Wærfrith 6 (Male) Bishop of Worcester, 869x872?907x915
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Factoid List

Recorded Name (28)
Hereferth (1)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  iv.136
Uuerefridus (1)
 S1279   
Uuerfrith (2)
 S1416   
 S222   
Uuærfrid (1)
 S346   
Uuærfriðus (1)
 S1442   
Werefrið (1)
 S222   
Werferd (1)
 S367a   
Werferdus (1)
 S224   
Werferð (4)
 S218   
 S1416   
 S1441   
 S1446   
Werferþus (1)
 S220   
Werfrid (1)
 S216   
Werfrithus (1)
 Asser.VitAlfredi  77
Werfrið (2)
 S215   
 S1280   
Werfriþ (1)
 S219   
Werfryth (1)
 S216   
Werfryð (1)
 S1415   
Werfyrð (1)
 S1278   
Wæferð (1)
 Alfred.GregCurPast  PraefPr.3.1
Wærferð (2)
 S215   
 S223   
Wærfrið (3)
 S216   
 S217   
 S361   
Education (1)
 thoroughly learned in holy writings: Asser.VitAlfredi  77
Authorship (1)
 Translator of Gregory 1's Dialogues (Translation): Asser.VitAlfredi  77
Office (33)
Bishop (33)
 Alfred.GregCurPast  PraefPr.3.1
 Asser.VitAlfredi  77 (Bishop of the church of Worcester)
 S215   
 S215   
 S216    (bishop of the Hwicce)
 S216   
 S218   
 S219   
 S220   
 S223   
 S346   
 S346    (antistes of the Hwicce)
 S1278    (bishop of the Hwicce)
 S1279    (bishop of the Hwicce)
 S1415   
 S1416   
 S1416   
 S1442   
 S217   
 S1441   
 S361   
 S367a   
 S1446   
 S222    (bishop of the provincia of the Hwicce)
 S222   
 S224   
 S1280    (bishop of Worcester)
 S1281   
 S1282   
 S1283   
 S1507   
 Anon.EpisList4    (bishop of the Hwicce)
 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  iv.136
Personal Relationship (5)
Wærfrith 6 Friend (General relationship) of ~ (2)
 of Æthelred 1: S223   
 of Æthelflæd 4: S223   
~ Friend (General relationship) of Wærfrith 6 (1)
 Æthelnoth 19: of Wærfrith 6: S1446   
~ Propinquus (Consanguineal kinship) of Wærfrith 6 (2)
 Cynehelm 9: of Wærfrith 6: S1282   
 Cyneswith 4: of Wærfrith 6: S1283   
Possession (1)
 Honours and powers which Wærfrith 6 had in Mercia.: Asser.VitAlfredi  77
Event (63)
Agreement (1)
 S1441 - agreement between Wærfrith 6 and Æthelwald 31: Record of an agreement between Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and Æthelwald 31 concerning woodland at Woodchester, Bisley, Avening, Gloucs.; and at Scorranstone (? Sherston, Wilts.) and Thornbyrig (? Thornbury, Gloucs.) and swine-pasture at Longridge, Gloucs: S1441    (896)
Bequeathing/will-making (2)
 Alfred 8.S1507 bequeathing to the archbishop: King Alfred 8 100 mancuses to the archbishop, Bishop Esne 13, Bishop Wærfrith 6, and the Bishop of Sherborne.: S1507    (873 x 888)
 S1442 - settlement between Winchcombe 1 and Worcester 1: Cenwulf 3, king, left charters converying his inheritance. The charters stated that after him, no heir should have the power to give or convey the inheritance, which belongs to Winchcombe 1, to any man for a longer term than one life. In 897, Æthelwulf 21 read the charters and found that 5 manentes at (Upton) Bockley were in the possession of Wullaf 5 who claimed that Cynethryth 4 had given the land to his father [Anonymous 689] for 3 lives and that Ælfflæd 8 had added 3 more. It was adjudged by Æthelred 1 that Cenwulf 3's original ruling must stand. Wullaf 5 gave over the charters to Æthelwulf 21, dux, on the understanding that he would hold the land in his lifetime and that it would then pass to Worcester 1.: S1442    (897)
Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (2)
 Alfred 8.reporting on how his decision to translate books: Alfred 8 reported to Wærfrith 6 about his decision to translate books.: Alfred.GregCurPast  PraefPr.7.6-8
 Wærfrith 6.translation of the Dialogues of Gregory 1: At the command of Alfred 8, Wærfrith 6 was the first to translate the Dialogues of Gregory 1 from Latin into English.: Asser.VitAlfredi  77
Burh - building (1)
 Æthelred 1-Æthelflæd 4.ordering burh at Worcester to be built: Æthelred 1, ealdorman, and Æthelflæd 4 ordered the burh at Worcester to be built for the protection of all the people and to exalt the praise of God therein: S223    ( x 899)
Charter confirmation (2)
