Source: CharterS1439
Description
Account of the settlement of a dispute concerning estates belonging to Oswulf, dux, bequeathed by him in reversion to the Church and now held by the Kentish monasteries of Christ Church, Folkestone, Dover and Lyminge. They are claimed by a certain Ęthelwulf, but the rights of the churches are upheld.
Charter information
Sawyer |
1439 |
Birch |
445 |
Kemble |
256 |
British Academy |
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Source Used |
Birch |
Archive(s) |
Canterbury, Christ Church |
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Source Information
Language |
Latin |
Date from Source |
844 |
Scholarly Source Dating |
844 |
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Notes
*Jenkins, Lyminge, pp. 38-9; HS, p. 568; Harmer, SEHD, pp. 69-70; Deanesly 1927, p. 4 n. 3; Wallenberg, KPN, p. 188; Vollrath 1985, p. 139; Crick 1988, on background; Wormald 1988, nos 18-19; Keynes 1993/1, p. 116; Cubitt 1995, pp. 94, 283-4; Kennedy 1995, p. 169 n. 149, on legal background
Translation(s)
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Editor |
Article or Book Title |
Journal or Pub.Loc. |
Date |
pp. |
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Jenkins, Robert Charles |
The Chartulary of the Monastery of Lyminge
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Folkestone
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[1867] |
36-8 |
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Factoid List
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Primary Person |
Short Description |
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RecordedNames |
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Sigemund 1 |
(Sigemund) |
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Transaction |
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Oswulf 4, dux and princeps of the province of East Kent, bequeathing land to Beornthryth 1, his wife, Eardwulf 6, his son, and Ealfthryth 1, his daughter; after their deaths the lands are to pass to the Church. They came to be held by the monasteries of Canterbury, Christ Church 1, Folkestone 1, Dover 1 and Lyminge 1 |
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RecordedNames |
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Ęthelheah 8 |
(Ęthelheah) |
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Freothoric 3 |
(Freothoric) |
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Heremod 2 |
(Heremod) |
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Willhere 1 |
(Willhere) |
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Nothhere 1 |
(Nothhere) |
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Ęthelhere 4 |
(Ethelhere) |
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Ealhhere 8 |
(Alchhere) |
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Ceolbald 1 |
(Ceolbald) |
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Duddel 1 |
(Duddel) |
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Beorhtnoth 6 |
(Berhtnoth) |
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Cynewulf 2 |
(Cynwlf) |
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Deimund 1 |
(Degmund) |
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Beornmod 4 |
(Beornmod) |
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Willmund 1 |
(Willmund) |
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Wihtred 9 |
(Wihtred) |
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Sigenoth 1 |
(Sygeanod) |
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Wine 4 |
(Wynna) |
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Beornfrith 5 |
(Bornfred) |
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Cich 1 |
(Cichus) |
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Ęthelred 12 |
(Aethelred) |
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Wealdhere 7 |
(Wealdhere) |
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Eof 1 |
(Eof) |
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Wigmund 5 |
(Wigmund) |
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Hysenoth 1 |
(Hysenod) |
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Hunred 3 |
(Hunred) |
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Abba 6 |
(Abba) |
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Oshere 3 |
(Osfere) |
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Beornfrith 4 |
(Beornfreth) |
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Denemod 1 |
(Denemod) |
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Ęthelred 16 |
(Aethelred) |
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Ęthelmund 9 |
(Aethelmond) |
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Freothoric 1 |
(Freothoric) |
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Ęthelwulf 20 |
(Aethelwlf) |
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Ealhhere 11 |
(Alchhere) |
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Ceolnoth 3 |
(Coelnoth) |
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Gislheard 1 |
(Gisshard) |
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Ęthelheah 11 |
(Aethelheah) |
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Lulling 6 |
(Lulling) |
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Brunheard 2 |
(Brunheard) |
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Cynewulf 9 |
(Cynewlf) |
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Ęthelwulf 14 |
(Aethelwulf) |
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Ęthelheah 10 |
(Aethelheah) |
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Tatnoth 1 |
(Tatnoth) |
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Ęthelstan 3 |
(Aethelstan) |
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Ęthelwulf 1 |
(Aethelwlf) |
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Ealfthryth 1 |
(Ealfthryth) |
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Beornthryth 1 |
(Beornthryth) |
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Eardwulf 6 |
(Eardwlf) |
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Ęthelhun 9 |
(Aethelhun) |
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Ceolstan 2 |
(Ceolstan) |
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Feologeld 2 |
(Feolgeld) |
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Węrnoth 3 |
(Wernoth) |
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Wulfred 6 |
(Wlfred) |
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RecordedNames |
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Oswulf 4 |
(Oswlf) |
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Personal Relationship |
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Ęthelheah 10 |
was Father of Ęthelwulf 14 |
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Personal Relationship |
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Ęthelstan 3 |
was Son of Ęthelwulf 1 |
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Personal Relationship |
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Beornthryth 1 |
was Wife of Oswulf 4 |
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Personal Relationship |
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Eardwulf 6 |
was Son of Oswulf 4 |
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Personal Relationship |
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Ealfthryth 1 |
was Daughter of Oswulf 4 |
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Office |
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Ęthelred 12 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Wealdhere 7 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Deimund 1 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Eof 1 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Hysenoth 1 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Hunred 3 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Wigmund 5 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Brunheard 2 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Abba 6 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Freothoric 1 |
held office of Abbot |
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Office |
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Ęthelwulf 20 |
held office of Dux |
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Office |
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Ealhhere 11 |
held office of Dux |
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Office |
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Ceolnoth 3 |
held office of Archbishop |
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Office |
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Tatnoth 1 |
held office of Bishop (bishop-elect of Rochester) |
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Office |
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Tatnoth 1 |
held office of Priest |
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Office |
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Ęthelwulf 1 |
held office of King |
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Office |
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Feologeld 2 |
held office of Abbot |
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Office |
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Węrnoth 3 |
held office of Abbot |
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Office |
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Wulfred 6 |
held office of Archbishop |
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Office |
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Oswulf 4 |
held office of Princeps (princeps of the province of East Kent) |
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Office |
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Oswulf 4 |
held office of Dux |
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Event |
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After his death, Oswald's will was contested against his wife, Beornthryth 1, at a synodal council at Aclea. It was resolved that the terms of the bequest should remain as he left them. |
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Event |
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Oswulf 4, dux and princeps of the province of eastern Kent, determined to make legal disposition of his inheritance, and in the presence of Wulfred 6 [archbishop], and Węrnoth 3, and Feologeld 2, and others - namely Ceolstan 2, Ęthelhun 9, and Heremod 2, priest, - he showed what disposition he wished to be made of his property after his death; after the life of his wife Beornthryth 1 and of her son Eardwulf 6 and his daughter Ealfthryth 1, he directed that all his property should be given to the churches of God. |
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Account of the settlement of a dispute concerning estates belonging to Oswulf 4, dux, bequeathed by him in reversion to the Church and now held by the Kentish monasteries of Christ Church, Folkestone, Dover and Lyminge. They are claimed by a certain Ęthelwulf 14 who said that his father, Ęthelheah 10 had bought the inheritance with gold and silver. The rights of the churches were upheld. |
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