Archive: Winchester, Old Minster

A.D. 877 (Winchester). Tunbeorht, bishop, to the refectory of his brethren (at Winchester); grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Nursling, Hants. Latin with English bounds.

 

Donum Tunbyrhti episcopi de Nuhtscilli'n'gæ .

In nomine Dei summi omnia quæ in huic labenti sæculo ad solacium data sunt ; temporalia sunt .INVOCATION Et ea vero quæ in æterna patria sanctis promissa sunt sine fine permanebunt .PROEM

Iccirco ego Tunbiorht episcopus cum consensu huius familie . fratribus intus ad refectorium aliquam partem terræ in æternam hereditatem concedens donaboDISPOSITIVE WORD id est quinque manentium in loco qui dicitur æt Nutscillinge liberam ab omnibus terrenis difficultatibus omnium gravitudinum sive a pastu regis . principis . exactoris . 7 ab omni ædificiorum opere tributo a parvaredis a taxationibus quod dicimus wite redenne omnium rerum sæcularium perpetualiter libera sit excepta expeditione 7 pontis ædificatione . Et hoc actum est in Wentana civitatePROMULGATION PLACE anno ab inca'r'natione domini . dccc . lxxvii .DATING CLAUSE Hii sunt termini terre . Ærest from ðæm hlidgate scioteþ se merc on gearnes egæ . ðonne be suðen hriod eg on terstan . ðonon andlang testan on mercfrot . ðonon anlang fliotes on boddingmed . ðonon on boddanstan . ðonon ut on aclieh . ðonon on stemnes peð . ðonon on grindanbroc . ðonon on heslea on ðere byri hyrne . ðonon ut on hedenes dene . suð ut on ðet hlid gæt .BOUNDS

Ego Tunbiorht episcopus hoc signum alme crucis propria manu imposui .
Ego Ælred consensi 7 subscripsi .
Ego Dudda .