Source: CharterS96

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Ęthelbald, king of the Mercians, to Eanberht, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) near the wood called Toccan sceaga (Tockenham, Wilts.) and the tumulus called Reada beorg.

Charter information
Sawyer 96
Birch 181
Kemble 100
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Malmesbury
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 757
Scholarly Source Dating 757

Notes

*the archive is only Malmesbury in theory.
Bond 1878, p. 7, 9th century; B 181 suggests Toccan sceaga is Tickenhurst, Kent; Stenton 1913, p. 23 n. 1, accepted as Ęthelbald's last charter; Stenton 1918, p. 443, treats as authentic and discusses witness-list, rejects Birch's identification (= Stenton 1970, pp. 57-8); Robinson 1921, p. 37, original; Wallenberg, KPN, pp. 41-3, suggests connection with Tockenham, Wilts.; Darlington 1955, p. 5 n. 24, accepts Wallenberg's suggestion; Watkin 1956, p. 229, cited, Eanberht cannot have been abbot of Malmesbury; Ch.L.A., iii, no. 193, copy written c. 800; John 1966, p. 52, on royal style; Finberg, ECW, no. 189, authentic, agrees with Tockenham identification, Readabeorg is probably the tumulus on Waite Hill; Stenton 1971, pp. 204, 287, cited; Vollrath-Reichelt 1971, pp. 140-5; Bischoff 1976, p. 692, MS 1 later copy; Whitelock, EHD, p. 19, cited; Scharer 1982, pp. 182-4, authentic; Wormald 1985, p. 25, original or early copy; Edwards 1988, pp. 124-6, citing T.J. Brown, could be original; Scharer 1988, pp. 57, 60, 61, on royal style; Sims-Williams 1990, pp. 225-8, charter is probably of Malmesbury provenance if not origin, discusses witness-list; Dumville 1992, p. 82, non-contemporary copy.