S 259
Archive: Winchester, Old Minster
A.D. 749. Cuthred, king, to the church of SS Peter and Paul, Winchester; grant of 7 hides (familiae), consisting of 5 hides (mansae) at Thruhham (now Park Farm, Beaulieu), 1 at Eppelhyrste (lost, near Brockenhurst) and 1 at Hwitanleage (Whitley, near Brockenhurst), Hants. Latin.
Donum regis Cuthredi Wentanæ ecclesiæ de Ðruhtham. Regnante in perpetuum omnipotente Deo .INVOCATION
Ego Cuthredus rex de terra juris mei aliquantulum portionem juxta mensuram scilicet . vii . familiarum æcclesiæ Dei Petro et Paulo dicatæ civitate Wentana hereditarie perpetualiter impendoDISPOSITIVE WORD . v . videlicet mansas æt Ðruhham . et l . æt Eppelhyrste . et . l . æt Hwitanleage . ita ut nullus successorum meorum ipsius terræ portionem ab æcclesia Dei nunquam præsu[m]ptuosus auferat . Et hæc acta sunt anno ab incarnatione domini . dcc.xlix .DATING CLAUSE Et ut firmius supradictæ donationis meæ munificentia roboretur ; testes idoneos et adstipulatores ad subscribendum confirmandumque prædictæ pos'ses'sionis privilegium adscribimus . quorum nomina et personæ infra notantur .
Ego Cuthredus rex propriæ donationis meæ munificentiam signo crucis Christi confirmans roboravi .
Ego Hunfridus Dei gratia episcopus canonice consentiens subscripsi .
Ego Cynibaldus abbas concessi .