Wulfric 52 (Male) Spot; founder of Burton 1; minister, d.1002x1004
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Notes: Wulfric's nickname, Spot, derives from @Chronicon Abbatum (Dugdale, iii, p.47) in the Burton Annals (Annales Monastici, R.S., i, p.183) and in the Historia de Abingdon (R.S. i, p.411). See @Whitelock, Wills, pp.152-3; @Keynes 1980; @P. Sawyer, ODNB, 'Wulfric Spot'.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (1)
Wulfric (1)
 S1536   
Office (44)
Miles (1)
 S872   
Minister (43)
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 S906   
Personal Relationship (7)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Wulfric 52 (1)
 Ælfhelm 17: of Wulfric 52: S1536   
~ Daughter (Consanguineal kinship) of Wulfric 52 (1)
 Anonymous 948: of Wulfric 52: S1536   
~ Goddaughter (Ritual kinship) of Wulfric 52 (1)
 Anonymous 951: of Wulfric 52: S1536   
~ Lord (General relationship) of Wulfric 52 (1)
 Æthelred 32: of Wulfric 52: S1536   
Wulfric 52 Son (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (3)
 of Wulfrun 3: S877   
 of Wulfrun 3: S886   
 of Wulfrun 3: S939   
Event (67)
Adultery (1)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
Advice/counsel (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Alms-giving (1)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
Assembly (1)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
Bequeathing/will-making (18)
 S906 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges and lands of Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Burton 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and lands granted by Wulfric 52 as in his will (S 1536): S906    (1004)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
 Various.Wulfric 52 bequeathing lands and goods S1536: Will of Wulfric 52 Spot, including bequests of land in Gloucs., south Lancs., Staffs., Leics., Yorks., Derbys., Warwicks., Salop., Cheshire, Worcs., Lincs.; the beneficiaries including Archbishop Ælfric 46, Morcar 2, Burton 1 Abbey and the community at Tamworth 1.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to Anonymous 948: Wulfric 52 to his daughter [Anonymous 948]; bequeathing Elford, Oakley, Staffs. with reversion to Burton 1. She was to have the lordship of Tamworth, Staffs. : S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to Morcar 2: Wulfric 52 to Morcar 2; bequest of land at Walesho (? Wales, Yorks. WR); Thorpe Savin, Yorks. WR; Whitwell, Clowne, Barlborough, Duckmanton, Mosborough, Eckington, Beighton, Derbys.; Doncaster, Yorks. WR; Morlingtune: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to Ufegeat 1: Wulfric 52 to Ufegeat 1; bequest of land at Northtune (? Norton juxta Twycross, Leics.): S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to Wulfgar 34: Wulfric 52 to Wulfgar 34, his cniht; bequeathing land at Balterley, Staffs. as Wulfgar 34's father had owned it.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to Wulfheah 14: Wulfric 52 to Wulfheah 14; bequest of land at Beorelfestune (? Barlaston, Staffs. or Barlestone, Leics.); Marchington, Staffs.; Alvaston, Derbys.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to his goddaughter: Wulfric 52 to his goddaughter [Anonymous 951], daughter of Morcar 2 and Ealdgyth 1; bequest of Stretton, Derbys. and the brooch which had been her grandmother's.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to Ælfric 46: Wulfric 52 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; bequest of land at Dumbleton in return for his defence of the monastery that Wulfric had founded [Burton 1].: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to Æthelric 46: Wulfric 52 to Æthelric 46; bequest of Wibtoft, Warwicks.; Twongan (? Tonge, Leics., or Tong, Salop): S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing lands to Burton 1: Wulfric 52 to Burton 1; bequest of Burton upon Trent, Stretton, Bromley, Pillaton, Gailey, Whiston, Staffs.; Laganford (? Longford, Salop); Stirchley, Staffs.; Niwantun æt thære wic (probably Newton by Middlewich, Cheshire); Wædedun, Niwantun (? Newton Solney, Derbys.); Winshill, Staffs.; Suttun; Ticknall, Derbys.; Shenton, Wigston Parva, Lecis.; Halen (? Hawne in Halesowen, Worcs.); Hremesleage (? Romsley, Salop); Shiplea, Salop; Suthtune (? Sutton Maddock, Salop); Actune (? Acton Trussel in Baswich, Staffs.) for two lives; Darlaston with Rudyard, Cotwalton, Church Leigh, Staffs.; Okeover, Ilam, Cauldon, Derbys.; Castern, Staffs.; Suthtune (? Sutton on the Hill, Derbys.); Morley, Breadsall, Morton, Pilsley, Ogston, North Wingfield, Snodeswic, Derbys.; Tathwell, Lincs.; Appleby Magna, Leics.; Weston in Arden, Burton 1 Hastings, Warwicks.; Sharnford, Leics.; Harbury, Warwicks.; Aldsworth, Arlington, Gloucs.; Eccleshale (? Eccleshall, Staffs.); Waddune; 1 hide at Sheen, Staffs.; Bupton, Derbys.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing to Tamworth 1: Wulfric 52 to the community of Tamworth 1; bequest of Langandune (? Longdon, Staffs.) where they are to have half the usufruct and Burton 1 the other half.