S 659

A.D. 958 for 959. King Eadwig to Oscytel, bishop; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Southwell, with dependencies at Normanton, Upton, Fiskerton, Farnsfield, Kirklington, Morton, Gibsmere, Bleasby, Goverton, Halloughton and Halam, Notts. Latin with English bounds.

Archive: York

MSS: York, D. & C., Mag. Reg. Alb., pt 1, 58r-59r (s. xiv)

Printed: Mon. Angl., iii. 129; K 472 (without bounds); Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), vi. 1176 (no. 3); B 1029; B 1348, bounds only; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 113; Farrer, EYC, no. 2, with translation of bounds, pp. 8-9.

Translated: Whitelock, EHD, no. 108 (pp. 556-7); Lyth 1982, p. 60.

Comments: Stenton 1910, pp. 79-81, seems to be founded on a 10th-century original; Farrer, EYC, pp. 7-10, citing Stevenson, authentic, date should be 956; Harmer, Writs, p. 75, unexceptionable; Stenton 1955, pp. 67-8; Stenton 1970, pp. 364-70, on background; Stenton 1971, pp. 365, 436, 494-5, 514, cited; Finberg 1972, pp. 464, 491, 492, 523; Hart, ECNE, no. 114, authentic basis, date and error, indiction points to 956; Whitelock, EHD, p. 556, treats as authentic; Keynes 1980, p. 62 n. 108, p. 67 n. 127, p. 68 n. 128, on formulation; Lyth 1982, on bounds; Keynes 1986, p. 84, cited; Hart 1992, pp. 313-14, 316, 447; Lyth and Davies 1992, on bounds; Faith 1997, p. 44.

+ Domino nostro Jhesu Christo in perpetuum regnante .

Visibilia et invisibilia , temporalia et æternalia , ab ips[o] erunt discernenda .

Et ideo ego Eadwy rex Anglorum , pro amore domini nostri Jhesu Christi , cuidam meo desiderabili episcopo Oscytello concedo partem meæ telluris ubi dicitur at Suðwellan . XX . mansas

in hæreditatem cum pascuis . pratis . silvis . et omnibus ad se rite majoris minorisve pertinentibus : quamdiu vixerit eam utiliter possideat ; et post illius transitum cuicumque sibi videtur , sive notis sive ignotis , derelinquat . Sit autem hæc donatio regis prædicta ab omni obstaculo mundiali

præter hiis tribus pontis expeditione et arcis constructione et hostilitate .

Si quis vero catholicorum aut ortodoxorum hanc donationem regis augere voluerit augeat illi Deus temporalia bona ; si vero minuere aut violare , sciat se cum apostatis inferno inferiori demersum esse , nisi in hac mortali vita ante obitum emendaverit quod inique gessit .

Istis terminis circumcincta videtur terra esse .

Hir sinda dam landgemære into Sudwellan . of dam forda 7lang greotan sid se ealdartreau þo est be eastan 7 be sudan dam grete þon ge rihte ðurh niwatunes brok sofot on streotan up be broce be sudan sunningale holme þ on bradan lege þe astey forde þan on to coitan of coitan 7lang strat on holan broc 7lang broces þ up be þan hlm'ecan furlang wid innan þane graf þ ut on þa ac of þ fre ac a be þan heafdan on þone nordran þorn of þam þorne on streatan 7lang streatan þæt eft on þone ford .

Hir sint þa longemaere et Normantune . of streatan to þere dichacce andlang þan hagan on þaene broc and lang broces þ on þa dene 7lang dene a be þan heafdan on dam lenbroc of þan on luse a be þare lucse on þa ealdarn [s]treot 7lang straet þ eft on steotan .

Hir sindan hocer wuda of þe fre strat ofer þaene mor to dreas haga nordeweardan þanen up to dare aeppeltreou of þere appelstreou on gerihte ofer mid þaene miclan beorh in on þaene mor on þ fule fleot 7lang fleotes þ eft on streatan.

