Description
King Edward to the familia of Winchester Cathedral; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Stoke by Hurstbourne, Hants., in exchange for land at Chisledon, and Sparcells in Lydiard Millicent, Wilts.; incorporating a record, in English, of services and dues rendered at Hurstbourne.
Notes
*Maitland 1897, pp. 330-1, spurious; Stevenson 1898, p. 73 n. 16, spurious; Plummer 1899, p. 112; Harmer, SEHD, p. 97, very doubtful authenticity; Crawford 1922, pp. 69-72 and map facing p. 81, on bounds; Grundy, Hants. 1927, pp. 210-16, bounds describe St Mary Bourne and Hurstbourne Priors; Robertson, Charters, pp. 454-6; PN Wilts., p. 36, identifies Swearesholte with Sparsholt, Hants.; Darlington 1955, p. 86; Finberg, ECW, no. 32, authentic; Finberg 1964, pp. 131-43, cf. p. 136 n. for identification of Swearesholte as Sparcells; Hart 1970/1, p. 32 (no. 124), authentic; Stenton 1971, p. 476, on services; Finberg 1972, pp. 452-3, on services; Biddle et al. 1976, p. 466 n. 6; Fleming 1985, p. 253, cited; Hooke 1985, p. 200; Dumville 1992, pp. 45-6, treats as authentic; Keynes 1992, p. 90 n. 151, cited; Harvey 1993, pp. 17-18, on services; Keynes 1994/2, pp. 1141-2, may be substantially authentic; Pelteret 1995, pp. 178-9, on services; Abrams 1996, pp. 52-3, on Chisledon; Faith 1997, pp. 57-8, 77, on services
