Source: CharterS22

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Wihtred, king of Kent, to St Mary's Church, Lyminge; grant of 4 sulungs (aratra) at Pleghelmestun and pasture in Romney Marsh.

Charter information
Sawyer 22
Birch 91
Kemble ---
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Canterbury, Christ Church
Source Information
Language Latin
Scholarly Source Dating 699 x 716

Notes

*Only the LONG version has been entered
HS, pp. 238-42, 300-2; Stevenson 1914, p. 699 n. 48, MS 1 is an 11th-century copy of MS not later than 9th century, passages relating to Rochester and Christ Church are probably interpolations; Stenton 1933, p. 324 n. 2, cited (= Stenton 1970, p. 190 n. 2); Wallenberg, KPN, pp. 21-4, on place-names; Deanesly 1941/1, pp. 44, 51-2; Wright 1950, p. 392; Bishop 1959, p. 95, on script, cf. S 950; John 1960, p. 48, cited with reference to lay domination of minsters; Chaplais 1965, p. 60 n. 105, compares script of MS 1 with that of S 950 (= 1973, p. 42 n. 105); Chaplais 1966, p. 174, forgery, scribe of MS 1 also wrote S 950 and S 914 MS 3 (= 1973, p. 59); Stenton 1970, p. 86 n. 3, doubtful authenticity; Bishop 1971, p. 22, on scribe and script of MS 1; Cox 1976, pp. 16, 20, 21, 23, 25-6, 35, 37, 41, on place-names, Upmynster is a lost place near Minster-in-Thanet; Whitelock 1976, p. 144, probably spurious; Scharer 1982, pp. 100-2, spurious; Brooks 1984, pp. 191-7, forged in early 9th century, perhaps by Archbishop Wulfred, pp. 289-90, on scribe and script of MS 1, p. 366 n. 63, on Upmynster; Everitt 1986, pp. 187-9, 377 n. 15, Upmynster is probably Monkton in Thanet; Pfaff 1992, p. 279, on scribe of MS 1; Dumville 1993, p. 122 n. 59, pp. 131, 139, on scribe (Eadwig Basan) and script of MS 1; Cubitt 1995, pp. 263-4, spurious but witness-list essentially acceptable; Kelly, St Augustine's, p. xvi n. 13; John of Worcester, p. 165 n., on some witnesses.

Event/Transaction List

Factoid Type Source Reference Short Description
1 Transaction S22    Wihtred 1, king of Kent, to the churches and monasteries of Kent; confirmation of privileges and immunity to the churches and monasteries of Kent, with specific prohibition of lay domination over St Peter's at Upmynster, Reculver, Minster-in-Thanet, Dover, Folkestone, Lyminge, Minster-in-Sheppey and Hoo
2 Transaction S22    Wihtred 1, king of Kent, to the churches and monasteries of Kent; grant of privileges and immunity to the churches and monasteries of Kent, with specific prohibition of lay domination over St Peter's at Upmynster, Reculver, Minster-in-Thanet, Dover, Folkestone, Lyminge, Minster-in-Sheppey and Hoo
3 Event S22    Confirmation at a synod at Clofesho of grant by Wihtred 1, king of Kent, to churches and monasteries of Kent of privileges and immunity to the churches and monasteries of Kent, with specific prohibition of lay domination over St Peter's at Upmynster, Reculver, Minster-in-Thanet, Dover, Folkestone, Lyminge, Minster-in-Sheppey and Hoo
4 Event S22    Wihtred 1, king of Kent, to the churches and monasteries of Kent; grant of privileges and immunity to the churches and monasteries of Kent, with specific prohibition of lay domination over St Peter's at Upmynster, Reculver, Minster-in-Thanet, Dover, Folkestone, Lyminge, Minster-in-Sheppey and Hoo