S 1596

Bounds of Salwarpe, Worcs. English.

Archive: Worcester

MSS: BL Cotton Tib. A. xiii, 159v-160r (s. xi2)

Printed: Hearne, Heming, p. 353; B 362; Hooke 1990, p. 397.

Comments: Grundy, Worcs. 1928, pp. 54-8; Finberg, ECWM, no. 376; Hooke 1985, pp. 140, 166-7; Hooke 1990, pp. 397-400; cf. S 1597.

De Salovvarpan.
Ðis is ðæt land gemær into salewarpan ærest ond long þære ea saloworpe in colford of colford in uæles broc . ond long þæs sihtran in ðone ealdan secg mor . Of ðam ealdan secg mor onan betwynan ac wudu and wulle lea . 7 swa æfre betwyx þam tpam wudan in alra broc . 7 swa æfre æfter þam broke in þone oðerne colford . 7 swa eft in saloworpan .

Item.
Ærest æt colford on lang streames þæt hit cymeð . þær dofe dæl . 7 salewarpe togædere licgað ond lang dofer dæles on geing stream to wicforda þæt swa ondlang dices on butan þone wudu . þæt swa and lang stræte ymb coll hyll . þæt swa in salewarpan . Ond æt hunig burnan twegen weorðias . 7 twegen aceres earðlandes . 7 æt heanlege feower akeras . 7 æt birne burnan on twa healfe þæt medwe land to bærlege sice . 7 þær birne burne . 7 sale warpe to somne licgað oðer half acer mæð landes . 7 on bradan medwad . xii . æceras mæð landes 7 on oðre stowe threo akeras . 7 on wic tune an feorda dæl wudu landes 7 feld landes . 7 to ðissum lande gebyreð . viii . æceras æt colforda . þæt swa eft on colforda . 7 æt neoðe mæstan wic . iiii . fata stal . 7 . viii . ringas brynan . v . on east healfe 7 iii . on west healfe . 7 on middel wic . viii . fata stall . 7 þeo bryne þærto þæt mon mæge beon wel nyt . 7 untodælede bryne .