Source: CharterS358

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Description

King Edward to the familia of Winchester Cathedral; confirmation of 50 hides (manentes) at Hurstbourne Priors, Hants., bequeathed by Alfred and previously acquired by King Ecgberht from Abingdon Abbey in exchange for 50 hides at Marcham, Berks.

Charter information
Sawyer 358
Birch 692
Kemble ---
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Winchester, Old Minster
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 900
Scholarly Source Dating 900

Notes

*Maitland 1897, p. 331, spurious; Stevenson 1904, pp. 192-3, spurious; Stenton 1913, p. 30, fraudulent; Harmer, SEHD, very doubtful authenticity; Finberg, ECW, no. 31, authentic; Finberg 1964, pp. 131-43, authentic; Hart 1970/1, p. 32 (no. 123), authentic; Finberg 1972, pp. 452-3; PN Berks., ii. 414; Keynes 1980, p. 32 n. 53, cited; Edwards 1988, pp. 194-5, spurious; Keynes 1993/2, p. 313, cited; Keynes 1994/2, pp. 1141-2, not authentic, but transaction probably genuine