Ælfstan 39 (Male) Bishop of Rochester, 946x964-995
m/l x

Notes: There were Ælfstans at Ramsbury, Rochester and London in this period. Ælfstan 43 and Ælfstan 46 provide cases where identification is awkward.

Hart, ECNE, pp. 271-2.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (7)

Ædelstanus (1)

S872

Ælfstan (5)

Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno Ep. 1, p. 378

Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno Ep. 1, p. 390

NewMinster.LiberVitae Fol 15v.7.xiv

NewMinster.LiberVitae Fol 18r.16.viii

S838

Æðelstanus (1)

S882

Office (58)

Bishop (58)

Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno Ep. 1, pp. 376-8

Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno Ep. 1, p. 390

Abbo.PassioEadmundi Preface (Bishop of Rochester)

S668

S726 (bishop of Rochester)

S737

S738

S745

S746

S756

S757

S758

S759

S760

S761

S769

S777

S781

S786

S788 (bishop of the church of London)

S788

S789

S790

S792

S798 (bishop of Rochester)

S1293 (bishop of Rochester)

S671 (bishop of the church of Rochester)

S671

NewMinster.LiberVitae Fol 15v.7.xiv (Bishop of the Church of Rochester)

NewMinster.LiberVitae Fol 18r.16.viii (Bishop of the Church of Rochester)

S838

S840

S841

S842 (bishop of the church of Rochester)

S843

S844

S850

S851

S852

S855

S869 (bishop of the church of Rochester)

S872

S874

S876 (bishop of the church of Rochester)

S877 (bishop of Rochester)

S882 (bishop of the church of Rochester)

S1216

S1512

S1456

S1457 (bishop of Rochester)

Anon.EpisList3 (bishop of the church of Rochester)

Anon.EpisList4

Anon.EpisList5 (bishop of the church of Rochester)

S795

S1379

WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum i.72.10

WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum v.252.5

Occupation (1)

Brother (1)

NewMinster.LiberVitae Fol 18r.16.viii

Event (104)

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)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (1)

Various.settlement of dispute between Godwine 23 and Leofwine 37 S1456: Godwine 23, bishop of Rochester, and Leofwine 37, Ælfheah 40's son, were reconciled at Canterbury about the estate at Snodland. When Bishop Godwine 23 succeeded to the episcopal see, by the command of his royal lord King Æthelred 32, after the death of Bishop Ælfstan 39, he found in the cathedral the very deeds which his predecessor had had and with which he laid claim to the estate. Then he set about laying claim to the estate - and durst not do otherwise for the fear of God - until the suit became known to the king. When the claim was known to him, he sent a letter and his seal to Archbishop Ælfric 46, and gave orders that he and his thegns in East Kent and West Kent should settle the dispute between them justly, weighing both claim and counterclaim. The next stage was that Bishop Godwine 23 came to Canterbury to the Archbishop, and thither came [also] Leofric 39 the sheriff and with him Abbot Ælfhun 3 and the thegns both of East Kent and West Kent - all the leading men - and there they dealt etc.: S1456 (995 x 1005)

Assembly (4)

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)

Various.meeting at Alderbury, S1216: There was a great meeting [micel gemot] at Alderbury at which Abbot Osgar 1's purchase of 20 hides at Kingston from Ealdorman Ælfhere 10 was declared and approved.: S1216 (971 x 980)

Ælfheah 44-others.second dedication of Old Minster: The dedication of the Old Minster was carried out [Ælfheah 44] according to liturgical rite and celebrated with appropriate ceremony. Eight noble prelates consecrated the minster to the Lord.: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno Ep. 1, pp. 390-6 (993 x 994)

Æthelwold 1.consecration of Old Minster: Æthelwold 1 laid out, constructed, enriched, and then consecrated the Old Minster in the presence of Æthelred 32. Several bishops followed the king: Dunstan 1, Æthelwold 1, Ælfstan 39, Æthelgar 8, Ælfstan 38, Æscwig 3, Ælfheah 36, Æthelsige 13 and Æthulf 3. There were many other bishops as well, and nobles and ealdormen as well as the great majority of the English royal thegns (Anonymi 1599).: Wulfstan.NarrMetrSwithuno Ep. 1, pp. 376-80 (980)

Bequeathing/will-making (3)

