Source: CharterS894
Description
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)].
Charter information
| Sawyer |
894 |
| Birch |
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| Kemble |
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| British Academy |
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| Source Used |
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| Archive(s) |
Westminster |
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Source Information
| Language |
Latin |
| Date from Source |
998 |
| Scholarly Source Dating |
998 |
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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
Edition(s)
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Editor |
Article or Book Title |
Journal or Pub.Loc. |
Date |
pp. |
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Thorpe, Benjamin
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Diplomatarium Anglicum Ævi Saxonici
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1865 |
296-8 |
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Factoid List
| View |
Factoid Type |
Source Ref |
Primary Person |
Short Description |
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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. |
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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. |
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Transaction |
S894 |
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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)]. |
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RecordedNames |
S894 |
Dunstan 1 |
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PersonInfo |
S894 |
Dunstan 1 |
of blessed memory |
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PersonInfo |
S894 |
Dunstan 1 |
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Personal Relationship |
S894 |
Anonymous 938 |
was Wife of Ælfwine 15 |
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Personal Relationship |
S894 |
Edgar 11 |
was Father of Æthelred 32 |
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Office |
S894 |
Wulfsige 36 |
held office of Bishop |
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Office |
S894 |
Ælfwine 15 |
held office of Praefectus (prefect in Kent) |
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Office |
S894 |
Ælfheah 33 |
held office of Dux |
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Office |
S894 |
Eadnoth 1 |
held office of Minister |
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Office |
S894 |
Wulfnoth 7 |
held office of Miles |
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Office |
S894 |
Æthelwold 1 |
held office of Bishop |
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Office |
S894 |
Dunstan 1 |
held office of Archbishop |
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Office |
S894 |
Æthelred 32 |
held office of King |
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Office |
S894 |
Æthelred 32 |
held office of Basileus (basileus of all Albion) |
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Status |
S894 |
Æthelflæd 19 |
held status of Widow / Widow |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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