Archive: Worcester

A.D. 849 (Glen, Leics.). Alhhun, bishop, with his familia at Worcester, to King Berhtwulf; lease, for five lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Wearset felda, 5 (cassati) at Cofton Hackett, 5 (manentes) at Rednal in King's Norton, 2 at Wast Hill and Hopwood in Alvechurch, Worcs., and 3 at Witlafesfeld, with reversion to the church of Worcester. Latin with English bounds of Cofton Hackett.

 

+ Status namque saeculi praesentis lubricus et instabilis variis rerum perturbationibus atque procellis fluctivagi adinstar maris conquatitur atque perturbatur . Quia modo prospera et laeta nobis temporum serenitates adrident . Modo vero tristia et adversa rerum fata mortalium mentes huc illucque vertendo jactant . Ideoque pernecessarium est litterarum serie decreta nostra omnia firmiter commendare . Ne forte temporum curriculis aut labentium rerum eventis posteris ex memoria patrum labentur procedentium condicta .PROEM

Qua de re ego Alhhunus episcopus cum mea familia in Weogerna civitate pro nostra defensione donamusDISPOSITIVE WORD Berhtwulfo regi aliquam partem telluris nostri . Hoc est in Wearset felda . v . manentium . Et on coftune æt þæm ham stalle . v . cassatorum on wreodan hale . v . manentium . 7 in alio loco in weorset hylle . et in hopwuda duorum manentium . Similiter in tertio loco . iii . manentes . Id est nominatus witlafes feld . In quinque dierum hominum spatium . Ut habeant 7 perfruant cum justitia 7 post numera dierum illorum sine aliqua dissensione 7 sine conflictu reddatur ad supra dictam aecclesiam in Weogerna civitate . Et illi dabant terram illam ea tamen condicione ut ipse rex firmius amicus sit episcopo prefato . 7 familia ejus in omnibus bonis eorum . Quam in terrarum possessione tam in libertate illorun usquam conscripte . Et nec ipse nec heredes ejus umquam aliquam aliquid in illis bonis quae ad Weogernessem ecclesiam recte pertinent . aut ante datis aut in posteris aliquis amicorum dare vellet . Numquam presumant minuere . sed semper cum amicis augentibus 7 defendentibus illius aecclesiae bonum augere 7 defendere et adjuvare . 7 numquam minuere nec minuentibus plus consentirent . 7 hos terminos pertinent ad Coftune .

Primum Tomsetna gemære 7 pencer se't'na foran rehtes gæt in wærburge rode deinde ad risc hylle bi ðaem earðlande fore weardum . sic in stræt mere . Tunc in hæðleage sceagan ðær he ðynnest is of stræt mere . Deinde in hæðleage wællan . sic in midlestan dene . Tunc ufan in blacan mere . deinde in ceolferðes mor . ðæt ymbe ceolferðes æcer utan ðæt ufan in colle . suuae andlang st'r'eames in wiððan weorðing . ðonan in heodenes sceagan fore weardne andlang riðges . swa weardne andlang riðges . swa in ða Twislihtran biricean be suðan Coenberhtes græfe . ðæt ofer mearðes hrycg ðueres . 7 ðonon in wiðing mere . ðæt ut wið hopwudes wica . ðonne ondlanges ðæs heagan ðæt ufan be eamban erne suðan . ðæt ufan in haran eapolderne ðonan ufan in crawan broc . swa to pendan æt ðonon up in ænne wiðing . a bi Twige ðæt hit cymeð To Wermundes erne westan sua ymbe Crawan hyll utan ðæt hit cymeð to ðam gemyðum ðaet up be ðam gemænan lande in hæð beorh midde weardne . 7 ðonne in scir burnan ðonan in readan sloe sua in mære broc ðonan wið heort solwe ðonne wið rah gelega ðonon in ane linde Byrnhelmes gemære . 7 cyninges 7 Eadbaldes sua in anne æsc . 7 ðonne ut in Creodan ac . sue in Tyes mere . ðaet ðonan ut ofer ðæt hæð in babban faelinge . sue to Wylheardes Trie ond lang ðaes holan weges . ðonne ut ofer ðaet hæð wið cybles weorðiges suðeweardes . ðæt ðær foran rehtes in ða rode ðonan eft in hæðleage wyllan .BOUNDS

Gesta est autem huius reconciliationis kartula anno dominicæ Incarnationis . dccco . xlo . viiiio . Indictione . vero . xiio .DATING CLAUSE in loco qui nominatur aet glenne CoramPROMULGATION PLACE his Testibus Cum signo sancte crucis Christi fixerunt quorum hic nomina notantur .

+ Ego Alhhun episcopus huis decreta 7 concordia nostra consentiendo subscribo .
+ Alhmund pr' consen' 7 sub' .
+ Wulfheard pr' consen' 7 sub' .
+ Ceolmund pr' consen' 7 sub' .
+ Ceolberht pr' consen' 7 sub' .
+ Eadwulf pr' consen' 7 sub' .
[+] Ecgberht pr' consen' 7 sub' .
+ Daegheh pr' consen' 7 sub' .
+ Putta praepositus consen' .
+ Eadberht diaconus cons' .