 S361 - Edward 2 confirming sale by Hungyth 1 to Wigfrith 2: Edward 2, Æthelred 1, and Ætheflæd 1 confirm the sale by Hungyth 1 to Wigfrith 2 of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Eaton, Oxon., the earlier landbook having been lost: S361    (904)
 S367a - Edward 2, Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 renewing a charter: King Edward 2, with Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 of Mercia, at the request of Æthelfrith 3, dux, renews the charter of a grant by Cenwulf 3, king of Mercia, to Beornnoth 2, comes, of 10 hides (cassati) at Islington, Middx.: S367a    (903)
Charter-witnessing (22)
 S1278 - Wærfrith 6 selling lease on land to Eanwulf 11: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and the Worcester 1 familia, to Eanwulf 11, minister; lease, for four lives, of 2 hides (mansae or mansiones) at Nuthurst, Warwicks., in return for 20 mancuses of gold, with reversion to the monastery of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks: S1278    (872)
 S1279 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Wærwulf 2: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester 1, to Wærwulf 2, presbiter; lease, for two lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Ablington on the river Coln, Gloucs., the holder to pay chuch-scot and soul-scot to (the minster at) Bibury, Gloucs: S1279    (899)
 S1280 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4: Wærfrith 6, bishop, and the community at Worcester 1, to Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4, their lords; lease, for their lives and that of Ælfwynn 2 [their daughter] of a messuage (haga) in Worcester and land at Barbourne in North Claines, Worcs., with reversion to the bishop.: S1280    (904)
 S1281 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Wulfsige 20: Wærfrith 6, bishop, with the Worcester 1 community, to Wulfsige 20, his reeve; lease, for three lives, of 1 hide at Aston Magna, Gloucs., just as Herred 4 held it: S1281    (904)
 S1282 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Cynehelm 9: Wærfrith 6, bishop (of Worcester), with the permission of King Alfred 8 and of Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4, to Cynehelm 9, his kinsman; lease, for three lives, of 10 hides (manentes) at Bengeworth, Worcs., with reversion to the bishopric. The land had been granted to the church of Worcester by Burgred 5, king of the Mercians, and Bishop Ealhhun 2.: S1282    (907)
 S1283 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Cyneswith 4: Wærfrith 6, bishop, to Cyneswith 4, his kinswoman; lease, for three lives, of 3 hides at Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucs., with reversion to Bishop's Cleeve, for the bishopric. The other 2 hides at Elmstone Hardwicke, of the 5 hides leased by the community to Bishop Wærfrith 6 (cf. S 1415), are to belong to Prestbury for as long as the lease runs.: S1283    (899 x 904)
 S1415 - Wærfrith 6 leases himself land: Bishop Wærfrith 6, with the permission of the familia in the church of Worcester 1, arranges for himself a lease, for three lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucs., formerly belonging to the minster at Bishop's Cleeve, with reversion to the church of Worcester: S1415    (889)
 S1416 - Wærfrith 6 leases land to himself: Bishop Wærfrith 6, with the agreement of the familia at Worcester 1, arranges for himself the lease, for four lives, of 3 hides (manentes) at South Hethfeld and of land at Hreodhalh: S1416    (892)
 S1441 - agreement between Wærfrith 6 and Æthelwald 31: Record of an agreement between Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and Æthelwald 31 concerning woodland at Woodchester, Bisley, Avening, Gloucs.; and at Scorranstone (? Sherston, Wilts.) and Thornbyrig (? Thornbury, Gloucs.) and swine-pasture at Longridge, Gloucs: S1441    (896)
