Source: CharterS1251
Description
Statement by Ecgwine, bishop of the Hwicce, on the foundation and endowment of the minster at Evesham. The endowment included land at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks., and Chadbury, Worcs., and the minster at Fladbury, Worcs. [granted by King Æthelred (of Mercia); the land at Stratford was later ceded to Æthelheard, subregulus of the Hwicce, in exchange for the restoration of Fladbury]; 84 hides (mansae) around Evesham, on both sides of the river Avon [granted by Cenred, king of Mercia, and Offa, king of the East Angles (recte Essex)]; 20 hides at Twyford, Worcs. [granted by Osweard]; 8 hides [granted by Æthelric, son of King Oshere]; and 8 hides [granted by Balterius, sacerdos].
Charter information
| Sawyer |
1251 |
| Birch |
131 |
| Kemble |
--- |
| British Academy |
--- |
| Source Used |
Birch |
| Archive(s) |
Evesham |
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Source Information
| Language |
Latin |
| Date from Source |
714 |
| Scholarly Source Dating |
714 |
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Notes
*HS, p. 281, spurious; Stevenson 1911, p. 200 n. 17, spurious; Finberg, ECWM, pp. 89-90, 214, infalted version of S 1250 with a more convincing account of the benefactions; Hart, ECNE, p. 75, expanded version of S 1250; Dumville 1992, pp. 41-2 n. 58, spurious.
Event/Transaction List
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Factoid Type |
Source Reference |
Short Description |
| 1 |
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Transaction |
S1251 |
Æthelric 4, son of King Oshere 1, to Evesham, St Mary's 1; grant of 8 mansae |
| 2 |
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Transaction |
S1251 |
Balterius (Balthere 2) to Evesham, St Mary's 1; grant of 8 mansae |
| 3 |
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Transaction |
S1251 |
Osweard 2, brother of Æthelred 2, king of the Mercians, to Evesham, St Mary's 1; grant of 20 hides at Twyford, Worcs. |
| 4 |
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Transaction |
S1251 |
Cenred 2, king of the Mercians, and Offa 5, king of the East Angles (recte Essex), to Evesham, St Mary's 1; grant of 84 hides (mansae) around Evesham, on both sides of the river Avon |
| 5 |
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Transaction |
S1251 |
Æthelheard 1, subregulus of the Hwicce, to Evesham, St Mary's 1; restoration of the minster at Fladbury in exchange for land Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks. |
| 6 |
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Transaction |
S1251 |
Æthelheard 1, subregulus of the Hwicce, to Evesham, St Mary's 1; restoration of the minster at Fladbury in exchange for land Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks. |
| 7 |
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Transaction |
S1251 |
Æthelred 2, king of the Mercians, to Evesham 1; grant of land at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks., and Chadbury, Worcs., and the minster at Fladbury, Worcs. |
| 8 |
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Event |
S1251 |
Statement by Ecgwine 1, bishop of the Hwicce, on the foundation and endowment of the minster at Evesham 1 |
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