S842 - Æthelred 32 confirming land of Winchester, New Minster: King Æthelred 32 to Winchester, New Minster 1; confirmation of 13 hides (mansae), comprising 7 hides (manentia) on the Isle of Wight at Heantune, Bathingbourne, Meolocdune and Stathe, together with 5 hides (cassata) at Fratton on Portsea Island, 1 at Segenworth in Titchfield and a meadow by the river Meon, Hants. The lands had been forfeited by Lufa 1, sold for 100 mancuses by King Æthelred 32 to Ealdorman Æthelmær 13, and bequeathed by Æthelmær 13 to New Minster (cf. S 1498).: S842 (982)

Various.Beorhtric 15 and Ælfswith 10 bequeathing S1511: Will of Beorhtric 15 and Ælfswith 10, his wife, including bequests of 2 sulungs at Denton and 2 at Longfield, with renders from Hæslholt, Wateringbury, Birling and Harrietsham, all in Kent, to St Andrew's. Rochester; of land at Meopham, Kent, to Christ Church (Canterbury); and of land at Darenth to Beorhtwaru 1 for life with reversion to St Andrew's; of land at Birling to Wulfheah 10; at Wateringbury to Wulfsige 44; at Hæslholt to Sired 2; at Harrietsham to Wulfheah 10 and Ælfheah 39; at Walkingstead (in Godstone, Surrey) to Wulfstan 27 Ucca; at Stratton in Godstone, Surrey, to Walkingstead minster; and at Titsey, Surrey, to Wulfsige 44; also confirmation of earlier bequests of land at Fawkham, Bromley and Snodland, all in Kent, to St Andrew's (Rochester). : S1511 (975 x 987)

Various.witnessing Leofsunu 5’s wrongful occupation of land in Kent S1458: Following Leofsunu 5's seizure of land in Kent (which included 6 sulungs at Wouldham) from Rochester, St Andrew's 1's left by Ælfheah 41, the ?(arch)bishop proved possession of the whole of Ælfheah 41's bequest in the presence of many witnesses.: S1458

Charter confirmation (3)

S803 - Edgar 11 granting land to Osweard 4: King Edgar 11 to Osweard 4, his propinquus and faithful minister; grant of 4 hides (mansiunculae) at South Stoke, Sussex. The old landbook had been lost in a fire.: S803 (975)

S806 - Edgar 11 exchanging with Winchester 1: King Edgar 11 to Winchester 1 Cathedral; renewal of the liberty of Taunton, Somerset, as granted by King Edward in exchange for land at 10 hides at Crowcombe, 20 at Compton and 20 at Banwell, Somerset, and 20 at Stoce near Shalbourne, Wilts., the land at Compton and Banwell having been given later to the community at Cheddar in exchange for land at Carhampton, Somerset. In return for the confirmation Bishop Æthelwold 1 gave to King Edgar 11 200 mancuses of gold and a gold cup weighing 5 pounds and to Queen Ælfthryth 8 50 mancuses.: S806 (968)

S811 - Edgar 11 confirming land of Eadgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Eadgifu 4, his grandmother; renewal of a charter concerning 65 hides (mansae) at Meon, Hants., the old landbook having disappeared while in Edgar 11's custody. : S811 (959 x 963)

Charter-witnessing (89)

S1214 - Vua 1 granting land to Evesham 1: Vua 1 (? Ufa), the Hwede, vicecomes of Warwick, to Evesham 1 Abbey; grant of 6.5 hides at Wixford and Temple Grafton, Warwicks.: S1214 (962)