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing to Æthelred 32: Wulfric 52 to his lord, king Æthelred 32; bequest of 200 mancuses of gold, 2 silver-hilted swords and 4 horses, 2 saddled and 2 unsaddled, and the weapons which are due with them. Wulfric 52 desires that he be lord of the monastery [of Burton 1].: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequest of land to Ælfhelm 17: Wulfric 52 to Ælfhelm 17, his brother; bequest of Rolleston, Harlaston, Staffs.; Conisborough, Yorks. WR on condition that he arrange for the monks to have each year a third of the fish.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequest of land to Ælfhelm 17 and Wulfheah 14: Wulfric 52 to Ælfhelm 17, his brother, and Wulfheah 14; bequest of lands between the Ribble and the Mersey, and in Wirral, on condition that 3000 should be paid to Burton 1 in season.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 granting land to Anonymous 950: Wulfric 52 to Morcar 2's wife [Anonymous 950]; grant of Austrey, Warwicks.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 granting land to Ælfhelm 18: Wulfric 52 to Ælfhelm 18, his kinsman; grant of land at Palterton, Derbys. and the land that Scegth 1 had bequeathed to Wulfric 52.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
Charter-witnessing (46)
 S837 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to the monks of Winchester, Old Minster; grant of the reversion of 7 hides (cassati) at Havant, Hants., which had been granted by King Æthelstan 18 to Wihtgar 7, his miles, for four lives (cf. S 430).: S837    (980)
 S839 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27, his minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) in the common land at Charlton near Wantage, Berks.: S839    (982)
 S840 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofric 36: King Æthelred 32 to Leofric 36; grant of 3 hides (mansae) and 30 iugera at Longstock, Hants.: S840    (982)
 S841 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelweard 30 and Malmesbury 1: King Æthelred 32 to Abbot Æthelweard 30 and Malmesbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Rodbourne, Wilts.: S841    (982)
 S843 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's; grant of 2 hides (manentes) at Arncott, Oxon.: S843    (983)
 S845 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelgar 8: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelgar 8, bishop (of Selsey); grant of a meadow (Hyde Moors) in the northern part of Winchester, Hants.: S845    (983)
 S846 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelmær 13: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelmær 13, dux; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Clyffe Pypard, Wilts.: S846    (983)
 S848 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwine 6: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwine 6, his minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Clyffe Pypard, Wilts.: S848    (983)
 S850 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Shaftesbury 1: King Æthelred 32 to Shaftesbury 1 Abbey; confirmation of 20 hides (mansae) at Tisbury, Wilts., and woodland at Sfgcnyllebar (? Sedgehill bær): S850    (984)
 S851 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfgar 32: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfgar 32, his man; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Drayton and 1.5 at Sutton, Berks.: S851    (983)
 S855 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Beorhtric 14: King Æthelred 32 to Beorhtric 14, his minister; grant of 8 hides (mansae) on the river Kennet (at Leverton near Hungerford, Berks.), previously held by Æthelric 31, rusticus: S855    (984)
 S856 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelric 33: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelric 33, his minister; grant of 17 hides (cassati) at Harwell, Berks.: S856    (985)
 S858 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 52: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 52, his minister; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton, Berks.: S858    (985)
 S860 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfrun 7: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfrun 7; grant of 10 hides (cassati), comprising 9 at Wolverhampton and 1 (manens) at Trescott, Staffs.: S860    (985)
 S861 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27, his minister; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Ebbesborne, Wilts.: S861    (986)
 S862 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wenoth 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wenoth 1, his minister; grant of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Littleton on Severn, Gloucs.: S862    (986)
 S864 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelsige 24: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelsige 24, his minister; grant of 10 sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent: S864    (987)
 S867 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 27: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 27, his venator; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Westwood, Wilts., and 3 perticae in the common land at Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset: S867    (987)
 S868 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27 , his minister, or, according to the rubric, bishop; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Wylye, Wilts., previously held by Æthelwald 53 and his brother, Ælfhelm 12: S868    (988)
