Source: CharterS1274

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Description

(1) Swithhun, bishop of Winchester, to Ęthelbald, king of the West Saxons; grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey. (2) King Ęthelbald grants the reversion of the land, after his death, to the bishop and church of Winchester.

Charter information
Sawyer 1274
Birch 495
Kemble 1058
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Winchester, Old Minster
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 858
Scholarly Source Dating 858

Notes

Stenton 1918, p. 445 n. 57, spurious (= Stenton 1970, p. 59 n. 3); Hart 1970/1, p. 37 (no. 202), authentic; Stenton 1971, p. 147 n. 3, cited; Gelling, ECTV, no. 319, authentic; Keynes 1988, p. 185 n. 3, on formulation; Dumville 1992, p. 43, suspicious; Keynes 1994/2, pp. 1123-31, esp. pp. 1123, 1124 n., 1127-8, probably acceptable, perhaps drafted by royal priest.

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
Transaction S1274    Swithhun 5, bishop of Winchester, to Ęthelbald 13, king of the West Saxons; grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey.
Transaction S1274    King Ęthelbald 13 to the bishop and church of Winchester 1; bequest of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey
RecordedNames S1274    Ecgberht 10 (Egelberht)
Personal Relationship S1274    Ęthelwulf 1 was Father of Ęthelbald 13
Personal Relationship S1274    Ecgberht 10 was Grandfather of Ęthelbald 13
Office S1274    Wulfhere 3 held office of Minister
Office S1274    Ęthelred 16 held office of Minister
Office S1274    Ecgberht 10 held office of King
Office S1274    Ęthelwulf 1 held office of King
Office S1274    Dudda 5 held office of Minister
Office S1274    Beorhthelm 6 held office of Minister
Office S1274    Osmund 6 held office of Minister
Office S1274    Beornred 3 held office of Abbot
Office S1274    Beorhtwald 9 held office of Abbot
Office S1274    Cynewulf 10 held office of Dux
Office S1274    Osric 7 held office of Dux
Office S1274    Judith 1 held office of Queen
Office S1274    Ęthelbald 13 held office of King (king of the West Saxons)
Office S1274    Swithhun 5 held office of Bishop (bishop of the church of Winchester)
Event S1274    (1) Swithhun 5, bishop of Winchester, to Ęthelbald 13, king of the West Saxons; grant of 60 hides (cassati) at Farnham, Surrey. (2) King Ęthelbald 13 grants the reversion of the land, after his death, to the bishop and church of Winchester 1