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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 Æscwig obtained it.

Charter information
Sawyer 777
Birch 1257
Kemble 566
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Bath
Source Information
Language Latin with Old English
Date from Source 970
Scholarly Source Dating 970

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

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Transaction S777    King Edgar 11 to the church of Bath, St Peter's 1; 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 Æscwig 4 obtained it
Transaction S777    King Edgar 11 to the church of Bath, St Peter's 1; 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 Æscwig 4 obtained it
RecordedNames S777    Eanwulf 21 (Æinulf)
Office S777    Wulfgeat 2 held office of Miles
Office S777    Wynnsige 21 held office of Miles
Office S777    Wulfstan 26 held office of Miles
Office S777    Ælfsige 54 held office of Miles
Office S777    Ælfhelm 7 held office of Miles
Office S777    Ælfric 49 held office of Miles
Office S777    Edwin 8 held office of Miles
Office S777    Ælfwine 17 held office of Miles
Office S777    Ælfweard 9 held office of Miles
Office S777    Oswulf 19 held office of Miles
Office S777    Eanwulf 21 held office of Miles
Office S777    Æthelweard 21 held office of Miles
Office S777    Wulfstan 21 held office of Miles
Office S777    Byrhtnoth 1 held office of Dux
Office S777    Æthelwine 2 held office of Dux
Office S777    Æthelstan 31 held office of Dux
Office S777    Oslac 7 held office of Dux
Office S777    Ordgar 5 held office of Dux
Office S777    Ælfheah 33 held office of Dux
Office S777    Osweard 3 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Ælfhere 10 held office of Dux
Office S777    Beorhtnoth 19 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Ælfric 48 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Osgar 1 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Godwine 4 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Foldberht 2 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Ælfheah 32 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Æthelgar 8 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Cyneweard 2 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Æscwig 4 held office of Abbot (abbot of St Peter's, Bath)
Office S777    Eadhelm 13 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Ælfstan 41 held office of Abbot
Office S777    Ælfwald 32 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Wulfric 37 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Wulfsige 37 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Ælfwald 32 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Ælfstan 39 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Wynnsige 20 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Oswald 8 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Oswulf 16 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Ælfstan 40 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Æthelwold 1 held office of Bishop
Office S777    Dunstan 1 held office of Archbishop (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
Office S777    Edgar 11 held office of King
Office S777    Edgar 11 held office of King
Event S777    King Edgar 11 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 Æscwig 4 obtained it.