Source: CharterS1515

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Will of King Eadred, including bequests of land at Downton, Wilts., Damerham, Hants. (formerly Wilts.) and Calne, Wilts., to Old Minster, Winchester; at Wherwell, Andover and Kingsclere, Hants., to New Minster, Winchester; at Shalbourne, Wilts., Thatcham, Berks., and Bradford (? -on-Avon, Wilts.), to Nunnaminster, Winchester; at Amesbury, Wilts., Wantage, Berks., and Basing, Hants., with land in Sussex, Surrey and Kent to his mother.

Charter information
Sawyer 1515
Birch 912
Kemble ---
British Academy Miller, New Minster No. 17
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Winchester, New Minster
Source Information
Language Old English
Scholarly Source Dating 951 x 955

Notes

Harmer, SEHD, pp. 119-23; Darlington 1955, pp. 30, 84, 86, 93, 96; Finberg, ECW, no. 75, authentic; John 1966, p. 43; Stenton 1971, p. 363, cited; PN Berks., i. 188, ii. 191; Biddle et al. 1976, p. 465 n. 8, cited; Gelling, ECTV, no. 66 (pp. 43, 158), authentic; Whitelock, EHD, pp. 554-5; Keynes 1980, pp. 158-9; Hill 1981, map no. 159 (p. 89); Meyer 1981, p. 348; Loyn 1984, pp. 98, 109; Keynes 1988, p. 190, on bequests to royal priests; Reynolds 1992, p. 219; Dumville 1993, p. 46; Keynes 1994, pp. 188-90, may not have been implemented; Abrams 1996, pp. 105-7, on Damerham bequest; Keynes 1996, pp. 23-4, on Winchester conections of will.

Translation(s)

Editor Article or Book Title Journal or Pub.Loc. Date pp.
  EHD     555-6 [no.107]