 S1442 - settlement between Winchcombe 1 and Worcester 1: Cenwulf 3, king, left charters converying his inheritance. The charters stated that after him, no heir should have the power to give or convey the inheritance, which belongs to Winchcombe 1, to any man for a longer term than one life. In 897, Æthelwulf 21 read the charters and found that 5 manentes at (Upton) Bockley were in the possession of Wullaf 5 who claimed that Cynethryth 4 had given the land to his father [Anonymous 689] for 3 lives and that Ælfflæd 8 had added 3 more. It was adjudged by Æthelred 1 that Cenwulf 3's original ruling must stand. Wullaf 5 gave over the charters to Æthelwulf 21, dux, on the understanding that he would hold the land in his lifetime and that it would then pass to Worcester 1.: S1442    (897)
 S1446 - Wærfrith 6-Eadnoth 4 settling dispute: Settlement of a dispute between Wærfrith 6, bishop, and Eadnoth 4, concerning land at Sodbury, Gloucs. : S1446    (903)
 S215 - Ceolwulf 11 selling exemptions to Wærfrith 6: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 S216 - Ceolwulf 11 granting land to St Mary’s, Worcester: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of Mercians, to St Mary's minster, Worcester [Worcester, St Mary's]; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Overbury, Worcs., with villulae at Conderton and Pendock, Worcs.: S216    (875)
 S217 - Æthelred 1 granting land to the diocese of Worcester 1: Æthelred 1, dux et patricius of Mercian people, to the bishopric of Worcester 1; grant of 6 hides (mansiones) at Brightwell Baldwin and 8 at Watlington, Oxon., to pertain to the church at Readanoran (i.e. Pyrton, Oxon): S217    (887)
 S218 - Æthelred 1 selling privileges to Berkeley Abbey and leasing land to Cynewulf 11: (a) Æthelred 1, ealdorman of Mercia, with the consent of King Alfred 8 and the whole Mercian witan, to Berkeley Abbey; grant of privileges in exchange for 12 hides at Stoke Bishop, Gloucs., and 30 gold mancuses. (b) Æthelred 1, ealdorman, to Cynewulf 11, son of Ceoluht 1; lease, for three lives, of the land at Stoke Bishop, with reversion to the bishopric of Worcester 1: S218    (883)
 S219 - Æthelred 1 granting land and salt-works to Æthelwulf 25: Æthelred 1, principatus and dominus the Mercians, to Æthelwulf 25; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Himbleton, Worcs., with appurtenant salt-workings etc: S219    (884)
 S220 - Æthelred 1 granting land: Æthelred 1, procurator of Mercians, to Wulfgar 2, minister; grant of 15 hides (manentes) at Walden, Herts.: S220    (888)
 S222 - Æthelred 1 regranting land to Cuthwulf 9: Æthelred 1, dux Merciorum, to Cuthwulf 9, minister; renewal of the grant by King Burgred 5 to Cered 1, Cuthwulf 9's propinquus, of 10 hides (manentes) at Marlcliff in Cleeve Prior, Worcs., the ancient landbook having been carried off by 'pagans' (Vikings); with a note that the beneficiary later granted the land to the church of Worcester 1: S222    (883 x 911)
 S224 - Æthelflæd 4 exchanging with Ealhhelm 7: Æthelflæd 4, lady of the Mercians, to Ealhhelm 7; grant of 2 hides (manentes) at Stantun (? Stanton by Newhall, Derbys.), in return for 60 swine and 300 solidi: S224    (914)
 S346 - Alfred 8 & Æthelred 1 granting land and commercial privileges to Wærfrith 6: Alfred 8, king of the English and the Saxons, and Æthelred 1, subregulus et patricius Merciorum, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant of land æt Hwætmundes stane in London, with commercial privileges: S346    (889)
 S361 - Edward 2 confirming sale by Hungyth 1 to Wigfrith 2: Edward 2, Æthelred 1, and Ætheflæd 1 confirm the sale by Hungyth 1 to Wigfrith 2 of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Eaton, Oxon., the earlier landbook having been lost: S361    (904)
 S367a - Edward 2, Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 renewing a charter: King Edward 2, with Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 of Mercia, at the request of Æthelfrith 3, dux, renews the charter of a grant by Cenwulf 3, king of Mercia, to Beornnoth 2, comes, of 10 hides (cassati) at Islington, Middx.: S367a    (903)
Confirmation of land/privileges (2)
 S222 - Æthelred 1 regranting land to Cuthwulf 9: Æthelred 1, dux Merciorum, to Cuthwulf 9, minister; renewal of the grant by King Burgred 5 to Cered 1, Cuthwulf 9's propinquus, of 10 hides (manentes) at Marlcliff in Cleeve Prior, Worcs., the ancient landbook having been carried off by 'pagans' (Vikings); with a note that the beneficiary later granted the land to the church of Worcester 1: S222    (883 x 911)
