Source: CharterS1278
Description
Wærferth, bishop of Worcester, and the Worcester familia, to Eanwulf, 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.
Charter information
| Sawyer |
1278 |
| Birch |
534 |
| Kemble |
303 |
| British Academy |
--- |
| Source Used |
Birch |
| Archive(s) |
Worcester |
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Source Information
| Language |
Latin |
| Date from Source |
872 |
| Scholarly Source Dating |
872 |
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Notes
*Stenton 1971, pp. 250-1, treats as authentic; Finberg 1972, pp. 449-50, on background to lease; O'Donovan 1973, p. 112, reputable; Hart, ECNE, no. 51, authentic; Whitelock, EHD, p. 532; Dyer 1980, p. 25, land at Lapworth near Nuthurst still attached to Stratford in 13th century; Campbell 1989, p. 26; Sims-Williams 1990, pp. 162, 373; Smyth 1995, p. 41.
Note. Bishop Wærferth agreed to the lease on account of the heavy tribute exacted in the year that the Vikings occupied London
Translation(s)
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Editor |
Article or Book Title |
Journal or Pub.Loc. |
Date |
pp. |
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EHD
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532 [no. 94] |
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