S 789
A.D. 972. King Edgar to Wynstan, his cubicularius; grant of 4 hides (cassati) at Afene (? Little Durnford, cf. Avon Farm in Stratford-sub-Castle, Wilts.). Latin with English bounds.
Archive: Wilton
MSS: BL Harley 436, 62v-64v (s. xiv)
Printed: Hoare, Reg. Wilton, pp. 34-5; K 572; B 1286.
Comments: Hoare, Modern Wilts., ii. 85; Stevenson 1904, p. 202 n. 2, doubtful; Grundy, Wilts. 1920, pp. 87-8, identifies the place as Stratford-sub-Castle; Darlington 1955, p. 92; Finberg, ECW, no. 309, authentic, the survey relates to Avon in Durnford; Bonney 1969, pp. 56-9, bounds are probably those of Little Durnford, p. 64 n. 2, Avon Farm in Stratford-sub-Castle is named from the former vill of Afene; Keynes 1980, pp. 77-8, 'Edgar A' formulation; cf. 719, 706.
þis is þare feower hida land boc æt Auene þe Eadgar cyng gebocade Wynstane his burþene on eche yrfe .
+ Nunc mutando fragilitas mortalis vite marcescit et rotunda seculorum volubilitas manescit . ac in carorum propinquorum amicorumque amissione conqueritur ac defletur .
Idcirco ego Eadgar . tocius Brittanniæ basileus . quandam ruris particulam . quatuor videlicet cassatos in loco qui celebri . æt Auene . nuncupatur vocabulo . cuidam meo cubiculario nomine . Winstano . pro obsequio ejus devotissimo perpetua largitus sum hereditate .
ut ipse vita comite cum omnibus utensilibus pratis videlicet pascuis silvis . voti compos habeat . et post vite sue terminum . quibuscumque voluerit cleronomis inmunem derelinquat ; Sit autem predictum rus omni terrene servitutis jugo liberum .
tribus exceptis . rata videlicet . et expeditione pontis . arcisve restauratione .
Si quis igitur hanc nostram donationem in aliud quam constituimus transferre voluerit . privatus consortio sancte Dei ecclesie eternis baratri incendiis lugubris jugiter cum Juda Christi proditore ejusque complicibus puniatur . si non satisfactione emendaverit congrua . quod contra nostrum deliquid decretum .
Þis synd þara feower hida land gemæra Æt afene þe Eadgar cyning gebocade Wynstan his burðene on ece yrfe . Ærest of afene on þa ealdan burhdic on þæne weg . ofer ðæne weg east swa Wulfsige hit gemærsode oð hit cymð to ðæm wege þe scæt fram hambres buruh to Æþelware byrig oð hit cymð to þam wege þe scæt eastan fram winter burnan west to billan cumbe to þæm ealdan wuduforda . þonan up on midne stream oþ hit cymð eft fornangean þa ealdan burh dic .
Anno dominice incarnationis . DCCCC . LXXII . Scripta est hæc carta his testibus consentientiubs quorum inferius nomina caraxantur .
Ego Eadgar . rex prefatam donationem concessi .
Ego Dunstan Dorovernensis ecclesie archiepiscopus consignavi .
Ego Oswold archiepiscopus confirmavi .
Ego Æþelwold episcopus corroboravi .
Ego Ælfstan episcopus consolidavi .
Ego Ælfwold episcopus confirmavi .
Ego Ælfstan episcopus concessi .
Ego Ælfðryð regina .
Ego Æscwig abbas .
Ego Osgar abbas .
Ego Æðelgar abbas .
Ego Ælfhere dux .
Ego Æðelwine dux .
Ego Byrhtnoð dux .
Ego Oslac dux .
Ego Æðelweard minister .
Ego Ælfweard minister .
Ego Ælfsige minister .
Ego Heanric minister .
Ego Leofa minister .
Ego Leofwine minister .