S 1412
A.D. 786 x 796. Beonna, abbot of Medeshamstede, to Cuthbert, princeps; lease of 10 hides (manentes) at Swineshead, Lincs., in return for 1000 shillings and annual hospitality (unius noctis pastum) valued at 30 sicli, with ultimate reversion to Medeshamstede. Latin.
Archive: Peterborough
MSS: 1. London, Soc. Ant., 60, 41rv (s. xii med.)
2. Peterborough, D. & C., 1, 131r (s. xiii)
Printed: K 165; B 271; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 1, no. 85.
Comments: Stubbs 1861/1, p. 206, cited; Stenton 1933, pp. 313-14, no reason for suspicion (= 1973, pp. 179-80); Whitelock 1954, p. 33, genuine; Hart, ECEE, no. 147, authentic; Stenton 1971, pp. 484-5, cited; Finberg 1972, p. 460; Campbell 1989, pp. 30, 34, on money-transaction; Faith 1997, p. 162.
+ In nomine gubernantis Dei monarchiam tocius mundi . Ego Beonna abbas gratia Dei cum conscientia et licentia fratrum Deum colentium in monasterio quod apellatur Medeshamstede . tradidi Cuthberto principi terram . x . manentium . quæ nuncupatur æt Suinesheabde . cum pratis et pascuis ac silvis cunctisque ad se pertinentibus . Hanc autem terram ille Cuthbert a me digno comparavit pretio . id est mille solidis . et singulis annis mihi meisque successoribus unius noctis pastum aut triginta [ ] ravit siclos . Hoc territorium præfatus princeps ea condicione adquisivit . ut post completionem diei illius qui ab eo meruere satagunt heredibus derelinquat . et heredes prædecessoris præfatam condicionem conservent in pastu vel pecuniæ . et post vitam illorum absque offendiculo pacis ad jus pristinum ante nominata terra revertatur . Huius autem rei ita gestæ hi fideles testes aderant et conscripserunt .
Ego Offa gratis Dei rex Merciorum signo crucis Christi propria manu roboravi .
Ego quoque Egferth rex Merciorum consensi et subscripsi .
Ego Hygeberht archiepiscopus firmando subscripsi .
Ego Cewulf episcopus scribendo consensi .
Ego Unwona episcopus scribendo firmavi .
Ego Beonna abbas hanc meam munificentiam signo crucis Christi firmavi .
Ego Wbald presbyter et an'c consensi .
Ego Beorwald presbyter subscribendo consenso .
Ego Eanred presbyter subscribo et consenso .
Ego Tilþegn scribendo firmavi .