S 179
Archive: Worcester
A.D. 816. Coenwulf, king of Mercia, to Deneberht, bishop, and his clergy at Worcester; grant of privileges for land at Hallow, Spetchley, Himbleton, Ravenshill in Tibberton, Worcs.; Lapworth, Warwicks.; and at Oddingley and Chaddesley Corbett, Worcs. Latin with English bounds of Hawling, Gloucs., and with the bounds of Hallow, in English, inserted.
De Halhegan.
Marginal Note in Later Hand: Hallowe
Px Altithroni tonantis cunctam mundi machinam moderantis . qui est et qui erat et qui venturus est melliflua gratia concedentePROEM ego Coenwlf rex Merciorum regimina tenens . cum consilio et consensu procerum et satellitum meorum quorum infra caraxata liquescunt vocabula . meo preclaro atque fideli pontifici Deneberhto et sibi commissæ Wigornensis æcclesiæ congregationi Hoc libertatis privilegium de istis territoriis componere decrevi . scilicet de Heallingan cum villulis suis in occidentali parte Sabrinæ fluminis . et ab occidentali ejusdem Spæcleahtun . et Hymeltun . atque Ræfneshyl . scilicet et Hlappawurþin . atque Oddingalea . liberas conscripsi ab omnibus aliis secularibus 'rebus' et servitutibus . exceptis tantum his tribus causis arcis et pontis constructione et expeditione . Similiter hanc terram quoque . xv . manentium in loco qui dicitur Ceadresleahge libertatis privilegio in campis et silvis omnibusque modis sic liberam conscripsi .
Peracta est autem hæc donatio anno dominicæ incarnationis . dccc . xvi . indictione nona ; regni vero nostri a Deo concessi . xx o .DATING CLAUSE
Augentis vero vel servantis hanc nostræ donationis libertatem omnipotens Deus dies et vitam hic et in futuro augeat . corroboret . et benedicat . minuentem utique vel frangentem hanc in magno disperdat ejus districti examinis die . nisi ante cum satisfactione emendaverit .
Ego Kenulf rex Merciorum hanc donationem nostram consentiendo signum crucis Christi mea manu impressi .
Ego . Ælfðryð regina consentio .
Ego . Wulfred archiepiscopus .
Ego . Herewinus . episcopus .
Ego . Reathunus . episcopus .
Ego . Deneberhtus episcopus .
Ego . Wulfheardus . episcopus .
Ego . Wigheard . abbas .
Ego . Eanmund . abbas .
Ego . Wihtred . abbas .
Ego . Tilberht . abbas .
Ego . Peot . abbas .
Ego . Eatfert . dux .
Ego . Wulfred . dux .
Ego . Alhheard . dux .
Ego . Beornot . dux .
Ego . Dyne . dux .
Ego . Mucel . dux .
Ego . Sired . dux .
Ego . Heardberht .
Ego . Eadberht .
Ego . Wigheard .