S 342a
A.D. '835' for 871 x 899. King Alfred to St Peter's church, Athelney, Somerset; grant of land at Reodbeorh, with adjacent fishery at Reodwer. Latin.
Archive: Athelney
MSS: 1. Taunton, Somerset Record Office, DD/TB Box 20/4, Harbin's transcript, p. 32 + Oxford, Dr D. Rogers, p. 33 (s. xviii)
2. Taunton, Somerset Record Office, DD/TB Box 20/4, Carew's transcript (s. xviii1)
Printed: so far, only in the Keynes/Kelly New Anglo-Saxon Charters pamphlet.
Comments: Keynes 1992/1, p. 155, modelled on a 'Dunstan B' charter, discusses MSS, p. 159 n. 57, on possible identifications of Reodwer, p. 159 n. 61, on date; Keynes 1994/2, p. 1134 n. 3, not genuine; Smyth 1995, p. 649 n. 150.
Notes: The witness-list of this charter was previously entered as S 1605.
Rubric: Charta regis Alfredi facta ecclesiæ Sancti Salvatoris et S. Petri de Athelneye.
Anno ab incarnatione Domini nostri Iesu Christi 835, indictione 15.
Ego Alfredus, divini allubescente gratia rex et primicherius totius Albionis, aliquantulam ruris partem in loco quem solicolæ Reodbeorh vocitant, et capturam piscium quæ adjacet tumulo Reodwer libenter et humiliter concedo Deo omnipotenti largitori meo, et sancto Petro, ad Ecclesiam quam ego in Athelingaye erexi, quatenus abbas et fratres eius pro anima mea, successorumque meorum sine intermissione orare non desistant. Quod si quisque, quod non optamus, huius donationis cartulam adnihilare temptaverit, coram Christo rationem se redditurum agnoscat. [N. 46.]
Ego Alfredus rex Saxonum hanc meam donationem signo crucis Christi confirmavi. Ego [remainder of witness-list in MS in possession of Mr D. Rogers = Phillips MS 4810, p. 33] Edward filius Regis consensi. Ego Ethelward filius Regis consensi. Ego Asser Episcopus composui et scribere iussi. Ego Ealhferth episcopus subarravi. Ego Ethelheah episcopus corroboravi. Ego Cuthred cur. confirmavi. Ego Wlfere cur. consolidavi. Ego Eadulf Dux adquievi. Ego Mised minister constitui. Ego Wlric minister consensi. Ego Awlf minister intellexi.