Cissa 1 (Male) West Saxon regulus, fl. ?689-?699; owner of land in Surrey
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Notes: This may be as many as 5 separate men though it seems likely that this is simply an important late-7thC West Saxon, potentially part of the Gewissan royal house. The twelfth-century De Abbatibus Abbendoniae states that he was a sub-king of Centwine 1 who controlled Wilts. and much of Berks., that he had a metropolis at Bedwyn and that he was responsible for building the castellum at Chisbury Camp. See Kelly, Abingdon, pp.18-19.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (6)
Cisi (3)
 S231   
 S235   
 S1170   
Cissa (2)
 S241   
 S93   
Cissi (1)
 S1248   
Office (3)
King (2)
 S241   
 S93    (king of the Saxons)
Minister (1)
 S1248   
Personal Relationship (1)
Cissa 1 Father (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)
 of Ine 1: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.208.2
Event (7)
Baptism (1)
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)
Charter-witnessing (4)
 S1170 - Baldred 1 and Aldhelm 3 exchanging lands: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 S1248 - Eorcenwald 1 granting land to Barking 1: (? Eorcenwald 1), bishop, to (? St Mary's, Barking); grant of 28 hides (manentes) at Battersea, 20 at Watsingaham (i.e. Washingham, lost, in Battersea) and 20 (cassatae) by Hidaburna (the river Wandle), all in Surrey. The land had been granted to him by Cędwalla 1, king of the West Saxons, and confirmed by Ęthelred 2, king of the Mercians: S1248    (693)
 S231 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Malmesbury 1: Cędwalla 1, king, to the church (of Malmesbury 1); grant of 132 hides (cassati) on either side of the wood named Kemele (? Kemble, Gloucs.): S231    (688)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (2)
 Cędwalla 1.granting land to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 S235: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
Confirmation of land/privileges (1)
 S1248 - Eorcenwald 1 granting land to Barking 1: (? Eorcenwald 1), bishop, to (? St Mary's, Barking); grant of 28 hides (manentes) at Battersea, 20 at Watsingaham (i.e. Washingham, lost, in Battersea) and 20 (cassatae) by Hidaburna (the river Wandle), all in Surrey. The land had been granted to him by Cędwalla 1, king of the West Saxons, and confirmed by Ęthelred 2, king of the Mercians: S1248    (693)
Grant and Gift (7)
 Ceolswith 1.granting land to Hęha 1 & Ceolswith 1 S241: Cissa 1, regulus, to Hęha 1, patricius, and Ceolswith 1, his sister; grant of 173 cassati near Abingdon: S241   
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)
 Cędwalla 1.granting land to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 S235: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
 S1170 - Baldred 1 and Aldhelm 3 exchanging lands: Baldred 1 to Aldhelm 3, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.: S1170    (688)
 S1248 - Eorcenwald 1 granting land to Barking 1: (? Eorcenwald 1), bishop, to (? St Mary's, Barking); grant of 28 hides (manentes) at Battersea, 20 at Watsingaham (i.e. Washingham, lost, in Battersea) and 20 (cassatae) by Hidaburna (the river Wandle), all in Surrey. The land had been granted to him by Cędwalla 1, king of the West Saxons, and confirmed by Ęthelred 2, king of the Mercians: S1248    (693)
 S231 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Malmesbury 1: Cędwalla 1, king, to the church (of Malmesbury 1); grant of 132 hides (cassati) on either side of the wood named Kemele (? Kemble, Gloucs.): S231    (688)
 S235 - Cędwalla 1 granting land to Cedde 1 Cissa 1 and Criswa 1: Cędwalla 1, king of the (West) Saxons, to Cedde 1, Cissa 1 and Criswa 1 (? Crispa); grant, for the foundation of a minster, of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey, including 10 at Binton and 2 at Churt, Surrey, and land at Cusanweoh: S235    (688)
Property-exchanging (1)
 Cędwalla 1.grant to Aldhelm 3: Cędwalla 1, after his baptism, gave to Aldhelm 3 a wood called Kemble, to the east of the boundary set by the road, up to the river Thames, a place near another wood called Bradon [Purton], and a place at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Wyliye, for brothers to fish. Part of these lands were exchanged in the same year for others of one . : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.205-8 (688)