 S869 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelgar 8: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelgar 8, bishop (of Selsey); grant of 7 hides (manentia) at South Heighton, Sussex, granted to Æthelgar 8 by Ælfric 87, comes, in exchange for land at Lamburna: S869    (988)
 S870 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelnoth 39: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelnoth 39, his faithful minister; grant of a messuage (curtis) in Wilton, Wilts., associated with St Benedict's church: S870    (988)
 S872 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofstan 16: King Æthelred 32 to Leofstan 16, his minister; grant of 4 hides (mansae) at Colworth in Oving, Sussex, and a messuage (haga) in Chichester: S872    (988)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
 S878 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Abbots Bromley, Staffs.: S878    (996)
 S879 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister: grant of land at Pillaton, near Penkridge, Staffs.: S879    (996)
 S881 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wilton: King Æthelred 32 to Wilton, St Mary's Church; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Fovant, Wilts.: S881    (994)
 S882 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Æscwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æscwig 3, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig 3 by Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury.: S882    (995)
 S883 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwig 3, his miles; grant of 5 hides (mansi) at Ardley, Oxon., forfeited by three brothers [Ælfnoth 20, Ælfric 77, Æthelwine 22]: S883    (995)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S885 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Rochester 1: King Æthelred 32 to the bishopric of Rochester 1; restoration of 6 hides or sulungs (mansae or sulunga) at Wouldham and 1 hide (mansa) at Littlebrook, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald: S885    (995)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 S887 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Eadric 35, Eadwig 14 and Ealdred 39: King Æthelred 32 to Eadric 35, Eadwig 14 and Ealdred 39, brothers; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Bynsingtun land (? Benson, Oxon.): S887    (996)
 S888 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans Abbey; grant of 8 hides (mansae) in St Albans, comprising 4 at Burston in St Stephens and 4 at Wincelfelda (lost, also in St Stephens), and also 9 haga in the town, and 8 iugera at Westwick in St Michaels, Herts.: S888    (996)
 S891 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; restoration of 100 hides (mansae), comprising 55 at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wilts. The land had been granted by King Cenwealh 2 (cf. S 229), confirmed (?) by King Cynewulf 4, restored by King Ecgberht 10 (cf. S 275) and again by King Eadred 16 (cf. S 540) and King Edgar 11 (cf. S 819, 821).: S891    (997)
 S893 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Rochester, St Andrew's: King Æthelred 32 to Rochester, St Andrew's 1 church; restitution of 6 sulungs at Bromley, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald: S893    (993)
 S896 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's; grant of 15 hides (cassati) at South Cerney, Gloucs.: S896    (999)
 S898 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Clofi 1: King Æthelred 32 to Clofi 1; grant of 25 hides (mansi) at Long Itchington and Arley, Warwicks.: S898    (1001)
 S899 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Shaftesbury 1: King Æthelred 32 to Shaftesbury 1 Abbey; grant of the cenobium of Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts., with land at Bradford: S899    (1001)
 S900 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfhelm 8: (a) King Æthelred 32 to Ælfhelm 8, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Codicote, Herts., in return for 152 mancuses of gold. (b) Ælfhelm grants the land to St Albans: S900    (1002)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
 S903 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Westminster 1: King Æthelred 32 to Westminster 1 Abbey; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Berewican, near Tyburn, Middx, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S903    (1002)
 S904 - Æthelred 32 granting privileges to Wherwell 1 and Heanflæd 1: King Æthelred 32 to Abbess Heanflæd 1 and Wherwell 1 Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of 70 hides (mansae) in the vicinity of the abbey, and grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Æthelingadene (East and West Dean, Sussex), previously belonging to Queen Ælfthryth 8. With note, dated 1008, confirming 29 messuages in Winchester to the abbey and granting 10 hides (mansae) at Bullington, Hants.: S904    (1002)
 S905 - Æthelred 32 leasing land to Æthelred 35: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelred 35, his faithful man; lease, for the lives of himself and his wife [Anonymous 949], of land in Canterbury and of 6 agri outside the city, in return for 7 pounds, with reversion to Canterbury, Christ Church: S905    (1002)