S1293 - Dunstan 1’s proclamation: Dunstan 1, bishop of London, proclaims the confirmation and grant by King Edgar 11 to the church of Westminster, St Peter's, of extensive privileges and lands, comprising 5 hides (mansae) at Westminster [for which Dunstan 1 gave Edgar 11 120 mancuses of gold, cf. S 670], 5 hides at Blecenham (lost, in Hendon, Middx) and 6 at Lothereslege (lost, in Hendon) [for which Dunstan 1 gave Edgar 11 10 mancuses of gold]; 10 hides at Hendon, Middx, and another 10 hides there [purchased from Æthelwold 1, bishop of Winchester, and Wulfnoth 5, miles, for 80 pounds of silver, cf. S 1295]; 3 hides (cassati) at Codenhleaw [purchased from Eadnoth 1, minister, for 12 pounds]; 8 hides (mansae) at Hanwell, Herts. [acquired from Ælfwine 14, minister, in return for 30 pounds of silver needed for a pilgrimage to Rome]; 10 hides at Sunbury, Middx [purchased from Ælfheah 33, dux, for 200 mancuses of gold, cf. S 702]; land at Shepperton, Middx [purchased from Ealhflæd 2, widow, for 60 bizanteis nummis]; 5 hides at Brickendon, Herts. [given to Westminster by Ælfhelm 8 Polga, cf. S 1487]; 3 hides at Sullington, Sussex [given to Westminster by Ælfwine 15, prefectus in Kent]; the reversion of land at Parham, Sussex [purchased from Wulfnoth 5 for 30 mancuses of gold]; land at Paddington, Cowley Peachey, Middx; and at Ewell, Kent: S1293 (959)

S1379 - Æscwig 3 granting land to Ælfstan 63: Æscwig 3, bishop of Dorchester, to Ælfstan 63, his man; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at Cuxham, Oxon.: S1379 (994)

S1450 - Edgar 11 granting land to Westminster 1: King Edgar 11 to the church of St Peter, Westminster 1; restoration of 5 hides (mansiunculae) on the north side of the river Thames between the Tyburn and the Fleet, Middx, with an additional grant of 5 hides at Blecceanham (Blechenham, lost, in Hendon). : S1450 (959)

S668 - Edgar 11 granting land to Eadric 15: King Edgar 11 to Eadric 15, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Winterburnan (Winterbourne Bassett, Wilts.), of which 5 hides lie in the common land: S668 (972)

S671 - Edgar 11 granting land to Rochester, St Andrew’s and Ælfstan 39: King Edgar 11 to Rochester, St Andrew's, and Ælfstan 39, bishop of Rochester; grant of 10 hides (mansae) or sulungs at Bromley, Kent: S671 (973)

S688 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Burbage, Wilts.: S688 (961)

S689 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 50 hides (cassati) at Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hants., and 13 predia in Winchester, with the bounds of Crux Easton, Hants.: S689 (961)

S690 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 22 hides (cassati) at Ringwood, Hants.: S690 (961)

S691 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfric 44: King Edgar 11 to Ælfric 44, his faithful minister; grant of 9 hides (mansae) in the common land at Ardington, Berks.: S691 (961)

S694 - Edgar 11 granting land to Bath, St Peter’s: King Edgar 11 to the church of Bath, St Peter; restoration of 5 hides (mansiunculae) at South Stoke, Somerset: S694 (961)

S697 - Edgar 11 granting land to Cenwulf 7: King Edgar 11 to Cenwulf 7, his faithful man; grant of 4 hides (mansae) at Withiel Florey, Somerset: S697 (961)

S701 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of a vineyard at Watchet, Somerset, and miscellaneous rights including royal dues at Southampton, at Hwitan Clife, and at Portmanna hythe: S701 (962)

S706 - Edgar 11 granting land to Titstan 1: King Edgar 11 to Titstan 1, his faithful cubicularius; grant of 8 hides (cassati) at Afene (Avon Farm in Stratford-sub-Castle, Wilts.): S706 (962)

S712a - Edgar 11 granting land to Æthelfrith 22: King Edgar 11 to Æthelfrith 22; grant of 5 hides (mansi) at Ballidon, Derbys.: S712a (963)

S717 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ingeram 1: King Edgar 11 to Ingeram 1, his faithful minister; grant of 7 hides (cassati) at Vange, Essex: S717 (963)

S725 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfthryth 8: King Edgar 11 to Ælfthryth 8, his queen; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Aston Upthorpe, Berks.: S725 (964)

S726 - Edgar 11 granting land to Beorhtnoth 13: King Edgar 11 to Beorhtnoth 13, his comes; grant of 2 hides (mansiunculae) at Cookley in Wolverley, Worcs.: S726 (964)

S729 - Edgar 11 granting land to Muchelney 1: King Edgar 11 to Muchelney 1 Abbey; confirmation of liberties, including the right of the community to elect its own abbot after the death of Bishop Ælfwald 34 (of Sherborne): S729 (964)

S733 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 2 hides (cassati) at Denchworth, Berks.: S733 (965)

