Source: CharterS1206

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Goda, optimas and minister, to Wiohstan, his father-in-law; grant of 4 hides (cassati) at Up Marden, Sussex, with a note of Wiohstan's purchase of a further hide (manens), presumably at Marden, from Ælfred and his wife Ealhswaru. During the reign of King Æthelstan, all of the land was sold to Bishop Wulfhun for 2000 silver denarii and a horse.

Charter information
Sawyer 1206
Birch 640
Kemble 368
British Academy Kelly, Selsey No. 16
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Selsey
Source Information
Language Latin
Scholarly Source Dating 918 x 924

Notes

*Barker 1848, pp. 138-9; O'Donovan 1973, p. 10, cited; Kelly, Selsey, pp. 66-70, based on authentic documentation but in its present form probably a combination of several records including a royal diploma of King Æthelstan and at least one Old English document

Translation(s)

Editor Article or Book Title Journal or Pub.Loc. Date pp.
Barker, Eric Ernest Sussex Anglo-Saxon Charters Sussex Archaeological Collections 1948 136-8

Event/Transaction List

Factoid Type Source Reference Short Description
1 Event S1206    Wiohstan 3, his wife [Anonymous 724] and his son [Anonymous 725] went to Rome.
2 Event S1206    Wiohstan 3, with the permission of King Æthelstan 18, to Wulfhun 8, bishop; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Up Marden, Sussex in return for 2000 silver denarii and a horse. The exchange was made before Wiohstan 3, his wife [Anonymous 724] and son [Anonymous 725] set off for Rome.
3 Event S1206    Goda 7, optimas and minister, to Wiohstan 3, his father-in-law; grant of 4 hides (cassati) at Up Marden, Sussex, with a note of Wiohstan 3's purchase of a further hide (manens), presumably at Marden, from Alfred 29 and his wife Ealhswaru 1
4 Transaction S1206    Goda 7, optimas and minister, to Wiohstan 3, his father-in-law; grant of 4 hides (cassati) at Up Marden, Sussex
5 Transaction S1206    Wiohstan 3, from Alfred 29 and his wife, Ealhswaru 1; purchase of 1 hide of land at [Up Marden?] for an approved price
6 Transaction S1206    Wiohstan 3 to Wulfhun 8, bishop; grant of 4 hides at Up Marden, Sussex in return for 2000 silver denarii and one horse
7 Transaction S1206    Wiohstan 3 to Wulfhun 8, bishop; grant of 4 hides at Up Marden, Sussex in return for 2000 silver denarii and one horse