Source: CharterS70

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Æthelred, king of Mercians, to Osric grant of 300 hides (tributarii) at Gloucester, Gloucs. for the foundation of a minster.

Charter information
Sawyer 70
Birch 60
Kemble ---
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Gloucester, St Peter's
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 671
Scholarly Source Dating 679

Notes

Taylor 1903, pp. 319-31; Stevenson 1904, p. 155 n. 6; Stenton 1918, p. 436 n. 18, not a medieval fabrication (= Stenton 1970, p. 51 n. 4); PN Worcs., p. xvi, very corrupt but should not be rejected, cf. n. 3; Finberg 1957, p. 12; John 1960, pp. 7, 46, 76, based on early materials; John 1966, pp. 83-5, not in the ordinary sense a forgery, much more an incompetent foundation history based on authentic contemporary material; Finberg, ECWM, no. 1, authentic basis, pp. 153-66, composed in 9th century from miscellaneous material, p. 240, on vocabulary; Scharer 1982, pp. 146-8, fabricated, authentic material minimal, probably based on a charter of Osric founding Gloucester; Hooke 1990, p. 19; Sims-Williams 1990, pp. 34-5, on beneficiaries, p. 89 n. 9, on Gloucester, pp. 94-6, on Pershore, p. 122.

Notes: S70 is part of a composite 'foundation charter', other sections of which are formed by Glo 1 (S1782) and S209.

Translation(s)

Editor Article or Book Title Journal or Pub.Loc. Date pp.
Jones, Arthur Anglo-Saxon Worcester Worcester 1958 52-3