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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].

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Sawyer 911
Birch ---
Kemble 714
British Academy ---
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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

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
Event S911    Æthelmær 22 Æthelmær 22 founded Eynsham 1.
Transaction S911    Byrhtnoth 1 to Æthelmær 22; bequest of Mickleton, Gloucs.. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
Transaction S911    King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1; grant of Mickleton, Gloucs..
Transaction S911    Æthelmær 22 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.
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.
Transaction S911    Offa 7 to St Albans 1 Abbey; grant of privileges
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.
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].
Personal Relationship S911    Æthelstan 62 was Son of Æthelred 32
Personal Relationship S911    Edgar 11 was Father of Æthelred 32
Personal Relationship S911    Wulfwynn 5 was Proqinqua of Æthelmær 22
Personal Relationship S911    Æthelweard 23 was Father of Æthelmær 22
Office S911    Wada 5 held office of Minister
Office S911    Æthelwine 27 held office of Minister
Office S911    Beorhthelm 29 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Wulfmær 15 held office of Minister
Office S911    Eadwig 14 held office of Minister
Office S911    Beorhtric 23 held office of Minister
Office S911    Oswig 6 held office of Minister
Office S911    Wither 4 held office of Minister
Office S911    Frithegist 5 held office of Minister
Office S911    Thurfrith 7 held office of Minister
Office S911    Leofnoth 2 held office of Minister
Office S911    Æthelwald 60 held office of Minister
Office S911    Godric 17 held office of Minister
Office S911    Sigeweard 3 held office of Minister
Office S911    Sigefrith 21 held office of Minister
Office S911    Leofwine 53 held office of Minister
Office S911    Morcar 2 held office of Minister
Office S911    Godwine 34 held office of Minister
Office S911    Ælfwine 41 held office of Minister
Office S911    Ulfcytel 4 held office of Minister
Office S911    Ælfgar 37 held office of Minister
Office S911    Æthelstan 57 held office of Minister
Office S911    Ælfweard 31 held office of Minister
Office S911    Beorhtsige 20 held office of Minister
Office S911    Wulfnoth 13 held office of Minister
Office S911    Sigered 11 held office of Minister
Office S911    Leofwine 36 held office of Minister
Office S911    Leofwine 52 held office of Minister
Office S911    Sigeweard 2 held office of Minister
Office S911    Leofric 37 held office of Minister
Office S911    Æthelwine 6 held office of Minister
Office S911    Beorhtric 22 held office of Minister
Office S911    Wulfgar 32 held office of Minister
Office S911    Wulfweard 8 held office of Minister
Office S911    Wulfheah 13 held office of Minister
Office S911    Ælfmær 13 held office of Minister
Office S911    Beorhtric 21 held office of Minister
Office S911    Wulfgeat 9 held office of Minister
Office S911    Æthelweard 42 held office of Minister
Office S911    Edwin 20 held office of Minister
Office S911    Æthelwald 60 held office of Minister
Office S911    Æthelmær 23 held office of Minister
Office S911    Eadnoth 11 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Godemann 6 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Æthelric 43 held office of Minister
Office S911    Eadric 35 held office of Minister
Office S911    Ordwulf 4 held office of Minister
Office S911    Ælfhere 15 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Ælfwig 9 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Leofric 30 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Ælfmær 10 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Æthelnoth 40 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Ælfweard 30 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Ælfheah 44 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Leofric 36 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Beorhtwald 16 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Germann 4 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Wulfgar 31 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Ælfsige 81 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Wulfric 56 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Ælfric 87 held office of Dux
Office S911    Cenwulf 6 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Ælfsige 82 held office of Abbot
Office S911    Ælfhelm 17 held office of Dux
Office S911    Leofwine 49 held office of Dux
Office S911    Ælfwald 55 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Ælfhun 4 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Ælfhelm 20 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Ordberht 4 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Godwine 23 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Godwine 28 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Æthelred 32 held office of King
Office S911    Lyfing 9 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Byrhtnoth 1 held office of Dux
Office S911    Æthulf 3 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Emma 2 held office of Queen
Office S911    Wulfstan 41 held office of Archbishop (archbishop of the church of York)
Office S911    Æthelric 41 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Ælfgar 31 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Ælfric 46 held office of Archbishop (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
Office S911    Æthelred 32 held office of Rector
Office S911    Beorhtwald 19 held office of Bishop
Office S911    Æthelred 32 held office of Gubernator
Office S911    Æthelred 32 held office of Rector
Office S911    Æthelred 32 held office of King (king of the Anglo-Saxons and also gubernator and rector of all surrounding peoples)
Status S911    Edward 15 held status of Clito / Clito
Status S911    Edgar 13 held status of Clito / Clito
Status S911    Eadwig 11 held status of Clito / Clito
Status S911    Eadred 1 held status of Clito / Clito
Status S911    Leofflæd 3 held status of Matrona / Matrona
Status S911    Ecgberht 25 held status of Clito / Clito
Status S911    Edmund 24 held status of Clito / Clito
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]
Transaction S911    King Edgar 11 to Byrhtnoth 1; grant of 5 hides at Shipton-on-Cherwell and the vill at Shifford, Oxon..
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.
Transaction S911    Æthelweard 23 to Æthelmær 22, his son; grant of 5 hides at Burton. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
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.
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.
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.
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..
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.
Transaction S911    Æthelweard 23 to Æthelmær 22; bequest of 20 hides at Esher, Surrey. Æthelmær 22 granted the land to Eynsham 1.
Transaction S911    Beorhthelm 29, bishop to Æthelweard 23; grant of 20 hides at Esher, Surrey.
Transaction S911    Wulfwynn 5 Wulfwynn 5 (Wulfin) to Eynsham 1; bequest of Ramslege (lost, corresponds with Brede, Sussex).