Charter Document - 06510071

Charter Document - 06510071


Charter Number: 06510071
Cartulary Title: Charters of the Old Minster, Winchester
Charter Language: Latin, English
Charter Origin: Royal
Charter Type(s): Grant
Date: 0940
Date type: Internal, A.D.
Resource Link(s): Anglo Saxon Charters (S 463)
British Library - Add MS 15350 (f106v)
eSawyer (S 463)

Charter:

Regnante inperpetuum domino nostro Jhesu Christo Dum conditoris nostri providentia omnis creatura valde bona in principio formata formoseque creata atque spetiose plasmata est supra et infra cælos tam in angelis quam etiam in hominibus ac in multimodis ac diversis speciebus jumentorum animalium piscium volucrum quæ omnia naturæ suæ jura nutu creatoris persolvant nisi homo solus qui ad imaginem suam plasmatus est et omnibus prelatus tamen propter prævaricationem corruens in mortem et primam inmortalitatis stolam miserabiliter Deum contempnendo mandatum amisit Idcirco ille divitiæ diligende sunt quæ numquam decipiunt habentem nec in ipsa morte ammittuntur sed plus abundant dum cernitur quod amatur Quapropter ego Eadmundus favente superno numine basileos industrius Anglorum cæterarumque gentium in circuitu persistentium cuidam fideli meo ministro vocitato nomine Æþelgeardo ob illius amabile obsequium ejusque placabili fidelitate xii mansas largiendo libenter concedens per donabo illic ubi vulgus prisca relatione vocitat at East Seaxnatune Juxta dirivativis fluentium successibus be Meone Quatinus ille bene perfruatur ac perpetualiter possideat dum huius labentis evi cursum transeat illæsus atque vitalis spiritus in corruptibili carne inhereat et post se cuicumque voluerit perenniter heredi derelinquat sicuti prædiximus Sit autem predictum rus liberum ab omni mundiali obstaculo cum omnibus quæ ad ipsum locum pertinere dinoscuntur tam in magnis quam in modicis rebus Campis Pascuis Pratis Silvis derivatisque cursibus aquarum excepto istis tribus expeditione pontis arcisve coædificatione Hanc vero meam donationem quod opto absit a fidelium mentibus minuentibus atque frangentibus fiat pars eorum cum illis de quibus e contra fatur Discedite a me maledicti in ignem æternum qui paratus est Sathanæ et satellitibus ejus nisi prius digna Deo penitentia veniam legali satisfactione emendent Istis terminis predicta terra circumgyrata esse videtur Þis syndon þa land ge mero to east seaxna tunæ Ærest of Meone west and lang slædæs to gæcges stapole fram gæcges stapolæ on cynæ beorhtæs graf suþæ wæardnæ fram cynæ beorhtæs grafæ to wan wæge þonon wæst to rocggan campæs geatæ þonan wæst ofær stærfing hyrstæ þonan to miclan dænæ stigelæ þonan wæst on gerihtæ to bisceopæs mearcæ þonne þonan norð andlang hlinc ræwæ to scitæræs stigæle þonnæ east and lang hegæ rewæ on þa hola of þam holum to wudan ærscæ fram wudan ærscæ to byrnfæring hammum þonan east binnan æfisc to seal hyrstæ foræ weardræ þonnæ east and lang hærpaðæs be þam yrð landæ to þam stapolæ þonnæ east bæ þæs cumbæs upp æcgæ to þam holam wægæ þonan east to þam littlan þornæ þæ stænt on þam yrþ landæ þonam east to lytlan weac suþæweardan þæt þonan east ofær Meone to mæarh þorne þonan east to mearc hangran suþæ weardan utt þurh weac to trind lea þurh trind lea on þonæ hære pað þonnæ suð and lang hæræ paðæs þonan wæst on þonæ mæræ þonan wæst on eorþ burge geat and lang paðæs on norþ hand þæræ beorga wæst and lang paðæs to stacg inwicum þonan wæst on trindæl graf of trindæl græfæ wæst on bibban hlincg norþæ wearðnæ þonan wæst bæ þara æcere hand heafdum to twitælingæ utt on scealdan ford þonnæ suþ and lang lea to tiggæl beorgæ suþ on þonæ miclan hlinc of þam hlincæ on þonæ forð suð and lang meone þær hit ærest on fænc Acta est hæc præfata donatio Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi DCCCCXL Indictione xiii Ego Eadmundus Rex Anglorum præfatam donationem cum sigillo sanctæ Crucis confirmavi Ego Eadred Ejusdem regis frater consignavi Ego Wulfhelm Dorobornensis ecclesie archiepiscopus ejusdem regis donationem cum trophæo agyæ crucis consignavi Ego Þeodræd Lundoniensis ecclesie episcopus consignavi Ego Ælfheah Wintoniensis ecclesie episcopus triumphalem trophæum agyæ crucis impressi Ego Cenwald Episcopus predictum donum consensi Ego Odo episcopus Ego Wulfhun episcopus Ego Wulfhelm episcopus Ego Ælfric episcopus Ego Burhgric episcopus Ego Æþelgar episcopus Ego Ælfhæræ minister Ego Wulfgar minister Ego Æþelstan minister Ego Vhtred minister Ego Oda minister Ego Ælfric minister Ego Siric minister Ego Eadmund minister Ego Wulfsigæ minister Ego Wullaf minister Ego Witgar minister Ego Æþelwold minister Ego Ælfræd minister Ego Wulfgar minister Ego Ælfsigæ minister Ego Ordeah minister Ego Eadric minister Ego Ealhhelm minister Ego Ælfsigæ minister Ego Æþered minister Ego Æþelmund minister Ego Wulfhelm minister