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King Æthelred to Eynsham Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham [acquired from his father Æthelweard in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar to Beorhtnoth, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine to Æthelmær]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar to Beorhtnoth, and bequeathed by Beorhtnoth to Æthelmær]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær by Æthelweard]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leoftæt, for which Æthelmær gave 30 pounds to King Edgar]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard to his son, Æthelmær]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn), Æthelmær's kinswoman].

Charter information
Sawyer 911
Birch ---
Kemble 714
British Academy ---
Source Used Kemble
Archive(s) Eynsham
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Language Latin with Old English

Notes

Stevenson in Salter, Eynsham Cart., i. 20-2; Round in Salter, Eynsham Cart., ii. p. xcviii; Grundy, Oxon., pp. 33-6, on bounds; Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 169-72, on bounds of Mickleton; PN Surrey, pp. 90 n., 92 n., on bounds of Esher and Thames Ditton; PN Sussex, ii, pp. vi-vii; PN Warwicks., p. 202 n. 2; Whitelock 1943, p. 123; Robertson, Charters, pp. 386-7; Finberg, ECDC, no. 47; PN Oxon., i. 3, 7, 8, 11, 15, 17, 206, ii. 258, 261, 264, 280, 282, 296, 302, 327, 486-7; PN Gloucs., i. 8, 237, 242, 249, 251, 261; Hart, ECEE, pp. 176, 189, partly based on S 792; John 1966, p. 208 n.; Barker 1967, p. 90; Hart, ECE, no. 39, authentic; Stenton 1971, p. 551, cited with reference to witnesses; Finberg, ECWM, no. 148 (pp. 66, 125), authentic; HRH, p. 232, probably authentic, subscriptions are consistent; Hart, ECNE, no. 69, authentic; Gem 1978, p. 112; Gelling, ECTV, no. 290 (pp. 138-9, 162-3), authentic; Keynes 1980, p. 114 n. 103, p. 260, authentic; Cooper 1985, pp. 18-20, on Shipton bounds, with map p. 17; Wormald 1988, no. 70; Gordon 1990, pp. 4-33, on background; Hooke 1990, pp. 328-9; Hart 1992, p. 132 n. 51; Lawson 1993, p. 240, cited; Blair 1994, pp. 78, 130-3, on Oxon. bounds and topography; Hooke 1994, p. 185.

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Editor Article or Book Title Journal or Pub.Loc. Date pp.
Salter, H.E. The Cartulary of the Abbey of Eynsham   1907 19-28

Event/Transaction List

Factoid Type Source Reference Short Description
1 Event S911    Æthelmær 22 founded Eynsham 1.
2 Transaction S911    Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22; bequest of Mickleton, Gloucs.. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
3 Transaction S911    King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1; grant of Mickleton, Gloucs..
4 Transaction S911    Æthelmær 22 to Æthelweard 23, his father; grant of 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda, in return for 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham.
5 Transaction S911    Æthelweard 23 to Æthelmær 22, his son; grant of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]. Æthelmær 22 used the land to found Eynsham 1.
6 Transaction S911    Offa 7 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of privileges
7 Transaction S911    King Æthelred 32 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of 1 hide (cassata) at Flamstead and 5 at St Albans, Herts., with renewal of extensive liberties granted by King Offa 7. Abbot Leofric 30 had given 200 pounds of gold and silver to the king to pay off the Danes [Anonymi 2653], receiving in exchange these 6 hides and 55 hides at Eadulfinctun; but now he has returned Eadulfinctun.
8 Transaction S911    King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 5, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard 23, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman].
9 Event S911    King Æthelred 32 to Eynsham 1 Abbey; confirmation of the foundation by Æthelmær 22, the endowment including (a) 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Eynsham 1 [acquired from his father Æthelweard 23 in exchange for 3 hides at Upottery, Devon; 10 at Little Compton, Warwicks.; 10 at Lawling in Latchingdon, Essex; and 13 at Scildforda]; (b) 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon [granted by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, dux, and bequeathed by Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22]; (c) Mickleton, Gloucs. [granted by charter by King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1, and bequeathed by Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22]; (d) 5 hides at Burton [given to Æthelmær 22 by Æthelweard 23]; (e) 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. [among lands forfeited by Leofflæd 3, for which Æthelmær 22 gave 30 pounds to King Edgar 11]; (f) 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. [acquired from Godwine 34, in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.]; (g) 20 hides at Esher, Surrey [granted by Beorhthelm 29, bishop, to Æthelweard, and bequeathed by Æthelweard 23 to his son, Æthelmær 22]; (h) land at Thames Ditton, Surrey (cf. S 847); and (i) Rameslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex) [bequeathed to Eynsham by Wulfin (Wulfwynn 5), Æthelmær 22's kinswoman]
10 Transaction S911    King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1; grant of 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon..
11 Transaction S911    Leofwine 32 to Æthelmær 22; bequest of 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon.. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
12 Transaction S911    Æthelweard 23 to Æthelmær 22, his son; grant of 5 hides at Burton. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
13 Transaction S911    Leofflæd 3 forfeited 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. to King Edgar 11.
14 Transaction S911    King Edgar 11 to Æthelmær 22; grant of 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. in exchange for 30 pounds. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
15 Transaction S911    Æthelmær 22 paid King Edgar 11 30 pounds for the 1.5 hides at Marlcliff in Bidford-on-Avon and 2 at Bentley in Holt, Worcs. which he subsequently gave to Eynsham 1.
16 Transaction S911    Æthelmær 22 to Godwine 34; grant of 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon. in exchange for 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon..
17 Transaction S911    Godwine 34 to Æthelmær 22; grant of 10 hides at Yarnton, Oxon. in exchange for 5 hides at Studley, Warwicks. or Oxon., and 10 at Chesterton, Warwicks. or Oxon.. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
18 Transaction S911    Æthelweard 23 to Æthelmær 22; bequest of 20 hides at Esher, Surrey. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
19 Transaction S911    Beorhthelm 29, bishop to Æthelweard 23; grant of 20 hides at Esher, Surrey.
20 Transaction S911    Wulfwynn 5 (Wulfin) to Eynsham 1; bequest of Ramslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex).