryng/ wiþ Esingetun, & of ðere þille on suienðun & ðanen on ðane haran stan. & of ðane stane ðuers ofer ðone mor in Ebroc, on lang broces in Brunesford ðer hit er of eode. This beoþ ða land ymere into Ogintune. Erest on ða greata alres, efter ða more on Wassawillan, of ða on/ ðe dic, efter ðare dic on ðat fen, et hare suinsete þet on þone heig. Efter þan heie þet forþ richte on blaca leige, on sa leie suþ forte eft on þe/ efter strete on þane ford, efter þa broce ongea streame on þa dic. Efter heredic ðet on þes ford on þone broc, efter broce ongea streame þat on/ ge stret efter strete þat on þa dic, efter/ dice þat eft in þa greata alres. This beoþ ða land ymere into Weoleshale, erest on Weolesford. Of Weolesford, efter broce ongean streame þat on myclan mor, & ðan more þat on rye halan, & of rye halan on þone broc, efter broce ongean streame. Þæt on/ efter dice þæt on þa haran wiþi, of þan wiþi þat on heortsole, of heortsole on Hunten stye, of/ Hunten stye on þel ford. Of þel forde efter/ mid streame þet on Ordeiseie, on þan broce, efter broce ongean streame west/ on Weolesford.