S734 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1 S734: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 50 hides (cassati) at Marcham, Berks.: S734 (965)

S735 - Edgar 11 granting land to Æscwig 4: King Edgar 11 to Æscwig 4, abbot of St Peter's, Bath; grant of 7.5 hides (mansiunculae) at Stanton Prior, Somerset: S735 (965)

S736 - Edgar 11 granting land to Wulfheard 21: King Edgar 11 to Wulfheard 21, his faithful man; grant of 3 virgae at Cheselbourne, Dorset: S736 (965)

S737 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Ælfgifu 4, his kinswoman; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Linslade, Bucks.: S737 (966)

S738 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfgifu 4: King Edgar 11 to Ælfgifu 4, his kinswoman; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Newnham Murren, Oxon.: S738 (966)

S739 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfhelm 6: King Edgar 11 to Ælfhelm 6, his minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Parwich, Derbys. : S739 (966)

S745 - Edgar 11 refounding Winchester, New Minster: King Edgar 11 to Winchester, New Minster; refoundation and grant of privileges: S745 (966)

S749 - Edgar 11 granting land to Æthelwold 1 & Breedon-on-the-Hill: King Edgar 11 to Æthelwold 1, bishop, for the church of Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leics.; grant of 13 hides (cassati) at Breedon, Wilson, Ætheres dune (? Atterton) and Diseworth, Leics.: S749 (972)

S750 - Edgar 11 granting land to Byrhtnoth 1: King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, his comes: grant of land at Bragenfelda (? Cold Brayfield, Bucks., or Brafield-on-the-Green, Northants.): S750 (967)

S751 - Edgar 11 granting land to Beorhtnoth 17: King Edgar 11 to Beorhtnoth 17, his faithful minister; grant of 2 hides (mansae) at Suthtune (Ullington in Pebworth, Gloucs.), and at Bickmarsh, Worcs., with regrant of the land by Beorhtnoth 17 to Worcester, St Mary's 1, on his son's [Anonymous 900] admission to the minster: S751 (967)

S754 - Edgar 11 granting land to Wynnflæd 3: King Edgar 11 to Wynnflæd 3, the noble matrona; grant of 8 hides (mansae) at (East and West) Meon, and Farnfield in Privett, Hants.: S754 (967)

S755 - Edgar 11 granting land to Wulfnoth Rumuncant 1: King Edgar 11 to Wulfnoth Rumuncant 1, his faithful vassalus; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Lesneage and Pennare in St Keverne, Cornwall: S755 (967)

S756 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 72 hides (cassati) at Bedwyn, Wilts. : S756 (958 x 968)

S757 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 30 hides (cassati) at Cumnor, Berks.: S757 (968)

S758 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 25 hides (cassati) at Fyfield, Berks. : S758 (968)

S759 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 10 or 20 hides (cassati) at Hanney, Berks. : S759 (968)

S760 - Edgar 11 granting land to Abingdon 1: King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Oare, Berks.: S760 (968)

S761 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfwine 30: King Edgar 11 to Ælfwine 30, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Boxford, Berks. : S761 (968)

S763 - Edgar 11 granting land to Edwin 8: King Edgar 11 to Edwin 8, his faithful minister; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Moredon in Rodbourne Cheney, Wilts.: S763 (968)

S766 - Edgar 11 confirming land of Wilton 1: King Edgar 11 to Wilton 1 Abbey; confirmation of land given to the church by Wulfthryth 6, consisting of 10 hides at South Newton, 10 at Sherrington, 20 at (? Kingston) Deverill, 3 at Baverstock and 3 at Frustfield (lost), Wilts.; and 10 at Watchingwell in Calbourne, Isle of Wight: S766 (968)

S767 - Edgar 11 granting land to Wilton 1: King Edgar 11 to Wilton 1 Abbey; grant of 2 hides (cassati) near Wilton, Wilts., formerly owned by Regenweard 1, mercator: S767 (968)

S768 - Edgar 11 granting land to Wulfric 37: King Edgar 11 to Wulfric 37, bishop (? of Hereford); grant of 1 hide (mansa) at Stantun (? Stanton by Newhall, Derbys.): S768 (968)

S769 - Edgar 11 granting land to Wulfstan 21: King Edgar 11 to Wulfstan 21, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Whistley, Berks.: S769 (968)

