Source: CharterS1000

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King Edward to Coventry Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of land, as granted by Leofric, dux, at Southam, Grandborough, Bishops Itchington, Honington, Kings Newnham, Ufton, Chadshunt, Priors Hardwick, Chesterton, Wasperton, Snohham, Birdingbury, Marston in Wolston, Long Marston, Ryton, Walsgrave on Sowe, Warwicks.; Salwarpe, Worcs.; Easton, Ches.; Kilsby and Winwick, Northants.; Burbage, Barwell, Scraptoft and Packington, Leics. [incorporating a privilege of Pope Alexander].

Charter information
Sawyer 1000
Birch ---
Kemble ---
British Academy ---
Source Used Pierquin, Recueil, pt 6, no. 69
Archive(s) Coventry
Source Information
Date of composition 1043
Language Latin
Date from Source 1043
Scholarly Source Dating 1043

Notes

Napier and Stevenson, pp. 94-5, 100, spurious; Harmer, Writs, p. 37, suspicious; Lancaster 1954, spurious; Oleson 1955, p. 154, spurious; Finberg, ECWM, no. 160 (pp. 69, 129), spurious; Chaplais 1962, pp. 92-5, forged by Osbert de Clare (= 1981, XVIII pp. 92-5); Davis 1971, pp. 539-45, forged in Stephen's reign; HRH, p. 234, spurious, subscriptions are corrupt and probably inconsistent; Hart, ECNE, no. 23 (pp. 64, 71-2, 88, 129), spurious; Keynes 1980, p. 113 n. 92, p. 126 n. 136, spurious; Keynes 1988, p. 198, witness-list from a genuine charter of 1040s, with some 'later' names added, proem also in S 1001; Hooke 1990, pp. 333-4; Brandt 1994, p. 38, spurious.

Event/Transaction List

Factoid Type Source Reference Short Description
1 Transaction S1000    King Edward 15 to Coventry 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of land, as granted by Leofric 49, dux, at Southam, Grandborough, Bishops Itchington, Honington, Kings Newnham, Ufton, Chadshunt, Priors Hardwick, Chesterton, Wasperton, Snohham, Birdingbury, Marston in Wolston, Long Marston, Ryton, Walsgrave on Sowe, Warwicks.; Salwarpe, Worcs.; Easton, Ches.; Kilsby and Winwick, Northants.; Burbage, Barwell, Scraptoft and Packington, Leics. [incorporating a privilege of Pope Alexander 1].
2 Transaction S1000    Leofric 49, dux, to Coventry 1; grant of land at Southam, Grandborough, Bishops Itchington, Honington, Kings Newnham, Ufton, Chadshunt, Priors Hardwick, Chesterton, Wasperton, Snohham, Birdingbury, Marston in Wolston, Long Marston, Ryton, Walsgrave on Sowe, Warwicks.; Salwarpe, Worcs.; Easton, Ches.; Kilsby and Winwick, Northants.; Burbage, Barwell, Scraptoft and Packington, Leics..
3 Event S1000    King Edward 15 to Coventry 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of land, as granted by Leofric 49, dux, at Southam, Grandborough, Bishops Itchington, Honington, Kings Newnham, Ufton, Chadshunt, Priors Hardwick, Chesterton, Wasperton, Snohham, Birdingbury, Marston in Wolston, Long Marston, Ryton, Walsgrave on Sowe, Warwicks.; Salwarpe, Worcs.; Easton, Ches.; Kilsby and Winwick, Northants.; Burbage, Barwell, Scraptoft and Packington, Leics. [incorporating a privilege of Pope Alexander 1].
4 Transaction S1000    Pope Alexander 1 II granted privileges to Coventry 1 Abbey.