Transaction: Charter confirmation, Grant and GiftÆthelbald 4.S1258 granting land to Cuthbert 7

Asserted in: S1258
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Description	Æthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of the Saviour in Canterbury [Canterbury, Christ Church 1]; grant of the monastery of Cookham and all lands pertaining to it. Æthelbald 4 sent the deeds and a sod from the land and ordered that they be laid upon the altar at Canterbury, Christ Church 1.
Year	716 x 757

Notes:

After the death of Cuthbert 7 the deeds were stolen by Dægheah 1 and Osberht 1 and given to Cynewulf 4, king of the West Saxons

Possessions associated with this Transaction:

Cookham.minster: ( ) [religious house]

Persons associated with this Transaction:

Agent: Æthelbald 4 (King of the Mercians, 716-757) : he tried to persuade the king to give Wulfheard 3 Inkberrow
Recipient: Canterbury, Christ Church 1 () : he tried to persuade the king to give Wulfheard 3 Inkberrow

Locations associated with this Transaction:

Canterbury, Christ Church, altar: (Monasterium), now Canterbury, Kent
Cookham: (Monasterium), now Cookham, Berkshire

Linked Transactions:

Transaction: Æthelheard 13.S1258 exchanging with Cynethryth 2 (798)
Transaction: Cynethryth 2.S1258 exchanging with Æthelheard 13 (798)
Transaction: Dægheah 1-Osberht 1.S1258 stealing charters from Canterbury, Christ Church 1 (760 x 786)
Transaction: Offa 7.seizing land from Cynewulf 4 S1258 (760 x 797)
Transaction: Offa 7.S1258 bequeathing land to his heirs (797)