S 881
A.D. 994. King Æthelred to St Mary's Church, Wilton; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Fovant, Wilts. Latin with English bounds.
Archive: Wilton
MSS: BL Harley 436, 39r-42v (s. xiv)
Printed: Mon. Angl., ii. 866-7; Hoare, Reg. Wilton, pp. 22-4; K 687; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), ii. 326 (no. 9); Pierquin, Recueil, pt 4, no. 68.
Comments: Grundy, Wilts. 1919, pp. 191-7, bounds describe Fovant and Stoke Mandeville; Darlington 1955, p. 92, may be based on authentic material; Whitelock 1959, p. 81, on a witness; Finberg, ECW, no. 327, authentic; Davies 1972, p. 467, doubtful; HRH, p. 232, probably genuine basis at least, subscriptions are consistent; Keynes 1980, p. 251, authentic; Hooke 1994/1, pp. 91-3, on bounds, with map; cf. S 364.
Cunctitonans largitor multiplici ac ineffabili modo terrestria cuncta per uices mutationes locaque distinguens . quodammodo sibi seruientibus perplurimis in hoc quoque terrestri habitaculo prout sibi complacet recompensans suimet famulis ac famulabus etiam presentes dignitates offert . quo se certius si has rite seruauerint . eterna premia nouerint adepturos . Quapropter ego Aeþelred Christo domino annuente cunctis Anglorum populis et tribubus preordinatus in regem cum consensu pontificum et consultu cunctorum a quibus sceptra imperii et gubernacula regni reguntur quendam ruris particulam que .x. cassatorum numero supputatur cuius uocabulum est . æt Fobbafuntan . tradidi deo et domino nostro Iesu Christo ecclesieque sancte Marie semper uirginis que sita est in uico regio . æt Wiltune . iure perpetuo optans ut et ibidem cenobialis uite formula . et regularis discipline normula Christo patrocinium prestante indisrupta iugitate exerceatur . et ut mihi merces permaneat eterna . Sit autem suprascripta terra libera . exceptis tribus expeditione uidelicet pontis arcisue constructione . Si quis uero contra hec decreta nostre diffinitionis tyrannica potestate fretus uenire temptauerit nouerit se in tremendo ultime districtionis examine presentie diuine rationem acturum . Enimuero et si temporibus futuris quisque obiecerit se priscam habere generalitatem monstraueritue antiqua conscripta sint ea omnia in nichilum redacta permaneatque hereditas domini domino~. His metis prefatum rus hinc inde giratur.
Wis syndon þa land gemæro to Fobbefunten þat hys ærest on þone haran hæsel . of þam haran hæsle on earnhylle middewerde . of earnhylle on pott wyll . of pott wille on þa ealdan wyrðe . of ðære wyrþe to hearpaþe . ðonne andlang hearpaðes to þam anheafdan . of ðam anheafdan on lokeres leage . of lokeres leage on sigwynne dic . þonne of sigwinne dic upp on dune þrittig gyrda . be eastan ceaster blædbyrig on þa byrigenne . of ðare byrigenne on þane hearpað . þonne andlang herepaðes on þone scearpan garan westewerdne . of þam garan in on þa yfre . of ðære yfre in on þa gareðru . of ðam gereþran feower ækeras be westan ðam hangran . of þam feower ækeran andlang heafda on blacan hylle middewerde . ðonon of blacan hylle norþ to hearpaþe . of ðam hearpaþe on þa westran dune westewerde . of þære dune on chealf hylle middewerde . þonne of chielf hylle on wulf hylle middewerde . of wulf hylle to wuda . swa be þan eald wyrtruman in on Nodre . þonon andlang streames eft on þæne hæran hæsl.
Scripta est hec scedula anno dominice incarnationis .dccccxciiii. his testibus consentientibus quorum inferius nomina caraxata uidentur.
Ego Æðelred per gratiam dei rex Anglorum donationis istius inscriptionem crucis signo corroboro .
Ego Sigeric Dorobernensis ecclesie archiepiscopus eiusdem regis donationem cum tropheo agye crucis consignaui .
Ego Ælfheh Wintoniensis ecclesie episcopus prefatam donationem cum sigillo sancte crucis confirmaui .
Ego Ælfstan Lundoniensis ecclesie episcopus triumphalem tropheum agye crucis impressi .
Ego Æscwig Dorccensis ecclesie episcopus predictum donum cum signo sancte crucis confirmo .
Ego Ælfric Wiltuniensis ecclesie episcopus ad munimentuma predictarum rerum signum sancte crucis appono .
Ego Aðulf episcopus consensi .
Ego Ælheh episcopus concessi .
Ego Ðeodred episcopus consolidaui .
Ego Sigegar episcopus adquieui .
Ego Alfwold episcopus prenotaui .
Ego Ealdulf episcopus confirmaui .
Ego Wulfsie episcopus conclusi .
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