Source: CharterS894

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King Æthelred to Westminster Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of (a) 5 hides (mansae) at Westminster [formerly purchased by Dunstan from Edgar for 70 mancuses of gold]; (b) 3 at Logereslea (for Lothereslege, lost in Hendon), Middx. [formerly held by Beorhtmær, purchased by Dunstan for £30 from King Edward and given to Winchester]; (c) 5 at Hampstead, Middx. [granted to Westminster by King Æthelred]; (d) 20 [at Hendon, Middx.] [of which 10 were purchased by Dunstan from Bishop Æthelwold and 10 from Wulfnoth, miles, for 80 pounds of silver]; (e) 3 at Codanhlaw [purchased by Dunstan from Eadnoth, minister, for 12 pounds]; (f) 8 at Hanwell, Middx. [acquired from Ælfwine for 30 pounds to enable him to go on pilgrimage, the arrangement to be reversed if he returned and repaid the money, the land meanwhile to be held by Dunstan for his lifetime, with reversion to Westminster]; (g) 10 at Sunbury [purchased by Dunstan from Ælfheah, dux, for 200 gold solidi, the reversion being given to Westminster after the life of a widow, Æthelflæd; (h) land at Shepperton, Middx. [to revert to Westminster after the death of Æthelflæd]; (i) 5 hides at Brickendon, Herts. [bequeathed to Westminster by Ælfhelm Polga]; (j) 3 hides (cassati) at Sullington, Sussex [given by Ælfwine, the king's præfectus in Kent, for the soul of his wife [Anonymous]; (k) land at Paddington, Middx. [to revert to Westminster after the death of Wulfric]; (l) land at Cowley Peachey, Middx. [to revert after the death of Ælfric into the control of Bishop Wulfsige (of Sherborne)].

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Sawyer 894
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Archive(s) Westminster
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 998
Scholarly Source Dating 998

Notes

*Harmer, Writs, p. 287, spurious; Korhammer 1973, pp. 183-5, spurious; Brooke and Keir 1975, p. 369, dubious; Harvey 1977, pp. 22-3, 350, 352, 353, spurious but may be based on a genuine charter of Æthelred; Gelling, ECTV, no. 231 (pp. 87, 113-14), spurious but incorporates some early information; Keynes 1980, p. 122 n. 125, p. 256, spurious, apparently modelled in part on S 895; O'Donovan, Sherborne, pp. xix, 42, modelled on S 895

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Diplomatarium Anglicum Ævi Saxonici Thorpe, Benjamin Diplomatarium Anglicum Ævi Saxonici   1865 296-8

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
Transaction S894    Edward 12 Dunstan 1 from King Edward 35, purchase of 3 hides at Logereslea (for Lothereslege, lost in Hendon), Middx. for £30, which Dunstan 1 then granted to Winchester 1; the land was formerly held by Beorhtmær 2.
Transaction S894    Dunstan 1 Dunstan 1 from King Edward 12, purchase of 3 hides at Logereslea (for Lothereslege, lost in Hendon), Middx. for £30, which Dunstan 1 then granted to Winchester 1; the land was formerly held by Beorhtmær 2.
Transaction S894    King Æthelred 32 to Westminster 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of (a) 5 hides (mansae) at Westminster 1 [formerly purchased by Dunstan 1 from Edgar 11 for 70 mancuses of gold]; (b) 3 at Logereslea (for Lothereslege, lost in Hendon), Middx. [formerly held by Beorhtmær 2, purchased by Dunstan 1 for £30 from King Edward 12 and given to Winchester 1]; (c) 5 at Hampstead, Mddx [granted to Westminster 1 by King Æthelred 32]; (d) 20 [at Hendon, Middx.] [of which 10 were purchased by Dunstan 1 from Bishop Æthelwold 1 and 10 from Wulfnoth 7, miles, for 80 pounds of silver]; (e) 3 at Codanhlaw [purchased by Dunstan 1 from Eadnoth 1, minister, for 12 pounds]; (f) 8 at Hanwell, Middx. [acquired from Ælfwine 33 for 30 pounds to enable him to go on pilgrimage, the arrangement to be reversed if he returned and repaid the money, the land meanwhile to be held by Dunstan 1 for his lifetime, with reversion to Westminster 1]; (g) 10 at Sunbury [purchased by Dunstan 1 from Ælfheah 33, dux, for 200 gold solidi, the reversion being given to Westminster 1 after the life of a widow, Æthelflæd 19; (h) land at Shepperton, Mddx. [to revert to Westminster 1 after the death of Æthelflæd 19]; (i) 5 hides at Brickendon, Herts. [bequeathed to Westminster 1 by Ælfhelm 8 Polga]; (j) 3 hides (cassati) at Sullington, Sussex [given by Ælfwine, the king's præfectus in Kent, for the soul of his wife]; (k) land at Paddington, Middx. [to revert to Westminster after the death of Wulfric]; (l) land at Cowley Peachey, Middx. [to revert after the death of Ælfric into the control of Bishop Wulfsige (of Sherborne)].
RecordedNames S894    Dunstan 1 ( )
PersonInfo S894    Dunstan 1 of blessed memory
PersonInfo S894    Dunstan 1
Personal Relationship S894    Anonymous 938 was Wife of Ælfwine 15
Personal Relationship S894    Edgar 11 was Father of Æthelred 32
Office S894    Wulfsige 36 held office of Bishop
Office S894    Ælfwine 15 held office of Praefectus (prefect in Kent)
Office S894    Ælfheah 33 held office of Dux
Office S894    Eadnoth 1 held office of Minister
Office S894    Wulfnoth 7 held office of Miles
Office S894    Æthelwold 1 held office of Bishop
Office S894    Dunstan 1 held office of Archbishop
Office S894    Æthelred 32 held office of King
Office S894    Æthelred 32 held office of Basileus (basileus of all Albion)
Status S894    Æthelflæd 19 held status of Widow / Widow
Transaction S894    Ælfwine 15 Ælfwine 15, the king's præfectus in Kent, for the soul of his wife [Anonymous 938], to Westminster 1 Abbey; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Sullington, Sussex.
Transaction S894    Æthelred 32 King Æthelred 32 to Westminster; grant of land at Shepperton, Mddx., to revert to Westminster after the death of Æthelflæd 19.
Transaction S894    Ælfheah 33 Ælfheah 33, dux, to Dunstan 1; sale of 10 hides at Sunbury, Middx. for 200 gold solidi, the reversion being given to Westminster 1 after the life of a widow, Æthelflæd 19.
Transaction S894    Dunstan 1 Ælfheah 33, dux, to Dunstan 1; sale of 10 hides at Sunbury, Middx. for 200 gold solidi, the reversion being given to Westminster 1 after the life of a widow, Æthelflæd 19.