S 1473
A.D. 1044 x 1048. Account of the purchase of land at Offham, Kent, by Godric of Bourne from his sister, Eadgifu. English.
Archive: Canterbury, Christ Church
MSS: BL Cotton Aug. ii. 35 (s. xi med.; BM Facs., iv. 28)
Printed: Madox 1702, p. 176 (no. 284); Hickes, Diss. Epist., p. 30; K 789; Thorpe, pp. 350-1, with translation; Earle, p. 247; Robertson, Charters, no. 103 (p. 192), with translation.
Comments: Bond 1878, p. 7, contemporary; Wallenberg, KPN, p. 325, on place-names; Robertson, Charters, pp. 439-40; HRH, p. 236, probably original.
Notes: Upper portion of tripartite chirograph (CYROGRAPHVM). Copies were held by Christ Church, St Augustine's and Godric.
+ Her swutelað on þisum gewrite hu Godric æt Burnan begeat þæt land æt Offaham þæt is ðonne þæt he sealde Eadgyuan his sweostor an marc goldes 7 xiii. pund. 7 lxiii. penega. on geceapodne ceap to gyfanne 7 to syllanne on dæge 7 æfter dæge þam þe him leofust sy. Þes ceap wæs geceapod on Wii ætforan ealra scyre. Þises is to gewitnesse Eadsige arcebiscop. 7 Siward biscop. 7 Godric decanus . 7 eall se hired æt Cristes cyricean . 7 Wulfric abbod 7 se hired æt sancte Augustine . 7 Ægelric bygga . 7 Þurgar Ælfgares sunu . 7 Eadric Ælfrices sunu . 7 Osweard æt Hergeardesham . 7 Leofwine preost 7 Godric portgerefa . 7 Wulfsige þæs cynges gerefa . 7 manig god mann þarto. Nu synd þissa gewrita þreo an is æt Cristes cyricean . 7 oþer æt sancte Augustine . 7 þridde hæfð Godric mid him.