 S906 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges and lands of Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Burton 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and lands granted by Wulfric 52 as in his will (S 1536): S906    (1004)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
Commendation (1)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing to Æthelred 32: Wulfric 52 to his lord, king Æthelred 32; bequest of 200 mancuses of gold, 2 silver-hilted swords and 4 horses, 2 saddled and 2 unsaddled, and the weapons which are due with them. Wulfric 52 desires that he be lord of the monastery [of Burton 1].: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
Confirmation of land/privileges (8)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S882 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Æscwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æscwig 3, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig 3 by Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury.: S882    (995)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S891 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; restoration of 100 hides (mansae), comprising 55 at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wilts. The land had been granted by King Cenwealh 2 (cf. S 229), confirmed (?) by King Cynewulf 4, restored by King Ecgberht 10 (cf. S 275) and again by King Eadred 16 (cf. S 540) and King Edgar 11 (cf. S 819, 821).: S891    (997)
 S904 - Æthelred 32 granting privileges to Wherwell 1 and Heanflæd 1: King Æthelred 32 to Abbess Heanflæd 1 and Wherwell 1 Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of 70 hides (mansae) in the vicinity of the abbey, and grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Æthelingadene (East and West Dean, Sussex), previously belonging to Queen Ælfthryth 8. With note, dated 1008, confirming 29 messuages in Winchester to the abbey and granting 10 hides (mansae) at Bullington, Hants.: S904    (1002)
 S906 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges and lands of Burton 1: King Æthelred 32 to Burton 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and lands granted by Wulfric 52 as in his will (S 1536): S906    (1004)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
 Æthelred 32.S886 confirming land of Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; confirmation of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52: S886    (995)
Conspiracy/intent to murder (1)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Crime (2)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
Death/dying (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Dowering/Morning-gifting (1)
 S939 - Æthelred 32 confirming Æthelric 32’s will: King Æthelred 32 confirmed the will of Æthelric 32 (i.e. S 1501) and exculpated him of his conspiracy with Swein 1 because his wife [Anonymous 993] offered her marriage-gift to Canterbury, Christ Church and brought his heriot with her.: S939    (995 x 999)
Forfeiture (6)
 Hawase 1.S886 exchanging land with Wulfric 52: Hawase 1 gave Wulfric 52 (Spot) 2.5 hides (mansae) in Dumbleton, Gloucs. in exchange for what was more convenient to him. The land had been granted Hawase 1 by King Æthelred 32 after Æthelsige 25 forfeited it for theft.: S886    ( x 995)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
 S883 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwig 3, his miles; grant of 5 hides (mansi) at Ardley, Oxon., forfeited by three brothers [Ælfnoth 20, Ælfric 77, Æthelwine 22]: S883    (995)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
 Æthelred 32.S886 confirming land of Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; confirmation of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52: S886    (995)
Gafol payment (1)
 S882 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Æscwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æscwig 3, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig 3 by Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury.: S882    (995)
Grant and Gift (45)
 Hawase 1.S886 exchanging land with Wulfric 52: Hawase 1 gave Wulfric 52 (Spot) 2.5 hides (mansae) in Dumbleton, Gloucs. in exchange for what was more convenient to him. The land had been granted Hawase 1 by King Æthelred 32 after Æthelsige 25 forfeited it for theft.: S886    ( x 995)
 S837 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to the monks of Winchester, Old Minster; grant of the reversion of 7 hides (cassati) at Havant, Hants., which had been granted by King Æthelstan 18 to Wihtgar 7, his miles, for four lives (cf. S 430).: S837    (980)
 S839 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27, his minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) in the common land at Charlton near Wantage, Berks.: S839    (982)
 S840 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofric 36: King Æthelred 32 to Leofric 36; grant of 3 hides (mansae) and 30 iugera at Longstock, Hants.: S840    (982)
 S841 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelweard 30 and Malmesbury 1: King Æthelred 32 to Abbot Æthelweard 30 and Malmesbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Rodbourne, Wilts.: S841    (982)
