Event: Bequeathing/will-making, Confirmation of land/privileges, Grant and Gift, Writ-issuing/sendingS1153 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Winchester, Old Minster

Asserted in: S1153
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Scholarly Info
Description	Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has confirmed his mother's [Emma 2] bequest to the monks of Old Minster of a messuage (haga) called Ælfrices Godebegeaton in Winchester, which she held by the gift of King Æthelred 32 (cf. S 925), and of 10 hides on Hayling Island, Hants.
Year	1052 x 1053

Possessions associated with this Event:

Hayling Island.10 hides: ( ) [land], value 10 hides

Persons associated with this Event:

Agent: Edward 15 (the Confessor; king of England, 1042-66)
Recipient: Stigand 1 (Archbishop of Canterbury, d.1072)
Recipient: Godwine 51 (Ealdorman of Wessex, d. 1053)

Locations associated with this Event:

Ælfrices Godebegeaton: ( ), now Winchester, Hampshire (Possession Location)
Hayling Island: ( ), now Hayling Island, Hampshire (Possession Location)