S 806
A.D. 978 for ? 968 (Cheddar, Easter). King Edgar to Winchester Cathedral; renewal of the liberty of Taunton, Somerset, as granted by King Edward in exchange for land at 10 hides at Crowcombe, 20 at Compton and 20 at Banwell, Somerset, and 20 at Stoce near Shalbourne, Wilts., the land at Compton and Banwell having been given later to the community at Cheddar in exchange for land at Carhampton, Somerset. In return for the confirmation Bishop Æthelwold gave to King Edgar 200 mancuses of gold and a gold cup weighing 5 pounds and to Queen Ælfthryth 50 mancuses. Latin and English versions.
Archive: Winchester, Old Minster
MSS: Latin
1. BL Add. 15350, 24rv (s. xii)English
2. BL Add. 15350, 24v-25r (s. xii)
3. BL Add. 15350, 25v-26r (s. xii)
Printed: Latin
K 598; Thorpe, pp. 233-5; B 1219.English
K 598; Thorpe, pp. 235-6, with translation; B 1220; Robertson, Charters, no. 45 (pp. 92-5), with translation, ex MS 2.
Comments: Stevenson 1904, p. 202 n. 2, doubtful; Robinson 1919, p. 36 n. 2, p. 37, Latin version spurious; Robertson, Charters, pp. 339-42; Finberg 1943, p. 190 n. 5, spurious; Harmer 1950, p. 344 n. 5, both versions are irregular. The Latin is unlikely to be authentic, but the English, although not beyond doubt, may be authentic with addition of dating clause and witness-list; Harmer, Writs, pp. 524-5, not authentic, but probably a substantial basis of fact; Darlington 1955, p. 86; Finberg, ECW, no. 510 and p. 229, authentic basis, both versions summarize provisions in a genuine lost charter of Edgar; John 1965, pp. 412-13, 423, adapted, but likely to have a substantial basis of fact; HRH, p. 235, probably authentic base, subscriptions doubtful; Sawyer 1978, p. 212, cited; Keynes and Lapidge 1983, p. 264 n. 192, on Banwell, pp. 317-18 n. 25, on Cheddar; Dumville 1992, p. 108 n. 249, troublesome, represents a confirmation of S 373; Blair 1996, pp. 118-19, on reference to Cheddar; cf. S 373.
Notes: The emendation to 968 is suggested by the regnal year, and is compatible with the witness-list.
Eadgares cyninges freols boc to Tantunæ .
Hac autem cartula liquido declaratur . qualiter ego Eadgar . Anglorum basileus Tantunes libertatem devotus renovavi ob amorem reverende Trinitatis consubstantialisque unitatis nec non beati Petri apostolorum principis ejusque coapostoli Pauli . uti episcopali cathedre Wintoniensis æcclesiæ eadem deserviret libertate qua priscis temporibus ab ejus avo Eadwardo videlicet rege insignita libere gloriabatur . Usus itaque saluberrimo obtimatum meorum consilio ammodum Christo dapsilis concessi ut episcopii homines tam nobiles quam ignobiles prefato rure degentes hoc idem jus in omni haberent dignitate quo sui proprii perfruuntur regalibus fiscis commorantes . Omnia enim secularium rerum judicia ad usus presulum exercere eodem modo diligenti jussi examine . quo regalium negotiorum discutiuntur juditia . Predicte igitur ville mercimonium censusque omnis civilis sanctæ Dei æcclesiæ Wentane civitatis sine retractionis obstaculo cum omnibus commodis æternaliter deserviat .
Hæc autem libertas antecessorum meorum temporibus . Ælfeago antistiti aliisque eodem rure fruentibus concessa fuerat quam ego renovando humillime restauravi .
Qui autem hanc libertatis dapsilitatem augere voluerit augeat Dominus ejus vitam et prosperitatem hic et in evum . Si quis autem presumptuosus diabolo instigante hanc libertatem infringere minuereve vel in aliud quam constituimus transferre voluerit anathema sit et in Christi maledictione permanens æterno barathri incendio cum Juda Christi proditore ejusque complicibus miserrimus puniatur . si non cum satisfactione ante obitum emendaverit . quod contra nostrum deliquit decretum .