 S843 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's; grant of 2 hides (manentes) at Arncott, Oxon.: S843    (983)
 S845 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelgar 8: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelgar 8, bishop (of Selsey); grant of a meadow (Hyde Moors) in the northern part of Winchester, Hants.: S845    (983)
 S846 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelmær 13: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelmær 13, dux; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Clyffe Pypard, Wilts.: S846    (983)
 S848 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwine 6: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwine 6, his minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Clyffe Pypard, Wilts.: S848    (983)
 S850 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Shaftesbury 1: King Æthelred 32 to Shaftesbury 1 Abbey; confirmation of 20 hides (mansae) at Tisbury, Wilts., and woodland at Sfgcnyllebar (? Sedgehill bær): S850    (984)
 S851 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfgar 32: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfgar 32, his man; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Drayton and 1.5 at Sutton, Berks.: S851    (983)
 S855 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Beorhtric 14: King Æthelred 32 to Beorhtric 14, his minister; grant of 8 hides (mansae) on the river Kennet (at Leverton near Hungerford, Berks.), previously held by Æthelric 31, rusticus: S855    (984)
 S856 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelric 33: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelric 33, his minister; grant of 17 hides (cassati) at Harwell, Berks.: S856    (985)
 S858 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 52: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 52, his minister; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Wootton, Berks.: S858    (985)
 S860 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfrun 7: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfrun 7; grant of 10 hides (cassati), comprising 9 at Wolverhampton and 1 (manens) at Trescott, Staffs.: S860    (985)
 S861 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27, his minister; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Ebbesborne, Wilts.: S861    (986)
 S862 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wenoth 1: King Æthelred 32 to Wenoth 1, his minister; grant of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at Littleton on Severn, Gloucs.: S862    (986)
 S864 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelsige 24: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelsige 24, his minister; grant of 10 sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent: S864    (987)
 S867 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofwine 27: King Æthelred 32 to Leofwine 27, his venator; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Westwood, Wilts., and 3 perticae in the common land at Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset: S867    (987)
 S868 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfgar 27: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfgar 27 , his minister, or, according to the rubric, bishop; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Wylye, Wilts., previously held by Æthelwald 53 and his brother, Ælfhelm 12: S868    (988)
 S869 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelgar 8: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelgar 8, bishop (of Selsey); grant of 7 hides (manentia) at South Heighton, Sussex, granted to Æthelgar 8 by Ælfric 87, comes, in exchange for land at Lamburna: S869    (988)
 S870 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelnoth 39: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelnoth 39, his faithful minister; grant of a messuage (curtis) in Wilton, Wilts., associated with St Benedict's church: S870    (988)
 S872 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Leofstan 16: King Æthelred 32 to Leofstan 16, his minister; grant of 4 hides (mansae) at Colworth in Oving, Sussex, and a messuage (haga) in Chichester: S872    (988)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
 S878 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Abbots Bromley, Staffs.: S878    (996)
 S879 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister: grant of land at Pillaton, near Penkridge, Staffs.: S879    (996)
 S881 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wilton: King Æthelred 32 to Wilton, St Mary's Church; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Fovant, Wilts.: S881    (994)
 S883 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelwig 3, his miles; grant of 5 hides (mansi) at Ardley, Oxon., forfeited by three brothers [Ælfnoth 20, Ælfric 77, Æthelwine 22]: S883    (995)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 S887 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Eadric 35, Eadwig 14 and Ealdred 39: King Æthelred 32 to Eadric 35, Eadwig 14 and Ealdred 39, brothers; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Bynsingtun land (? Benson, Oxon.): S887    (996)
