Source: CharterS777
Description
King Edgar 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 Ęscwig obtained it.
Charter information
| Sawyer |
777 |
| Birch |
1257 |
| Kemble |
566 |
| British Academy |
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| Source Used |
Birch |
| Archive(s) |
Bath |
|
Source Information
| Language |
Latin with Old English |
| Date from Source |
970 |
| Scholarly Source Dating |
970 |
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Notes
*Grundy, Somerset, pp. 211-13, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 512, authentic; John 1966, pp. 202-3, authentic, discusses witnesses; Stenton 1970, p. 295 n.1, on detail of bounds; HRH, p. 230, probably genuine, subscriptions are consistent; Keynes 1980, p. 44 n. 77, pp. 77-8, 'Edgar A' formulation