Archive: Winchester, Old Minster

A.D. 749. Cuthred, king, to the church of SS Peter and Paul, Winchester; grant of 10 hides (familiae) at Clere (Highclere, Hants.). Latin with English bounds.

 

Donum Cuthredi regis to Clearan.

Regnante in æternum domino nostro omnipotente Deo .INVOCATION Ego Cuthredus rex de terra juris mei aliquantulam portionem juxta mensuram scilicet . x . familiarum . quam solicolæ Cleran . nominant æcclesiæ Dei . Petro Pauloque dicatæ civitate Wentana hereditarie perpetualiter impendoDISPOSITIVE WORD . ita ut nullus successorum meorum ipsius terræ portionem ab æcclesia Dei numquam præsumptuosus auferat . Et hæc acta sunt . Anno ab incarnatione domini . dcc.xlviiii .DATING CLAUSE et ut firmius supradictæ donationis meæ munificentiæ roboretur testes idoneos et adstipulatores ad subscribendum confirmandumque prædictæ possessionis privilegium adscivimus . Quorum nomina et personæ infra notantur .

Ærest of Hildan hlewe on hunig weg . 7lang weges on Bregeswiðestan . of þam stane on sceapwæscan . 7lang sceapwæscan . on Aleburnan . 7lang Aleburnan on beueres broces heafod . þanon on coferan treow . of coferan treowe . on þa bradan ac . of þara bradan æc on stuteres hylle niðewearde . þonon on weard setl . of weard setle on wiðig grafas . þæt on scipdel . of scipdelle . on cypmanna [del] . of cypmanna delle 7lang weges . þæt eft on Hildan hlew .BOUNDS

Ego Cuthredus rex propriæ donationis meæ munificentiam signo crucis Christi confirmans roboravi .
Ego Hunfrið Dei gratia episcopus canonice consentiens subscripsi .
Signum manus Æthilheardi economi atque abbatis .
Signum manus Cynibaldi abbatis .
Signum manus Cynrices . nobiles prosapiæ .
Signum manus Ædilfridi præfecti . His limitibus prædictum rus circum vallatur .