 S361 - Edward 2 confirming sale by Hungyth 1 to Wigfrith 2: Edward 2, Æthelred 1, and Ætheflæd 1 confirm the sale by Hungyth 1 to Wigfrith 2 of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Eaton, Oxon., the earlier landbook having been lost: S361    (904)
Disputing/dispute-settling (2)
 S1442 - settlement between Winchcombe 1 and Worcester 1: Cenwulf 3, king, left charters converying his inheritance. The charters stated that after him, no heir should have the power to give or convey the inheritance, which belongs to Winchcombe 1, to any man for a longer term than one life. In 897, Æthelwulf 21 read the charters and found that 5 manentes at (Upton) Bockley were in the possession of Wullaf 5 who claimed that Cynethryth 4 had given the land to his father [Anonymous 689] for 3 lives and that Ælfflæd 8 had added 3 more. It was adjudged by Æthelred 1 that Cenwulf 3's original ruling must stand. Wullaf 5 gave over the charters to Æthelwulf 21, dux, on the understanding that he would hold the land in his lifetime and that it would then pass to Worcester 1.: S1442    (897)
 S1446 - Wærfrith 6-Eadnoth 4 settling dispute: Settlement of a dispute between Wærfrith 6, bishop, and Eadnoth 4, concerning land at Sodbury, Gloucs. : S1446    (903)
Education/teaching (1)
 Alfred 8.request to Wærfrith 6 to teach Anonymi 203: Alfred 8 requested Wærfrith 6 to teach the free-born youth of England (Anonymi 203) to read English.: Alfred.GregCurPast  PraefPr.7.8-15
Freeing from dues (3)
 Ceolwulf 11.S215 granting to Wærfrith 6 exemptions for the diocese of Worcester 1: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 S215 - Ceolwulf 11 selling exemptions to Wærfrith 6: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 Wærfrith 6.selling lease to Ceolwulf 11 S215: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
Grant and Gift (16)
 Alfred 8-Æthelred 1.granting land and commercial privileges to Wærfrith 6: Alfred 8, king of the English and the Saxons, and Æthelred 1, subregulus et patricius Merciorum, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester 1; grant of land æt Hwætmundes stane in London, with commercial privileges: S346    (889)
 Alfred 8.bestowing honours upon Wærfrith 6: Alfred 8 bestowed [on Wærfrith 6] many honours and powers within the kingdom of the West Saxons.: Asser.VitAlfredi  77
 Alfred 8.granting land to Canterbury and Worcester: Alfred 8, king, and Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4, to Plegmund 1, archbishop, and to Christ Church, and to Wærfrith 6, bishop, and the church of Worcester; grant of 2 iugera of land at Ætheredes hyd (Queenhithe) on the Thames, one to each.: S1628    (898 x 899)
 S1282 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Cynehelm 9: Wærfrith 6, bishop (of Worcester), with the permission of King Alfred 8 and of Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4, to Cynehelm 9, his kinsman; lease, for three lives, of 10 hides (manentes) at Bengeworth, Worcs., with reversion to the bishopric. The land had been granted to the church of Worcester by Burgred 5, king of the Mercians, and Bishop Ealhhun 2.: S1282    (907)
 S215 - Ceolwulf 11 selling exemptions to Wærfrith 6: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 S216 - Ceolwulf 11 granting land to St Mary’s, Worcester: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of Mercians, to St Mary's minster, Worcester [Worcester, St Mary's]; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Overbury, Worcs., with villulae at Conderton and Pendock, Worcs.: S216    (875)
 S217 - Æthelred 1 granting land to the diocese of Worcester 1: Æthelred 1, dux et patricius of Mercian people, to the bishopric of Worcester 1; grant of 6 hides (mansiones) at Brightwell Baldwin and 8 at Watlington, Oxon., to pertain to the church at Readanoran (i.e. Pyrton, Oxon): S217    (887)
