S 832

A.D. 977. King Edward to Æthelweard, comes; grant of land at Traboe, Trevallack and Grugwith, all in St Keverne, and at Trethewey in St Martin-in-Meneage, Cornwall. Latin with English bounds.

Archive: Exeter

MSS: Exeter, D. & C., 2527v (s. xi2; OS Facs., ii, Exeter 14 dorse)

Printed: Davidson 1883, pp. 284-5; Earle, pp. 295-7; Hooke 1994, pp. 46, 49, 50, bounds only.

Translated: Whitelock, EHD, no. 115 (pp. 566-7).

Comments: Davidson 1883, pp. 282-4, memorandum or rough draft; Förster 1941, p. 29, on bounds; Finberg, ECDC, no. 90; Bishop 1955, p. 195, apograph in same hand as S 755 and 770; Chaplais 1966, p. 16 (no. 17), doubtful, non-contemporary copy on dorse of S 1027, same scribe also wrote S 755 and 770 (= 1981, XV p. 16); Barker 1967, p. 90; Hart, ECNE, pp. 26-7 n. 4, written at Crediton, not clear if authentic in present form, discusses endorsement; Padel 1978, p. 25 n. 21; Whitelock, EHD, p. 566, later copy; Keynes 1980, p. 84 n. 1, closely related to S 830; Padel, CoPNE, pp. 41, 43, 49, 55, 90, 197; Hooke 1991-2, p. 84; Hooke 1994, pp. 45-52, on bounds.

Regnante in perpetuum domino nostro Iesu Christo. Cunctis sophiae studium ferme rimantibus stabili notum constat ratione . quod presentis esentiae periculis incumbantibus et curis euanescentium rerum inopinate crebrescentibus. Humana mortalium rerum cognitio quasi ros minuendo elabitur et obliuioni tantundem traditur . nisi aliqua certa ratione prenotetur . quia non sunt æterna quae hic conspiciuntur sed terrena. ut imbutus sermone tonantis apostolus inquit: Nunc uelut umbra cito sic corpore fugiunt res. Sed decus æternum hoc uisu stat certius omni. Quapropter ego Eadward annuente gratia dei rex Anglorum ceterarumque circumquaque nationum cum consilio atque consensu episcoporum obtimatumque meorum quasdam ruris particulas in diuersis locis possitus id est Trefwurabo æt Trefwaloc . Trefgrued æt Tref dewig. In perpetuam hereditatem admodum libenter concedo meo fideli comiti nomine Æðelweard cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus campis siluis pratis piscariisque libere ab omni regali censu excepta expeditione arcisue munimine et uigiliis marinis et postquam uiam uniuersitatis adierit cuicumque uoluerit prefatam terram libenter derelinquat. Acta est autem haec donatio anno .dcccclxxvii. ab incarnatione domini indictione uero .v., .vi. concurrentes, epacte .xxviii., xvii. anno cicli decenouelis meique imperii .ii. anno. His testibus consentientibus quorum nomina infra caraxata fore uidentur.

Ðis ys seo landscaru to Trefwurabo ærist æt pollicerr þænne be þære dic and lang weges þon' of þa wege þon on' þa lytlan dic on east healfe weges to poll hæscen adun be þam broce to ryt cendeurion þon' be þam broce to carnuið bran to deumaen coruan . þanon 7 lang weges to cruc drænoc þanon to carrecwynn 7 eft þanon to pollicerr.

Ðis is seo landscaru to Trefualoc ærest to þære dic þon' fram dice adun to þam broce of þam broce to crouswrach 7 lang weges on þam dic þanon to mayn biw to cruc mur þanon to car plicet 7 lang þære to þa broc þanon 7 lang stremes oð tnow wæt eft be þære dic.

Ðis is seo landscaru to Cruc wæð ærest æt nantbuorðtel 7 lang stremes oð lenbroinn þanan to cestelmerit þanon west to wucou genidor west andlang dic oð broc þanon to fonton morgeonec þanon adune to broce þær hit æt fruman wes.

Ðis is seo landgemæro to Trefdewig ærest æt pennhal meglar suð to þam weg þanon to þa forda ongerihte to erliwet þanon forð 7 lang stremes to lyncenin þanon up to penhal meglar.

+ Ego Eadweard rex Anglorum hoc donum cum triumpho agiae sancte crucis
+ Ego Dunstanus archipresul confirmaui
+ Ego Æðelwoldus episcopus contestor
Ego Ælfstanus episcopus annui
Ego Wulfsige episcopus condictaui et subscripsi
+ Ego Ælffere dux
Ego Æðelwyne dux
Ego Bryhtnoð dux
Ego Leofwine dux
Ego Ælfweard minister
Ego Ælfsige minister
Ego Leofwynne minister
Ego Bryhtmær minister
Ego Ælfgar minister

Quisquis igitur hoc nostrum donum conueruare immo augere inhianter desiderauerit . ampliuicetur dies illius et post obitum transire mereatur feliciter ad regna polorum. Sin autem . quod absit . et deum et semetipsum obliuiscendo aliquis motare temptauerit . anathema sit et dies illius non dimidiauerit et gloriam dei cum choris angelorum nequaquam uideat in terra uiuentium.