Archive: Glastonbury

A.D. 891 (2 Aug.). Alfred, king of the Anglo-Saxons, to Berhtwulf, his faithful comes; grant of 12 hides (manentes) at Plush in Buckland Newton, Dorset, and 2 (? for 5) at Raddington, Somerset, in exchange for land at Sutton Poyntz, Dorset. Latin with English bounds.

 

Plyssche . Carta Aelfredi regis facta Bertulpho comiti de Plusshe .

Ego Aelfredus gratia Dei Anglorum Saxonum rex meo fideli comite deprecanti Berthulpho nomine aliquantulum terrae pro commutatione alterius terrae dediDISPOSITIVE WORD atque perpetualiter concessi ab omnibus saecularibus negotiis liberam praeter expeditionem et pontis arcisve instructionem . est autem ipsa terra quantitate septem decim manentium in duobus locis constituta in loco qui dicitur . Plyssche . duodecim manentium . et in loco qui dicitur Radingtone . ii . manentium .

Recepi itaque a praefato comite pro istis terris terram eadem quantitatis quem ruricoli Suttone appellant juxta litus maris in paga qui dicitur Dorset et est ipsa terra aequaliter ut superius memorate liberata .

Istis autem circumdatus est terminibus locus qui dicitur Plyssche . Erest on Ruanberghe þanne on stanwey . þanne on stanbrok . þanne on radenwey . þanne on lillanwelle . þanne op on hagen . þanne on an hul to hamme . þanen on an welle up on brugh doune on warrode þanen on windberghes . þanen endlang herepathes on þar weilete . þanen on widdisgate . þanen over thorncombe on anne crundil . þanen in on þe weilete . þanen west over Plisshe on an Sticholnelniche . þanen on an White Wey . þanen on schilleburghe . þanen on ellene crundil . þanon on cliveleghe . þanen over whetecombe on alden doune op bi wirtrone on an ruwe dich . þannen adoun over yfre þanen out on bromhulle of bromhulle eft on Ruanberghe .BOUNDS

Acta est haec scriptio huius cartulae . anno dominicae incarnationis . dccc.x.ci. indictione .vii. die . vero .iii. nonas Augusti .DATING CLAUSE Istis consentientibus testibus quorum nomina subtus notantur .

+ Aluredus rex subscripsi .
+ Berthulphus dux consensi .
Cum multis aliis .