Hir sint þa landegmare to Fiscetune . 7lang Streotan on Traentan on haseleford of dam forda and lang streot to moorn dune of sy forndune on gerihton on niwantunes broc 7 lang broces þ east on streotan.

Hir sint dam tunes de birad in to Sudwellan mid sacce 7 mid sacne Fearnes feld . Cyrlingtune . Nordmantune . Uptune . Mortune . Fiscertune . Gypesmere . Blise mere . Geofertune . Healhtune . Healum .

on Fearnes felda ge byrað twega manna hlot landes in to Sudwellan on Healum are seoxta acer 7 dreon manna Hlot on Norman tone a se dridda acer on Fiscestune dam twegen dales 7 feower manna hlot ealles dans landes .

Acta est præfata donatio anno dominicæ incarnationis . DCCCC LVIII . indictione . XIIII .

+ Ego Eadwi rex cum consensu episcoporum et doctorum meorum sancto sigillo expressi .
+ Ego Odo archiepiscopus confirmavi .
+ Ego Eagelr' frater regis subscripsi .
+ Ego Oscytel archiepiscopus corroboravi .
Alsi episcopus .
Daniel episcopus .
Brihtelmus episcopus .
Elewaldus episcopus .
Wlfsi episcopus .
Aðulf episcopus .
Eadmund dux .
Æðelstan dux .
Gunnere dux .
Adelsi dux .
Aðelmund dux .
Urm dux .
Alfere dux .
Aðelwald dux .
Leot dux .
Uhred dux .
Anfred dux .
Elfeh minister .
Wlfric minister .
Alfsi minister .
Alfric minister .
Alsi minister .
Eadric minister .
Eadwald minister .
Alfwald minister .
Alfsi minister .
Osulf minister .
Osward minister .
Alfwine minister .
Oswy minister .
Wlfric minister .
Byrnric minister .
Adelsi minister .

Text from Birch 1348

Donacio facta per Regem Eadwy eidem Echetello episcopo de possessionibus quibusdam in Suthwell .

Istis terminis circumcincta videtur terre esse .

Ðis sinda ða landgemare into sudwellan of ðam forda 7lang greotan sia ealdastrean poest be eastan 7 be sudan ðam efete þon gerihte ðurh niwatunes broc sofot on Greotan up be broce be sudan sunninsale holme þæt on bradan lese þæt eastewearde þan on to cottan of cottan 7lang strat on holan broc 7lang broces þæt up be þan hlince on furlang wið innan þane graf þæt ut on þa ac of yfre a be þan heafdan on þone nordran þorn of þam þorne on greotan 1 7lang greotan þæt eft on þone ford .

Ðis sint þa lon[d] gemaere to normantune of greotan 1 to þere dilhalle andlang þas hagan on þaere broc and lang broces þæt on þa dene 7lang dene a be þan heafdan on dam leubroc of þan on hise [? use] a be þare huse on þa ealdan streot 7lang straet þæt eft on steotan [? greotan] .

Ðis sind dan landgemare to to aptune oð greotan 7lang þare ealdan strat be nordan hoces wuda of þefrestrat ofer þæne mor to dreng haga nordeweardan þanen up to ðare aeppeltreou of þiere appelstreou on gerihte ofer mid þaene miclan beorh in on þaene mor on þæt litle fleot 7lang fleotes þæt eft on greotan .

Ðis sint þa landgemare to firletune [? stretune] 7lang greotan on traentan on haseleford of ðam forda and lang streat to Meorn dune of cy forn dune on geriht on on niwan tudes broc 7lang broces þæt east on greotan .

Ðis sint ðam tunes ðe bireð in to sudwellan mid sacce 7 mid sacne fearnes elð . Cyslinstune . nordmantune . uptune . mortune fiscertune . Gypesmere . blisetune . sofestune . healhtune . healum .

On fearnes felda ge byrað tweg[r]a manna hlotlandes in to Sudwellan on healum are seoxta acer 7 ðreon manna hlot on normantune a se ðridda ares . on fiscestune da' twegendales 7 feower manna hlot ealles dans landes .