Source: CharterS79

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Description

Cenred, king of the Mercians, to Ecgwine, bishop; grant, for life, of 12 agri at Oldberrow, Warwicks., with reversion to Evesham, St Mary's; prefixed by a statement that Beorhtwulf, king (of Mercia), gave the land to Evesham (A.D. 840 x 852).

Charter information
Sawyer 79
Birch 124
Kemble 60
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Evesham
Source Information
Language Latin with Old English
Date from Source 709
Scholarly Source Dating 709

Notes

*HS, p. 280; spurious; Stevenson 1914, p. 695 n. 33, spurious, p. 702, a late and clumsy fabrication; Davies 1972, p. 465, spurious; Finberg, ECWM, no. 204, spurious, the witness-list appears to have been copied from a genuine charter, but the bounds belong to the reign of Berhtwulf (840-52); Hooke 1978, bounds appear to date from mid 9th century; Scharer 1982, p. 156, spurious; Hooke 1985, pp. 63, 191-2, on boundary marks; Hooke 1991-2, p. 90, with map p. 96; Lapidge 1993, p. 293 n., spurious; Hooke 1996, p. 109 and map p. 110.

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
Transaction S79    Beorhtwulf 2, king, to Evesham, St Mary's 1; grant of 12 agri at Oldberrow, Warwicks.
Transaction S79    Cenred 2, king of the Mercians, to Ecgwine 1, bishop; grant, for life, of 12 agri at Oldberrow, Warwicks., with reversion to Evesham, St Mary's 1
RecordedNames S79    Æthelmund 1 (Æþilmund)
RecordedNames S79    Oswed 1 (Osweda)
RecordedNames S79    Æthelweard 3 (Æhilwardus)
RecordedNames S79    Wealdhere 4 (Waldhere)
RecordedNames S79    Wada 1 (Wada)
RecordedNames S79    Eoppa 4 (Eoppa)
RecordedNames S79    Æthelfrith 8 (Æþelbrith)
RecordedNames S79    Turtuc 1 (Turtuc)
RecordedNames S79    Eadfrith 4 (Æadbrith)
RecordedNames S79    Æthelheard 1 (Æhilhardus)
RecordedNames S79    Æthelscic 1 (Eþelscic)
RecordedNames S79    Cuthbert 2 (Cuthbert)
RecordedNames S79    Æthelbald 6 (Æilbaldus)
Occupation S79    Wealdhere 4 Miles
Occupation S79    Wada 1 Miles
Occupation S79    Turtuc 1 Miles
Personal Relationship S79    Ecgwine 1 was Friend of Cenred 2
Office S79    Ceolred 1 held office of King
Office S79    Æthelheard 1 held office of King
Office S79    Æthelbald 6 held office of King
Office S79    Acca 2 held office of Bishop
Office S79    Aldhelm 3 held office of Bishop
Office S79    Ingwald 2 held office of Bishop
Office S79    Headda 7 held office of Bishop
Office S79    Ecgwine 1 held office of Bishop
Office S79    Beorhtwald 6 held office of Archbishop
Office S79    Cenred 2 held office of King (king of the Mercians)
Status S79    Eoppa 4 held status of Comes / Comes
Status S79    Eadfrith 4 held status of Comes / Comes
Status S79    Æthelscic 1 held status of Ætheling / Ætheling
Status S79    Cuthbert 2 held status of Comes / Comes
Status S79    Æthelfrith 8 held status of Comes / Comes
Event S79    Cenred 2, king of Mercians, to Ecgwine 1, bishop; grant, for life, of 12 agri at Oldberrow, Warwicks., with reversion to St Mary's, Evesham 1 Minster
RecordedNames S79    Acca 2 (Acca)
Office S79    Beorhtwulf 2