S 625
A.D. 956. King Eadwig to Elswius, abbot of Glastonbury; grant of 20 hides (mansae) at Nettleton, Wilts. Latin.
Archive: Glastonbury
MSS: 1. Marquess of Bath, Longleat, 39, 202v (s. xiv)
2. Bodleian, Wood empt. 1, 234v (s. xiv)
Printed: Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), i. 50 (no. 98) ex MS 2; B 933 ex MS 2; Watkin, Glastonbury Cart., iii. 646 (no. 1199) ex MS 1.
Comments: Watkin, Glastonbury Cart., iii. p. ccxvi, probably originally a grant to a layman, reference to abbot is interpolated; Finberg, ECW, no. 276, authentic basis; HRH, p. 229, ? interpolated, subscriptions are possible but only 3 survive; Keynes 1980, p. 33 n. 56, p. 62 n. 108, p. 68 n. 128; Scott 1981, p. 203 n. 119, abbot's name probably interpolated; Abrams 1996, pp. 30, 35, 39, on MS sources, pp. 179-80, on estate, authenticity of charter uncertain; cf. S 504.
Carta regis Edwy de Netelingtone facta Abbati et Monasterio de Glastingburi .
Christo jura regnorum omnia disponente primo Anno mei regiminis . Ego Edwi prepotens Angligene genologie ceptro fretus uni meo fideli videlicet abbati Glastingensi vocitato nomine Elswio . viginti . mansas consensio illo in loco ubi ruricole appellativo usu nomen indiderunt . at Netelingtone .
en in suo vivere cum prosperitate semper istum exennium optineat et post se cum cirographo perpetuo cui voluerit eternaliter derelinquat cum campis paschuis pratis silvis
sine expedicione et pontis arcisve constructione . sic vero maneat predictum rus defensum ab omni obstaculo et liberum a cuncto servicio exceptis istis tribus sicut superius prenotatum est .
Si quis autem quod non optamus infringere temptaverit quod absit sciat se racionem redditurum coram Deo et angelis ejus nisi prius hic digna satisfactione emendare maluerit .
Acta est hec prefata donacio . anno ab incarnacione domini nostri Jhesu Christi . DC . C . C . C LVI . indictione . XIIII .
+ Ego Edwi rex Anglorum indeclinabiliter consensi .
+ Ego Edgar ejusdem regis frater celeriter consensi .
+ Ego Oda archiepiscopus cum signo sancte crucis roboravi cum multis aliis .