Beorhthelm 20 (Male) Bishop of Selsey, 953x956-956x963
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Notes: Cf. Beorhthelm 24; Beorhthelm 25; Beorhthelm 26; Beorhthelm 29. For all the problems of identification of the several mid 10th-century bishops named 'Beorhthelm' or 'Byrhthelm', see @Keynes, Atlas, table XLIX.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (2)
Brithelm (1)
 S616   
Byrhthelmus (1)
 S1291   
Office (2)
Bishop (2)
 S616   
 S1291   
Event (24)
Affection (1)
 S655 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Wulfgar Leofa 1: King Eadwig 4 to Wulfgar Wulfgar Leofa 1, his karus: grant of land at Shaftesbury, Dorset: S655    (958)
Charter-witnessing (22)
 S1291 - Eadwig 4 restoring land to Selsey 1: Beorhthelm 20, bishop, records the restoration to the bishopric and minster of Selsey 1 by King Eadwig 4 of lands fraudulently seized by Ælfsige 45. The lands recovered comprise 42 hides (tributarii) at Selsey, Wittering, Itchenor, Birdham, Egesawyda, Brinfast and Sidlesham, 7 hides (cassati) at Aldingbourne and Lidsey, 8 at [Amberley and] Houghton, 4 at Coldwaltham and 9 at (North) Mundham, all in Sussex: S1291    (957)
 S586 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Ælfheah 33: King Eadwig 4 to Ælfheah 33, his kinsman and minister; grant of 4 hides (mansi) on the river Nadder, Wilts.: S586    (957)
 S602 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Æthelnoth 26: King Eadwig 4 to Æthelnoth 26, minister; grant of land at Darlaston, near Stone, Staffs.: S602    (956)
 S610 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Bath, St Peter’s: King Eadwig 4 to Bath, St Peter's Abbey, and to Wulfgar 17, abbot; grant of 30 hides (mansae) at Tidenham, Gloucs., of which 3 are to belong to the abbot: S610    (956)
 S611 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Byrhtnoth 1: King Eadwig 4 to Byrhtnoth 1, his faithful princeps; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Tadmarton, Oxon.: S611    (956)
 S612 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Beornric 3: King Eadwig 4 to Beornric 3, his faithful minister; grant of 6 hides (mansae) at (Little) Langford, Wilts.: S612    (956)
 S613 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Beornric 3: King Eadwig 4 to Beornric 3, hs faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Poolhampton, Hants.: S613    (956)
 S616 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Beorhthelm 20: King Eadwig 4 to Beorhthelm 20, bishop, and the brethren of Chichester; grant of 60 hides (mansae): S616    (956)
 S639 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Ælfheah 33: King Eadwig 4 to Ælfheah 33, his very faithful dux; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Buckland, Berks.: S639    (957)
 S640 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Ælfric 30: King Eadwig 4 to Ælfric 30, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Ebbesborne, Wilts.: S640    (957)
 S642 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Æthelred 30: King Eadwig 4 to Æthelred 30, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Upton (Lovell), Wilts.: S642    (957)
 S644 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Huna 1: King Eadwig 4 to Huna 1; grant of 4 hides (mansae) at Lym: S644    (957)
 S645 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Lyfing 3: King Eadwig 4 to Lyfing 3, his faithful minister; grant of 9 hides (mansae) at Loceresleage (for Lotheresleage, lost, in Hendon) and at Tunworth (lost, in Kingsbury), Middx.: S645    (957)
 S646 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Oda 1: King Eadwig 4 to Oda 1, archbishop; grant of 40 hides (mansae) at Ely, Cambs.: S646    (957)
 S647 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Oswulf 16: King Eadwig 4 to Oswulf 16, bishop; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Stanton St Bernard, Wilts.: S647    (957)
 S650 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Eadwald 23: King Eadwig 4 to Ædwold (Eadwald 23), his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Drayton, Berks.: S650    (958)
 S651 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Cyneric 4: King Eadwig 4 to Cyneric 4, his faithful propincernarius; grant of 2 hides (cassaturae) at Cern (? Pusey, Berks.): S651    (958)
 S653 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Eadheah 1: King Eadwig 4 to Eadheah 1, his faithful man; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) and 25 segetes at Ayshford in Burlescombe and Boehill in Sampford Peverell, Devon: S653    (958)
 S655 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Wulfgar Leofa 1: King Eadwig 4 to Wulfgar Wulfgar Leofa 1, his karus: grant of land at Shaftesbury, Dorset: S655    (958)
 S656 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Wulfgar 14: King Eadwig 4 to Wulfgar 14, his faithful minister; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Thornton in Marnhull and Iwerne Courtney, Dorset, to be attached to the beneficiary's estate at Hinton St Mary: S656    (958)
 S657 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Wulfric 22: King Eadwig 4 to Wulfric 22, his most faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Denchworth, Berks.: S657    (958)
 S661 - Eadwig 4 restoring land to Bath, St Peter’s: King Eadwig 4 to the church of Bath, St Peter's; restitution of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Weston, near Bath, Somerset: S661    (956)
Grant and Gift (21)
 Eadwig 4.S616 granting land to Beorhthelm 20: King Eadwig 4 to Beorhthelm 20, bishop, and the brethren of Chichester 1; grant of 60 hides (mansae): S616    (956)
 S586 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Ælfheah 33: King Eadwig 4 to Ælfheah 33, his kinsman and minister; grant of 4 hides (mansi) on the river Nadder, Wilts.: S586    (957)