 S218 - Æthelred 1 selling privileges to Berkeley Abbey and leasing land to Cynewulf 11: (a) Æthelred 1, ealdorman of Mercia, with the consent of King Alfred 8 and the whole Mercian witan, to Berkeley Abbey; grant of privileges in exchange for 12 hides at Stoke Bishop, Gloucs., and 30 gold mancuses. (b) Æthelred 1, ealdorman, to Cynewulf 11, son of Ceoluht 1; lease, for three lives, of the land at Stoke Bishop, with reversion to the bishopric of Worcester 1: S218    (883)
 S219 - Æthelred 1 granting land and salt-works to Æthelwulf 25: Æthelred 1, principatus and dominus the Mercians, to Æthelwulf 25; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Himbleton, Worcs., with appurtenant salt-workings etc: S219    (884)
 S220 - Æthelred 1 granting land: Æthelred 1, procurator of Mercians, to Wulfgar 2, minister; grant of 15 hides (manentes) at Walden, Herts.: S220    (888)
 S222 - Æthelred 1 regranting land to Cuthwulf 9: Æthelred 1, dux Merciorum, to Cuthwulf 9, minister; renewal of the grant by King Burgred 5 to Cered 1, Cuthwulf 9's propinquus, of 10 hides (manentes) at Marlcliff in Cleeve Prior, Worcs., the ancient landbook having been carried off by 'pagans' (Vikings); with a note that the beneficiary later granted the land to the church of Worcester 1: S222    (883 x 911)
 S224 - Æthelflæd 4 exchanging with Ealhhelm 7: Æthelflæd 4, lady of the Mercians, to Ealhhelm 7; grant of 2 hides (manentes) at Stantun (? Stanton by Newhall, Derbys.), in return for 60 swine and 300 solidi: S224    (914)
 S346 - Alfred 8 & Æthelred 1 granting land and commercial privileges to Wærfrith 6: Alfred 8, king of the English and the Saxons, and Æthelred 1, subregulus et patricius Merciorum, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant of land æt Hwætmundes stane in London, with commercial privileges: S346    (889)
 S367a - Edward 2, Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 renewing a charter: King Edward 2, with Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 of Mercia, at the request of Æthelfrith 3, dux, renews the charter of a grant by Cenwulf 3, king of Mercia, to Beornnoth 2, comes, of 10 hides (cassati) at Islington, Middx.: S367a    (903)
 Wærfrith 6.granting land to ?: Wærfrith 6, bishop, to —; concerning Avenbury, Herefords..: S1838    (873 x 915)
 Wærfrith 6.selling lease to Ceolwulf 11 S215: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
Law-making/legislation (1)
 S1442 - settlement between Winchcombe 1 and Worcester 1: Cenwulf 3, king, left charters converying his inheritance. The charters stated that after him, no heir should have the power to give or convey the inheritance, which belongs to Winchcombe 1, to any man for a longer term than one life. In 897, Æthelwulf 21 read the charters and found that 5 manentes at (Upton) Bockley were in the possession of Wullaf 5 who claimed that Cynethryth 4 had given the land to his father [Anonymous 689] for 3 lives and that Ælfflæd 8 had added 3 more. It was adjudged by Æthelred 1 that Cenwulf 3's original ruling must stand. Wullaf 5 gave over the charters to Æthelwulf 21, dux, on the understanding that he would hold the land in his lifetime and that it would then pass to Worcester 1.: S1442    (897)
Lease (21)
 Ceolwulf 11.S215 granting to Wærfrith 6 exemptions for the diocese of Worcester 1: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 Eanwulf 11.S1278 purchasing lease of land: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester 1, and the Worcester 1 familia, to Eanwulf 11, minister; lease, for four lives, of 2 hides (mansae or mansiones) at Nuthurst, Warwicks., in return for 20 mancuses of gold, with reversion to the monastery of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks.: S1278    (872)
 S1278 - Wærfrith 6 selling lease on land to Eanwulf 11: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and the Worcester 1 familia, to Eanwulf 11, minister; lease, for four lives, of 2 hides (mansae or mansiones) at Nuthurst, Warwicks., in return for 20 mancuses of gold, with reversion to the monastery of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks: S1278    (872)
 S1279 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Wærwulf 2: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester 1, to Wærwulf 2, presbiter; lease, for two lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Ablington on the river Coln, Gloucs., the holder to pay chuch-scot and soul-scot to (the minster at) Bibury, Gloucs: S1279    (899)
