Charter Document - 03710021
Charter Number: 03710021
Cartulary Title: Charters of Glastonbury Abbey
Charter Language: Latin, English
Charter Origin: Royal
Charter Type(s): Grant
Date: 0936
Date Type: Internal, A.D.
Resource Link(s): eSawyer (S 431) Diplomatics Annotated (brat) Anglo Saxon Charters (S 431)
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Cartulary Title: Charters of Glastonbury Abbey
Charter Language: Latin, English
Charter Origin: Royal
Charter Type(s): Grant
Date: 0936
Date Type: Internal, A.D.
Resource Link(s): eSawyer (S 431) Diplomatics Annotated (brat) Anglo Saxon Charters (S 431)
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Charter:
Carta regis Athelstan de Merkesburi Regnante domino in perpetuum sancta trinitate præsentisque vitæ curriculis subterlabentibus atque omnibus propemodum rerum gestis oblivioni traditis aut ignoranter id agente vel incuria regum ac magistrorum ignaviter torpescente ac claricente Quapropter ego Athelstanus nodante Dei gratia basileos Anglorum et eque totius Britanniæ orbis gubernatur litterarum memorie commendare procuravi aliquam juris mei partem meo fideli ministro Ethelelmo in æternam hereditatem pro ejus amabili subjectione atque obedientia necnon et pro placabili peccunia quam devota mente mihi detulit munificentie donacionis gratia seu supradiximus in æternam hereditatem condonavi in loco qui vulgari dictione et appellativo relatione nuncupatur at Merkesburi ut habeat et possideat quam diu vivat et postquam universitatis viam adierit posteritatis sue successoribus illam prædictam terram juxta estimacionem decem manentium cuicumque voluerit heredi derelinquat cum omnibus ad se rite pertinentibus paschuis pratis silvis silvorumque nemoribus Sit predicta terra libera in omnibus mundialibus causis preter pontis et arcis constructione expedicionisque adjuvamine in cunctis successoribus Hoc jus donacionis augendo conservantibus feliciter perveniant inter celibes cælestium turmarum et sine fine in eterna doxa letentur Si quis hoc quod non optamus infrimgere temptaverit hoc nostrum donum sciat se in examine tremendi judicii redditurum temeritatisque audaciam perpessum esse nisi pura emendacione et singulta lamentacione emendaverit Istis terminibus predicta terra circumgirata esse videtur Þis beth þe land mere at Merkesburi On radanforde þanen end lang brokes on Conigrave est and nortward þanen on rigte to Wedergrave southward þanen bi Wyrtwalen to Aldresyate of Aldresyate on Middilgrave suthward þanen end lang weies of the wei birth west þanen bi wirtwallen þanen on Widencombe southward þanen end land Widecombes on Southbrok end lang brokes on Holendich þanen end lang þes Mere hawen on Kalwendoune þanen end lang calwendoune to þis forlang est ende þanen þar north on the heved to grave þanen on wirþwale þanen on smale wey end lang weies in wondes dich schot and foure acres bi northe þan dich of wondes dich by wirtwalen þaron brigtingleighe estward panen on rigt up on Pinckesbrugge þanen on merewelle þanen on rgit to þis est long furlang est ende ende lang þar lete to þan north lang furlang north ende end langes þar lete þar on stan wei ende langes stan weies þar eft on Radenforde Acta hec est prædicta donacio anno ab incarnacione domini nostri Jhesu Christi dccccxxxvi indictione octava Ego Athelstanus rex totius Britannie prefatam donacionem cum sigillo sancte crucis confirmavi + Ego Wlfhelm Dorobornensis archiepiscopus ejusdem regis donacionem cum trophæo agie crucis confirmavi Ego Alfetg Wintoniensis ecclesiæ episcopus triumphalem trophæum agiæ crucis impressi cum multis aliis