Source: CharterS927
Description
King Æthelred to Leofric, his faithful minister; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Whitchurch, Oxon., forfeited by a different Leofric.
Charter information
Sawyer |
927 |
Birch |
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Kemble |
1307 |
British Academy |
Kelly, Abingdon No. 136 |
Source Used |
Brit_Ac |
Archive(s) |
Abingdon |
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Source Information
Language |
Latin with Old English |
Date from Source |
1012 / 1013, June / July |
Scholarly Source Dating |
1012 x 1013 |
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Notes
*Grundy, Oxon., pp. 73-5, bounds describe modern parish of Whitchurch; Robertson, Charters, p. 382, on Leofric; PN Oxon., i. 45, 62, 64; HRH, p. 235, subscriptions are consistent, except perhaps for Bishop Lyfing; Gelling, ECTV, no. 292, authentic; Keynes 1980, pp. 97, 115 n. 106, p. 130 n. 158, p. 201 n. 178, p. 265, spurious, witness-list not compatible with others of the period; Wormald 1988, no. 76; Blair 1994, pp. 78, 102; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 136, authenticity uncertain, the problems of the witness-list are not insuperable and there are no other suspicious features