 S1280 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4: Wærfrith 6, bishop, and the community at Worcester 1, to Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4, their lords; lease, for their lives and that of Ælfwynn 2 [their daughter] of a messuage (haga) in Worcester and land at Barbourne in North Claines, Worcs., with reversion to the bishop.: S1280    (904)
 S1281 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Wulfsige 20: Wærfrith 6, bishop, with the Worcester 1 community, to Wulfsige 20, his reeve; lease, for three lives, of 1 hide at Aston Magna, Gloucs., just as Herred 4 held it: S1281    (904)
 S1283 - Wærfrith 6 leasing land to Cyneswith 4: Wærfrith 6, bishop, to Cyneswith 4, his kinswoman; lease, for three lives, of 3 hides at Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucs., with reversion to Bishop's Cleeve, for the bishopric. The other 2 hides at Elmstone Hardwicke, of the 5 hides leased by the community to Bishop Wærfrith 6 (cf. S 1415), are to belong to Prestbury for as long as the lease runs.: S1283    (899 x 904)
 S1415 - Wærfrith 6 leases himself land: Bishop Wærfrith 6, with the permission of the familia in the church of Worcester 1, arranges for himself a lease, for three lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucs., formerly belonging to the minster at Bishop's Cleeve, with reversion to the church of Worcester: S1415    (889)
 S1416 - Wærfrith 6 leases land to himself: Bishop Wærfrith 6, with the agreement of the familia at Worcester 1, arranges for himself the lease, for four lives, of 3 hides (manentes) at South Hethfeld and of land at Hreodhalh: S1416    (892)
 S215 - Ceolwulf 11 selling exemptions to Wærfrith 6: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 S218 - Æthelred 1 selling privileges to Berkeley Abbey and leasing land to Cynewulf 11: (a) Æthelred 1, ealdorman of Mercia, with the consent of King Alfred 8 and the whole Mercian witan, to Berkeley Abbey; grant of privileges in exchange for 12 hides at Stoke Bishop, Gloucs., and 30 gold mancuses. (b) Æthelred 1, ealdorman, to Cynewulf 11, son of Ceoluht 1; lease, for three lives, of the land at Stoke Bishop, with reversion to the bishopric of Worcester 1: S218    (883)
 Worcester 1.S1283 leasing land to Wærfrith 6: Worcester 1 to Wærfrith 6, bishop; lease for three lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucs.: S1283    (899 x 904)
 Wærfrith 6-Worcester 1.saling lease of land to Eanwulf 11 S1278: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and the Worcester 1 familia, to Eanwulf 11, minister; lease, for four lives, of 2 hides (mansae or mansiones) at Nuthurst, Warwicks., in return for 20 mancuses of gold, with reversion to the monastery of Stratford-upon-Avon 1, Warwicks.: S1278    (872)
 Wærfrith 6.S1280 leasing land to Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4: Wærfrith 6, bishop, and the community at Worcester 1, to Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4, their lords; lease, for their lives and that of Ælfwynn 2, their daughter, of a messuage (haga) in Worcester 1 and land at Barbourne in North Claines, Worcs., with reversion to the bishop.: S1280    (904)
 Wærfrith 6.S1281 leasing land to Wulfsige 20: Wærfrith 6, bishop, with the Worcester 1 community, to Wulfsige 20, his reeve; lease, for three lives, of 1 hide at Aston Magna, Gloucs., just as Herred 4 held it: S1281    (904)
 Wærfrith 6.S1282 leasing land to Cynehelm 9: Wærfrith 6, bishop (of Worcester 1), with the permission of King Alfred 24 and of Æthelred and Æthelflæd, to Abbot Cynehelm 9, his kinsman; lease, for three lives, of 10 hides (manentes) at Bengeworth, Worcs., with reversion to the bishopric. The land had been granted to the church of Worcester 1 by Burgred, king of the Mercians, and Bishop Ealhhun 2.: S1282    (907)