 S888 - Æthelred 32 granting land to St Albans: King Æthelred 32 to St Albans Abbey; grant of 8 hides (mansae) in St Albans, comprising 4 at Burston in St Stephens and 4 at Wincelfelda (lost, also in St Stephens), and also 9 haga in the town, and 8 iugera at Westwick in St Michaels, Herts.: S888    (996)
 S891 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; restoration of 100 hides (mansae), comprising 55 at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wilts. The land had been granted by King Cenwealh 2 (cf. S 229), confirmed (?) by King Cynewulf 4, restored by King Ecgberht 10 (cf. S 275) and again by King Eadred 16 (cf. S 540) and King Edgar 11 (cf. S 819, 821).: S891    (997)
 S896 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Abingdon, St Mary's: King Æthelred 32 to Abingdon, St Mary's; grant of 15 hides (cassati) at South Cerney, Gloucs.: S896    (999)
 S898 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Clofi 1: King Æthelred 32 to Clofi 1; grant of 25 hides (mansi) at Long Itchington and Arley, Warwicks.: S898    (1001)
 S899 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Shaftesbury 1: King Æthelred 32 to Shaftesbury 1 Abbey; grant of the cenobium of Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts., with land at Bradford: S899    (1001)
 S900 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfhelm 8: (a) King Æthelred 32 to Ælfhelm 8, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Codicote, Herts., in return for 152 mancuses of gold. (b) Ælfhelm grants the land to St Albans: S900    (1002)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
 S903 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Westminster 1: King Æthelred 32 to Westminster 1 Abbey; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Berewican, near Tyburn, Middx, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S903    (1002)
 S904 - Æthelred 32 granting privileges to Wherwell 1 and Heanflæd 1: King Æthelred 32 to Abbess Heanflæd 1 and Wherwell 1 Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of 70 hides (mansae) in the vicinity of the abbey, and grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Æthelingadene (East and West Dean, Sussex), previously belonging to Queen Ælfthryth 8. With note, dated 1008, confirming 29 messuages in Winchester to the abbey and granting 10 hides (mansae) at Bullington, Hants.: S904    (1002)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 granting land to Anonymous 950: Wulfric 52 to Morcar 2's wife [Anonymous 950]; grant of Austrey, Warwicks.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 granting land to Ælfhelm 18: Wulfric 52 to Ælfhelm 18, his kinsman; grant of land at Palterton, Derbys. and the land that Scegth 1 had bequeathed to Wulfric 52.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
 Æthelred 32.S878 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Abbots Bromley, Staffs.: S878    (996)
 Æthelred 32.S879 granting land to Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52, his minister: grant of land at Pillaton, near Penkridge, Staffs.: S879    (996)
 Æthelred 32.S886 confirming land of Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; confirmation of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52: S886    (995)
Horse-using/giving/acquisition/riding (1)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing to Æthelred 32: Wulfric 52 to his lord, king Æthelred 32; bequest of 200 mancuses of gold, 2 silver-hilted swords and 4 horses, 2 saddled and 2 unsaddled, and the weapons which are due with them. Wulfric 52 desires that he be lord of the monastery [of Burton 1].: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
Judicial decision/review (2)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S877 - seizure of Wulfbald 3's property and it donation to the king: Charter from a great moot at London detailing and condemning the crimes of Wulfbald 3. The judgement is embedded in a grant by Æthelred 32 to his mother, Ælfthryth 8, of land forfeited by Wulfbald 3.: S877    (989)
Lease (2)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
 S905 - Æthelred 32 leasing land to Æthelred 35: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelred 35, his faithful man; lease, for the lives of himself and his wife [Anonymous 949], of land in Canterbury and of 6 agri outside the city, in return for 7 pounds, with reversion to Canterbury, Christ Church: S905    (1002)
Liturgical celebration (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Monastery, violation of (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Patronage (1)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequeathing land to Ælfric 46: Wulfric 52 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; bequest of land at Dumbleton in return for his defence of the monastery that Wulfric had founded [Burton 1].: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
Penance (1)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
Property-buying/purchasing (1)
 S884 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Æthelred 32 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of estates, with particular reference to land at Ilminster, which had been leased out by the abbey and then lost, and land at Camel, Somerset, partly purchased by Abbot Leofric 36 with Æthelred 32's alms and partly donated by Ealdorman Æthelmær 18: S884    (995)
Property-exchanging (4)
