S 999
A.D. 1043. King Edward to Ælfstan, his minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Sevington in Leigh Delamere, Wilts. Latin with English bounds.
Archive: Abingdon
MSS: BL Cotton Claud. B. vi, 16v-17r (s. xiii)
Printed: K 767; Stevenson, Chron. Abingdon, i. 53-6; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 6, no. 20; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 142.
Comments: PN Worcs., p. 35, identifies as in Wilts.; Grundy, Wilts. 1920, p. 106, does not refer to Sevenhampton, Wilts.; Darlington 1955, p. 65; Oleson 1955, p. 155; Finberg, ECW, no. 333, authentic, bounds are those of Sevington in Grittleton; Barlow 1970, p. 75, on witness-list; HRH, p. 233, subscriptions are consistent; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 142, probably authentic, perhaps drawn up at Abingdon.
Rubric: Carta regis Edwardi de Seuenhantune.
Nichil ergo in hoc seculo prolixa felicitate fruitur, nichil diuturna dominatione potitur, nichil quod non ad fatalem uite terminum ueloci cursu tendatur, ideoque ut ortodoxorum demonstrant paracdigmata, sic nobis mundanarum rerum patrimonie sunt perfruende ut tamen eterne patrie emolumentis numquam fraudemur. Quam ob rem ego Eadward, annuente altitroni moderatoris imperio Anglorum basileus, quodam ministro meo Ælfstan nominato .x. mansas ubi dicitur æt Seofonhæmtune libens donabo, quatinus habeat atque possideat ac post se qualicumque uoluerit heredi derelinquat. Sit autem rus predictum ab omni mundano seruitio liberum, tribus tam exceptis, uiatici restauratione pontis, arcis construccione regalis, expeditione etiam populari. Si uis uero quod absit cupiditatis flamma accensus hoc nostrum infringere temptauerit donum, sciat se dampnaturum cum filiis perdicionis in tartareis tormentis, nisi resipiscens digna satisfactione emendauerit. Nam predicta ruris particula his metis constat circumcincta.
Erest on þa haran apeldran, of þare apeldran 7lang pinnan rode, of þære rode betweox mor sceagan 7 middel lea, ðwyres on þa ealdan dic, of ðære dic andlang hricges on byde wil, of ðan wille 7lang stræte on hægla þorn, of þan ðorne 7lang hricges on hodan mere, on gerihte on fif þornas, of fif þornon þwyres on ðane ealdan ellen styb, of ðan stybbe on ða ealdan dic, of þære dic andlang herpaðes þæt hit cymð be norðan bien hylle in on þæt slæd, swa 7lang fura on þæne smalan weg, swa 7lang weges on ðone wiðig, of ðan wiþige on stan wyl, of þan wille þwyres on ðæne garan, of þan garan on þæs broces bige, of þan bige on þa ealdan eorð byrig, of þære byrig on ðone ac styb, of þan stibbe eft on þa haran apeldran. Scripta est ergo huius regalis doni cartula anno dominice incarnationis .xliii. post mille, indiccione .xi., his confirmantibus quorum uocabula infra sunt pretitulata et cernentibus apparent adnotata.
+ Ego Eadward rex Anglorum meum donum signo crucis confirmaui.
+ Ego Ælfgyfa predicti regis mater regium munus corroboraui.
+ Ego Eadsinus archiepiscopus almo sancte crucis uexillo confortaui.
+ Ego Ælfric archipresul istud datum consolidaui.
+ Ego Bryhtwold episcopus.
+ Ego Æþelstan episcopus.
+ Ego Godwine dux.
+ Ego Godeman presbiter.
+ Ego Karl minister.
+ Ego Ælfeget minister.
+ Ego Ælfwig prefectus.
+ Ego Ælfwine episcopus.
+ Ego Grunkyl episcopus.
+ Ego Dudoca episcopus.
+ Ego Lyfing episcopus.
+ Ego Brihtwine episcopus.
+ Ego Eadnoþ episcopus.
+ Ego Æþelweard abbas.
+ Ego Ælfwine abbas.
+ Ego Siward abbas.
+ Ego Wulfsige abbas.
+ Ego Leofric presbiter.
+ Ego Siward dux.
+ Ego Swegen dux.
+ Ego Eadwold presbiter.
+ Ego Hereman presbiter.
+ Ego Leofric presbiter.
+ Ego Osgod miles.
+ Ego Ælfstan miles.
+ Ego Esbern miles.
+ Ego Lyfing miles.
+ Ego Ordgar miles.
+ Ego Odda minister.
+ Ego Brihtric minister.
+ Ego Dodda, Æþelmer.
+ Ego Urki minister.
+ Ego Ælfget minister.
+ Ego Wulfnoð prefectus.
+ Ego Kinewerd prefectus.
+ Ego Tokig minister.
+ Ego Æþelwig minister.
+ Ego Leofric 7 Tofig ministri.
+ Ego Ælfwig prefectus.
+ Ego Æþelmær minister.
+ Ego Æþelric minister.
+ Ego Totig minister.
+ Ego Leofwine minister.
+ Ego Godsunu minister.
+ Ego Ulfkitel 7 Æþelric ministri.