 Wærfrith 6.S1283 leasing land to Cyneswith 4: Wærfrith 6, bishop, to Cyneswith 4, his kinswoman; lease, for three lives, of 3 hides at Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucs., with reversion to Bishop's Cleeve, for the bishopric. The other 2 hides at Elmstone Hardwicke, of the 5 hides leased by the community to Bishop Wærfrith 6 (cf. S 1415), are to belong to Prestbury for as long as the lease runs.: S1283    (899 x 904)
 Wærfrith 6.S1415 leasing land to himself: Bishop Wærfrith 6, with the permission of the familia in the church of Worcester 1, arranges for himself a lease, for three lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucs., formerly belonging to the minster at Bishop's Cleeve, with reversion to the church of Worcester 1.: S1415    (889)
 Wærfrith 6.S1416 leasing land to himself: Bishop Wærfrith 6, with the agreement of the familia at Worcester 1, arranges for himself the lease, for four lives, of 3 hides (manentes) at South Hethfeld and of land at Hreodhalh: S1416    (892)
 Wærfrith 6.leasing land to Wærwulf 2 S1279: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, to Wærwulf 2, presbiter; lease, for two lives, of 5 hides (manentes) at Ablington on the river Coln, Gloucs., the holder to pay church-scot and soul-scot to (the minster at) Bibury, Gloucs.: S1279    (899)
 Wærfrith 6.selling lease to Ceolwulf 11 S215: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
Liturgical celebration (4)
 Ceolwulf 11.S215 granting to Wærfrith 6 exemptions for the diocese of Worcester 1: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 S215 - Ceolwulf 11 selling exemptions to Wærfrith 6: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 Wærfrith 6-Worcester, Peter’s.appointing divine offices for Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4: Bishop Wærfrith 6 and the community of Worcester, St Peter's, appointed the following divine offices to be said for Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 both during their lives and after their deaths: at every matins and at every vespers and at every tierce, the psalm De profundis as long as they live, and after their death Laudate Dominum; and every Saturday in St Peter's church 30 psalms and a mass for them.: S223    (889 x 899)
 Wærfrith 6.selling lease to Ceolwulf 11 S215: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
Property-buying/purchasing (1)
 Ceolwulf 11.S361 procuring land from Wærfrith 6: Ceolwulf 11 II, king, from Wærfrith 6, bishop; purchase of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Eaton, Oxon. for an unspecified amount: S361    (874 x 879)
Property-exchanging (7)
 Ceolwulf 11.S215 granting to Wærfrith 6 exemptions for the diocese of Worcester 1: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 Ceolwulf 11.S361 procuring land from Wærfrith 6: Ceolwulf 11 II, king, from Wærfrith 6, bishop; purchase of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Eaton, Oxon. for an unspecified amount: S361    (874 x 879)
 Eanwulf 11.S1278 purchasing lease of land: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester 1, and the Worcester 1 familia, to Eanwulf 11, minister; lease, for four lives, of 2 hides (mansae or mansiones) at Nuthurst, Warwicks., in return for 20 mancuses of gold, with reversion to the monastery of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks.: S1278    (872)
 S1278 - Wærfrith 6 selling lease on land to Eanwulf 11: Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and the Worcester 1 familia, to Eanwulf 11, minister; lease, for four lives, of 2 hides (mansae or mansiones) at Nuthurst, Warwicks., in return for 20 mancuses of gold, with reversion to the monastery of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks: S1278    (872)
 S215 - Ceolwulf 11 selling exemptions to Wærfrith 6: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 S218 - Æthelred 1 selling privileges to Berkeley Abbey and leasing land to Cynewulf 11: (a) Æthelred 1, ealdorman of Mercia, with the consent of King Alfred 8 and the whole Mercian witan, to Berkeley Abbey; grant of privileges in exchange for 12 hides at Stoke Bishop, Gloucs., and 30 gold mancuses. (b) Æthelred 1, ealdorman, to Cynewulf 11, son of Ceoluht 1; lease, for three lives, of the land at Stoke Bishop, with reversion to the bishopric of Worcester 1: S218    (883)