 Hawase 1.S886 exchanging land with Wulfric 52: Hawase 1 gave Wulfric 52 (Spot) 2.5 hides (mansae) in Dumbleton, Gloucs. in exchange for what was more convenient to him. The land had been granted Hawase 1 by King Æthelred 32 after Æthelsige 25 forfeited it for theft.: S886    ( x 995)
 S869 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelgar 8: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelgar 8, bishop (of Selsey); grant of 7 hides (manentia) at South Heighton, Sussex, granted to Æthelgar 8 by Ælfric 87, comes, in exchange for land at Lamburna: S869    (988)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 Æthelred 32.S886 confirming land of Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; confirmation of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52: S886    (995)
Property-giving/selling (5)
 S882 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Æscwig 3: King Æthelred 32 to Æscwig 3, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig 3 by Sigeric 9, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury.: S882    (995)
 S900 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfhelm 8: (a) King Æthelred 32 to Ælfhelm 8, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Codicote, Herts., in return for 152 mancuses of gold. (b) Ælfhelm grants the land to St Albans: S900    (1002)
 S901 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfric 46: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfric 46, archbishop; grant of 24 hides (mansae) at Dumbleton, Gloucs., including land comprising 17 hides to the west of the river Isbourne (i.e. at Dumbleton), 2 hides in the common land at Aston Somerville, Gloucs., and 5 hides of woodland at Fleferth (? Kington near Flyford Flavell, Worcs.), in return for 50 talents. The land had been forfeited by a woman [Anonymous 927] for adultery.: S901    (1002)
 S903 - Æthelred 32 exchanging with Westminster 1: King Æthelred 32 to Westminster 1 Abbey; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Berewican, near Tyburn, Middx, in return for 100 mancuses of gold: S903    (1002)
 Wulfric 52.S1536 bequest of land to Ælfhelm 17 and Wulfheah 14: Wulfric 52 to Ælfhelm 17, his brother, and Wulfheah 14; bequest of lands between the Ribble and the Mersey, and in Wirral, on condition that 3000 should be paid to Burton 1 in season.: S1536    (1002 x 1004)
Restoration of land/property (4)
 S876 - Æthelred 32 confirming privileges of Abingdon 1: King Æthelred 32 mentioned the [unspecified ] difficulties which he and his kingdom had faced since the death of his mentor, Æthelwold 1. The king was penitent for the decisions taken in his youth with the counsel of greedy men - Bishop Wulfgar 28, Ealdorman Ælfric 87 - and for being persuaded to infringe on the liberty of Abingdon 1 in return for money. This liberty Æthelwold had acquired for the monastery from the kings Eadred 16, Eadwig 4, and Edgar 11. A synod was conveyed in Winchester at Pentecost to renew / restore the lost liberty. Æthelred 32 here renounces the payment he accepted from Ælfric 87 in return for awarding Edwin 15, Ælfric 87's brother, the abbacy. The confirmation of the synod's conclusions was made in the oratory at Gillingham after the celebration of mass in the presence of the king, Abbot Ælfsige 81, Æthelmær 22, and Ordwulf 4, the king's uncle. Æthelred 32 gave lordship of Abingdon to Abbot Wulfgar 28; his successor was to be chosen by the brethren in accordance with : S876    (993)
 S885 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Rochester 1: King Æthelred 32 to the bishopric of Rochester 1; restoration of 6 hides or sulungs (mansae or sulunga) at Wouldham and 1 hide (mansa) at Littlebrook, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald: S885    (995)
 S891 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, Old Minster 1; restoration of 100 hides (mansae), comprising 55 at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wilts. The land had been granted by King Cenwealh 2 (cf. S 229), confirmed (?) by King Cynewulf 4, restored by King Ecgberht 10 (cf. S 275) and again by King Eadred 16 (cf. S 540) and King Edgar 11 (cf. S 819, 821).: S891    (997)
 S893 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Rochester, St Andrew's: King Æthelred 32 to Rochester, St Andrew's 1 church; restitution of 6 sulungs at Bromley, Kent, with swine-pastures in the Weald: S893    (993)
Theft/attempted theft (3)
 Hawase 1.S886 exchanging land with Wulfric 52: Hawase 1 gave Wulfric 52 (Spot) 2.5 hides (mansae) in Dumbleton, Gloucs. in exchange for what was more convenient to him. The land had been granted Hawase 1 by King Æthelred 32 after Æthelsige 25 forfeited it for theft.: S886    ( x 995)
 S886 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Wulfric 52 Spot: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52.: S886    (995)
 Æthelred 32.S886 confirming land of Wulfric 52: King Æthelred 32 to Wulfric 52 (Spot), his minister; confirmation of 2.5 hides (mansae) in the common land at Dumbleton, Gloucs., forfeited by Æthelsige 25 for theft, granted by the king to Hawase 1, his man, and now exchanged by Hawase 1 for other land belonging to Wulfric 52: S886    (995)
Factoids linked indirectly to Wulfric 52 (1)
Office (1)
Cniht of Wulfric 52 (1)
 Wulfgar 34: S1536