Archive: Worcester

A.D. 777. Offa, king of the English, to St Mary's minster, Worcester; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Doughton in Tetbury, Gloucs., and 5 at Eisey in Latton, Wilts. Latin with English bounds.

 

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+ Cuncta regalia sceptra recto justoque moderamine jugiter gubernante pio salvatore hominum .PROEM Ego Offa Dei prædestinatione rex Anglorum seniorum meorum magisterio edoctus et exemplo roboratus ut ex percepto mundanis regni dominio qualemcunque partem quamvis minus dignam pro absolutione meorum peccaminum ; et pro redemptione animæ meæ . in usus æcclesiasticæ liber'ali'tatis subrogarem . Ideoque nunc terram . v . manentium hoc est vicum qui nuncupatur . æt Ductune . et . v . æt Esig . pro æterna salute meæ animæ quandoque in futuro dante Deo ad monasterium sanctæ Mariæ vocabulo Weogerna Ceastre . In jus ruris æcclesiastici libentissime perdonans concedoDISPOSITIVE WORD .

Sunt hi termini ruris illius .

ærest of winterburnan into mægþan wyllan . of mægþan wyllan on puttan crundell. of puttan crundelle on bradan beorh . of bradan beorge on þone ellen stub . of þam ellen stubbe on þone yfemestan hangran. þurh yfemestan hangran . on hris weg. of hris wege adune to þære dene andlang þære dene to ægan stane . of ægan stane on mærweg . andlang mær weges on pumere . of pumere on bedewillan . of bedewellan suðrihte on winterburnan .BOUNDS

Condonantium vero et consentientium signa hic infra et nomina sub testimonio majore perscripta notabo .

+ Ego Offa rex hanc meam munificentiam signum crucis munio.
+ Ego Eadberhtus episcopis .
+ Ego Berhtun episcopus .
+ Ego Wermund episcopus .
+ Ego Ceolwulf episcopus .
+ Ego Cudd abbas .
+ Ego Diera episcopus.
+ Ego Aldberht episcopus .
+ Ego Botwine abbas
+ Signum manus Eatani principis.
+ Signum manus Berhtwaldi.