 Wærfrith 6.S361 exchanging with Ceolwulf 11: Wærfrith 6, bishop, to Ceolwulf 11 II, king; sale of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Eaton, Oxon.: S361    (874 x 879)
Property-giving/selling (5)
 Ceolwulf 11.S215 granting to Wærfrith 6 exemptions for the diocese of Worcester 1: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
 S224 - Æthelflæd 4 exchanging with Ealhhelm 7: Æthelflæd 4, lady of the Mercians, to Ealhhelm 7; grant of 2 hides (manentes) at Stantun (? Stanton by Newhall, Derbys.), in return for 60 swine and 300 solidi: S224    (914)
 S361 - Edward 2 confirming sale by Hungyth 1 to Wigfrith 2: Edward 2, Æthelred 1, and Ætheflæd 1 confirm the sale by Hungyth 1 to Wigfrith 2 of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Eaton, Oxon., the earlier landbook having been lost: S361    (904)
 Wærfrith 6.S361 exchanging with Ceolwulf 11: Wærfrith 6, bishop, to Ceolwulf 11 II, king; sale of 5 hides (manentes) at Water Eaton, Oxon.: S361    (874 x 879)
 Wærfrith 6.selling lease to Ceolwulf 11 S215: Ceolwulf 11 (II), king of the Mercians, to Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester; grant to the diocese of exemption from the burden of feeding the king's horses and their servants, in return for liturgical services. The bishop grants to the king a four-life lease of 6 hides (manentes) at Daylesford, Gloucs., with reversion to Worcester, in return for 60 mancuses of gold: S215    (875)
Property-transacting (2)
 S1441 - agreement between Wærfrith 6 and Æthelwald 31: Record of an agreement between Wærfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and Æthelwald 31 concerning woodland at Woodchester, Bisley, Avening, Gloucs.; and at Scorranstone (? Sherston, Wilts.) and Thornbyrig (? Thornbury, Gloucs.) and swine-pasture at Longridge, Gloucs: S1441    (896)
 S1442 - settlement between Winchcombe 1 and Worcester 1: Cenwulf 3, king, left charters converying his inheritance. The charters stated that after him, no heir should have the power to give or convey the inheritance, which belongs to Winchcombe 1, to any man for a longer term than one life. In 897, Æthelwulf 21 read the charters and found that 5 manentes at (Upton) Bockley were in the possession of Wullaf 5 who claimed that Cynethryth 4 had given the land to his father [Anonymous 689] for 3 lives and that Ælfflæd 8 had added 3 more. It was adjudged by Æthelred 1 that Cenwulf 3's original ruling must stand. Wullaf 5 gave over the charters to Æthelwulf 21, dux, on the understanding that he would hold the land in his lifetime and that it would then pass to Worcester 1.: S1442    (897)
Religious practice (1)
 Wærfrith 6-Worcester, Peter’s.appointing divine offices for Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4: Bishop Wærfrith 6 and the community of Worcester, St Peter's, appointed the following divine offices to be said for Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 both during their lives and after their deaths: at every matins and at every vespers and at every tierce, the psalm De profundis as long as they live, and after their death Laudate Dominum; and every Saturday in St Peter's church 30 psalms and a mass for them.: S223    (889 x 899)
Reporting (1)
 Alfred 8.reporting on how his decision to translate books: Alfred 8 reported to Wærfrith 6 about his decision to translate books.: Alfred.GregCurPast  PraefPr.7.6-8
Request (2)
 Alfred 8.request to Wærfrith 6 to teach Anonymi 203: Alfred 8 requested Wærfrith 6 to teach the free-born youth of England (Anonymi 203) to read English.: Alfred.GregCurPast  PraefPr.7.8-15
 S367a - Edward 2, Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 renewing a charter: King Edward 2, with Æthelred 1 and Æthelflæd 4 of Mercia, at the request of Æthelfrith 3, dux, renews the charter of a grant by Cenwulf 3, king of Mercia, to Beornnoth 2, comes, of 10 hides (cassati) at Islington, Middx.: S367a    (903)
Factoids linked indirectly to Wærfrith 6 (2)
Education (1)
 Alfred 8: The teaching and wisdom of these men increased the king's desire steadily and fulfilled it.: Asser.VitAlfredi  77
Office (1)
Minister of Wærfrith 6 (1)
 Wulfsige 20: S1281