Archive: Exeter (ex Crediton)

A.D. 739 (10 April). Æthelheard, king, to Forthhere, bishop; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Crediton, Devon. Latin with English bounds.

 

Endorsements from various times:
(1) B . boc . xx . hyda to Crydian . Æðelardi Regis . de . xx . hidis de Cridia .
(2) vel Criditonia .

+ In nomine domini nostri Jhesu Christi salvatoris .INVOCATION 'Omnia quæ videntur' secundum apostolum 'temporalia sunt . et quæ non videntur æterna sunt' . Idcirco terrenis ac caducis rebus perpetua et mansura Deo patrocinium prestante mercanda sunt .PROEM Quamobrem ego Aethelardus rex aliquam terram ad construendum monasterium id est . xx . cassatos in loco ubi dicitur Cridie pontifici nostro Forthhero perpetualiter impendere curaviDISPOSITIVE WORD cum commoditatibus cunctis in ea consistentibus . hanque donationem coram idoneis testibus corroboravi . ut nemo sine periculo animæ suæ infringere valeat . quod coram tam egregiis consiliariis peractum est . Territoria autem hæc sunt .

Ærest of cridian brycge on herpað . andlanges herpaðes on sulhford to exan . þonne andlang eaxan oð focgan igeðas . of focgan igeðum on landsceare hricg . of landsceare hricge on luhan treow . of luhan treowe on hagan get . of hagan gate on doddan hrycg . of doddan hrycge on grendeles pyt . of grendeles pytte on ifigbearo . of ifigbeara on hrucgan cumbes ford . of hrucgan cumbes forda on fearnburh . of fearnbyrig on earnes hricg . of earnes hrycge on wealdan cumbes ford . of wealdan cumbe on tettan burnan . of tettan burnan up on stream oð lyllan broc . of lyllan broce on middel hrycg . of middel hrycge on herepað ford . of herepað forda on cyrtlangeat . of cyrtlan gate on suran apuldre . of suran apuldran on grenan weg . of grenan wege on wulfpyt . of wulfpytte on stream oð þa laca tolycgaþ . þonne up on hrycg myddeweardne andlang hrycges oð þone pað . of þam paðe sceaftrihte on alr suð ofer on hlypan . of hlypan on byrccumbes heafod . of byrccumbes heafode on hanan forda þanon on bradan æsc . of bradan æsce on foxcumbes heafod . þanon on stanford on eowan . of stanforda on arlscagan . of alrscagan on eorð geberst . þanon on grenan dune . of grenandune on herepað on puttan stapul . þanon on beornwunne treow . þanon on bucgan ford . of bucgan forda on brunwoldes treow . þanon on æsccumb þone on wonbroc . 7 langes streames on teng upon stream on teng oð paðford . þanon on francancumb . of francumbe on drosncumbes heafod . þanon on deormere . of deormere on langan stan . þanon on hurrancumbes heafod . of hurrancumbes heafde on riscford on nimed . þanon on healre dunæ . of healre dune on wærnan festen . þanon on cyddanford . of cyddanforda on cæfcan græfan . þanon on caines æcer . of caines æcere on wulfcumbes heafod . þanon on stanbeorg . of stanbeorge on cærswille . of cærswille on diðford . þanon on dices get . of dices gate on unnan beorh . þanon on swincumb . of swincumbe on egesan treow . On nymed oð doflisc up oð wiðigslæd . of wyþigslade on eahta æc . þanon on hafoccumb . of hafoccumbe on haganget . þanon ut on hlypan . þanon on beonnan ford on crydian . þonne on stream oð hafoccumb . þonne on hagan get . þonne on ðone ealdan herepað oð þa eastran crydian . þonne andlang streames to cridian brycge .BOUNDS

Huic autem terræ hanc libertatem augebo et firmiter constituo . ut omnium causarum fiscalium . et rerum regalium ac secularium operum sit inmunis . sempiternaliterque secura . nisi tantum expeditionalium rerum . Qui augeat augeantur bona illius . et qui minuat seu transmutet . conuertatur gaudium illius in luctum . pænasque infernales perpetualiter luat .CURSE Acta est autem hæc donatio anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Jhesu Christi dccxxxviiii . Indictione vii . die . iiii . Iduum ApriliumDATING CLAUSE :---

+ Signum manus Aðilhardi regis . + Signum manus Cuthredi . + Signum manus Frythogythæ . + Ego Danihel episcopus canonice subscripsi . + Ego Forthhere episcopus consensi et subscripsi . + Signum manus Herefrythi prefecti . + Signum manus Duddi abbatis . + Signum manus Ecgfrithi prefecti . + Signum manus Puttoc prefecti .