Archive: Chertsey

A.D. 871 x 899. Alfred, king of the English, to Chertsey Abbey; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Thorpe, with Getinges (cf. Eaton Farm, Chobham), Hunewaldesham (cf. Hundulsham, lost, in Weybridge) and Woodham, Surrey. Latin with English bounds.

 

[R]egnante eternaliter Rege omnium seculorum domino 7 salvatore nostro Jhesu Christo .INVOCATION

Orbita labentis seculi cotidiano deficit occasu . Hoc quoque indicio fideles quique oppido commonentur quo bonorum operum exempla perfecte sectantes in patrum benivolencie proficiendo successu temporalium vicissitudine bonorum perpetua 7 incommutabilia regni celorum mereantur adipisci gaudia .PROEM

Qua propter ego Ælfredus favente omnipotentis Dei clemencia Rex Anglorum ceterarumque provinciarum in circuitu persistencium rector ac gubernator gencium quandam partem telluris in qua Monasterium quod sub nomine sancte trinitatis 7 beati Petri apostolorum principis constat honore dedicatum esse atque fundatum 7 constructum scilicet locum qui famoso onomate apud Anglos nuncupatur Ceroteseg id est Cirotis insula 7 . v . mansas apud Thorp cum omnibis appendiciis illuc rite pertinentibus . scilicet Getinges . Huneuualdesham 7 Wudeham ad sustentacionem illius Monasterii 7 omnium illuc unanimiter Deo serviencium libenti animo concedo 7 confirmoDISPOSITIVE WORD ut illic ibi degentes pro meis non desistant intervenire peccaminibus atque offensionibus meis innumeris . Sit autem supradicta tellus ut taxavimus cum universis que rite ad se pertinent videlicet campis . silvis . pratis . pascuis . stagnis 7 rivulis . libera 7 inconcussa 7 ab omni servitutis jugo stabilis firma 7 exinanita .

Si quis autem diabolica illectus cupiditate huius mei decreti diffinicionem 7 confirmacionem irritam fecerit sciat se in tremendo judicio racionem redditurum 7 ultricibus averni flammis cum antichristo 7 ejus fantoribus semper arsurum ibique eternaliter mansurum nisi in hac vita satis digne penituerit .CURSE

Hiis igitur limitibus tellus prefata giratur .

[Ð]is is þe landimere to Certeseye and to þorpe . þat is arest on Wai'e'muþe up endlonge Waie to Waibrugge to midstreme Of Waibrugge suþuuard to boggesley of boggeslye bi midestreme to Wudeham . Of Wodeham suþriste into Haleuuik bi midestreme and so forþ bi tuuene þe londe of Haleuuik and þe londe of Wyntredeshulle Westrigte and so forþ Westrigte in fule brok þe geþ bi twene fetingelye and þe 'forthe' vergthe and so forþrigte to þe horestone and fram þe horestone in to þe derneforde . And so forþ west rigte endlonge streme in to þe more aet estuuodesende And so up be tuuene estuuode and otershaghe on þe horeþorne . Of þe horeþorne to eccan treiuue . Of eccan treouue to þe þrem burghen . Of þe þrem burghen in to þe shigtren . Of þe shigtren in to Merchebroke . Of Merchebroke on exlaepesburne . Of exleapesburne to þene hore mapeldure . Of þe hore mapeldure to þe þrem treouuen Of þe þrem treouuen endlange depebrok rigt to wealegate . Of waelegate on Shyrepol . Of Shyrepol rigt to fulebrok . Of fulebrok to þe blake witghe . Of þe wiþeghe forþrigte to wealeshuþe . andlange temese an oþerehalue Mixtenham in þere ac be tuuene burgheyge and Mixtenham enlonge þe waetere rigt to neatel eyghe . Of þen eyghe endlonge temese abute oxelake and so forþ endlange temese to bores burghe and so forþ endlange temese rigt to hamen eyge . And sua forþ endlange streme rigt be norþen hameneyghe . And sua for endlange temese be haelue streme eft on Wayemuþe . BOUNDS