 S602 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Æthelnoth 26: King Eadwig 4 to Æthelnoth 26, minister; grant of land at Darlaston, near Stone, Staffs.: S602    (956)
 S610 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Bath, St Peter’s: King Eadwig 4 to Bath, St Peter's Abbey, and to Wulfgar 17, abbot; grant of 30 hides (mansae) at Tidenham, Gloucs., of which 3 are to belong to the abbot: S610    (956)
 S611 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Byrhtnoth 1: King Eadwig 4 to Byrhtnoth 1, his faithful princeps; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Tadmarton, Oxon.: S611    (956)
 S612 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Beornric 3: King Eadwig 4 to Beornric 3, his faithful minister; grant of 6 hides (mansae) at (Little) Langford, Wilts.: S612    (956)
 S613 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Beornric 3: King Eadwig 4 to Beornric 3, hs faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Poolhampton, Hants.: S613    (956)
 S616 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Beorhthelm 20: King Eadwig 4 to Beorhthelm 20, bishop, and the brethren of Chichester; grant of 60 hides (mansae): S616    (956)
 S639 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Ælfheah 33: King Eadwig 4 to Ælfheah 33, his very faithful dux; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Buckland, Berks.: S639    (957)
 S640 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Ælfric 30: King Eadwig 4 to Ælfric 30, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Ebbesborne, Wilts.: S640    (957)
 S642 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Æthelred 30: King Eadwig 4 to Æthelred 30, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Upton (Lovell), Wilts.: S642    (957)
 S644 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Huna 1: King Eadwig 4 to Huna 1; grant of 4 hides (mansae) at Lym: S644    (957)
 S645 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Lyfing 3: King Eadwig 4 to Lyfing 3, his faithful minister; grant of 9 hides (mansae) at Loceresleage (for Lotheresleage, lost, in Hendon) and at Tunworth (lost, in Kingsbury), Middx.: S645    (957)
 S646 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Oda 1: King Eadwig 4 to Oda 1, archbishop; grant of 40 hides (mansae) at Ely, Cambs.: S646    (957)
 S647 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Oswulf 16: King Eadwig 4 to Oswulf 16, bishop; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Stanton St Bernard, Wilts.: S647    (957)
 S650 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Eadwald 23: King Eadwig 4 to Ædwold (Eadwald 23), his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Drayton, Berks.: S650    (958)
 S651 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Cyneric 4: King Eadwig 4 to Cyneric 4, his faithful propincernarius; grant of 2 hides (cassaturae) at Cern (? Pusey, Berks.): S651    (958)
 S653 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Eadheah 1: King Eadwig 4 to Eadheah 1, his faithful man; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) and 25 segetes at Ayshford in Burlescombe and Boehill in Sampford Peverell, Devon: S653    (958)
 S655 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Wulfgar Leofa 1: King Eadwig 4 to Wulfgar Wulfgar Leofa 1, his karus: grant of land at Shaftesbury, Dorset: S655    (958)
 S656 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Wulfgar 14: King Eadwig 4 to Wulfgar 14, his faithful minister; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Thornton in Marnhull and Iwerne Courtney, Dorset, to be attached to the beneficiary's estate at Hinton St Mary: S656    (958)
 S657 - Eadwig 4 granting land to Wulfric 22: King Eadwig 4 to Wulfric 22, his most faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Denchworth, Berks.: S657    (958)
Property-exchanging (1)
 Beorhthelm 20.S1291 granting gold to Eadwig 4: King Eadwig 4 to the bishopric and minster of Selsey 1; restoration of lands fraudulently seized by Ælfsige 45 in return for a grant by Bishop Beorhthelm 20 of 100 mancuses of pure gold: S1291    (957)
Property-giving/selling (1)
 Beorhthelm 20.S1291 granting gold to Eadwig 4: King Eadwig 4 to the bishopric and minster of Selsey 1; restoration of lands fraudulently seized by Ælfsige 45 in return for a grant by Bishop Beorhthelm 20 of 100 mancuses of pure gold: S1291    (957)
Restoration of land/property (3)
 Beorhthelm 20.S1291 granting gold to Eadwig 4: King Eadwig 4 to the bishopric and minster of Selsey 1; restoration of lands fraudulently seized by Ælfsige 45 in return for a grant by Bishop Beorhthelm 20 of 100 mancuses of pure gold: S1291    (957)
 S1291 - Eadwig 4 restoring land to Selsey 1: Beorhthelm 20, bishop, records the restoration to the bishopric and minster of Selsey 1 by King Eadwig 4 of lands fraudulently seized by Ælfsige 45. The lands recovered comprise 42 hides (tributarii) at Selsey, Wittering, Itchenor, Birdham, Egesawyda, Brinfast and Sidlesham, 7 hides (cassati) at Aldingbourne and Lidsey, 8 at [Amberley and] Houghton, 4 at Coldwaltham and 9 at (North) Mundham, all in Sussex: S1291    (957)
 S661 - Eadwig 4 restoring land to Bath, St Peter’s: King Eadwig 4 to the church of Bath, St Peter's; restitution of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Weston, near Bath, Somerset: S661    (956)
Seizure of land (1)
 Beorhthelm 20.S1291 granting gold to Eadwig 4: King Eadwig 4 to the bishopric and minster of Selsey 1; restoration of lands fraudulently seized by Ælfsige 45 in return for a grant by Bishop Beorhthelm 20 of 100 mancuses of pure gold: S1291    (957)