S771 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfhelm 11: King Edgar 11 to Ælfhelm 11, his faithful minister; grant of 30 hides (cassati) at Witney, Oxon., with appurtenant meadow: S771 (969)

S772 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfwald 45: King Edgar 11 to Ælfwald 45, his faithful minister; grant of 15 hides (cassati) at Apsley Guise, Beds.: S772 (969)

S773 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfwald 30: King Edgar 11 to Ælfwald 46, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Kineton, Warwicks.: S773 (969)

S776 - Edgar 11 exchanging with Æthelwold 1: King Edgar 11 to Æthelwold 1, bishop of Winchester; grant of the minster of Ely and of land at Melbourn and Armingford, Cambs., in exchange for land at Harting, Sussex: S776 (970)

S777 - Edgar 11 and Bath, St Peter’s exchanging: King Edgar 11 to the church of Bath, St Peter's; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Clifton, near Bath, in exchange for 100 mancuses of gold and 10 hides (mansae) at Cumtun (Chilcompton or Compton Dando, Somerset). The land is to be for the use of the monks, just as Abbot Æscwig 4 obtained it.: S777 (970)

S778 - Edgar 11 granting land to Beorhtheah 4: King Edgar 11 to Beorhtheah 4, his faithful deacon; grant of 7 hides (mansae) at Kingston Bagpuize, Berks.: S778 (970)

S779 - Edgar 11 confirming lands of Ely 1: King Edgar 11 to Ely 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of land at Melbourn and Armingford, Cambs., and at Northwold, Norfolk, in exchange for 60 hides (cassati) at Harting, Sussex: S779 (970)

S780 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ely 1: King Edgar 11 to Ely 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (cassati) in the common land at Linden End in Aldreth, Cambs.: S780 (970)

S781 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ely 1: King Edgar 11 to Ely 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Stoke near Ipswich, Suffolk: S781 (970)

S782 - Edgar 11 exchanging with Æthelwold 1: King Edgar 11 to Æthelwold 1, bishop; grant of land at Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincs., for Peterborough Abbey, in return for 40 pounds of silver and a golden cross: S782 (971)

S784 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfflæd 15: King Edgar 11 to Ælfflæd 15; grant of 10 hides (mansae) at Kennett (i.e. Overton), Wilts. : S784 (972)

S785 - Edgar 11 granting land to Bath 1: King Edgar 11 to Bath 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (mansiunculae) at Corston, Somerset: S785 (972)

S788 - Edgar 11 granting privileges to and confirming lands of Worcester 1: King Edgar 11 to Worcester 1 Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of land at Worcester, vats at Middlewich and Netherwich in Droitwich, furnaces at Witton in Droitwich, and land at Nortun (for Hortun) and at Westwood near Droitwich, all in Worcs.: S788 (972)

S789 - Edgar 11 granting lands to Wynnstan 3: King Edgar 11 to Wynnstan 3, his cubicularius; grant of 4 hides (cassati) at Afene (? Little Durnford, cf. Avon Farm in Stratford-sub-Castle, Wilts.): S789 (972)

S792 - Edgar 11 granting land to Thorney 1: King Edgar 11 to Thorney 1 Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of land at Whittlesey, Cambs.; Water Newton, Woodston, Yaxley and Farcet, Hunts.; Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincs.; Teafolscet; and 2 hides (mansae) at Huntingdon. MS 3 adds Wittering, Oxney, Thorpe and Titchmarsh, Northants; Gedney, Lutton, Angarhala (lost) and Tydd, Lincs.; and Broughton, Hunts.: S792 (973)

S794 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfhelm 8: King Edgar 11 to Ælfhelm 8, his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) at (West) Wratting, Cambs.: S794 (974)

S794a - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfhelm 8: King Edgar 11 to Ælfhelm 8, his minister; grant of 9 hides (mansiunculae) at Brickendon, Herts., comprising 6 at Ælesforda and 3 at Elrices rig: S794a (974)

S795 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfhere 11: King Edgar 11 to Ælfhere 11, his faithful minister; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Nymed (Woolfin in Down St Mary, Devon): S795 (974)

S796 - Edgar 11 restoring land to Ælfric 48: King Edgar 11 to Ælfric 48, abbot of Malmesbury; restoration of 10 hides (manentes) at Eastcourt in Crudwell, Wilts. The land had been forfeited by Æthelnoth 29.: S796 (974)

