S 170

A.D. 812 (London, 31 October). Coenwulf, king of Mercia, to Wulfred, archbishop; grant of 20 iugera at Ibentea in the Faversham district and a further 2 in the same area. Latin.

Archive: Canterbury, Christ Church

MSS: London, Lambeth Palace, 1212, pp. 390-1 (s. xiii)

Printed: B 340.

Comments: Wallenberg, KPN, pp. 107-9, 124, on place-names; Ward 1934/1, on estate history and topography; Stenton 1970, p. 131 n. 2, seems genuine; Brooks 1984, pp. 138, 353 n. 29, treats as authentic; Keynes 1993/1, pp. 114, cited, 129 n. 89, note on witness-list.

Ibbintea.

+ In nomine domini nostri Jhesu Christi . Ego Cenuulf gratia Dei Rex Merciorum pro reverencia 'et petitione' Uulfredi archiepiscopo dabo et concedo aliquam terram juris mei in provincia Cancie . et in regione Fefreshames . xxii . jugerum in loco qui appellatur . Ibentea . xx . Et in alio loco . ii . ad habendum . possidendum feliciterque fruendum in diebus vite sue et post obitum vero ejus derelinquat cuicumque ei placuerit .

Actum est anno dominicæ incarnationis . dccc o . xii . Indictione . v . In vico regis Lundon' . die . ii . kl' . Novembr' . Hiis testibus presentibus et consencientibus . quorum nomina karaxantur .

+ Ego Cenuulf Rex Merciorum gratia Dei . hanc meam donacionem mea propria manu confirmavi . et signo sancte crucis Christi impressi .
+ Ego Uulfred gratia Dei archiepiscopus consensi et subscripsi .
+ Ego Edelnoð episcopus consensi et subscripsi .
+ Ego Deneberht episcopus consensi et subscripsi .
+ Ego Æðelwulf episcopus consensi et subscripsi .
+ Ego Sigered subregulus consensi et subscripsi .
+ Signum manus Beornhardi ducis .
+ Signum manus Aedelnodi ducis .
+ Ego Ceonwald consensi et subscripsi .
+ Signum manus Heardberti ducis .
+ Signum manus Beornnodi ducis .
+ Signum manus Dynni ducis .
+ Signum manus Cuðredi pessessoris .
+ Signum manus Wulfredi ducis .
+ Signum manus Æðeheah ducis .
+ Signum manus Eadberhti ducis .
+ Signum manus Beornulfi ducis .