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A.D. 804. Coenwulf, king of Mercia, and Cuthred, king of Kent, to [Eanberht], their kinsman; grant of 20 sulungs (aratra) at West Lenham, Kent, with thirteen swine-pastures in the Weald. Latin.

Archive: Canterbury, St Augustine's

MSS: 1. Cambridge, Trinity Hall, 1, 73rv (s. xv)
2. BL Cotton Jul. D. ii, 93v (s. xiii)

Printed: K 187 ex MS 1; Hardwick, Elmham, pp. 341-3 ex MS 1; B 316 ex Hardwick and MS 1*; Kelly, St Augustine's, no. 16 ex MSS 1, 2.

Comments: Wallenberg, KPN, pp. 93-100, on place-names; Ward 1941, p. 64; Harrison 1973, p. 61, date perhaps emended; Witney 1976, pp. 246-7, on swine-pastures; Keynes 1993/1, p. 114, cited; Kelly, St Augustine's, pp. ciii-iv, 65-70, authentic charter with beneficiary's name altered first to Abbot Wernoth and later to Abbot Cunred, anachronistic subscription of Archbishop Wulfred may reflect conflation of original witness-list with that of a later confirmation.

F. BL Cotton Julius D. ii, 93v: copy, s. xiii.1
Rubric: Kenewlf rex de Lenheam .xxx.

N. Cambridge, Trinity Hall l, 73rv: copy s. xv.1
Rubric: Carta Kenwlphi regis de Westrelenaham.

In nomine redemptoris mundi. Ego Kenwlf gratia Dei rex Merciorum et Cuðred rex Cantie diuino ducti amore et consanguinitatis nostro communi propinquo < eterna donatione concedimus terram .xx. aratrorum in prouincia Cantie in loco qui uocatur Seðestralenham, cum omnibus scilicet rebus ad eam recte et rite pertinentibus, cum campis, siluis, pratis, pascuis, aquis, iuxta antiquos terminos sicut antecessores eius comites habuerunt, et tresdecim denberende on Andrede ad illam terram antiquo iure pertinentia. Primum scilicet est Mæpulterhirst, secundum Friððingden, tercium Friðesleah, quartum Cumbden, quintum Suattingden, sextum Wiflahirst, septimum alter Mapulterhirst, octauum Babbingden, nonum alter Babbingden, decimum tertia Babbingden, undecimum Tunlafahirst, duodecimum Plussingherst, tercium decimum Friðæleah et Færeden. Sub hac quoque conditione hanc terram predicto Eanberto donabimus uti quamdiu uiuat ipse feliciter perfruatur et post eius obitum cuicumque uoluerit liberum arbitrium habeat ad donandum illam terram inperpetuum possidendam. Et ab omni seculari seruitio regum seu principum uel etiam prefectorum concedimus predictam terram liberam esse inperpetuum, preter his tribus tantummodo rebus, id est expeditione et pontis instructione et arcis munitione. Si quis uero regum uel principum seu prefectorum hanc libertatem infringere uoluerit, sciat se separatum esse in die iudicii a consortio sanctorum nisi digne emendauerit ante reatum suum. Actum est anno aduentus Domini .dccciiii., indictione .xii. et regni regis Coeneuulfi anno .viii. Testium qui hanc predictam donationem consentientes signo sancte crucis munierunt exprimuntur nomina.

+ Coeneuulf rex dabo mercedem.
+ Wlfredus archiepiscopus.
+ Cealward dux.
Wlfheard prepositus.
+ Æðrið regina.
+ Kynhelm dux.
+ Bearnhard prepositus.
+ Cudreð rex.
+ Tiduulf dux.
+ Swyðun comes.
+ Alduulf episcopus.
+ Wicga dux.
+ Sigheard comes.
+ Deneberth episcopus.
+ Ædilhæh comes.
+ Cyga comes.
+ Heaberth dux.
+ Osuulf comes.
+ Beartnoð comes.
+ Beornoð dux.
+ Aedred prepositus.