S798 - Edgar 11 granting privileges and land to Ramsey 1: King Edgar 11 to Ramsey 1 Abbey; confirmation and grant of privileges and of land at Ramsey, Upwood with Raveley, Hemingford, Sawtry, Stukeley, Brington and Old Weston, Hunts.; Hilgay and Walsoken, Norfolk; fish from Wells, Norfolk; land at Brancaster, Norfolk; at Warboys, Wistow with Raveley and Bury, and at Slepam (St Ives), Hunts.; at Chatteris and Elsworth, Cambs.; at Whiston and Isham, Northants.; at Houghton, Wyton, Ripton, Ellington, Bythorn, Hunts.; at Graveley, Cambs.; and at Dillington, Great Staughton and Yelling, Hunts.: S798 (974)

S800 - Edgar 11 granting land to Ælfweard 23: King Edgar 11 to Ælfweard 23, his minister (bishop in rubric); grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Fyfield, Hants.: S800 (975)

S801 - Edgar 11 granting land to Æthelwold 1: King Edgar 11 to Æthelwold 1, bishop; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Madeley, Staffs.: S801 (974)

S804 - Edgar 11 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Edgar 11 to Winchester, Old Minster; grant of land at Bleadon, Somerset: S804 (975)

S805 - Edgar 11 granting land to Mangoda 1: King Edgar 11 to Mangoda 1, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Hampstead, Middx.: S805 (972)

S807 - Edgar 11 granting land to Winchester minsters: King Edgar 11 to Winchester, Old Minster 1, Winchester, New Minster 1, and Nunnaminster 1; grant of land in Winchester: S807 (963 x 970)

S820 - Edgar 11 granting land to Winchester, Old Minster: King Edgar 11 to Winchester, Old Minster; grant of 45 hides (cassati) at Crondall, Hants. : S820 (973 x 974)

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)

S838 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Tavistock, St Mary’s: King Æthelred 32 to Tavistock, St Mary's 1 Abbey, Devon; grant of privileges, including free election of a new abbot: S838 (981)

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)

S844 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfnoth 19: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfnoth 19, his minister; grant of 2.5 hides (mansae) at Westwuda (? Westwood, Wilts.), previously held by Sealemudda 1 (cf. rubric): S844 (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)

S852 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Ælfheah 43: King Æthelred 32 to Ælfheah 43, his minister; grant of 2 hides (cassati) at Osanlea: S852 (984)

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)

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)

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)

S874 - Æthelred 32 granting land to Æthelweard 31: King Æthelred 32 to Æthelweard 31, his minister; grant of 15 hides (tributaria) at Wootton St Lawrence, Hants., with nine messuages (hagan) in Winchester, a meadow at Basingstoke and a mill at Hines clifæ: S874 (990)

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)

Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (3)

S745 - Edgar 11 refounding Winchester, New Minster: King Edgar 11 to Winchester, New Minster; refoundation and grant of privileges: S745 (966)

Compensation (2)

Various.settlement of dispute between Rochester 1 and Beorhtwaru 1 S1457: The title deeds to Snodland, Kent which had been given to the monastery by Æscwynn 1, Ælfric 80's mother, were stolen by the priests and given for money to Ælfric 80. Following his death the church petitioned his widow [Beorhtwaru 1] and the king for their return. This was granted at London along with compensation for their theft which included land at Bromley and at Fawkham, Kent.: S1457 (980 x 987)

Various.witness to Rochester 1 transaction S1457: Account of the acquisition by the bishop of Rochester, on behalf of St Andrew's church, of land at Bromley and Fawkham, Kent, in compensation for the theft of the title-deeds of Snodland, Kent.: S1457 (980 x 987)

Confirmation of land/privileges (11)

Correspondence (1)

Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1)

Crime (2)

Death/dying (2)

Disputing/dispute-settling (2)

Dispute concerning the estate at Wouldham, Kent: The history of the 6 sulungs at Wouldham.: S1458

Forfeiture (3)

Edgar 11.restoring land to Ælfric 48: King Edgar 11 to Ælfric 48, abbot of Malmesbury 1; restoration of 10 hides at Eastcourt. The land had been forfeited by Æthelnoth 29.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum v.252 (974)

Gafol payment (1)

Grant and Gift (81)