Dedit autem Aðelwoldus . Wintoniensis æcclesiæ episcopus pro huius libertatis recuperatione regi . Eadgaro . ducentas auri mancusas ejusque conjugi . Aelfþryþe . quinquaginta et quoddam vas argenteum quinque libras appendens . Priscis utique temporibus pro hac eadem libertate date sunt . Eadwardo . regi sexaginta terræ manse quatuor in locis dirempte . X . videlicet et Crawancumbe . et XX . æt Cumbtune . XX . æt Scealdeburnanstoce . et . XX . æt Bananwylle . Hoc idem rus . Eadward . prefatus rex dedit famulis famulabusque Domini . on Ceodre degentibus pro commutatione illius telluris quæ Carintum nominatur .
Acta est autem huius libertatis nota renovatio pascali sollempnitate sede regali . æt Ceodre . Anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCCLXX . VIII . decimo vero anno ejus regalis imperii . His testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina ordinatim carraxantur .
Her ys geswutelod on þysum gewrite hu Eadgar cyning mid geþeahte his witena geniwode Tantunes freols þære halgan þrynnesse 7 sancte Petre 7 sancte Paule into Wintanceastre to þam biscopstole ealswa Eadweard cyning hit ær gefreode 7 geuþe þæt ægþer ge twelfhynde men ge twyhynde weron on þam Godes hame þara ylcan gerihta wyrþe þe his agene men sindon on his agenum cynehamum . 7 man ealle spæca 7 gerihtu on þæt ylce gemet gefe to Godes handa þe man to his agenre drifh 7 þes tunes ciyping 7 seo innung þara portgerihta gange into þere halgan stowe ealswa heo ær dyde on myra vldrena dagon 7 Ælfeage biscope gehafod wæs 7 gewylcvm þara þe þes landes breac.
Se þe þisne freols geycean wille geyce God his gesynta to langsumun life her 7 on ecnesse. Gif hwa þonne þurh gedyrstignesse 7 deofles oþþe his lima lare þysne freols abrecan wille oþþe on oþer awendan buton he hit ær his fordsiþe gebete sy he mid awurgednesse ascyred fram ures drithnes gemanan 7 ealra his halgena 7 on helle susle ecelice getintragod mid Iudan þe Cristes lewa wes.
Ðonne gesealde Aðelwold biscop his cynehlaforde twa und mancussa goldes 7 anne sylfrene lefel on fif pundum wiþe niwunge þyses freolses 7 Ælfþryde his gebeddan healf hund mancussa goldes wiþ richtes ærendes fultume 7 ær wænon wiþ freolse gesealt on Eadwardes dege cinges . syxtig hide landes .X. æt Crawancumbe . 7 .X. æt Cumbtune . 7 æt Bananwille .XX. 7 .XX. æt Scealdeburnan stoce . 7 eft Eadward cyning gesealde þæt land æt Cumbtune . 7 æt Bananwille þan hiwon æt Ceodre wiþ þan lande æt Carintune.
Þis wes gedon æt Ceodre on þere halgan eastertide . þy geare weron agangene .DCCCC. geara 7 eahta 7 hundseofontig fram Cristes acynnednesse . 7 þe teoþan geare his cynelican anwealdes on gewitnesse þara witena þe hiora noman herwiþ neoþan awritene syndon.
Ego Eadgar Anglorum basileus hoc priuilegium in honore reuerende Trinitati atque consubstantialis unitatis crucis signo deuotissime confirmaui.
Ego Dunstan archiepiscopus confirmaui.
Ego Oscytel archiepiscopus consensi.
Ego Aðelwold episcopus corroboraui.
Ego Ælfstan episcopus consolidaui.
Ego Byrhtelm episcopus consensi.
Ego Oswold episcopus corroboraui.
Ego Alfwold episcopus consolidaui.
Ego Osulf episcopus consensi.
Ego Wynsige episcopus corroboraui.
Ego Ælfric abbas.
Ego Osgar abbas.
Ego Elfstan abbas.
Ego Æscwig abbas.
Ego Æþelgar abbas.
Ego Cynewerd abbas.
Ego Þyrcytel abbas.
Ego Ælfheah abbas.
Ego Ealdred abbas.
Ego Ælfþryþ regina.
Ego Æþestan dux.
Ego Ælfhere dux.
Ego Elfheah dux.
Ego Ordgar dux.
Ego Æþelwine dux.
Ego Byrthnoð dux.
Ego Oslac dux.
Ego Eadulf dux.
Ego Eanulf minister.
Ego Ælfwine minister.
Ego Æþelweard minister.
Ego Wulfstan minister.
Ego Byrtferð minister.
Ego Oswerd minister.
Ego Osulf minister.
Ego Elfwerd minister.
Ego Eþelweard minister.