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A Hand-Book to the Land-Charters, and other Saxonic Documents

Title:

A Hand-Book to the Land-Charters, and other Saxonic Documents

Author:

Earle, J.

Location:

Oxford

Notes:

• CCCC MS 101 Old English text of ’Leofric’s donation to Exeter cathedral’ as found in a sixteenth-century transcript in CCCC MS 101, pp. 251-2.
• CCCC MS 111 Edition of the Old English record of the purchase of release by Leofnoth, Æthelnoth’s son, at Corston (Somerset), of himself and his offspring from Ælfsige, abbot of Bath, and the monks of Bath, as found in CCCC MS 111, p. 268 No. 1 Edition of the Old English record of the purchase of release by Æthelsige at Lyncombe (Someset), of Wilfsige, his son, from Ælfsige, abbot of Bath, and the monastic community, as found in CCCC MS 111, p. 268 No. 2 Edition of the Old English record of the purchase of freedom by Æthelsige, Byttic’s son, of Hildesige, his son, from Ælfsige, abbot of Bath and the monastic community as found in CCCC MS 111, p. 268 No. 3 Edition of the Old English record of the purchase of freedom by Godwig the Goat of Leofgifu the dairymaid of North Stoke (Somerset), and her offspring from Ælfsige, abbot of Bath, in the presence of the (monastic) community of Bath, as found in CCCC MS 111, p. 268 No. 4 Edition of the Old English record of the freeing by Ælfsige, abbot of Bath, of Godwine Back or Fat of Stanton Prior (Somerset), for himself and all the monastic community at Bath as found in CCCC MS 111, p. 269 No. 5
• CCCC MS 140a Edition of the Old English Record of the purchase of release by Ælfwig the Red of himself from Ælfsige, abbot of Bath and the monastic community, as found in CCCC MS 140, p. 269 No. 6 Edition of the Old English Record of the purchase of freedom by Eadric at Bathford (Somerset) of his daughter Saegifu and her offspring from Ælfsige, abbot of Bath and the monastic community at Bath, as found in CCCC MS 140, p. 269 No. 7 Edition of the Old English Record of the release by Saewig Belly of Withycombe (Somerset), of his two sons from Ælfsige, abbot of Bath, in the presence of the monastic community, as found in CCCC MS 140, p. 270 No. 8 Edition of the Old English Record of the freeing of Ælfric Scot and Æthelric Scot for the soul of Ælfsige, abbot of Bath, in the presence of the monastic community, as found in CCCC MS 140, p. 269 No. 11 Edition of the Old English Record of the purchase of freedom by Sigewine, Leofwig’s son, at Lyncombe (Somerset) of Siduflaed from John, bishop of Wells, and the monastic community at Bath, as found in CCCC MS 140, pp. 269-70 No.13 Edition of the Old English Record of the purchase by John (bishop of Wells?) of Gunnhildr, Thorketill’s daughter, from Gode, Leofnoth’s widow, in the presence of the monastic community at Bath; he has entrusted her to Christ and St Peter (the monastery at Bath?), as found in CCCC MS 140, p. 270 No. 14 Edition of the Old English Record of the freeing of Leofgyth at Bathford (Somerset) and her two children, for John (bishop of Wells?) and all the monastic community at Bath, as found in CCCC MS 140, p. 270 No. 15 Edition of the Old English Record of an agreement between the prior and brotherhood of the monastery of St Peter Bath and Saewig and his wife, Theodgifu, whereby the monastery offers them brotherhood, prayer and land for their lifetime for them to enlarge their house, and they in turn agree to be obedient and faithful to the monastery and, at their deaths, to return the house to the monastery, as found in CCCC MS 140, p. 270 No. 16
• CCCC MSS 111 and 140 Mention of the fact that Professor Skeat wrote that the leaf containing the Old English record of the freeing by Ælfsige, abbot of Bath, of Godwine Back or Fat of Stanton Prior (Somerset), as now found in CCCC MS 111, was once the outside leaf of CCCC MS 140, p. 269

Reference Type:

Book

Manuscript:

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