Ceolswith 1 (Female) Abbess, fl. 699-705x726; Cilla, sister of Hæha 1
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Notes: See Kelly, Abingdon, 1-4.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (3)

Ceolswiðe (1)

 S252   

Cilla (2)

 S241   
 S1179   

Office (1)

Abbess (1)

 S241   

Personal Relationship (2)

Ceolswith 1 Sister (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (2)

 of Hæha 1: S241   
 of Hæha 1: S1179   

Event (8)

Charter-witnessing (2)

 S1179 - Various agreeing to Hæha 1 leasing land to Ceolswith 1: Hæha 1, abbot, to Ceolswith 1, his sister; grant for life of 48 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, 55 at Escesdun (i.e. the Berkshire Downs) and 73 at Earmundeslea (cf. Bessels Leigh), Berks., with reversion to himself or the minster (probably at Bradfield): S1179    (705 x 726)
 S252 - Ine 1 granting land to Hæha 1 and Ceolswith 1: Ine 1, king of Wessex, to Hæha 1, patricius, and to Ceolswith 1; grant of 45 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, Bestlesford (near Basildon) and Streatley, all in Berks., for the construction of a monastery: S252    (688 x 690)

Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (2)

 Ine 1.restoring land to Hæha 1 and Ceolswith 1 S252: Ine 1, king of the West Saxons, to Hæha 1, patricius, and to Ceolswith 1; restoration of 45 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, Bestlesford (near Basildon) and Streatley, all in Berks., for the construction of a monastery: S252    (688 x 690)
 S252 - Ine 1 granting land to Hæha 1 and Ceolswith 1: Ine 1, king of Wessex, to Hæha 1, patricius, and to Ceolswith 1; grant of 45 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, Bestlesford (near Basildon) and Streatley, all in Berks., for the construction of a monastery: S252    (688 x 690)

Grant and Gift (6)

 Ceolswith 1.granting land to Hæha 1 & Ceolswith 1 S241: Cissa 1, regulus, to Hæha 1, patricius, and Ceolswith 1, his sister; grant of 173 cassati near Abingdon: S241   
 Eadfrith 2.granting land to Hæha 1 & Ceolswith 1 S252: The charter says that Eadfrith 2 had originally given the land upon the altar which was built there for his soul.: S252   
 Hæha 1.granting land to Ceolswith 1 S1179: Hæha 1 to Ceolswith 1, his sister; grant for life of 48 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, 55 at Escesdun (i.e. the Berkshire Downs) and 73 at Earmundeslea (cf. Bessels Leigh), Berks., with reversion to himself or the minster (probably at Bradfield): S1179    (705 x 726)
 Ine 1-Æthelred 2-Cuthred 7.granting land to Hæha 1 & Ceolswith 1 S241: Cuthred 7, regulus, Æthelred 2, rex, and Ine 1, rex Saxonum, to Hæha 1 & Ceolswith 1; grant of 30 cassati to the east of the River Thames: S241   
 S1179 - Various agreeing to Hæha 1 leasing land to Ceolswith 1: Hæha 1, abbot, to Ceolswith 1, his sister; grant for life of 48 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, 55 at Escesdun (i.e. the Berkshire Downs) and 73 at Earmundeslea (cf. Bessels Leigh), Berks., with reversion to himself or the minster (probably at Bradfield): S1179    (705 x 726)
 S252 - Ine 1 granting land to Hæha 1 and Ceolswith 1: Ine 1, king of Wessex, to Hæha 1, patricius, and to Ceolswith 1; grant of 45 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, Bestlesford (near Basildon) and Streatley, all in Berks., for the construction of a monastery: S252    (688 x 690)

Restoration of land/property (2)

 Ine 1.restoring land to Hæha 1 and Ceolswith 1 S252: Ine 1, king of the West Saxons, to Hæha 1, patricius, and to Ceolswith 1; restoration of 45 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, Bestlesford (near Basildon) and Streatley, all in Berks., for the construction of a monastery: S252    (688 x 690)
 Ine 1.seizing land from Hæha 1 S241: Ine 1, from Hæha 1 & Ceolswith 1, seizure of land near Abingdon [173 / 273 cassati] on the grounds that neither a monastery nor an oratory had been built upon it; he later restored the land to Hæha 1.: S241    (688)

Seizure of land (1)

 Ine 1.seizing land from Hæha 1 S241: Ine 1, from Hæha 1 & Ceolswith 1, seizure of land near Abingdon [173 / 273 cassati] on the grounds that neither a monastery nor an oratory had been built upon it; he later restored the land to Hæha 1.: S241    (688)