Source: CharterS1451a

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Account of the consecration in 905 of seven bishops (for Winchester, Ramsbury, Sherborne, Wells, Crediton, Selsey and Dorchester), and statement of the assignment to Crediton, on that occasion, of land at Pawton in St Breock, Cællincg and Lawhitton, Cornwall.

Charter information
Sawyer 1451a
Birch 615
Kemble ---
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Canterbury, Christ Church and Winchester, Old Minster
Source Information
Language Latin
Scholarly Source Dating 900 x 1000

Notes

B ii, pp. 277-8, discusses MSS, strong claim for acceptance; O'Donovan 1972, pp. 34-5; Chaplais 1978, p. 16 n. 24, MS 1 written by scribe of Oxford, St John's College, MS 28 (= 1981, XIV p. 16 n. 24); Councils and Synods, pp. 165-6; O'Donovan, Sherborne, pp. lv-vi; BA Facs., p. 5, MS 1 probably of Canterbury origin, perhaps early copy of presumed Crediton original; Conner 1993, pp. 215-20, doubts Chaplais's identification of scribe; cf. S 1296.

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RecordedNames S1451a    Cenwulf 5 (Coenuulf)
RecordedNames S1451a    Augustine 1 (Agustinus)
RecordedNames S1451a    Gregory 1 (Gregorius)
RecordedNames S1451a    Beornheah 7 (Beoreh)
RecordedNames S1451a    Eadwulf 32 (Eadulf)
RecordedNames S1451a    Wærstan 1 (Wærstan)
RecordedNames S1451a    Æthelstan 17 (Æthilstan)
RecordedNames S1451a    Frithestan 1 (Frythestan)
RecordedNames S1451a    Edward 2 (Eaduueard)
RecordedNames S1451a    Formosus 1 (Formosus)
PersonInfo S1451a    Augustine 1
Office S1451a    Gregory 1 held office of Pope
Office S1451a    Beornheah 7 held office of Bishop (bishop of the South Saxons)
Office S1451a    Cenwulf 5 held office of Bishop (bishop of the city of Dorchester)
Office S1451a    Æthelhelm 15 held office of Bishop (bishop of Wells)
Office S1451a    Eadwulf 32 held office of Bishop (bishop of Crediton)
Office S1451a    Wærstan 1 held office of Bishop
Office S1451a    Æthelstan 17 held office of Bishop (bishop of the church of Ramsbury)
Office S1451a    Frithestan 1 held office of Bishop (bishop of the church of Winchester)
Office S1451a    Formosus 1 held office of Pope (bishop of the apostolic church of Rome)
Office S1451a    Plegmund 1 held office of Archbishop
Office S1451a    Edward 2 held office of King (king of the English people)
Event S1451a    Account of the consecration in 905 of seven bishops (for Winchester, Ramsbury, Sherborne, Wells, Crediton, Selsey and Dorchester), and statement of the assignment to Crediton, on that occasion, of land at Pawton in St Breock, Cællincg and Lawhitton, Cornwall